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Colete McCoy, Wichita sophomore, and Sarah Brummet, Overland Park junior, pick up recyclables for local non-profit Cans for the Community Saturday afternoon before the football game between the Jayhawks and the Comhuskers. McCoy and Brummet were part of a campus and community effort to collect empty bottles and cans that would have been thrown away.
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Record number of cans recycled by student volunteers
BY ALY VAN DYKE avandyke@kansan.com
After a close miss in a game of washers played while tailgating with friends before the Nebraska game, Eric Friesen took a long, final pull from his can of Strongbow.
Rather than tossing the can into the trash can to his left, the Hesston junior crossed to the other side of the front lawn and placed the empty can in a black recycling bag hanging from the wooden fence.
It was the first can hed ever recycled
on game day
This was thanks to the efforts of community and student volunteers who distributed recycling bags to dozens of tailgating parties before Saturday's game. The same volunteers returned throughout the game to collect the cans. One volunteer was Ben Hornung, president of the student organization Students for Bar Recycling.
Day, which fell on Nov. 15 this year.
"It's only slightly more inconvenient to recycle," said Hornung, Council Grove senior. "So if we give them bags and let them know we'll pick them up, most people are happy to recycle."
Hornung and 25 other student volunteers from Environs and Students for Bar Recycling took shifts before, during and after the game to pass out recycling bags, sift through trash bins and collect cans from tailgaters. The students volunteered in recognition of America Recycles
The student volunteers joined forces with Cans for the Community, a local non-profit recycling organization that has recycled at football games for the past five seasons.
"We are all astounded," said Linda Klinker, chairwoman for Cans for the Community. "This is the most volunteers we've ever had. It's hard to find people who really want to do this. Pickling through garbage isn't very glamorous."
Klinker said her volunteers — usually a team of eight to 10 people — typically collected about 300 pounds of aluminum cans on game days. Volunteers then take the cans to 12th and Haskell Bargain Center, 1146 Haskell St., which purchases the cans for 30 cents per pound. This means that on typical game days, the volunteers might earn about $90, most of which is then
SEE CANS ON PAGE 3A
THANKSGIVING
Home away from home for holidays
BY MEGAN HEACOCK mheacock@kansan.com
When she was a freshman, Nancy Xiao Liang realized that her scholarship hall would be closing for Thanksgiving break. Unlike many other students, Liang couldn't go home — she is from Luoyang, China. So Liang decided to follow a friend's suggestion and sign up for the Betty Grimwood Thanksgiving Homestay Program.
Through the program, offered by International Student and Scholar Services, an international student can sign up to spend either the entire week or a day over the holiday break with an American family. For international students like Liang, the program is a chance to engage in an American tradition firsthand.
"It's a really neat opportunity to get to know about the culture and to give a little bit of the feeling of family," she said.
Liang, who is now a junior, looks back at the experience fondly. She said she had remained in contact with her "family" throughout her college experience. The program gave her a home base outside of China and allowed her to have an intimate encounter with an American tradition.
The program is one holiday option for the University's -more than 1,700 international students, many of whom, like Liang, have nowhere to go when dorms and scholarship halls close for the holidays.
Ece Gurler, program coordinator, said the response from those who participated in the program, either as hosts or guests, was generally very positive.
"So far I haven't heard anything negative. They always enjoy it," she said. "Most of the time, the people who apply for this program are already interested in different
SEE EXCHANGE ON PAGE 3A
LAWRENCE
Politician draws diverse crowd at appearance promoting cigars
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT rsegebrecht@kansan.com
Kinky Friedman, prolific author, satirical country singer, philanthropist and candidate for governor of Texas — all in one — visited Lawrence Saturday night.
Friedman, who finished fourth as an independent in the 2006 governor race and is running again as a Democrat in 2010, has also recorded more than 30 satirical country albums and published more than 25 books, fiction and non-fiction, including National and New York Times bestsellers.
He spent three hours Saturday night in Centro Cigars, 1520 Wakarua Drive, with a cigar and
"From little kids wearing 'Kinky' shirts to a guy that came in on a walker earlier, we got a wide variety." Spangler said. "We had someone come in earlier with one of his old vinyl albums."
a Modelo Especial beer in hand, offering his words and autographs as part of a more recent interest — a Kinky Friedman line of cigars. Centro Cigar's co-owner Rich Spangler said Friedman visited his store once before in 2006 to promote the company. This time Spangler said roughly 150 of Friedman's fans came out for his second Lawrence appearance.
Friedman, wearing the black cowboy hat and western shirt that, with his mustache and cigar, have
become his trademark, came to Lawrence as part of a national tour. The tour is promoting his music, his cigar business and his books — "Kinky's Celebrity Pet Files" and "Heroes of a Texas Childhood" — published this year.
Friedman is traveling with Little Jewford, an original member of the Kinky Friedman and the Jewboys band who plays keyboard, and Washington Ratso, a rhythm guitar player from Lebanon. The three will continue the trip Sunday when they play in Philadelphia.
"Ratso and I represent the last hope for peace in the Middle East," Friedman said, jokingly
C. GARS
SEE CIGAR ON PAGE 3A
Kinky Friedman has run for governor of Texas, recorded more than 30 satirical country albums and written more than 25 books, including National and New York Times bestsellers. Friedman, who is running for governor of Texas again in 2010, visited Centro Cigars in Lawrence Saturday night to sign autographs, meet local fans and promote his cigar line. Kinky Friedman Cigars.
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1. Sicilian authorities capture top Mafia fugitive
ROME — Italian officials say police have captured one of Sicily's top Mafia fugitives.
Domenica Raccuglia is considered the No. 2 member of the organized crime group Cosa Nostra, and is listed as one of Italy's 30 most dangerous fugitives.
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni hailed his arrest Sunday as "one of the hardest blows" delivered to the Sicilian Mafia in the last few years.
Police arrested Raccuglia in an apartment in a tiny town in western Sicily near Trapani, where investigators say they believed he had his stronghold.
2. Report: British prisons fail to stop radicalization
LONDON — A British think tank said Sunday that prison policies are failing to stop Muslim inmates being radicalized, and urged the government to set up a special center to
"deprogram" extremists.
The Quilliam Foundation said extremists including imprisoned radical preachers Abu Hamza al-Masri and Abu Qatada — once described as Osama bin Laden's ambassador in Europe — are seeking to recruit inmates and have managed to smuggle projah propaganda out of British jails.
It said extremists radicalized in prison take five to seven years to "graduate" to violence, so jails could be breeding a new generation of terrorists.
3. Barack Obama begins three-day visit to China
SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama is in Shanghai, launching a three-day visit to an important global U.S. partner.
Obama's jet landed in Shanghai late Sunday night in a driving rain. He stopped briefly at the top of the jetway stairs to wave, then disappeared into a knot of umbrellas at the bottom, where Chinese dignitaries greeted him on his way into his limousine.
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4. Illinois governor lauds proposed selling of prison
CHICAGO — Gov, Pat Quinn says selling a prison in rural northwest Illinois to the federal government is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create jobs in thestruggling area.
But plans to sell the prison that would then be used to house some detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba is creating controversy because of safety concerns.
Federal officials are expected at Thomson Correctional Center on Monday to inspect the prison.
5. Mayor of Milwaukee
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MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who was hailed as a hero this summer for confronting a metal-bar wielding man is running for governor.
Barrett made the announcement official on Sunday. He has said that he deferred his decision until he was sufficiently recovered from the attack.
6. Family of murder victim learns of tainted evidence
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The family of a Yale student found stabbed to death off campus in 1998 has learned that DNA evidence in the unsolved murder was contaminated by a former forensic lab worker.
The family of Suzanne Jovin and investigators had been holding out hope for nearly eight years that scrapings found under a fingernail on the 21-year-old's left hand would lead to her killer.
The Hartford Courant reports that investigators recently learned the DNA belongs to the technician, who has since retired from the State Police Forensic Laboratory. He contaminated a blood sample during initial forensic tests.
The Jovin family recently wrote to Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell criticizing the state's forensic laboratory for its "short comings." The family learned of the contamination last week.
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ON THE RECORD
About 11 a.m. Wednesday near 10th and Iowa streets, a University student reported an aggravated burglary and the theft of a motor vehicle and other items, at a loss of $10,165.
About 8 p.m. Wednesday near 23rd St. and Naismith Drive., a University student reported the theft of a debit card, at an unspecified loss.
About 11 a.m. Thursday near the Robinson Center, someone reported the theft of his or her wallet, at a loss of $185.
About 1 a.m. Thursday near 23rd and Iowa streets, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a wallet and other items, at a loss of over $900.
CRIME Prosecutors not charging athletes involved in fight
City prosecutors announced there would be no charges filed against the University athletes involved in the September altercation outside the Burge Union.
Jerry Little, the supervising city prosecutor, said there was insufficient evidence to file any charges in the case.
The KU Public Safety Office completed a disorderly conduct investigation last month and sent the evidence to the city prosecutor's office to determine the charges.
Guy Lipscomb, a 19-year-old Lawrence man, has been charged in a separate, but related, criminal threat case. Police said he threatened to shoot two women outside the Burge Union shortly after the altercation between athletes. Police said they thought there was a connection between the two incidents.
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Celeste McCoy, Wichita sophomore, trades KU alum Don Haug an empty recycling bag for his full one Saturday afternoon. McCoy was part of a larger effort that included members of KU Environs, Students for Bar Recycling and Cans for Community, who collected bottles and cans from tailgaters and parties during the football game between Kansas and Nebraska.
donated to local non-profits. In the past, Cans for the Community has donated proceeds to the Friends of the Lawrence Library, GaDuGi SafeCenter and Centro Hispano, among others.
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But Klinker said Saturday's haul filled both the trailer and pick-up truck so high that she had to make a second trip to retrieve the chairs, tents and cooler left outside the stadium.
"No matter how many cans we got, it's a record," she said, adding that the previous record was 588 pounds, set at this year's game against Oklahoma.
Klinker estimated that volunteers collected about 1,000 pounds, or about $300 worth, of cans.
Hornung said he hoped the volunteers did more than to just raise money for the local organization — he said he hoped that they had raised awareness as well.
"I hope that people think more about recycling on a regular basis," he said. "And I hope they think about the waste problem more than they had in the past."
Celeste McCoy, Wichita sophomore and Environs members, vol-
Theron Hawley, 2004 graduate was playing a game of beer pong when he received his bag Saturday.
untered for seven hours Saturday, digging through wet trash bags with vinyl gloves and collecting aluminum cans from the ground. She said getting people to recycle was more about providing the opportunity than facing opposition.
"Recycling is one of the last things on people's mind when they're tailgating, especially if it's not an option," McCoy said. "We have to be able to give them that option. Then it's up to them."
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Although he has been tailgating for three years now, Hawley said he hadn't recycled until this season when he received his first recycling bag. Now he and his tailgating friends pile their cans in the corner until the volunteers come around.
contrasting Ratso's ancestry with his own Jewish roots.
"It's a great program," he said. "I like that they give the bags. It makes it a lot easier."
The trio will perform its songs, which Friedman labeled "country music with a social conscience" next in New York and the District of Columbia. In the District of Columbia, Friedman said he would also attend the National Press Club book fair.
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Alex Atlas, San Antonio sophomore, said she most appreciated the summer camp for children
"He's done a lot in his life," Spangler said. "And the nice thing is he still doing it."
that Friedman helped run with his brother at his ranch in San Antonio. She said that she doesn't smoke cigars, but that she wanted to visit Friedman in Lawrence because she had attended his camp, both as a child and a counselor, for 14 years.
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Brett Samet, also a San Antonio sophomore, is Friedman's cousin and came to Centro Cigars with his father to visit him. Samet said
"He's great. He's a great guy," Atlas said. "And he's the original Texas Jewboy," she added with a smile.
most admired Friedman for his dog rescue shelter, the Utopia Rescue Ranch, which has saved more than 1,000 dogs from euthanasia.
"He's incredible with the Utopia Rescue Ranch." Samet
he had been a longtime fan of Friedman's books and music but
said. "He's got his whole persona, very fun act, too, but he's a
very genuine person."
"He's done a lot in his life. And the nice thing is he's still doing it."
RICH SPANGLER
Co-owner
Centro Ciigars
who used the event Saturday to help market one of his new cigars, called "Utopia" said all the profits from the cigar would go toward his dog shelter. He said though he had many interests, his service for stray dogs was his biggest passion.
"Utopia Rescue Ranch is very close to my heart." Friedman said. "We say money
"Utopia Rescue
may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail"
Friedman said if he were elected governor, his main goal would be to help underrepresented people in Texas. He said in a world of politicians who paid attention to special interests, he represented the old kind of Democrat, what he called a "Texas Democrat" or a true populist.
"We need a governor that's not afraid to offend people, who will stand up for right causes and kick some ass," Friedman said. "The Republicans could really have a
little collision course over there."
As a Lawrence businessman supporting Friedman, Spangler said he would miss having Friedman return a third time if he was elected.
"Of course, if we had to sacrifice him not coming back because he's busy being the governor of Texas, I'll trade it for that." Spangler said, grinning.
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— Edited by Abbey Strusz
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cultures, so they really like it."
Gutler said it was a chance for the family and the student to learn about each other's cultures.
"The purpose is to try to teach the international students the American culture and traditions and make them feel more comfortable with Americans," she said. "And also, for the American families, it's a very good chance to learn about a different culture and learn what's actually going on in other parts of the world."
Gayle Thompson of Overland Park signed up to be a host for the first time this year. She said she wanted to do this because her kids, who are students at the University, had studied abroad before and had wonderful experiences with the families they had encountered.
"They really got a lot out of being invited into people's homes to share in the cultural celebrations that represented each of their countries," she said. "It really meant a lot to them and meant a lot to me, too, that they were able to experience that."
Thompson said she was excited by the prospect of providing a similar experience for someone else. She said she planned to celebrate the way her family always had and hoped for a good experience.
"It'll be interesting to see where they're from and if they'll enjoy the various foods," she said.
There is a shortage of families to host international students over Thanksgiving weekend. Sign up to be a host by Wednesday. e-mail: isss@ku.edu phone: 785-864-3617
The program is more than 50 years old. It began in 1954 in a small town northeast of Wichita called Burns, Grimwood and a group of women encouraged Burns residents to invite international students into their homes during the holiday. The practice spread throughout Kansas, becoming a tradition at the University by 1959.
The program is short on families, and the deadline to sign up is Wednesday. If a family cannot be a host for the entire week, Gurler said it was an option to just sign up for Thanksgiving Day. Families interesting in taking in international students can register with ISSS by phone at 785-864-3617 or by e-mail at isss@ku.edu.
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CAMPUS
Google Earth co-creator in Lawrence for lecture
The co-creater of Google Earth and University of Kansas graduate, Brian McClendon, is scheduled to give a lecture noon today at the Apollo Room in Nichols Hall to speak about the hardware and software he used to create Google's geo products.
McClendon, vice president of engineering for Google, earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University in 1986. He began work at Google in 2004 and was a leading engineer for projects such as Google Maps, Street View and Local Search.
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CRIME
One suspect arrested in robbery; other wanted
Trevin Kennedy, a 21-year-old Perry man, was booked into Douglas County Jail at 12:45 p.m. Friday on charges of aggravated robbery, battery and aggravated intimidation of a
One suspect in Friday's early-morning robbery near the Robinson Center tennis courts has been identified and arrested, according to court records.
witness. Kennedy was released on a $25,000 bond Saturday and ordered to stay away from campus.
KU Public Safety Office Captain Schuyler Bailey said the 19-year-old victim, who doesn't attend the University, was walking to his vehicle parked in the southwest corner of the parking lot south of the tennis courts when he was approached by two unknown white males.
While one of the suspects held the victim down, the other punched him in the face, according to the crime alert. The victim said the suspects took his wallet and told him not to call police before leaving the area in a white Cadillac vehicle. The victim had no cash in his wallet, but did have a credit card and driver's license stolen.
The safety office put out a crime alert Friday asking for the public's help in identifying the remaining suspect, who is still wanted for robbery, battery and intimidation of a witness.
The other suspect was described by police as a white male with dreadlocks wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.
Police urged anyone with information about the crime to call the KU Public Safety Office at 785-864-5900 or 785-864-8888.
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University Women's Club is offering tours of Greek homes in Lawrence to raise money for their philanthropies. The University Women's Club is a 110-year-old organization with rich history of service to many KU women since 1915, and are offering the first opportunity in the history of KU to invite the public to gaze into these historic gems.
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former Brazilian Racial Equality Minister. She will be discussing race relations in Brazil, as well as the history and her role in the government.
Guest lecture by Matilde Ribeiro
Friday, November 20, 2009
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Change your mind. Then decide how to get others to go along. You may need magic.
Every conversation seems to have an edge to it. If you don't like being on the edge, try changing your tune.
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Today is a 5 Power fills your work environment. Emotions fuel your efforts. Finish a project today.
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the wheels with soft, soothing
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even yourself.
Today is a 5
Harsh words don't help you solve a problem. Instead, try looking into your heart, speaking the truth and then listening.
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Today is a 6
At first, you don't like what you hear today. Let it sink in for a while. Later you discover it's just what's needed.
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Today is a 5
Someone needs your healing touch now. Transmit your love through your hands and your voice. Music works wonders.
Today is a 7
Finances ease up a bit now.
Don't rush out to spend
all your hard-earned cash.
Save up for a big-ticket
item.
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Sharpen your pencil, not your tongue. No need to jump to conclusions or speak before you're sure you have the facts.
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I firmly believe that all dorm rooms should come equipped with flat-screen TVs.
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Somebody give the football team the Heimlich maneuver because they're choking.
Somebody should just call Mangino and let him know the marching band is ready to scrimmage against the football team. I'll put my money on the band.
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Win or lose,you still live in Nebraska.
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I passionately hate snuggies, but on days like today, I start to see the logic of such
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It smells like my roommate crapped his pants.
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I love the fact that my roommate will not remember a thing tomorrow morning and I get to be the one to show her the pictures revealing exactly what she did.
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When life gives you lemons, give lemons life. Lemonster!
I have no idea how to get a girlfriend.
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It's times like these I wish I had a Snuggie.
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My Saturday night consisted of my mom and I texting each other about how January Jones couldn't keep a straight face on SNL and eating an entire sleeve of saltines. How did my life get so exciting?
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Health care reform and students
With debate in Congress and across the nation discussing the benefits of health care reform for the nation's citizens, students should also consider the impact of such legislation. Though it is complex, health care reform demands that students at least consider some tangible impacts it will have while they're in school and as they look ahead to their post-college life
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The most important and direct change affecting students might be the increased security they can expect while they are in school. Many students lose coverage under their parents' plans after their 22nd or 23rd birthdays. Although the majority of undergraduates might not reach this age during their collegiate careers, non-traditional
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Under proposed legislation included in the House of
Representatives' version of the health care bill, full-time students could maintain their coverage under a parent's plan for longer. Health care reform, including subsidies and possibly a public option from the government, will make it much more likely that students could afford quality care even after they are no longer eligible under their parents' plan
situation for anyone, but for active students in their 20s who are accustomed to that safety net, it could be especially bad.
One of the larger challenges facing students in their post-collegiate life is a lack of health insurance. If students cannot find a job offering health care coverage right after graduation and they are no longer full-time students, they are often left without coverage. Not having health care is a dangerous
New health care legislation would most likely require everyone to carry health insurance, with subsidies and competition making it affordable. This would help students with the transition into
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the post-collegiate world, especially if they cannot find a job offering health coverage directly after graduation.
Students also have a responsibility to engage in the health care debate because of social and cultural issues. These issues, though not directly a part of reforming health care, have accompanied the issue since legislation was proposed this summer.
The liberal support of universal health care is founded in the belief that health care is a civil and human right. Though others might disagree with health care being considered an inalienable right, it is obvious that our current system is not fulfilling the needs of many citizens.
Conservative students, or those who otherwise disagree with
Democratic proposals, need to consider how this situation will be fixed. Poor health coverage affects our economy, social stability and our unity as a nation.
While liberal-leaning students might support efforts for universal health care, they also have to decide what level of compromise they'll accept to achieve it. This challenge is manifesting itself in a debate concerning coverage for abortions under federally run or subsidized insurance plans.
Federally run plans, such as Medicare or Medicaid, are prevented from covering abortions under the Hyde Amendment. New amendments to the current House legislation would extend this prohibition to any possible federal public option as well as any plan purchased in the insurance exchange with federal subsidies.
Though there is disagreement about how this might restrict abortion, it does seem liberals would have to accept some compromise on an issue they hold dear in order to achieve victory in the House and Senate.
Students have a number of compelling reasons to at least be interested in the health care debate, ranging from their positions as students, their needs after graduation, their responsibility as a generation and their political and cultural beliefs. Students should consider these concepts and decide where they stand. If they do not, they risk becoming a victim of the system rather than one who has influenced its transformation.
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Locally owned still on top
Welcome to Lawrence,
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Finally, I don't have
to resort to the long, frustrating
drive to Olathe to enjoy your
delicious globe-trotting noodle dishes.
Now all I have to do is hoof it
down to the corner of Eighth and
Massachusetts streets.
There's just one problem: Why would I go to a chain restaurant for my noodle fix when there are perfectly good local alternatives just down the street? After all, that's what Massachusetts Street is all about: Quality local establishments with devoted local owners serving tasty local food to loyal local customers. It's not like a noodle restaurant is a new concept in downtown Lawrence. Places such as Zen Zero offer up Thai noodles and Mad Greek handles Mediterranean varieties.
On top of that, with new-found competition from chain restaurants who can say the newest won't run the locals out of town? An arguably similar situation occurred when Jimmy John's contributed to the closing of Mass. Street Deli, a Lawrence fixture for 34 years. Is there anything stopping Noodles & Company from doing the same?
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ZACK MCQUISTON
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Actually, there is. Just look at nearly every other recent instance of this familiar scenario.
Silas and Maddy's Ice Cream has been holding its own against corporate competition since 2003 when Cold Stone Creamery opened down the street, and doubly so since Ben and Jerry's opened in 2006. Jefferson's has withstood Buffalo Wild Wings' presence admirably. Mad Greek seems to be doing fine despite Pita Pit. And La Parilla doesn't seem to be feeling the burn from Chipotle. In fact, the local businesses appear to be thriving in spite of the competition.
Here's where the anti-chain argument, loses ground. In recent years, there haven't been that many downtown restaurants driven out of business by national chains.
With these examples in mind, maybe this newest chain isn't such
a bad thing for the downtown area People recognize chains, which attracts new customers to Mass. Street, who in turn find their way into local, sometimes better, restaurants.
I'll admit I found my choice for the best cup of coffee in town, La Prima Tazza, by leaving behind Starbucks at the suggestion of my brother. I was going to Buffalo Wild Wings long before I made my way to Jefferson's, which is technically a chain, but only the second store. Heck, I even made do with Cold Stone before I ever had Silas and Maddy's. Those were dark times, believe me.
As long as the loyal amongst us keep shopping where we choose to, then all that can happen is an influx of customer traffic to downtown Lawrence. I don't think anyone would argue that's a bad thing. The original, truly local options in town have no reason to be worried, and the locals don't need to contemplate financial donations to keep their favorite places afloat. There's enough room downtown for big and small businesses alike.
McQuiston is a Shawnee freshman in journalism and Spanish.
STUDENT LIFE
Surviving the flu
Last week, the swine flu finally got to me. At least that's what I think it was. It might have been the seasonal flu or a really, really bad cold. In any case, whatever it was knocked me out of classes for a couple days.
1. Shower. Hopefully this is something you do anyway, but I find a hot shower can at least temporarily soothe the body aches that come with the flu.
While I rested in my room in my scholarship hall, I grew restless. Though I definitely felt ill, a Tylenol salvo helped me feel well enough that lying in my bed all day was not an option. I found that passing the time waiting to get well can be hard — I can only sleep so much. So in an attempt to help avoid this fate, I've compiled the following list from things I've done in the past while sick:
2. Drink 7UP. When I first began to feel ill, I bought a 12-pack of the lemon-lime soda to drink if my stomach became unsettled. Although my tummy felt fine, yours might not, and it's good to be prepared. This got to me to wondering, though, does anyone actually drink 7UP? I mean when they're not actually sick. If you exist, I want to meet you.
3. Read the entire newspaper. Every morning I read The University Daily Kansan and The New York Times. Unfortunately, I usually don't have time to finish The Times. Being sick changes that.
It also provides a sense of accomplishment when there's not really a whole lot you can accomplish. You can hold your throbbing head a little higher knowing you made it from the front page to the last page of "Dining."
4. Watch daytime TV. You can learn a lot. Did you know "The Today Show" is four hours
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5. Watch a movie. If you feel as if you might doze off at any moment, just pop in one you own; then you won't feel guilty. Otherwise, the less mental effort required, the better
long? I can eat lunch white i'm watching. Also, did you know there used to be a show devoted to Tom Selleck's mustache? It was called "Maumu, PL."
7. Work on homework.
Actually, never mind.
6. Spend copious amounts of time looking up your symptoms online. It's the Dr. House effect. Learning about symptoms you don't have can make you feel better.
Actually, never mind. 8. Facebook. Sickness cramps the social life. Facebook provides the necessary link to the outside world to keep you sane. It may be tempting to try to use Facebook chat to an obnoxious degree — resist this temptation.
9. Wear pajamas all day.
Other than Thanksgiving or Christmas, when do you get to do this?
10. Read a non-school-related book — it may be your only chance.
Having the flu isn't fun, but that doesn't mean it has to be a multi-day slog without meaning.
Hopefully, one of the things on this list can help you forget you have the flu, at least for a few minutes.
Shorman is a McPherson sophomore in journalism.
Climbing buildings breaking the law
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In addition to a warm spring backdrop, organizers for Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little's formal inauguration hope to add another component to the event — a commitment by students, faculty and staff for community service.
Organizers for the inauguration recently announced that it will be held April 11,2010,and that a day of service recognition would be scheduled for the day before.
Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett, professor of psychology, senior vice provost for academic affairs
and chairwoman of the inauguration committee, said the committee chose the date not only in hopes of seeing better weather in the spring than in the fall, but
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"It's going to be a very nice event," McCluskey-Fawcett said. "We wanted to make sure we had enough time to pull that off."
She said the committee was working with the United Way of Douglas County and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. She said the committee would develop a component on an inauguration Web site early next year where people could pledge community service hours in honor of Gray-Little.
"That way, students, faculty and staff can dedicate their service to her if they want to," McCluskey-
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inauguration would use the Kansas Union ballroom for a banquet to recognize volunteer work April 10, and the Lied Center for the formal installation ceremony April 11.
"It's going to be a very nice event. We wanted to make sure we had enough time to pull that off."
Erika Dvorske, president and CEO of the United Way of Douglas County, said she was part of a service committee that would be in charge of planning the service events scheduled for April 10. She said the United Way and the Center for Community Outreach would help students, faculty and staff access different volunteer opportunities.
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"You say, 'Wow, there are great things going on, people are helping out. If they can do it, I can do it.' Navarro said.
“Part of our goal is to get folks engaged at all levels,” Dvorske said. “So just truing to work with
Though the committee does not yet have a budget for the event, McCluskey-Fawcett said the
folks where they're at,
to take it from point
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Dvorkse said the inauguration weekend's spring date would help to increase involvement in community service because there was no restriction on indoor space that volunteering in colder weather often required.
"What that does is just allows for there to be no limit on the number of folks who can be involved," Dvorske said. "Once we're able to be outside and get outside, the kind of opportunities is really much broader."
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BY ABIGAIL BOLIN abolin@kansan.com
As Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced the winner and the other finalists began to clap, Matthew Buechner had yet to recognize his name. Completely astonished, Buechner blankly looked around until the weight of winning the award actually set in.
Standing in front of a sold-out crowd at the Kansas-Nebraska football game Saturday, six finalists listened for their names.
The HOPE Award, which was established by the Class of 1959, is the only honor given exclusively by students recognizing teaching excellence.
Buechner, associate professor of molecular biosciences, was announced as the winner of the Honor for an Outstanding Progressive Educator Award during the first quarter of Saturday's football game at Memorial Stadium.
"The award is important because it's from our students, which, at the end of the day, are our customers," Kelly Welch, HOPE Award finalist and lecturer in business, said. "We're trying to better serve them in a way that will benefit them 10 to 20 years down the road."
"I'm floored that the students voted for me," Buechner said. "I was among some fantastic teachers, and I am completely surprised that I won."
The senior class sent nominations via e-mail, and the six faculty members receiving the most nominations were interviewed by the representatives of the Board of Class Officers and its Senior Advisory Board. In addition to Buechner, the other finalists were Kerry Benson, lecturer in journalism, Mark Gerard Haug, lecturer in business, Diane Nielsen, associate professor of education, Kelly Welch, lecturer in business, and Misty Schieberle, assistant professor of English.
"It feels absolutely amazing," Schieberle said. "It's a sign that I'm doing things right and it motivates me to do well and continue to meet my students' needs."
Although students complete teaching evaluations at the end of each semester, the HOPE Award is public recognition of the teacher's ability. This is
Buechner's third time to be nominated, and he said he recognized how multiple classes had appreciated his teaching efforts.
"Biology courses have the reputation for being dull and difficult. I try to find a way to bring the subject to life." Buechner said. "I have been very lucky to have classes where I connected really well with my students. I get so excited about the material. I try to focus on teaching in a way that makes them excited about science, too."
Schieberle, who is in her second year at the University, said she felt honored to be a finalist because students recognized her. She expressed the importance of evaluating oneself as a teacher.
"The award is critical for faculty in the way it reminds us that students are reflective of their education." Schieberle said. "It's their opportunity to give feedback on the impact we've had, to show we've taught them something they can use beyond their time at KU."
"Thank you, it truly means a lot to me." Schieberle said. "I'm incredibly grateful to the students. It reminds me why I do this."
Buechner said that he felt greatly honored to win the award and that it had been a humbling experience. He said the only way to express his gratitude would be to say thank you to the students who found him memorable and took something away from his class.
"He has a passion for what he teaches and for his students," Lindsay Pruitt, Overland Park sophomore and one of Buechner's students, said. "He truly cares about his students and wants them to learn, succeed and do well. He should feel very proud of himself for what he's accomplished and that his hard work is recognized."
Schieberle and Welch both said that being nominated meant a great deal to teachers and although the process was anonymous, they wished they could express their gratitude directly to the students who had nominated them.
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Senior receiver Kerry Meier fumbles the ball that could have put Kansas up 17-10 on the Nebraska 4-yard line in a play. Meier led the Jayhawks on Senior Day with 127 yards in a 31-17 loss to the Cornhuskers Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
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Kansas suffers fifth-consecutive loss and disappointment overshadows Senior Day
BY JAYSON JENKS
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Kansas' players slowly filtered into the postgame press conference and settled into desks scattered throughout the corners of the room.
They talked about a handful of missed plays and mistakes, about disappointment and about a frustration gripping each individual on the team
And there were enough of each to serve as the foundation for Kansas' loss.
But for the first time all year
— for the first time after a loss
— the layhawks reflected on the season, offering a glimpse into the minds of athletes stuck in a losing streak.
"It's been one of the more difficult things of my life so far," senior wide receiver Kerry Meier said. "It's definitely been tough. Nothing I've experienced is like it in the sports aspect. I'm a frustrated guy right now and I think a bunch of guys are frustrated."
Moments before, in the final home game for 15 seniors, the
Nebraska 31, Kansas 17.
speed bump lingering in Kansas season grew a little higher.
Kansas entered Saturday afternoon's game with hopes of snapping a four-game losing streak while also picking up a sixth victory to become bowl eligible.
Instead, the Jayhawks have now lost five consecutive games for the first time since coach Mark Mangino's first year in 2002.
"It's disappointing for all 15 seniors that suited up tonight and it's disappointing for the entire team," senior defensive back
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Justin Thornton said. "It's definitely tough losing five straight. We feel like we've had chances to win each and every one of those ball games.
"When it rains, it pours.
And we're getting poured
on right now."
That certainly appeared to be the case.
On Kansas' opening drive of the third quarter, Meier hauled in a pass from senior quarterback Todd Reesing and headed toward the end zone. But he was stripped from behind and Nebraska recovered the fumble at its own 4-yard line.
The Cornhuskers converted the turnover into a field goal on their ensuing possession to take
SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 4B
COMMENTARY
At times, it's more than just a game
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
smontemayor@kansan.com
There comes a moment where the pursuits we choose be it forever.
choose — be it footfall, bioengineering or sitting in front of a computer typing stories — begin to take on a deeper meaning.
But Saturday, when Kansas lost its fifth-straight game after opening the season nationally ranked with a 5-0 record, and after its seniors fell to the Big 12 North's cellar in front of family, friends and fans for a final time, the players faced a moment in life that they won't forget for good or ill.
It's the moment when one's best is not enough — that realization, that harsh reality that can't be prepared for or foreseen.
Few, if any, of this team's players are accustomed to losing so much as a few games per year.
And yet there they sat, faces blank and voices weary, in a postgame press conference setting that has come to decrease in length and increase in unease with each week's unfortunate result.
"It's tough," junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe said. "It hurts bad We're fighting basically to be bowl eligible right now."
Coach Mark Mangino's portion of the press conference lasted half as long as usual, with a 15-second pause before the first question and between several others as reporters tried to figure where and how to start.
Though Mangino was visibly disappointed Saturday, it seemed those trying delicately to word their
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Henry makes his mark on opening night
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Xavier Henry wasted no time making his way into the national spotlight. He scored 27 points, leading the lajayhaws to a 101-65 victory against Hofstra Friday night.
Henry scored eight points in the first five minutes of the game and had 11 straight for the beginning of the second half. Showing his efficiency, he made eight of his 12 shots and went 5-of-8 in three-point shooting. Henry was wide open for many of his jump shots, noting Hofstra's defense as the reason.
In the two exhibition games, freshmen Elijah Johnson and Thomas Robinson had their breakout performances while Henry showed small flashes. Kansas coach Bill Self said until this game, Henry had been tentative about his role on the team.
"The zone is designed for shooters," he said. "When they play zone, I know I'm going to be open."
"I'm happy for him because he's a natural scorer and he's been thinking instead of playing." Self said. "Tonight, I think he played instead of thought."
Once again, senior guard Sherron Collins and junior center Cole
Aldrich failed to attract as much attention. Collins put in a somewhat quiet 23 points with four threepointers and three assists. Regardless of the lack of attention, Collins said Henry's performance was devastating to opposing defenses.
"I'm pleased with him," he said. "This showed everybody in the country that me and Cole won't score all the time so now you have to pay more attention to people around us."
"We have enough weapons this year where I don't have to hunch down and force things like I did last year," he said. "I'm just trying to give other guys open shots."
Collins said that he wasn't bent on taking over the game offensively, and that there were other ways to dominate a game without scoring.
"We have enough weapons this year where I don't have to hunch down and force things..."
Aldrich was a monster on the boards with eight
rebounds and four blocks. He was the only other Jayhawk in double figures with 11 points. However, he only took five shots while the Jayhawks went 11-of-27 from three-
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"We took 27 threes, which is way too many threes," Self said. "We're not a big three-point shooting team and we haven't ever been since I've been here. But they played zone. I think what they did dictated that
point range. That was the doing of Hofstra's zone defense, Self said.
as much as anything else."
After trailing 2-0 to start the game, Henry hit a three and the Jayhawks didn't look back, leading the rest of the way.
Hofstra guard Charles Jenkins led his team with 23 points, despite what Self
called a great defensive effort by soonhomore guard Tyshawn Taylor.
"I though Tyshawn was really good defensively," he said. "The big guys didn't help him much on the ball and that's why Jenkins got a
"We knew this was the one that actually counted," he said. "So we just came out and had to make sure everybody knew we were No. 1."
Henry's 27 points set a record for a freshman in his first game, though he said that did not mean as much to him as winning. He said he was impressed with the college atmosphere, the fans and how they cheered at just about everything Kansas did.
Read more men's basketball coverage on page 3B.
lot of points. Jenkins is good. He is strong and gets to the paint."
"That's the great thing about college basketball," he said, "is that everybody is on your side when you're at home and it gets so loud so you get pumped up for it."
Henry said he expected this kind of performance coming from the top-ranked team in the nation.
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry winds up to throw down a dunk off a fast break Friday night. Henry scored 27 points and also had five rebounds in 24 minutes.
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FACT OF THE DAY
Xavier Henry's 27 points were the most by a Kansas freshman in his collegiate debut.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who previously held the school record for points in a debut as a Kansas freshman?
A: Norm Cook, who had 21 points against Murray State in 1973.
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Bush and Brees help Saints improve to 9-0
ST. LOUIS — Reggie Bush helped the New Orleans Saints overcome another bundle of mistakes to stay unbeaten for the best start in team history
Bush scored twice for the first time in more than a year and Drew Brees compensated for two interceptions with two touchdown passes that allowed the Saints to escape with a 28-23 victory Sunday over the St. Louis Rams.
Courtney Roby opened the second half with a 97-yard kickoff return and Robert Meachem's 27-yard grab early in the fourth quarter gave New Orleans (9-0) just enough breathing room to tie the franchise record with nine straight wins.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas
— Danielle Adams scored 24 points in her Texas A&M debut and the Aggies stunned No. 6 Duke 95-77 on Sunday.
The Aggies (1-0) took the lead near the midway point of the first half and didn't trail again.
The victory improved Texas A&M's all-time record against the Blue Devils to 3-0 This was the first meeting between the schools since a 77-63 win by the Aggies in the round of 16 in the 2008 NCAA tournament.
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MORNING BREW
Saturday night was all right for fighting.
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao brutalized Miguel Cotto Saturday night and won the World Boxing Organization welterweight title after a 12th round TKO. The bout may have been best watched on a high-definition television set so as to be able to even see Pacquiao's rapid-fire haymakers. The only tradeoff would be seeing a crystal-clear rendition of the hamburger meat that was Cotto's face.
Cotto did prove to be a for- midable foe in the early going, holding his own for awhile before third- and fourth-round knock- downs took their toll. Cotto's corner even tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.
Consider the following sentence from the Associated Press' report from the fight when seeking perspective of the breadth of Pacquiao's dominance: "Cotto's wife and child, who were at ring-side, left after the ninth round, unable to watch the beating any longer." Ouch.
Boxing fans had to have been
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
smontemayor@kansan.com
pleased with the sport returning to the limelight again just two months removed from Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s return in a September pay-per-view that landed more than a million buys.
And ample eyes remain fixated on the sport as the boxing world anticipates the announcement of a Pacquiao-Mayweather super fight. You thought their fights this year were profitable? You have no idea.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena erupted with chants of "We want Floyd" after Pacquiao's victory. A deal could be made next week, suggests Dan Wetzel in a postfight column on Yahoo! Sports' Web site.
If it is, and if the mounds of rubbish boxing promoters impose on the matchmaking process is overcome, then we could be
delivered in 2010 a fight that defines the sport this decade. Better, it would capture the hearts and minds of casual fans - which annually shrink in number and passion.
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Randy Couture, the 46-year-old Hall of Famer, rebounded from his loss to Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera in August and out-pointed Brandon Vera in "The Natural's" return to the light heavyweight ranks at UFC 105 in Manchester, England.
Couture moved to 17-10 and avoided the first three-fight losing streak of his career. The fight was the first of a six-fight contract inked after his UFC 102 loss.
The return to light heavyweight, where Couture once won the division's championship, presents a wealth of opportunities for intriguing fights. Pairing Couture
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with Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, a returning Tito Ortiz, Forrest Griffin or Shogun Rua are just a few of the big-name fighters that come to mind.
Here's a few wild cards though. Say Anderson Silva sticks around the division for a permanent stay. Or Chuck Lidell indeed makes one last go at it and stages a fourth instalment of the two's historic rivalry. I personally would love to see Quinton "Rampage" Jackson return to the UFC after he's through brooding with Dana White.
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BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Texas blows out Baylor, stays unbeaten
Missouri, Oklahoma also pile on the points against opponents Kansas State and Texas A&M
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
TEXAS 47, BAYLOR 14
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Texas' burnt orange contingent followed its team 99 miles from Austin to Waco, Texas, and saw the Longhorns put on another dominating performance.
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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy's two first-half touchdown passes helped Texas reach 10 victories for the ninth straight season.
McCoy and senior wide receiver Jordan Shipley connected on three-yard and seven-yard touchdown passes, and put the Longhorns ahead of the Bears by 40 points at halftime.
Baylor's first points came in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run by sophomore Terrance Ganaway.
MISSOURI 38,
KANSAS STATE 12
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder had beaten Missouri 13 times in a
row, but he couldn't get past the unlucky number Saturday in Manhattan.
Missouri senior wide receiver Danario Alexander accumulated more than 200 receiving yards for the second consecutive game. He also caught three touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert.
Kansas State junior running back Daniel Thomas, the Big 12's leading rusher, picked up just 79 yards on the ground against a stout Missouri run defense.
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Junior quarterback Austen Arnaud threw two touchdown passes for the Cyclones, and the second gave Iowa State a 17-3
bowl-eligible for the first time since 2005 despite being outgained by 80 yards.
lead midway through the third quarter.
Junior running back Alexander Robinson rushed for 138 yards on 30 carries.
Tyler Hansen's touchdown pass to wide receiver Markques Simas brought Colorado within one score with 3:17 left. The Buffaloes got the ball back with 23 seconds left in the game but could not pull out a miracle victory.
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OKLAHOMA 65,
TEXAS A&M 10
Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones threw five interceptions two Saturdays ago, but this weekend, Jones tossed five touchdowns and threw for 392 yards with only one interception in Oklahoma's dominating performance against Texas A&M.
Oklahoma's 640 yards of total offense and 65 points were season highs. The Sooners scored four touchdowns in the second quarter to build their lead.
OKLAHOMA STATE 24
TEXAS TECH 17
The Cowboys kept their slim hopes for a Big 12 championship alive Saturday by running all over the Red Raiders.
The Oklahoma State defense sealed the victory by containing a two-minute drive led by Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts.
NOTE: Information compiled from Associated Press reports.
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First-year softball coach Megan Smith announced Friday that six players had signed national letters of intent to play at Kansas starting in the 2010-2011 season.
The only non-freshman of this year's signing class, Ashley Spencer, will provide Smith with an experienced arm out of the bullpen. Spencer, currently in her second season for Cowley County Community College, will make the move to Lawrence next fall.
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KANSAS 101,HOFSTRA 65
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HOFSTRA
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Xavier Henry 27
DONALD J. HUBBARD
Rebounds
Cole Aldrich 8
ALEXANDER RICHAEL
Tyshawn Taylor 6
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Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Markieff Morris 2-3 0-0 7 0 6
Cole Aldrich 4-5 0-0 8 1 11
Xavier Henry 8-12 5-8 5 2 27
Sherron Collins 7-15 4-10 4 3 23
Tyshawn Taylor 2-4 1-3 4 6 8
Thomas Robinson 1-5 0-0 5 2 5
Conner Teahan 1-4 1-3 2 0 3
Tyrel Reed 0-4 0-3 3 3 0
Elijah Johnson 4-5 0-0 4 1 8
Marcus Morris 3-5 0-0 4 2 9
Jordan Juenemann0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Chase Buford 0-0 0-0 2 0 1
Totals 32-63 11-27 49 20 101
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Miklos Szabo | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Greg Washington | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nathaniel Lester | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Charles Jenkins | 9-20 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Cornelius Vines | 1-9 | 0-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Chaz Williams | 3-11 | 1-4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Halli Kanacevic | 5-11 | 2-4 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| Yves Jules | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-71 | 5-21 | 37 | 14 | 65 |
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Men's basketball Hofstra rewind
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Junior center Cole Aldrich drops back for a jumper along the baseline. Aldrich finished with 11 points shooting 4-5 from the field.
19:10 For the third game in a row, Xavier Henry starts with a three for the first bucket of the game. (3-2)
Prime plays
17:54 — Henry finishes a Markieff Morris miss with an and-one dunk. (11-4)
1ST HALF
4:25 — Cole Aldrich snagged an offensive rebound off a Tyrel Reed miss for a falling away shot off the glass, in the midst of a 10-0 run Kansas started after a timeout. (36-22)
4:06 — Sherron Collins caused an offensive foul and Aldrich highlighted the play by sending the ball into the stands. The block didn't count, however. (36-22)
3:11 Henry stole the ball and skipped down the court for a two-handed slam. (39-22)
2ND HALF
17:10 — Henry just made three free throws after being fouled outside the three-point line. He hit a three coming back and then Tyshawn Taylor fed him a dunk after a steal. Eight straight points for Henry. (58-31)
12:53 — Taylor blocked a jumper by Charles Jenkins from behind. (71-38)
2:41 — Conner Teahan blocked Nathaniel Lester going straight up and getting all ball. Textbook. (97-55)
— Corey Thibodeaux
Game to remember
Xavier Henry.In his first three games (two exhibitions) in a Kansas uniform, Henry started his nights with a three pointer. Unlike the exhibition games, however, Henry's presence was felt throughout the game (27 points, 8-12 shooting), scoring eight points in the first five minutes of the game and 11 straight at the beginning of the second half.
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Henry
Stat of the night
Five. Despite 11 points from Cole Aldrich, he only took five shots — far from the 10 or so shots coach Bill Self wants him to take. The big men for Kansas only attempted 18 shots as a unit (making 10) but Hofstra's zone turned them into a jump shooting team. Look for Aldrich and the other bigs to bounce back soon.
Quote of the night
Xavier Henry responding to Marcus Morris saying Henry can't shoot in practice as well as he did in Friday's game.
"Marcus, man, that's what a hater is, if you don't know what a hater is, that's a hater."
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Key Stats
Kansas extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 42 games.
Xavier Henry's 27 points are the most recorded by a freshman in his debut game. Norm Cook held the previous record of 21 in 1973.
Sherron Collins' 23 points was a career high in a season opener. The lushy record in triple digits only one of last season.
Sherilyn Collins is 29 points with a career high in a season opener. The Jayhawks scored in triple digits only once all of last season (March 3, 2008 vs. Texas Tech). They did so in their first game despite only 11 from All-American Cole Aldrich.
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Kansas held its 75th straight opponent to under 50 percent shooting. Hofstra shot only 36.6 percent from the floor.
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Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
Toben Opurum 43 yds
LAKE BROOKLYN
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Passing
Todd Reesing 236 yds
Receiving
Kerry Meier 127 yds
Kansas Passing
Player C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Todd Reesing 19/41 236 5.8 1 0
Team 27/41 241 5.9 1 1
Nebraska Passing
C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Team 13/21 196 9.3 0 0
Kansas Rushing
Player CAR Yards Avg TD Lg
Toben Opurum 15 43 2.9 0 6
Todd Reesing 9 42 4.7 1 17
Jake Sharp 3 10 3.3 0 4
Kale Pick 1 5 5.0 0 5
Dezmon Briscoe 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Team 29 99 3.4 1 17
Nebraska Rushing
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>CAR</th><th>Yards</th><th>Avg</th><th>TD</th><th>LG</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Team</td><td>42</td><td>214</td><td>5.1</td><td>3</td><td>32</td></tr></tbody></table>
Kansas Receiving
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>REC</th><th>Yards</th><th>Avg</th><th>TD</th><th>Lg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Kerry Meier</td><td>10</td><td>127</td><td>12.7</td><td>0</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>Dezmon Briscoe</td><td>4</td><td>77</td><td>19.3</td><td>1</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>Johnathan Wilson</td><td>2</td><td>24</td><td>12.0</td><td>0</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Tim Biere</td><td>1</td><td>9</td><td>9.0</td><td>9</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Jake Sharp</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>4.0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Toben Opurum</td><td>1</td><td>-5</td><td>-5.0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>19</strong></td><td><strong>236</strong></td><td><strong>12.4</strong></td><td><strong>1</strong></td><td><strong>28</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>
Nebraska Receiving
| | REC | Yards | Avg | TD | Lg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 13 | 196 | 15.1 | 0 | 45 |
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Avg TD Bradley McDougald 4 65 16.3 0 Darrell Stuckey 2 39 19.5 0 Johnathan Wilson 0 1 1.0 0 Team 3 98 32.7 0
Nebraska Kick Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 3 112 37.3 44
Kansas Punt Returns
Player NO YDS AVG LG
Team 1 2 2.0 2
Nebraska Punt Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 2 18 9.0 9
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS
Jacob Branstetter 1/1 100.0 2/2 5
Team 1/1 100.0 2/2 5
Nebraska Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 3/3 100.0 38 2/2 11
Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Alonso Rojas 6 269 0 2 57
Team 6 269 0 2 57
Nebraska Punting
Tot Yards TB -20 LG
Team 4 155 1 1 52
Nebraska running back Roy Helu breaks through the Kansas defense for a touchdown with 29 seconds remaining in the game. Kansas lost 31-17 at Memorial Stadium.
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Senior safety Darrell Stuckey and senior cornerback Justin Thornton make a hit on Nebraska tight end Mike McNeill. Both Stuckey and Thornton played in Memorial Stadium for the last time on Saturday.
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a 13-10 lead.
"It turned out to be a pretty pivotal point in the game," Meier said. "That took the wind out."
The Jayhawks have seemed to play well enough to win, but a handful of negative plays — turnovers, penalties, dropped passes — have
"It was definitely one of those plays you wish you could have back. That's why it's so disappointing."
JUSTIN THORNTON Kansas defensive back
took the wind out of our defense"
In each of Kansas' five losses this season, a similar trend has unfolded during games.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Kansas' defense appeared to hold Nebraska on third-and-long. But Thornton's
or our defense.
He wasn't the only one who thought so.
"It was definitely one of those plays you wish you could have back," Thornton said. "That's why it's so disappointing. I feel like that play changed the outcome of the game. The whole momentum of the game shifted after that play."
talized on opponents mistakes, while limiting its own miscues. It was a recipe for a 12-1 season.
effectively doomed Kansas' chances. In 2007, the season with the Orange Bowl victory, Kansas capi-
That hasn't been the case this year.
hand grabbed running back Khiry Cooper's facemask as he made the tackle.
Thornton was flaged for a personal foul, and Nebraska running back Roy Helu Jr. scored a 20-yard touchdown on the next play to give the Cornhuskers a 24-17 lead.
"The thing about a successful team is the margin for error." junior wide receiver Dezmor Briscoe said. "The great
teams, they keep that margin of error low. I believe ours has been higher than it has been the past couple of years. I guess that's the reason were
After the game, Kansas' players attempted to flip this season into perspective.
They talked about dealing with adversity and about the difficulties in life that awaited
North have senio at Ka
5-5 and not where we want to be."
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Yet it wasn't supposed to be this way.
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Texas kickoff time announced
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16,2009
KANSAS 17, NEBRASKA 31
5B
TBALLREWIND
THE HUNTERS WIN 52-40 IN OCTOBER
OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO
WITH A SOCCER THRILL
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT LAKELAND.
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Senior quarterback Todd Reeing breaks through a tackle on a dive across the goal line for Kansas' first touchdown Saturday against Nebraska. Reeing rushed for 42 yards in the Jahvows 31-17 loss.
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North - an objective that would have put the final touches on the senior class' highly successful tenure at Kansas.
Instead, the Jayhawks are last in the North, a division that hasn't had a legitimate contender emerge all season
"This is something that we're getting kind of used to," Meier said. "And it's something that I don't like. Here we are five weeks in a row with the same outcome and it's definitely a frustrating point in our lives."
In all, the loss left Kansas' seniors sensing the quickly approaching end to their careers.
"I'm sure going to miss playing here. There's no doubt about that. I've absolutely loved my time at Kansas"
And after playing their final game in Memorial Stadium, the loss also
ball careers were
posed to be this
left the Jayhawks filled with perspective and nostalgia.
Neutralizing the threat
"I'm sure going to miss playing here," Reesing said. "There's no doubt about that. I've absolutely loved my time at Kansas. It's been unbelievable. I love every guy I've played with, all the
coaches and all the fans. It's been a heck of an experience."
Edited by Abbey Strusz
wered this season ning the Big 12
Offensive line held Nebraska's lead defensive tackle to three tackles
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
Sophomore center Jeremiah Hatch said he had no clue what Nebraska senior defensive tackle Danumkuk suid did or didn't in Kansas' 31-17 loss Saturday.
He said he was focused on blocking his man and his man alone, whether that was Suh or any other Nebraska defender.
But there's a reason Suh went mostly unnoticed Saturday
Coach Mark Mangino said he thought the offensive line did a pretty good job containing Suh. Suh had three total tackles and no other notable defensive plays.
"He wasn't as big a factor as he's been in some games for them," Mangino said. "He's an awfully good player though and we just tried to neutralize him a little bit. We tried not to let him dominate the line of scrimmage."
Suh occasionally faced double teams. From time to time, he moved to defensive end but still didn't make much of a difference.
For the season, Suh has 43.5 tackles and 13 tackles for a loss. He is second on the team in pass breakups, with eight, despite being a defensive lineman. He has also blocked three kicks and sacked the quarterback five times.
Mangino said he would have to watch film to critique the individual performances of the offensive line, but thought a couple of changes worked.
Sophomore Jeff Spikes started at right guard after only seeing time at tackle in his career at
Kansas. Mangino said he thought that giving Spikes help on both sides would help illuminate his strengths.
Hatch said he thought Spikes didn't back down from the battle with Suh.
With numerous changes on the offensive line in the past week, Hatch said the mentality of the offensive line didn't change because all the offensive linemen worked together in practice. He said it didn't matter whether he was on the bench cheering on another lineman as long as they were having success.
"Jeff won," Spikes said. "He won. But we didn't get the win so it really doesn't matter who won that."
"We're a unit." Hatch said. "We practice the same way, we have the same coach. We practice the same sets, same steps."
Freshman running back Toben Opurum said he thought the offensive line improved and did a good job protecting Todd Reesing. Nebraska's only sack came on a cornerback blitz.
"They were up against a stiff challenge today and I think they answered the challenge well," Meier said. "They contained the front four and gave Todd time."
Senior receiver Kerry Meier said he thought the offensive revival in the second quarter started with the guys up front.
Reesing said he thought the offensive line was "tremendous"
"They gave a ton of effort and I'm proud of those guys," Reesing said.
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Edited by Abbey Strusz
Junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe runs across the goal line after a 21-yard reception from quarterback Todd Reesing. Briscoe's touchdown put Kansas up 17-16 with just over seven minutes to go.
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questions were more uncomfortable than the man answering them. His message: There's no alternative but to keep competing.
"They're trying hard and that's all I care about," Mangino said. "People make mistakes, we all do. Coaches make mistakes. I get bothered by a lack of effort and there was no lack of effort there."
Worse, with the score tied 10-10 at the start of the second half, Meier grabbed a 19-yard reception on third down in Nebraska territory only to have the ball popped loose and recovered by the Cornhuskers' Matt O'Hanlon at the four-yard line
Before finishing with a game high 10 catches for 127 yards, senior wide receiver Kerry Meier was among several who
And while Kansas' offensive line was exceptional in limiting surefire NFL first-rounder Ndamukong Suh's presence, the defensive line couldn't prevent Nebraska's Roy Helu Jr. from
saw passes slip through their hands or dropped.
running roughshod on the team for a consecutive year — Helu scored all three of Nebraskas offensive touchdowns and rushed 28 times for 156 yards.
But Mangino was right. There was plenty of effort given by Kansas. On Senior Day, it was a freshman running back who nearly saved the game when Toben Opurum picked up two fourth-down conversions in one second quarter drive before Kansas would tie the game. And Reesing, after being rocked by a late hit while sliding to the turf, was no more conservative for it when lunging himself in the end zone for the score. And Meier rebounded from his third quarter fumble by being his reliable self.
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But this is how it ends at Memorial Stadium. Did Kansas try its best? At times it certainly appeared so, at others not so much. But I again think back to phrase, "It's just a game" or "It's just sports." Well, that's true. When stacked up against the woes of the world, sports seem like lesser significant specks in the universe.
But on days like Saturday, the punches in the gut occasionally experienced when playing with footballs or basketballs can teach one a hell of a lot about meeting disappointment.
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Delay of Games
Todd Reesing. Reeing easily played his best game since a 41-36 victory against Iowa State on Oct. 10. True, he completed just 19-of-41 passes but he was also playing against one of the conference's most talented defenses. He passed for 236 yards, one touchdown and, most importantly, he didn't turn the ball over. He gave Kansas a chance to win.
Reesing
Quote of the Game
"Everyone says it doesn't hit you right away, and it hasn't hit me fully. But to think that I'll never get to run out there - or sprint - onto that stadium again with all of our fans singing our songs and hearing our chants and just naving fun with all these guys, that sucks. It really does. These last four years are some of the best memories we're ever going to have. It hasn't gone the way we wanted it to or the
Huldon Tharp. As a freshman, Tharp has only improved as the season has progressed. That trend continued against Nebraska. Tharp flew around the field, finishing the game with a team-high 13 tackles.
way we planned, but that's the way life is and that's the way football is."
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing on playing his final home game:
Justin Thornton. At first, Thornton's tackle on Khirby Cooper appeared to be a nice play on third-and-long. Instead, he was flagged for a facemask personal foul that gave Nebraska a first down. After the game, Thornton said the momentum shifted following that play.
Game Balls
Edited by Amanda Thompson
Kerry Meier. Meier turned an impressive performance once again this season. He had 10 catches for 127 yards. But he had a costly fumble near the end zone that cost Kansas points. The Cornhuskers recovered the ball at their own four yard line and kicked a field goal on their ensuing possession.
Cornerbacks. Kansas' secondary didn't necessarily play poorly Saturday. But Nebraska receivers hauled in a handful of big pass plays against Kansas' cornerbacks. That certainly helped Nebraska's struggling offense find some confidence.
Play of the Game
Toben Opurum. Opurum provided Kansas' struggling run game with a slight boost Saturday. Facing one of the Big 12's best defenses, Opurum rushed for 43 yards on 15 carries. But he also picked up two crucial fourth-and-ones on one of Kansas' two touchdown drives.
Late in the second quarter, senior quarterback Todd Reesing dropped back to pass, scrambled through Nebraska's defense and launched his body into the end zone as two defenders collided with him for a five-yard score. The touchdown cut Nebraska's lead to 10-7.
Notes
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL...
THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY...
Reeing and Co. showed glimmers of hope. Kansas' offense has simply struggled during the last four games. The Jayhawks weren't great Saturday, but they certainly looked better. Most importantly: Kansas only turned the ball over once.
OFFENSIVE LINE CHANGES
STILL QUESTIONING...
The defense failed to get a stop — again. For the second consecutive game, Kansas' defense needed to get a stop in the final five minutes of a game. And for the second consecutive game the Jayhawks couldn't manage to do so. Late-game stops are usually the true test of defense's fortitude.
BIGGEST ANSWER...
For the second consecutive week coach Mark Mangino shuffled his starters along the offensive line. Against Nebraska sophomore Jeff Spikes, who opened the year as a tackle, slid inside to start at the guard position. He faced Nebraska's ultra-talented defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and seemed to hold his own.
This season officially will end as a disappointment. The chances of Kansas traveling to Texas and leaving with a victory are slim. That leaves the final game against Missouri as Kansas' last chance to become bowl eligible. Even with a victory, 6-6 isn't what this team had in mind at the beginning of the year.
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID?
LOOKING AHEAD...
A road game to Texas awaits Kansas, and that's not good news. The Longhorns are competing for a National Championship. The Jayhawks enter the game with a five-game losing streak. This one could get uglly.
Will Kansas go to a bowl game this season? That has suddenly developed into the hot-topic question around Kansas football this season. With two games left on the schedule, Kansas needs a victory against Texas or Missouri to become bowl eligible.
Original Prediction: Nebraska 17, Kansas 6. Actual score: Nebraska 31, Kansas 17. Both teams' offenses played better than past weeks, making this a so-so prediction.
FINAL THOUGHT...
Kansas' seniors deserved better than a 31-17 loss in their final home game. The senior class has significantly contributed to Kansas football's turnaround. A loss in their last game at Memorial Stadium just didn't seem right.
Jayson Jenks
Schedule
Date Opponent Result/Time
9/5 Northern Colorado W, 49-3
09/12 at UTEP W, 34-7
09/19 vs. Duke W, 44-16
09/26 vs. Southern Miss W, 35-28
10/10 vs. Iowa State W, 41-36
10/17 at Colorado L, 30-34
10/24 vs. Oklahoma L, 13-35
10/31 at Texas Tech L, 21-42
11/07 at Kansas State L, 10-17
11/14 vs. Nebraska L, 17-31
11/21 at Texas 7 p.m. on ABC
11/28 vs. Missouri TBA
12/05 Big 12 Championship TBA
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MEN'S CLUB RUGBY
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Short-handed team loses match after 14 turnovers
BY MAX LUSH
mlush@kansan.com
The men's club rugby team has struggled with having enough players to play with a complete team all season.
MATCH STATISTICS:
For Kansas, the scores have been indicative of its number of players. The rugby team closed out the fall season Saturday, losing to Nebraska 59-7.
| | Kansas | Nebraska |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Turnovers: | 14 | 6 |
| Line-outs/lost: | 18/3 | 9/6 |
| Scrums/lost | 17/4 | 12/3 |
| Penalties Against: | 8 | 13 |
Interim head coach Matt Schwartz said he knew that the key to a successful rugby team was having a full team at practice and being able to practice with intensity.
Tanner Grubbs/KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Junior Brandon Holland, foreground, airs the ball high during a line-out last week. The men's club rugby club lost to Nebraska 59-7 Saturday while playing without one of its team members.
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"It is hard to play well when we have players out here just on game day; we need to build our chemistry at practice," Schwartz said.
While playing a man down for most of the match, Kansas had a valiant effort against Nebraska. The play of the Kansas forward pack impressed Nebraska coach Brandon Smid.
"I felt that if they kept the ball in the forward pack more, they would have been much more competitive," Smid said.
If statistics show anything, it would be that Smid is correct. Kansas stole six out of Nebraska's nine line-outs and three out of Nebraska's 12 scrims. Line-outs and scrums are situations a team should dominate if it is facing a short-sided team with players playing out of position, but Kansas was able to dominate despite being the short-sided team.
What separated the two teams was turnovers and tackling in the back line. The layhawks had 14
turnovers throughout the match, and six of those led to direct tries for Nebraska. Nebraska only had six turnovers, none of which led to tries for Kansas. The other issue for Kansas was that several members of the backline were not playing their normal positions.
But when Kansas broke the defensive line, Nebraska had its wings, or fullbacks, back for support.
Not playing the position the backs are accustomed to led to a shaky defensive line, producing many line-breaks for Nebraska.
Despite the loses, this season has not been a waste for Kansas
The club lost 12 seniors and has been trying to recruit other students to teach underclassman the game. Chandler Cates, scrumhalf from Kansas City, Mo., has been thrilled with the progress of the team this Fall.
"This season has been a building season for us," Cates said. "We've gotten some new players out who
have come a long ways from the beginning of the season."
For now, the men's club rugby team will have a rest until the spring season begins next semester.
The team is looking to improve for the spring.
"We hope to get more players out for the spring season as
the weather gets better." Schwartz said. "Hopefully we can put a full team on the field consistently"
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WOMEN'S CLUB RUGBY
Team defeats Benedictine 44-0 despite coach's absence
MATCH STATISTICS:
The women's club rugby team defeated Benedictine 44-0 despite not having its coach.
While its coach was in Sacramento, Calif. teaching coaching at a conference, the club was still able to put what it learned in practice into the match Saturday. Briana Slayton, Round Valley, Ariz., freshman who has been sidelined by injury, took over the role of coach for the day and said she was happy with how the team's ever-improving defense played.
| | Kansas | Benedictine |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Turnovers: | 7 | 6 |
| Line-outs/lost: | 7/1 | 13/3 |
| Scrums/lost | 3/1 | 7/3 |
| Penalties Against: | 7 | 5 |
"We started out a little slow with a few mental breakdowns, but overall I was extremely happy with how we played as a unit," Slayton said.
The team has benefited from its competitive practices. Team captain Savannah Greiner, La Cygne junior, said she knew that focusing on the defense being a solitary unit had helped the team improve.
"We work a lot on tackling and rucking in practice," Greiner said. Kansas showed physicality by
attacking the side of the field for most of the match. When Benedictine had the ball, the team was hit by Kansas, giving up six turnovers.
Kansas showed physicality by
From the sidelines one could hear Kansas players talking to and supporting each other. Abby Vestale, who scored on three tries, said she was happy with how well the team talked on defense but still saw some room for improvement.
"We played better on defense today, but we still need to come up in a flat line every time," Vestale said.
While the defense continues
to improve, the team's offense has remained steady and potent. Kansas scored eight tries while on the attack and converted two of them with kicks, making the score 44-0. Kansas was the clear aggressor in the match, running hard at Benedictine and supporting each other.
"Our support was great today. Someone was always there to offload the ball to or clean up the tackle," Greiner said.
The offense has taken off in the team's three-game winning streak, playing balanced, making it hard to predict where the attack would come from. The forwards
and backs each scored four tries on the day. Not including the season's 25-0 opening loss to Truman State, Kansas has outscored its opponents 96-5.
After ending the season on a three-game winning streak, the team looks to improve its chemistry.
"We are like a family." Greiner said. "We are always together off the field and love being with each other."
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Kansas upsets first ranked opponent
The victory against No.21 Baylor marks the first against a Top-25 team in two years
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
Kansas postseason hopes look a little brighter after defeating No. 21 Baylor 3-1 Saturday. The victory was Kansas 'first against a ranked opponent since October 2007.
"I think our team is counting how many matches we have left with aspirations of making a great finish," coach Ray Bechard said.
Kansas has a tough finish, with three out of the final four matches against teams ranked in the top 10. Bechard said Kansas still had a lot to play for and there was an air of excitement surrounding the team.
"I think we're maturing." Bechard said. "We got a lot of young players on the floor, but obviously they understand the importance of this time of the season."
Junior outside hitter Karina Garilton led Kansas with 19 kills against Baylor while sophomore
outside hitter Allison Mayfield was right behind her with 16 kills. Three Jayhawks had double-digit digs, led by senior Melissa Grieb with 19, followed by sophomore setter Nicole Tate with 16 and senior setter Katie Martinich with 14.
Baylor was plagued by errors, with 24 hitting and nine serving errors for the match.
Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Hagan said her team members had really stepped up and were played together better as a team.
"It's important to have that against any team and especially in the Big 12," Hagan said. "We knew this was a big game and we had to get it done. And we did."
Garlington said that with the energy the Jayhawks had, she knew they would win the match during the first set.
"Our whole team had such confidence," Garlington said. "They would score and it was just one
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point. Nobody got super worried about it because we all knew we had it in the bag."
Kansas took an early 9-4 lead in the first set and stretched it out to 13-5 toward the middle of the set. Kansas kept a healthy lead for the rest of the set, winning 25-18.
Baylor came out strong in the second set and took a 13-7 lead. Although Kansas scored four in a row to narrow the gap, it could never get over the hump and lost
the set 19-25.
Both teams went back and forth to start the third set. After tying it up at 18-18, Kansas started to pull away with a 21-18 lead. Baylor tried to come back but fell short, and Kansas won the set 25-20.
Baylor took a 9-5 lead early in the fourth set, but Kansas was able to tie the set 15-15. With Baylor on the ropes, Kansas pulled away and took a 19-16 lead late in the set. Kansas never faltered and defeated Baylor 25-20.
Kansas improved to 15-11, 7-9 in conference play, while Baylor fell to 21-7, 10-7 in conference play. The victory also matches the number of victories Kansas had in its last post-season berth in 2005, when it went 15-15.
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Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield spikes the ball Saturday morning. Mayfield ended the day with 16 kills in Kansas 3-1 victory against Bayton.
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CROSS COUNTRY
Bonds qualifies for national meet
Regionals marks the end of the season for men's and women's teams
BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON sanderson@kansan.com
Senior Lauren Bonds reached her goal of qualifying for nationals with a fifth-place finish at the Midwest Regional Championship Saturday.
In her first trip to nationals, Bonds will represent Kansas as the first women's cross country runner to qualify since 1994.
"When I first came in, I think my freshman year, I got 90th here." Bonds said. "So to think even back then that I would qualify for nationals was just completely inconceivable. But I did it today. So I'm really, really excited. This has been one of my goals for a long time."
Despite the relative ease with which Bonds seemed to finish, the race was anything but easy.
"It was a deceivingly hard course, sophomore Donny Wasinger said. "The hills are long and gradual but then doing them four times when you come around it does wear on you a lot."
The women's team placed 10th out of 22 teams. Sophomore Kara Windisch finished second for Kansas after Bonds in 42nd place with a time of 21:56.5. Senior Kellie Schneider and sophomore Rebeka Stowe placed 63rd and 68th. Freshmen Tessa Turcotte and Kathleen Thompson finished out the scoring for the team, placing 95th and 144th, respectively.
One of Kansas top runners junior Amanda Miller, collapsed with about 400 meters left in the race.
"She put a hard effort and kind of ran herself into the ground and was unable to finish the race," assistant coach Michael Whittlesey said.
The men's team placed ninth overall out of 25 teams.
"We had a pretty good race, Wasinger said. "We had some guys that really showed up today and anyone who had a bad day, people made up for it."
"We had a good year this year," Wasinger said. "We had a new coach, obviously, and we've worked with him well."
Wasinger finished first for the Kansas men with a time of 31:58.20, placing 35th overall. Junior Nick Caprario and sophomore Zach Zarda came in second and third for Kansas, placing 46th and 52nd, respectively. Junior Dan Van Orsdel and sophomore Kaleb Humphreys placed 64th and 69th.
This meet marks the end of the season for both the men and the women's teams. Both teams have had strong seasons under a new coach with a new practice system
NFL
Chiefs earn 2nd victory of season
BY JOSH DUBOW
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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Kansas City Chiefs might want to think about moving to Oakland — or at least trying to play the Raiders more often.
Jamaal Charles scored on a 44-yard run for Kansas City's first rushing touchdown of the season and the Chiefs used a late interception to win their seventh straight game in Oakland, 16-10 on Sunday.
The Chiefs (2-7) have managed to win just five of their past 35 games. But three of those wins have come at the Oakland Coliseum, where Kansas City has the longest
winning streak ever by a visiting team.
The Raiders scored a touchdown on their opening drive and then managed just three points and 202 yards the rest of the way. For the second straight home game, the Raiders pulled former No.1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell.
Ryan Succop kicked three field goals and Kansas City once again pulled out a close one against the Raiders (2-7) in Oakland in their first game since releasing running back Larry Johnson.
Russell didn't look pleased by the move, appearing to express his displeasure to quarterbacks coach Paul Hackett. The change didn't provide an immediate spark as Gradkowski failed to get a first down after a fumble gave the Raiders the ball at the Kansas City 49.
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Gradkowski then threw an interception to Mike Brown on the next drive, giving the Chiefs the ball at the Oakland 47. Gradkowski drove the Raiders to the Kansas City 26 before rookie Darrius Heyward-Bey bobbed a pass inside the 10 and it ended up in Brown's hands for a game-sealing interception.
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BY PAT ELAND peland@kansan.com
Basketball season is back and University basketball intramurals are not far behind as they gear up for the start of the annual preholiday basketball tournament.
"Once KU's basketball season
comesaround,the competitiveness moves up another notch for the rest of us," said Clark Ellis, Bucklin junior. "It just gets everybody in the mood to play basketball."
The online
"This tournament is a good warm-up to the season. It gets everybody geared up for basketball."
MATT BECK Intramurals coordinator
sign-up for the tournament opened on Thursday and will remain open until Tuesday. The fee to register a team is $10 per team, which can be paid to the intramurals staff in room 103 of the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Play will begin on Nov. 30, with all of the games being played within the following two weeks until Dec. 11.
"This tournament is a good warm-up to the season." Matt Beck, intramurals coordinator, said. "It gives teams a chance to play together and get things figured out for the season later on. It gets everybody geared up for basketball."
five divisions that are played in the regular intramurals basketball season. There will be a men's division, a women's division, and a co-rec division. Each team can consist of no more than 20 players and the co-rec teams must have a two girls for every three guys to participate.
There are three different divisions that will be played in the tournament compared with the
"You get to play everybody in the pre-
Ellis said that playing in the pre-holiday tournament is a lot more competitive because the leagues were not divided up into as many divisions as during the actual season in the winter.
holiday tournament, Ellis said.
The tournament is played in a
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16,2009
Team earns season-opener victory
Jayhawks win 106-80 as opponent Oral Roberts displays shallow coverage in the post
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
No one wanted to forget about defense. But there really wasn't a choice. The regular season opener at Allen Fieldhouse swiveled heads of fans back and forth like a seesaw on loose hinges.
Kansas defeated Oral Roberts 106-80 in a contest of who could get to the hoop faster. There were 28 total points scored in the first four minutes of the game, 16 by Kansas.
"It ended up being a possession game," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "Both teams were back and forth."
janae Voelker led Oral Roberts with 29 points and 9 rebounds. Voelker's cross-court heaves opened up shots for her teammates, as the Golden Eagles finished with 29 three-point attempts. Freshman guard Kevi Luper surprised everyone but her coach, finishing with 24 points. Oral Roberts seemed to get a shot off in under five seconds on nearly every possession. Oral Roberts trailed by a 22-point halftime deficit.
"They came out and hit almost everything." Voelker said.
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Defensively, Oral Roberts played in a 3-2 zone for most of the game. The formation hassled Kansas' point guards into turnovers and hesitation.
"Them being spread out kinda messed with us," freshman guard Angel Goodrich said.
But Kansas' offensive proved to be too much for Oral Roberts.
Senior guard Sade Morris flights to get past two Oral Roberts defenders as she brings the ball up court. Morris scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Jayhawks defeated Oral Roberts 106-80.
Senior guard forward Danielle McCray earned a double-double, finishing the game with 27 points,
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Sutherland took advantage of Oral Roberts' 3-2 zone defense by exploiting the scheme's shallow coverage in the paint. The sophomore standout finished with 24 points (11 of 15 from the field) and 8 rebounds, dominating on both sides of the ball.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"We've got to get better in a hurry."
A. H. W. H. B.
Henrickson
Coach Bonnie Henrickson, on team defense.
STAT OF THE GAME: 27 MINUTES PLAYED BY NICOLETTE SMITH
Smith logged the third most minutes on the team despite coming off the bench. This allocation shows coach Henrickson's trust in the co-captain's leadership and ability to spread the floor with her outside versatility.
11 rebounds and 7 assists.
"Coach challenged me today for getting on the boards," McCray said. "That really helped me get going."
The shallow coverage in the post enabled sophomore forward Aishaun Sutherland and junior
center Krysten Boogaard to draw fouls and convert easy shots.
"I noticed they didn't watch me sneak in the back," Sutherland said. "I just looked for a lob."
Together Sutherland and
Boogaard finished with 43 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks.
"The pace was good." Sutherland said. "We ran the floor a lot."
Oral Roberts opened the sec-
inside of us to be better out of the gate," Henrickson said.
ond half on a 14-6 run and threatened a comeback by throwing Goodrich out of sync and consistently finding Voelker and Luper for buckets with extra passes in the paint.
"We've got to find something inside of us to be better out of the gate."
But after a timeout, Kansas forced a five-second violation on an attempted inbound pass and a backcourt violation.
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
"We've got to find something
With 12 minutes to go and the lead at 21, Kevi Luper fell to the ground and was called for a travel.
After surviving their first test of the regular season, the Jayhawks will head to Iowa City, Iowa, this Wednesday to take the Hawkees in
a Big 10 vs. the Big 12 meeting.
"We expect a great challenge',
Henrickson said. "There's gonna
be a big ol' bull's eye."
Edited by Alicia Banister
NBA
Mavericks end Pistons' three-game streak, 95-80
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, and rookie Rodrigue Beaubois added 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting to help the Dallas Mavericks beat
Detroit 95-90 on Sunday night, snapping the Pistons' winning streak at three games.
Drew Gooden had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Shawn Marion also had 11 points, and Jason Kidd added 10 points and seven assists for the Mavericks.
Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons
with 28 points, and Will Bynum had 27, including 17 in the fourth quarter. Ben Gordon, though, went 1 for 16 and missed a 3-pointer that would have tied it with 2 seconds left.
The Pistons led late in the third quarter, but a turnover let the Mavericks get back-to-back dunks at the end of the period.
Detroit tied it at 78 with 6 minutes left, but Nowitki answered with a three-point play. After Charlie Villeneau made a free throw, Nowitki made a jumper and Jason Terry hit a 3-pointer to give the Maverick a 86-79 lead with 4:21 left.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
During a timeout with about seven minutes remaining in the first half of the Jayhawks' game against Oral Roberts, the crowd cheered a young Kansas fan in a No. 4 jersey on to victory in a dance competition.
As much as Allen Fieldhouse rocked for that young fan, it grew even louder as senior guard Danielle McCray, also No. 4, made several outstanding plays to guide Kansas to a 106-80 victory against Oral Roberts.
"It's good to know he represented it well by winning," senior guard Danielle McCray said about the fan that shared her number.
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Senior guard Danielle McCray goes up for a shot against Oral Roberts during Sunday afternoon's game at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks opened their 2009-10 regular season Sunday.
In the first half Kansas scored a total of 64 points. McCray led the Jayhawks as she played nearly flawlessly throughout the half, when she lit up the scoreboard with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Those stats put her on pace for a triple-double at the end of the first half.
McCray guides team to victory
One of McCray's only miscues of the half came in the opening minutes as she threw a bad pass that led to a turnover. Aside from that, she missed only one shot, a three-point attempt following a no look pass from Goodrich, and didn't commit any fouls.
McCray saw her production drop in the second half. After
Kansas continued to put up numbers without its star guard. In the second half, sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland led all Kansas scorers with 14 points en route to a career high 24 points.
Despite the second-half dropoff in production, McCray still earned a double-double with 11 rebounds and 27 points.
"I think she got a little gassed. A lot of that stuff in the second half was flat," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
making seven shots on eight attempts in the first half, including 4 of 5 from beyond the arc, McCray made only two of her seven shot attempts in the second half. The chance McCray had for a triple-double also evaporated as she only tallied one assist in the second half.
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Fatigue very likely played a role in the stark contrast between McCray's productions from the first half to the second half. McCray played 36 out of 40 possible minutes in the Jayhawks defeat of the Golden Eagles.
Though McCray may continue to play that many minutes in the future, she will likely get some time to rest when freshman guard Monica Engelman produces off the bench.
"I'm not counting minutes". Henrickson said. "You want a player of that caliber on the floor."
"I'm going to play my best while I'm in to give her a break and keep the team rolling," Engelman said.
Engelman went one for six from the field and committed three fouls in 13 minutes of play against the Golden Eagles, which led, in part, to the large amount of playing time for McCray.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
No. 9 Tennessee defeats
No. 4 Baylor in 74-65 game
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Shekina Stricklen had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 8 Tennessee beat No. 7 Baylor 74-65 on Sunday in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic.
All the buzz entering the game was about Brittney Griner, the Lady Bears' celebrated recruit who dunked in an exhibition game. The 6-foot-8 Griner dunked a few times in warmups and scored 15 points, but never got close enough to the rim for a chance to dunk during the game.
The Lady Volunteers (1-0) used a combination of post players — who spent much of the game in foul trouble — to shut down Griner.
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I have a dirty little secret: My mother is from Missouri.
Most people wouldn't consider that to be shameful. However, many Kansans, especially those who live near the border with Missouri, probably shudder at the thought of having such a close relationship with a Missourian.
It is ingrained in us Jayhawkers from birth, a prejudice against all things Missouri based on a 150-year-old feud between slavers and free staters. Ever since William Quantrill blazed into Lawrence in 1863, burning buildings and leaving almost 200 dead, Kansans have associated Missouri with baseness and barbarity. Eventually, the heart of the conflict shifted to a slightly more civilized domain: sporting events between Missouri and Kansas.
From an early age, I was taught to root against Missouri every time they played, whether it was against us or not. I can not recall a single time when I rooted for the Tigers, even if they were representing the Big 12 in a bowl game or their victory would somehow have helped us advance in conference standings. After any matchup in which we unfortunately lost to Mizzou, I would wait for the inevitable call from my Missouri grandfather, who
BY DANA MEREDITH
dmeredith@kansan.com
would crow about the "Jayhawk soup" his Tigers had enjoyed for breakfast. This year, he and my father have a case of Omaha steaks riding on the outcome of the Border Showdown; I think my dad should start firing up the grill.
In this special section, readers will find more information about the Border Showdown, including the football game at Arrowhead Stadium and the yearlong points rivalry between the schools. They will also find articles about the historic basis of the rivalry and comparisons between the hometowns and mascots of the two schools. In addition, our sports writers have gone behind the scenes to explore athletes' mental and physical preparation for the year's big showdown.
Oh, and my mom turned out all right. Sometimes I even think she's a bigger Jayhawks fan than my alumnus father.
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Former Tigers defy rivalry, adjust to new lives as Jayhawks
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It's hard to imagine a KU student wearing a black and gold shirt and shouting "Go Mizzou!"
But it's not impossible for the students who crossed the border after attending the University of Missouri. They decided to continue their academic careers at the University of Kansas, facing the surprise of their friends and family.
"Many people would just laugh and ask 'How could you do such a crazy thing?' and 'What are you doing? Are you trying to go behind enemy lines?'" Robert Rescot, Macomb, Ill., doctoral student, said.
Rescot finished both his bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering at the University of Missouri. For his doctorate in transportation engineering, he decided to try something else.
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"Initially, KU wasn't on my radar of schools I was considering for perhaps all the obvious reasons, you know, as a Missouri student who spent seven years there," Rescot said.
But then he ran into a KU professor whom he already knew from his work at Mizzou. From him, Rescot heard about the University.
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He decided that this would be a great opportunity for him to have a say in the type of research he is doing. At the University, he would be more involved in the decisions of the next projects and would work more closely with the faculty.
Rescot said he knew that many people take the rivalry between the schools very seriously.
"At the end of the day, everyone's really supportive of the opportunity and recognizing that KU is another great school in the Midwest," he said. "It just happens to be a rival with Missouri."
Everyone has a reason to choose Kansas over Missouri. For some, it is the quality of education in a certain subject; for some, it is the cost of education. For Tiffany Huggard-Lee, a classics graduate student who grew up in various places in Missouri, it was both.
A part of Huggard-Lee is still connected to her alma mater. When it starts to rain, she
opens her black and gold MU umbrella and walks across campus amid students dressed in blue.
She still visits her family in Columbia about once a month. On game days, she roots for Mizzou, not because she feels closer to the team, but because her office mates root for the University, she said.
"At this point, I'm still for Mizzou," Huggard-Lee said. "I think in some ways a college town is a college town, so there are a lot of similarities."
Mallory Plancheon, Overland Park junior, considers herself "100 percent a Jayhawk." However, in the fall of 2007, she decided she wanted to be a little further from home and started at Missouri.
It took her one semester to return to her roots and continue her studies in Lawrence. Her transition to cheering for the Jayhawks again was easy, she said.
"KU kinda has me now," she said.
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Though usually level-headed, even senior safety Darrell Stuckey can get caught up in the heat of the moment when playing against Missouri. Stuckey's teammates and coach can agree that he is not a quiet man.
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Memoirs of Border Showdown
Each year's competition creates unique memories
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR smontemayor@kansan.com
This is most likely a futile aim, trying to piece together a broad perspective of the Border Showdown as gathered from the stories of a few diverse parties involved.
But when dealing with a rivalry that transcends sport, that has evoked the fieriest of passions for more than 150 years some good-natured,some pathetically hateful how can a consensus perspective ever be achieved?
It is with this in mind that this writer hopes that perhaps this piece can be the first of a variety of views on the Border Showdown. In some form, we all have our own memories of the Border Showdown through the years. Below are a few additions to that library.
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By most accounts senior safety Darrell Stuckey is not a quiet man. His teammates and coach can attest to that. So can former Kansas wide receiver Marcellus Jones, who is a deacon and college-aged youth group leader at Ninth Street Baptist Church, where Stuckey attends.
But for as much as Stuckey talks, even Jones was slightly surprised at what he heard during last year's
game against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Jones was sitting within earshot of Stuckey as he defended Missouri's Jeremy Maclin, who was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of April's NFL draft.
A steady, at times colorful, dialogue was shared between plays as one player tried to get into the other's head. Jones said nothing he heard was personal
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During the 2008 Border Showdown, senior safety Darrell Stuckey intercepts a pass from Missouu quarterback Chase Daniel. During thar game, Stuckey had two interceptions and a forced and recovered fumble.
and even after the game, Stuckey and Maclin exchanged pleasantries on a more literal level. But during that game's four quarters, the heat between the two sides rose a little higher than in most other contests.
"On one play, Chase Daniel threw the ball a little high, and Maclin didn't go after it, so Stuckey was like, 'Whoo! If you would have jumped for that itd be lights out," Jones said. "The rest of that conversation of course needs to be edited."
Now, we know Stuckey did more than talk that day. His two interceptions and a forced and recovered fumble may often be lost in the offensive theatrics as the snow-spotted game wound down, but there's little doubting those turnovers made a tremendous difference in a game decided by three points.
"You have to realize that that was one of the biggest matchups he and the team had all year," Jones said. "And take the rivalry, what that game meant for both programs. Darrell not only played above himself but also had fun in the aftermath."
Jones, who played from 1999 to 2002, is well acquainted with what's at stake when the two sides meet.
Jones recalled that before one game, a pair of Kansas legends — Gale Sayers and John Hadl — delivered a rousing address that he described as "out of this world."
"They showed how big this is to Kansas people." Jones said. "If you're a Kansas Jayhawk, this is not just a game."
Kansas went 2-2 against Missouri during Jones' career — a four-year stretch that saw considerably fewer successes than the early-to-mid 60s, when Hadl and Sayers were leaving their marks on the program's record books.
But that did little to cheapen the passion that Jones felt, and still feels, about the game. He may say the history between the two programs is sufficient for proper motivation, but Hadl and Sayers' address added a little more fire.
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"Little is an understatement," Jones said. "It was a 'Jayhawk classified' moment but their tone and demeanor had you just a quarter of the way through ready to play your best football."
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Jim Chappell, owner of Chappell's Restaurant and Sports Museum at 323 Armour Road, Kansas City, Mo., sees the history of both schools every day.
Chappell's restaurant showcases a seemingly infinite array of sports artifacts he has more than 1,000 football helmets hanging alone.
Chappell concedes that he has more Kansas memorabilia than Missouri, despite the location — although he said that the Kansas City area is more Kansas-centric and for the better.
"Now if Missouri was just 60 miles away, then we would have a problem around here," Chappell said.
Kansas and Missouri fans who dine at the 24-year-old restaurant must forgive its owner if he seems a bit conflicted occasionally. See, Chappell is friends with Jim Hinrich, Kirk's dad, and longtime Kansas commentator Max Falkenstein. He regularly attends basketball games, and if he has met a Kansas person who hasn't treated him nicely, he hasn't mentioned it.
But Chappell's father went to Missouri. And, of course, Chappell lives in the state.
"It's always like I have two kids in both schools," Chappell said. "A kid at MU and a kid at KU."
Chappell's sentiments may be sacrilege for numerous other Kansas and Missouri supporters. Missouri's Antlers may find Chappell's comment that "you can really love both" outrageous. As peace-loving a community as Lawrence is, Chappell's belief that there are nice people in both places may entice language as colorful as tie-dye.
"If you're not near the one you love, then love the one you're near," Chappell said.
Two vintage Missouri helmets, one with the white "M" and one with
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Senior safety Darrell Stuckey sacks Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones, causing a fumble Oct 24. The Jayhawks recovered the fumble, but the play was negated due to an offsides penalty on lineman Jeff Wheeler.
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Rap artist Tech N9ne performs in front of a packed house at The Granada Sept 11. Tech said that because one of his first performances was at The Granada, Lawrence is another home to him. He also said that he supported both sides of the Border Showdown.
the letter in gold, hang at Chappell's. Pennants from the 1920s from both schools defy age and are preserved on site. A 1951 felt Kansas football schedule hangs near the entrance J.V. Sikes' Jayhawks capped their 8-2 season that year with a 41-28 Homecoming victory against Missouri.
But one of Chappell's most treasured belongings is a photo printout of Budd Stallworth with a personalized note Chappell loves to recite. It recalls the late-February game in 1972 when Stallworth scored the second-most points in a game in Kansas history against Missouri.
--said Kaliko, whose real name is Samuel Watson. "I'd have to give it to Lawrence if it was between The Granada and The Blue Note."
"To my good friend Jim Chappell," it reads, "I remember the night you held me to 50 points. Always, Bud Stallworth."
Chappell chuckles every time he reads that. He's as proud of that game as any Jayhawk would be.
To attend a concert featuring Kansas City rap artists Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko is to witness chaos personified. Their machine-gun delivery and infectious, crowd-engaging pace mirror the energy that's between the walls of most sporting venues.
The two have toured together now for more than 10 years and have turned local music venues on their heads in both Lawrence and Columbia, Mo., for upwards of 50 occasions.
"It's just psycho energy in Lawrence,"
For Tech N9ne whose real name is Aaron Yates, Lawrence is another home to him. It was at The Granada
where Tech was given one of his first opportunities to perform live.
"What we built down at MU was something massive, too, but it was not my home," Tech said.
"I think rivalries are necessary, man. In a way it can be exciting. In another way it can be deadly ..."
Tech said that aside from the Chiefs, he isn't much of a sports fan, though
TECH N9NE Kansas City rap artist
he supports both sides of the Border Showdown regardless. He recalls tailgating with Missouri fans and attending parties on campus in Lawrence.
If public fornication and substance consumption in certain places in the area were fit for print in this paper, he and Kaliko would have even more to
share.
Kaliko, on the other hand, is often by a television or even in the stadium when the Border Showdown is contested.
He grew up near the Kansas-Missouri border and said he became a Kansas fan. Not that he holds much resentment towards
Missouri. His mother and sister both attended the school.
He does, however, have to deal with his own crew members, who are very Tiger-centric.
"We just went to Amsterdam and Switzerland, and I wore my KU
sweatshirt there, and all my boys were giving me problems," Kaliko said. "Everybody's a MU fan over here. The colors are just more boring to me."
Banter aside, the troupe finds itself in the middle of the Border Showdown with annual stops — between trips to Europe and Australia — on each side always producing a story or two.
For Tech, the Border Showdown is another rivalry. Something fun,something that calls out at our youngest urges.
"I think rivalries are necessary, man," he said. "In a way it can be exciting. In another way it can be deadly. But in this case, with sports and everything, I don't think that it should be deadly. I think it's all in fun. It takes everybody back to high school or junior high school when they were rooting for their team when the opposing team came. I think it's healthy. I think people need that."
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So what, if anything, can we take away from stories such as these?
Well, perhaps that the Border Showdown simply produces differing perspectives for everyone.
For some, the nature of its rivalry is intriguing, if not humorous. For those involved, it often elicits performances in which athletes step out above and beyond themselves — at times in a way uncharacteristic of their day-to-day modus operandi.
And for more still, it produces a wealth of memories fit for preservation. Be it a T-shirt (that this author owns) commemorating Kansas' 2003 football toppling of then-ranked Missouri or a library of relics in a restaurant an hour away, there will always be stories. Stories to tell, stories to relive, stories to add.
— Edited by Lauren Cunningham
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RELATIONSHIPS
Crossing the line: A romance that borders on forbidden
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Drew Waldron graduated from the University and began dating Rachel LaNoue, a Missouri graduate he met at work. Though the couple says graduating from rival universities can create minor tensions, especially during sporting events, they manage to make the relationship work.
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Some think that love conquers all, but when it comes to a relationship between a Tiger and a Jayhawk, others may beg to differ.
"I refuse to visit my friends in Columbia, Mo., let alone marry a Tiger," said Megan Wolf, Lenexa sophomore. "Being a Missouri fan is a deal breaker for me. Some have their requirements — must be tall, must love kids, must love dogs.
— but for me, they must not be a Tiger."
The rivalry between Kansas and Missouri dates back to ancient times before dinosaurs roamed the Great Plains. Not really, but it can sure seem like it.
The opposition between the two schools has always
made sporting events intense, heated matches, producing feelings that can be hard to dismiss even after the game is over.
Some might assume that a love affair between a Kansas fan and a Mizzou fan would be impossible, but Drew Waldron and Rachael LaNoue make it look easy.
"I'm not really sure exactly how we met the first time," Waldron said. "It was probably when I was checking her out at work."
Mo. Waldron started work a couple of weeks before LaNoue and eventually they were assigned cubicles across from each other.
"I refuse to visit my friends in Columbia, Mo., let alone marry a Tiger. Being a Missouri fan is a deal breaker..."
Waldron, 2008 graduate, and LaNeue, 2008 Missouri graduate, first met about at year ago while working at State Street, a financial service provider in Kansas City,
One of the first instances that brought the pair together was when a fellow employee put up Mizzou pictures all over Waldron's cubicle in the morning before he got to work. LaNoue laughed about the prank and from that Waldron figured she had gone to Mizzou.
"It was even a joke at first," LaNoue said. "We forwarded MU-KU e-mails or random
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articles about how one school was better than another."
"We just joke with each other, and I actually get along well with her friends who attend MU."
For these two lovebirds, it has never really been an issue that they graduated from rival universities. The only problem that has arisen is that Waldron still attends every Kansas home basketball and football game and tries to get LaNoue to go with him.
DREW WALDRON University alumnus
"I don't mind going to some, but all of them is a little excessive," LaNoue said. "He was mad that he missed a KU basketball game when were on a cruise together to the
Cayman Islands. I mean, come on, how could you be thinking about basketball while you are on a white, sandy beach?"
Last year, LaNoue and Waldron both attended the Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium. They went separately and hung out with their friends.
"The girls that I were with couldn't handle the rain and snow, and they left, so I went and sat with Drew for the second half of the game," LaNaeu said. "It was OK until the end. I started getting a little cocky thinking that we were going to win, so I was yelling and cheering as loud as I could. Then all of a sudden it was over. KU won and all his friends, even his dad, had something to say."
Besides the minor turbulence regarding sporting events, their relationship
seems to be above the border feud. Although comical jabs are thrown regarding schools, nothing is taken too seriously and their social lives can intermingle without any tension, the two say.
"We just joke with each other, and I actually get along well with her friends who attend MU," Waldron said.
Love is never easy,but when
you have the border feud weighing down your relationship, that tends be to an entirely different game of hearts. If a couple can get past their collegiate rival differences and share a life together, then Hawks the limit.
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Rachel Goldberg, left, St. Louis senior, gives friends from back home a tour of campus. Goldberg said she came to the University of Kansas because she liked the atmosphere of Lawrence better than Columbia, Mo.
BY KIRSTEN KWON kkwon@kansan.com
For many KU students, it's easy to hate Missouri. On game days, it can be fun to wear anti-Missouri T-shirts or participate in yelling inappropriate chants, but for some Missouri is a place called home.
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For students who grew up in Missouri, the border rivalry can seem all too real. With friends and even family members at Mizzou, the competition between schools takes on a whole new meaning.
Emily Strusz, Springfield, Mo., senior was born in New Jersey, and said she didn't even know about the Kansas-Missouri rivalry until she moved to Springfield in the fourth grade. It wasn't until middle school, however, that she learned that many of her friends were avid Mizzou fans.
Strusz was one of few graduates from her high school who chose the University of Kansas instead of Missouri for college. Even the benefits of going to Missouri, such as paying in-state tuition, weren't enough to change Strusz's mind. Instead, she said, getting away from home and meeting all new people was a blessing and attracted her to the University.
But knowing Mizzou fans can also turn the rivalry into friendly competition. Both KU and Mizzou students join in the ultimate argument about which school reigns supreme. In sports, especially, there is always a debate between Strusz and her friends.
"When we won the National Championship, I got to rub it in their faces for a whole year, and then last year when we beat them in football was even better," Strusz said. "I just wish I would have gone home to watch the game with them instead of mocking them for it over the phone."
For Rachel Goldberg, St. Louis senior, the rivalry is a family affair. Rachel's mother graduated from Missouri and now her brother is a freshman there. She said watching the games now would be a lot more interesting.
"I obviously will always root for KU over Mizzou," Goldberg said.
Goldberg was also an exception by choosing the University over Missouri for school. Many of her high school friends gave her a hard time about the decision. She said that even though Missouri was a common choice for St. Louis teens, after visiting Columbia she knew she liked Lawrence better.
home, but not too close," she said. "I also really liked the traditions of KU."
"I came to KU because it was close to
Although anti-Mizzou sentiments seem to always be present in Lawrence, according to Goldberg in some parts of Missouri the Border Showdown competitiveness isn't as important.
"The KU-MU rivalry is definitely not as big of a deal in St. Louis," Goldberg said. "People there will cheer for Mizzou over KU in most situations, but it's nothing compared to how KU fans feel towards Mizzou fans."
For students from Missouri, the rivalry can mean rooting against friends and family. Still, the unified animosity for one another can be nothing more than friendly competition. Strusz said the rivalry brought students together.
"I enjoy the rivalry," Strusz said. "I feel like every school has one and needs one, it helps the feeling of unity."
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Lauren Skahan, right, Springfield, Mo., freshman, and her sisters all root for Kansas, despite having parents who attended Missouri. "It gets pretty intense with the bashing of schools and when the jokes start flying." Skahan said.
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The rivalry between Kansas and Missouri began during the Civil War, and it comes as no surprise that some households are divided between the two.
Growing up in a house divided between Kansas and Missouri has become common among many students at the University.
"My parents both have their masters from MU so they have always been MU fans, but my sisters and I have always been KU fans because my dad's cousin played KU football with Gail Sayers," said Lauren Skahan, Springfield, Mo., freshman.
Like Skahan, Megan Gillies, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, also grew up in a house divided.
"My stepdad is a die-hard MU fan and I grew up a die-hard KU fan," Gillies said.
Both Skahan and Gillies said they picked the University instead of Missouri because
they knew a lot of people going to Missouri and wanted a new experience and new friends.
Coming from a house divided, the
decision to attend the University was quite the experience for both. Skahan said that though her family was supportive of her choice, they still made fun of her for going
to the University. Skahan said her family would congratulate her on getting into a college where she would become qualified to work at Pizza Hut.
Both Gillies and Skahan said they always went with their families to the Kansas-Missouri football game.
Gillies said her stepdad told her it was "her choice if she wanted to go to a loser school."
Skahan said her family had spent the Border Showdown together for the past four years.
"It gets pretty intense with the bashing of schools and when the jokes start flying," Skahan said.
Though the Border Showdown is full of bashing and banter, Skahan said the atmosphere on the Kansas side of the stadium drew her in and she fell in love.
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Cornerback Daymond Patterson leaps into the arms of a teammate after defeating Missouri in the 2008 Border Showdown.
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Sophomore wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe fends off a Missouri defender during last year's Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Briscoe rushed for 310 yards throughout the game, which culminated in a 40-37 Jayhawk victory over the Tigers.
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Sophomore receiver Dezmon Briscoe leaps into Kansas center Ryan Cantrell's arms after Briscoe's only touchdown of the game. Kansas won 40-37 last year in Kansas City.
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Red-shirt junior wide receiver Kerry Meier sprints around the Missouri defense during last year's game at Arrowhead Stadium. The Border Showdown was a back-and-forth battle the came down to multiple touchdowns in the final minutes for a 40-37 Jayhawk victory.
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Junior tailback Jake Sharp pushes off a defender during the first half of the 2008 Border Showdown for extra yards. Sharp finished with 60 of Kansas' 93 yards rushing with one touchdown early in the third quarter.
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Spectators wait in Kansas derest Missouri in the 1921 homecoming game. This was the first season played in Memorial Stadium.
Kansas-Missouri games by year
A breakdown of the two teams' wins and losses
1891 - Oct. 31 (at K.C.) W 22-8
1892 - Nov. 26 (at K.C.) W 12-4
1893 - Nov. 30 (at K.C.) L 4-12
1894 - Nov. 31 (at K.C.) W 18-12
1895 - Nov. 28 (at K.C.) L 6-10
1896 - Nov. 26 (at K.C.) W 30-0
1897 - Nov. 25 (at K.C.) W 16-0
1898 - Nov. 24 (at K.C.) W 12-0
1899 - Nov. 30 (at K.C.) W 34-6
1900 - Nov. 29 (at K.C.) T 6-6
1901 - Nov. 28 (at K.C.) L 12-18
1902 - Nov. 27 (at K.C.) W 17-5
1903 - Nov. 26 (at K.C.) W 5-0
1904 - Nov. 24 (at K.C.) W 29-0
1905 - Nov. 30 (at K.C.) W 24-0
1906 - Nov. 29 (at K.C) T 0-0
1907 - Nov. 28 (at St. Joseph) W 4-0
1908 - Nov. 26 (at K.C.) W 10-4
1909 - Nov. 26 (at K.C.) L 6-12
1910 - Nov. 24 (at K.C.) T 5-5
1911 - Nov. 23 T 3-3
(First KU-MU game played on campus)
1912 - Nov. 23 W 12-3
(First homecoming game)
1913 - Nov. 22 (at MU) L 0-3
1914 - Nov. 21 L 7-10
1915 - Nov. 27 (at MU) W 8-6
1916 - Nov. 30 (homecoming) L 0-13
1917 - Nov. 29 W 27-3
1919 - Nov. 29 (homecoming) L 6-13
1920 - Nov. 27 (at MU) L 7-16
1921 - Nov. 24 (homecoming) W 15-9
1922 - Nov. 30 (at MU) L 7-9
1923 - Nov. 29 (homecoming) T 3-3
1924 - Nov. 27 (at MU) L 0-14
1925 - Nov. 21 (homecoming) W 10-7
1926 - Nov. 20 (at MU) L 0-15
1927 - Nov. 19 (homecoming) W 14-7
1928 - Nov. 24 (at MU) L 6-25
1929 - Nov. 23 (homecoming) L 0-7
1930 - Nov. 22 (at MU) W 22-0
1931 - Nov. 21 (homecoming) W 14-0
1932 - Nov. 12 (at MU) W 7-0
1933 - Nov. 30 (homecoming) W 27-0
1934 - Nov. 29 (at MU) W 20-0
1935 - Nov. 28 (homecoming) T 0-0
1936 - Nov. 26 (at MU) L 3-19
1937 - Nov. 25 (homecoming) T 0-0
1938 - Nov. 25 (at MU) L 7-13
1939 - Nov. 25 (homecoming) L 0-20
1940 - Nov. 21 (at MU) L 20-45
1941 - Nov. 22 (homecoming) L 6-45
1942 - Nov. 26 (at MU) L 13-42
1943 - Nov. 20 (homecoming) W 7-6
1944 - Nov. 23 L 0-28
1945 - Nov. 24 L 12-33
1946 - Nov. 28 W 20-19
1947 - Nov. 22 (homecoming) W 20-14
1948 - Nov. 25 (at MU) L 7-21
1949 - Nov. 19 (homecoming) L 28-34
1950 - Nov. 23 (at MU) L 6-20
1951 - Dec. 1 (homecoming) W 41-28
1952 - Nov. 22 (at MU) L 19-20
1953 - Nov. 21 (homecoming) L 6-10
1954 - Nov. 20 (homecoming) L 18-41
1955 - Nov. 19 (homecoming) W 13-7
1956 - Dec. 1 (at MU) L 13-15
1957 - Nov. 23 (homecoming) W 9-7
1958 - Nov. 22 (at MU) T 13-13
1959 - Nov. 21 (homecoming) L 9-13
1960 - Nov. 19 (at MU) W 23-7
(Later ordered to forfeit victory because of ineligible player)
1961 - Nov. 25 L 7-10
1962 - Nov. 24 (at MU) T 3-3
1963 - Nov. 30 L 7-9
1964 - Nov. 21 (at MU) L 14-34
1965 - Nov. 20 L 20-44
1966 - Nov. 19 (at MU) L 0-7
1967 - Nov. 25 W 17-6
1968 - Nov. 23 W 21-19
1969 - Nov. 22 L 21-69
1970 - Nov. 21 (at MU) L 17-28
1971 - Nov. 20 W 7-2
1972 - Nov. 25 (at MU) W 28-17
1973 - Nov. 24 W 14-13
1974 - Nov. 23 (at MU) L 3-27
1975 - Nov. 22 W 42-24
1976 - Nov. 20 (at MU) W 41-14
1977 - Nov. 19 W 24-22
1978 - Nov. 11 (at MU) L 0-48
1979 - Nov. 22 L 7-55
1980 - Nov. 22 (at MU) L 6-31
1981 - Nov. 21 W 19-11
1982 - Nov. 20 (at MU) L 10-16
1983 - Nov. 19 (homecoming) W 37-27
1984 - Nov. 17 (at MU) W 35-21
1985 - Nov. 23 W 34-20
1986 - Nov. 22 (at MU) L 0-48
1987 - Nov. 21 (at MU) L 7-19
1988 - Nov. 19 L 17-55
1989 - Nov. 18 (at MU) W 46-44
1990 - Nov. 17 L 21-41
1991 - Nov. 23 W 53-29
(Tony Sands sets NCAA game rushing record with 396 yards)
1992 - Nov. 23 (at MU) L 17-22
1993 - Nov. 20 W 28-10
1994 - Nov. 19 (at MU) W 41-31
1995 - Nov. 4 W 42-23
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1997 - Sept. 13 W 15-7
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1998 - Sept. 12 (at MU) L 23-41
1999 - Oct. 23 W 21-0
2000 - Oct. 14 (at MU) W 38-17
2001 - Oct. 20 L 34-38
2002 - Oct. 26 (at MU) L 12-36
2003 - Sept. 27 W 35-14
2004 - Nov. 20 (at MU) W 31-14
2005 - Oct. 29 W 13-3
2006 - Nov. 25 (at MU) L 17-42
2007 - Nov. 24 (Arrowhead) L 28-36
2008 - Nov. 28 (Arrowhead) W 40-37
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Dwyer: Admitting my black (and gold) past
Transferring from Mizzou to Kansas complicates rivalry
The Border Showdown showdown is too weak of a word,but political correctness
showdown is too weak of a word, but political correctness won't allow me to call it what everyone wants to — represents a number of different things to a number of different people. For athletes and coaches from all sports, depending on who you talk to, it ranges from just another game to the biggest of the year. For most fans it represents a chance to don the crimson
BY TIM DWYER
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and blue and rage against the ruffians from across the border.
For me, it's different. My story is kind of a complicated one.
You see, when I graduated from Andover Central High School a few years back and decided I wanted to go into journalism, I was swayed by a certain school's reputation as the best journalism
school in the country. I'll give you a hint: It's a school involved in the Border Showdown. I'll give you another hint: It's not Kansas.
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Here's the thing about going from Mizzou to Kansas, though. There's not a whole lot of forgiveness from the black and gold. You may have heard something about this, but the Tigers aren't huge fans of us Jayhawks.
To put it lightly, I've gotten my fair share of trash talked in my direction. First, as a Kansas boy that crossed the border, I became the kind of guy that John Brown and Don Fambrough despise. Now as a former Missouri student that's happy to be a Jayhawk, I've got the ghosts of William Quantrill and his raiders on my six.
I'll admit that I'm not what you would call an innocent bystander in my own right. There have been plenty of texts and calls going both ways.
When my editors asked me to write this column, I was, to say the least, apprehensive. Only a select few know the true story of my black (and gold) past. But I thought hey, if Michael Vick can get a second chance, then I can, too.
So there you have it. The big confession is done with. My darkest secrets are out.
But on the bright side, I have one bragging point that may be mine and mine alone. I'm undefeated in Border Showdown football since 2006. 3-0. Can't be beaten. In the immortal words of Ricky Bobby, "I wake up every morning and I piss excellence."
And I'm feeling good about keeping that perfect record intact this year.
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What do you think? BY DANA MEREDITH
What does the MU-KU rivalry mean to you?
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KIRSTEN SCHICK
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"I'm from Missouri, so my whole life I was taught to hate KU. All of my cousins went to Mizzou, so there's a big family rivalry there as well."
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"I live in a divided house. My mom went to KU, my dad to MU. Two of my sisters went to MU, and I'm the first to go to KU. So I kind of root for both — but of course I want KU to win. I'm going to the game and I'm really excited."
ELYSE WILSON
Olathe freshman
JONATHAN KENNEDY
KYLE CEZAR Shawnee junior "It means everything. I'm a Kansas kid. I was bred to hate Missouri. My whole family is from Kansas — no one has ever liked Missouri."
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KU football through the years
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1891 KU and MU play each other for the first time and KU wins 22-8. KU has its first undefeated season.
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KU fans from the 1940s ride together in a car labeled "Massacre Mizzou." The fans took many of their traditions from the Jayhawker and Bushwacker struggle that led to Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence.
1893 Ed Harvey becomes Kansas' first African-American player.
1896 KU football players wear crimson and dark blue uniforms for the first time The original colors of athletics were sky blue and yellow.
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1910 After a miracle of controversies, the KU football program is nearly scrapped for good and replaced with rugby.
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Waves of crimson, blue, yellow and black rush over Arrowhead Stadium. The loud clamor of the fans leaps into a roar as the players emerge unto the field. Going from a humble game on a field in the 1890s to last year's highly anticipated game at Arrowhead Stadium, the Border Showdown has evolved over the years.
No rivalry has been as vicious as the Border Showdown between Kansas and Missouri. It is a rivalry that not only runs deep in each school, but also in the states the schools reside in. The rivalry, which originated from the struggles between Jayhawkers and Bushwackers, led to Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence. When the schools were established, they took many of their traditions and, of course, rivalry from this pre-Civil War time.
According to Larry L. Campbell's "A History of Football At The University of Kansas, 1889-1920," this historical rivalry crossed into football in 1889. Kansas, coached by Professor E.M. Hopkins, defeated Missouri met at Exposition Park in Kansas City, Mo., 22-8, notching a victory in front of a crowd of 3,000. For the first time, fans celebrated a victory over Missouri by throwing bonfires on Massachusetts Street as the players returned.
For the next couple of years, the teams fought for the title Champion of the West, which later became the Western Interstate League championship, according to Campbell.
The 1911 game was played at Rollins Field in Columbia, Mo., and Chester L. Brewer, Missouri's athletic director, asked alumni to return and cheer for the team against big rival Kansas. A crowd of 10,000 people showed up, according to Campbell. This is widely seen as the first homecoming ceremony in the U.S. In 1912, Kansas held the match-up against Missouri with its first homecoming ceremony and won the game. According to Clifford Griffin's "The University of Kansas: A
History," the schools alternated between housing the game and homecomings for the next couple of decades.
As the rivalry grew, so did the spirit of tradition for Kansas. In 1919, in anticipation of the 28th annual Border War game, the Jayhawks wore white shirts and red sashes and bought 25-cent Loyalty Arm Bands. The attendance of 15,000 supporting fans at McCook Field demonstrated the beginning of the school spirit.
Another tradition was the traveling Indian war drum trophy, which was created in 1937 through the Missouri almuni and KU athletic lettermen's club. That trophy was exchanged each year to the winner until 1979. Then in 1986 a Taos American Indian war drum was used until 1999, when it was replaced by a marching band bass drum.
"It was more toward promoting something more politically correct," Kevin Corbett, president of KU Alumni Association, said. "And it wasn't really any history of an Indian influence at any of the schools."
The Border War was changed to Border Showdown in 2004.
Corbett said it had a lot to deal with promoting good sportsmanship and following 9/11 there was a push for universities to show sportsmanship, even in a heated rivalry.
Kansas-Missouri was the oldest college rivalry west of the Mississippi, Corbett said.
"There is a lot of history behind that rivalry that will take some years to move into a more friendly environment," Corbett said. "And it won't take away from the fact that Missouri hates Kansas and Kansas hates Missouri. It's just how we behave as fans and how players behave at sportsmen."
— Edited by Anna Kathagnarath
1912 KU plays Missouri for its first homecoming game on Nov. 23. Kansas wins 12-3.
1918 Kansas opens the season playing Oklahoma but does not have a conference schedule because of World War I. The homecoming game is cancelled because of the Spanish influenza epidemic.
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1921 KUplays itsfirstgame in Memorial Stadium against Kansas State.
1937 KU plays its 400th game against Missouri, tying 0-0
1944 The Border Showdown is held on Thanksgiving Day for the last time. It had been held on
Thanksgiving almost exclusively since its inception but opposition to taking away from holiday observance had begun in the 1920s. Kansas loses 28-0.
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Budig Hall fell victim to the Kansas-Missouri rivalry after a reckless act of vandalism on Oct. 16. Kansas and Missouri have been rivals since before the Civil War.
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BY COURTNEY BULLIS cbullis@kansan.com
Kansas and Missouri have been at odds since the Border Showdown began in 1861. Upon entering the Union in that year, Kansas, a free state, fell victim to a series of violent attacks by pro-slavery inhabitants in Missouri.
It was almost inevitable that once the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas began to compete against each other the heated rivalry about slavery would transfer to sports.
On Oct. 31, 1891, Kansas and Missouri played their first football game against one another. Kansas won the game 22-10 and commenced the beginning of one of the most notorious rivalries between state universities.
It was originally called the Border War, but the KU Athletic Director Lew Perkins said the title was officially changed in 2004 to the Border Showdown in response to events such as Sept. 11. Former KU football coach Don Fambrough says that he will never call it anything but a war.
"People who call it the Border Showdown are people who have never played against Missouri," said Fambrough. "It is a total war. They started the war with Quantrill and all that and we are going to end it."
This rivalry is not just a war of words. Playing pranks, wearing graphic sportswear and refusing to cross state borders have all played apart in the tradition of KU-MU rivalry.
Members of the Antlers, a Missouri student fan group organized in 1976, are known for disrupting and annoying any opposing team of Missouri. Jeff Gordon, co-founder of the Antlers, said the group originated at the behest of an older student.
"During the 1975-76 season, a few guys, myself included, from the Hudson Hall dor-
mory starting going to Mizzou home basketball games and causing a stir;" Gordon said.
"I think every school has a group that just really loves the team," Kurtis Townsend, a Kansas men's assistant basketball coach said. "Until something gets personal or they invade your privacy, then that crosses the line. Just wanting to win and being a fan is great though."
Coaches of both universities have chosen to participate by refusing to cross borders unless it is mandatory for the game. Former Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart had his players stay in hotels in Kansas City, Mo. He would have the team bus buy gasoline in Missouri and he would lecture any player that purchased and/or ate food in the state of Kansas.
The rivalry seemed to come full circle to its Civil War roots in 2007, when a few Missouri fans created a shirt showing William Quantrill
and his Bushwhackers next to a scoreboard and a picture of Lawrence burning.
"I think that their shirt was extremely distasteful," Lauren Beebe, Overland Park, junior, said. "They are glorifying one of the worst times in American history and massproducing it."
Even though many thought the shirt had crossed a line, KU fans did not want to be outdone. They created a shirt showing abolitionist John Brown with the words, "Kansas: Protecting America from Missouri since 1854."
Whether it is the war or the showdown, graphic t-shirts or prank calls, the rivalry between Kansas and Missouri is still going strong.
"I think there is a renewed passion for the rivalry," said Fambrough. "It is because of the excitement around the success of our teams."
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1952 NBC broadcasts KU's first televised game where KU wins 27-13 against TCU.
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1960 Kansas beats No. 1 ranked Missouri 23-7. The victory was later forfeited after information came to light that Kansas player Bert Coan had
1961 KU had its first bowl game victory. KU beat Rice 33-7 at the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston.
accepted a free plane ride to Chicago from a KU graduate.
1965 Kansas ends the longest winning streak against a single opponent - Kansas State.The streak spans from 1956 to 1965.
1973 KU player David Jaynes ranks fourth place in the Heisman award voting.
1979 KU has its largest crowd for an away game. 100,228 people show up at Michigan and KU loses 7-28.
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2008 Kansas wins the Orange Bowl. Kansas wins the Showdown 40-37.
2007 KU has 12 wins; the most in a season to date. Kansas falls to Missouri in hugely anticipated Border Showdown held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., for the first time, ending Kansas' undefeated season with a 36-28 loss. The attendance of the fans was 80,537 people.
2005 KU has its first win ning season since 1995. The overall season result is 7-5-0.
2002 Mark Mangino coaches his first season at KU.
1998 Devin West gets 319 yards in Border Showdown,a Kansas record. Kansas goes into overtime four times against UAB, tying the NCAA record. KU won 39-37.
1995 KU makes it to the Aloha Bowl again, wining against UCLA 51-30.
1992 KU makes it to the Aloha Bowl and wins against BYU. 23-20.
1991
Glen Mason named Big 8 coach of the year; Mason got the honor again in 1995. The next
Mangino
get the award is Mark Mangino in 2007.
1991 Kansas tallies 648 yards against Missouri, a record against conference opponent.
1985 Willie Pless Tackler of the Year award established and named for the Kansas and Big 8 all time leading tackler.
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Historic attire: Two rival mascots and the stories behind them
BY KRISTEN VERMEIRE
kvermeire@kansan.com
Kansas and Missouri both have mascots with histories as rich as the notorious rivalry between the institutions.
But though the origin of the Border Showdown remains almost common knowledge for both Kansas and Missouri students, the lesser-known story behind the development and tradition of each mascot is just as telling in historical significance.
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
Origin of the mascot name: The term Jayhawk comes from the 1850s, during which Kansas was a battleground between pro- and anti-slavery forces, the two sides sometimes sacking and attacking each other's settlements. The term Jayhawk was at first used to describe both sides, but eventually stuck with the anti-slavery advocates and, in time, became a term of endearment. KU's football program began in 1890, and it seemed natural to dub the team the Jayhawks.
bird itself is mythical, it is not one be reckoned with. The first depiction of the bird was illustrated in 1912 by Henry Maloy cartoonist for THE Universi Dail Kansa Maloy the J shoes
to kick his opponents.
Brought to life: The Jayhawk appeared in costume for the first time in the 1960s and became known as "Jay". Then in 1971, Baby Jay was "hatched" during halftime at the homecoming game. The original Baby Jay costume can be seen on display outside Jaybowl on the first floor of the Kansas Union.
School's colors: KU had originally decided to adopt the University of Michigan's colors, maize and blue, but settled on crimson and blue in 1896.
MISSOURITIGERS
Origin of the mascot name: Missouri's mascot also traces its origin back to the Civil War battles between Kansas and Missouri. In 1864, a group of armed Columbia citizens stood guard against raids by William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, a Confederate guerrilla leader. These guards became known as the Columbia Tigers.
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First football appearance: Missouri's football team first took to the field in 1890
and the tiger was decided on as a mascot, in honor of the Civil War heroes in Columbia.
Brought to life: In 1958, a Missouri student became the first to bring the mascot to life in a yellow sheet with a paper mache head. She was also one of the first mascots in the United States to travel with the team to the Orange Bowl.
Mascot's name: It wasn't until 1984 that the Missouri Tiger was officially named. He was dubbed "Truman" in honor of former President Harry S. Truman, who hailed from Missouri. The name came from a contest sponsored by Missouri's cheerleaders.
School colors: According to an article in the Columbia Missourian, Mizzou's newspaper, "Records show that players at the first football game wore crimson and old gold. It's also been cited that the color blue was associated with the university in its early years."
Although amusing to think of Missouri players in Kansas colors, the school decided on black and gold in 1892.
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Though Lawrence and Columbia, Mo., are considered bitter rivals in athletics, each college town has many local businesses students can enjoy. Here's a look at the places students at each university frequent and what makes the two cities different.
COLUMBIA
Downtown Setup
"Columbia's main street is Ninth Street or Broadway." Amanda Heisey, University of Missouri junior, said. "Each contains different restaurants, shops and bars. Ninth Street runs next to campus, while Broadway runs perpendicular."
Bars: "On any given night of the week, there is always a bar special that can be found." Katie McChesney, MU senior. said. "The most popular ones on Wednesday are Harpo's, which has quarter draws and Fieldhouse, with penny pitchers." Other popular bars include Campus Bar & Grill, which has 75-cent triple wells on Thursday nights. Southside Pizza and Pub has domestic beer for $1 every night of the week. Flat Branch Brewery, ranked no.78 on Esquire Magazine's list of "The Best Bars in America," is another spot where students go to enjoy hand-crafted beers.
Hot Spots
If you are in the mood for movies, Ragtag Cinema plays independent films and documentaries. "There are couches and confy chairs to sit in and you can drink there," Paul Byrne, MU senior, said.
Another hot spot, which is not a bar, but also serves alcoholic items, is Sparky's. Sparky's is a homemade ice cream shop that has an adult-only menu next to its alcohol-free ice cream. Some popular flavors include red wine and chocolate, lavender and honey, chai tea and Guinness floats.
There are a few booze-free hot spots in Columbia as well. Shakespeare's Pizza is rated the No. 1 restaurant on Urbanspoon.com and students agree with the ranking. "Shakespeare's Pizza is a Columbia staple restaurant," McChesney said. "The place is always busy, but the wait is totally worth it."
Student Presence
Similar to Lawrence, Columbia's students are what make up the city. Byrne said that Columbia locals rarely mixed with the students. He also said that the "townies" seemed notably absent during the school year. Heisey agreed.
"The students fill most of the jobs downtown
and all over Columbia." Heisey said. "The city would not be as interesting without all of the students."
Heisey added that Columbia revolves around the university,which allows for citywide involvement in events like homecoming. when local businesses allow greek houses to decorate their storefronts.
LAWRENCE
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While Lawrence has many streets that are full of commerce, Massachusetts street is where many local bars and restaurants are located.
Bars: 23rd Street Brewery and Free State Brewery are where many people in Lawrence like to enjoy different flavors of hand-crafted beers. Free State is ranked no.76, slightly better than Flat Branch, on Esquire Magazine's list of "The Best Bars in America." Other popular bars with great specials include, The Jayhawk Café, which serves every drink and shot for $1 on Wednesday, and The Cadillac Ranch, which has the same special every Friday.
Hot Spots
For never-before-seen footage, new releases, old movies and concerts, Liberty Hall is the place to be. Other music venues include the Granada, which has been around since the 1930s, and the Bottleneck. Bars like the Jazzhaus and the Barrel House are hot spots in town because they incorporate live music within their establishments. Many students are also attracted to more relaxing places like Hookah House.
"I really like the general atmosphere of the Hookah House because the guys who work there are really nice and they take care of their customers really well," Katie Kisner, Lawrence junior said.
Student Presence
Lawrence's diverse mix of students and natives makes Lawrence feel more like a city and less like a college town.
"KU is a town within a town," Kisner said. "Lawrence would not be the same without KU, but KU does not make Lawrence."
Molly Hollenbach, St. Louis junior, likes how the University is an addition to the already appealing Lawrence.
"KU stands out because of its diversity," Hollenbach said. "There is always something to do and you always know that when you meet someone new, they are going to be different from any other person in Lawrence."
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Initiation into Border Showdown tradition
Participation in rivalry is just part of being at KU
I grew up in southern Illinois, far from the intensity of the Border Showdown between the University and Mizzou. My family has a mix of both MU and KU alumni, but my relatives only ever mentioned the rivalry in an I'm-sort-of-joking-but-not-really way that adults adopt to keep conversation lighthearted. However, I learned about the true depth of the rivalry on my very first visit to campus when I was a junior in high school.
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My dad, a KU alumnus, had taken me to his alma mater to show me everything it had to offer. After our tour, I knew it was the place for me. During our journey home we stopped for a barbecue lunch in Columbia, Mo.
I was wearing my new "Rock Chalk
Jayhawk" shirt proudly. A few snide comments later and a meal I'm sure was spit in, I fully understood the intensity of the rivalry between the Border States.
In that moment, I learned that by wearing a KU shirt, I was pledging my allegiance to the University. Once I began college I became an official part of the rivalry—a tradition that dates back to the Civil War. Back then, rebels from Missouri ran across the border, nearly burning down all of Lawrence and killing many Kansans. Though Missouri is no
longer a slave state, Kansans haven't forgotten about the history between the two. Missourians haven't forgotten the rebels from Kansas who attacked their towns, either.
Most Jayhawks have stories of bitter moments with Missouri fans. I have certainly had my fair share. Though my relatives have never caused any big issues, over the last three-plus years, I've heard a lot from others. A retail employee in a suburban St. Louis mall called me a moron after noticing my KU T-shirt. At the Border Showdown at Arrowhead Stadium I saw a Missouri fan burn a KU flag in the middle of a Jayhawk tailgate. Let's just say that it didn't go over well.
Most of my friends from home attend Missouri universities. When I visit them, it is worse — there's absolutely no chance the rivalry can go unmentioned. When a Jayhawk fan is attacked, he or she has the advantage of being able to point out
our rich school traditions, all the times we have destroyed the Tigers in sports and our overall superiority. I certainly do — I'd be a wimp if I didn't. However, on the fluke occasion that we don't defeat Missouri in a sport, I can count on harassing phone calls, texts and messages from everyone across the border.
After years of participation in this ageold rivalry, I can appreciate how the competition adds to school spirit. It's a way for students to unite against a common cause. There is no feeling like the rush of adrenaline when you stand up to a Tiger fan talking trash on the University at a Border Showdown in Allen Fieldhouse. It is all part of the college experience, even down to rooting against MU when we aren't even playing them. Don't feel bad about it, Hawks, because I know Tiger fans feel the same way about us.
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Showdown brings unique rivalry beyond athletics
Thirteen days. That's how long until the Kansas football team plays the most competitive, most gutwrenching, most intense game it will play all season. That's how long until a rabid mob of fans from Lawrence and Columbia will gather at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., to cheer their teams on in something equal parts football game and Civil War re-enactment. That's how long it is until the Border Showdown.
BY ZACK MCQUISTON
zmcquiston@kansan.com
With a rivalry such as the one between Kansas and Missouri, it's hard to argue that there's a better one in all of college athletics. Sure, there are some pretty big ones Michigan and Ohio State and Florida and Tennessee come to mind, but those don't even come close.
William Quantrill and his band of Bushwackers, famed enemies of Kansas freedom fighter John Brown, burned sections of Lawrence to the ground in 1856. Did angry
mobs of Buckeye Rebels ever burn down Ann Arbor, Mich.? I don't think so.
Those same Bushwackers killed almost 200 civilians during a series of raids on Lawrence. I've heard of Bleeding Kansas, but Bleeding Florida or Bleeding Tennessee just doesn't seem to ring a bell.
Go down the list of big rivalries: Army and Navy, Oklahoma and Texas, Miami and Florida State, Georgia and Georgia Tech. Not one comes close to matching the amount of sheer animosity that exists along
the Missouri-Kansas border.
Sorry, Kansas State, it's just not the same when our football teams play. The Governor's Cup is nice, and we're certainly out to win, but it's just different with Missouri. When we play the Tigers, we're out for blood. We're not out only to defeat Missouri, but to spend the year declaring our dominance.
That's because our rivalry goes beyond athletics, beyond the universities themselves. It might as well be stamped on every Kansas and Missouri birth certificate; it's in our bones. The rivalry is different for those lifelong Kansas natives. I can't describe how grateful I am that my parents decided to move 20 minutes from Lawrence instead of 20 minutes from Columbia. I'd be wearing black and gold and proudly spelling my school's name wrong as a chant my whole life. By the way, it's spelled M-I-S-S-O-U-R-I, not M-I-Z-Z-O-U, Columbia.
Granted, anyone looking at this rivalry from the outside might have a hard time understanding the criticism. It says a lot that even now, 144 years after the Civil War ended, so much hate still burns on either side of the Missouri River. Look past the corporate "Border Showdown" and the exchange of the Indian War Drum. Friendships are broken, families divided and fisticuffs exchanged because of what so many see as a quaint sports rivalry. As far as we're concerned, we are continuing the same battle Quantrill and Brown started 153 years ago.
Former Kansas football coach Don Fambrough described it best when he told Sports Illustrated writer Stewart Mandel. "It's a goddamn war. And they started it!" No kidding, Fambrough. It's a war and Jayhawkers intend to win.
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The sun illuminates directly behind the World War II Memorial Campanile at sunset. The bell rings with each Kansas score at home football games, signaling to fans when it's time to wave the wheat.
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Name of the game shows principle
BY LISA ANDERSEN landersen@kansan.com
The football rivalry between Kansas and Missouri is a long-standing one, but the name of the game has changed.
What once was referred to as "The Border War" is now known as "The Border Showdown," a change that came about in 2004 at the beginning of the war in Iraq.
"When it comes to sports, 'showdown' is a much better way to display showing our skills versus theirs," Beth Newton, Hutchison junior, said.
Some worried that the use of the word "war" was disrespectful.
"It was really indifference to the men and women of our armed forces." Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said. "The men and women of our armed forces are fighting a real war and this is acknowledgement that an athletics test, in all reality, is not comparable to what our armed forces are going through."
Both the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri decided to change the name of the rivalry. The original name, "Border War," was in recognition of the combat between the two states before the Civil War.
just sounds friendlier" Newton said.
However, not all students agree with Newton that the name change is a positive thing.
"The word 'war' has such a negative connotation in this time period — 'showdown'
"It's sort of a bad remembrance," Tyler Bierwirth, Lenexa freshman, said. "I don't think that it's necessary. It's not even related at all."
Bierwirth said he thought the rivalry could return to its former name.
"If people started complaining about it enough, and if it was petitioned, I'm sure it would be," Bierwirth said.
Despite differing points of view, Marchiony said he did not foresee "The Border Showdown" encountering any name
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"There are opinions on both sides,but in the end, we do what we think is best." Marchiony said of the renaming. "It's really not on the radar."
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Winner of Showdown determined by points
BY SARAH PLAKE splake@kansan.com
The Border Showdown is one of the main components of the Kansas-Missouri rivalry. Created in 2002, the Showdown collects the rivalry into one continuous competition throughout the year, allowing each school to show its competitiveness and spirit.
Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said the two schools got together and decided to put on the competition, sponsored by M&I Bank.
"It is a point system put in place for the sports under the Athletics Department," Marchiony said. "Any time we play MU we are awarded points toward the Border Showdown, and at the end of the year the team with the most points is crowned the winner."
However, the Border Showdown has much more behind it than some may think.
In the 1850s, Kansas and Missouri frontier towns were involved in violent conflicts over the slavery debate and whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state. The violence escalated and peaked with the 1863 Lawrence Massacre, when William Quantrill's Confederate guerillas burned the city.
The current "hate" between Kansas and Missouri is a little less radical than what
it was back in the 1850s. Now, the athletic programs of the two universities duke it out all year long.
While it was originally coined as the Border War, in 2004 the name was changed to the Border Showdown. Curtis Marsh director of KU Info said, "After 9/11 there was a decision made to limit the compari
son between actual military battle and the athletic events."
To get points, the team either Kansas or Missouri must win the game. Point values awarded differ depending on the sport.
The KU teams competing in the Border Showdown are volleyball soccer, swimming and
"To have the immense satisfaction of beating your arch rival, that's what's at stake here."
Kalynd Carson, a member of the women's golf team, said that while the Border Showdown is not as stressed in golf, there is still a definite rivalry with Missouri.
diving, women's cross country, women's basketball, women's outdoor and indoor track and field, women's golf, softball, football, men's basketball, men's outdoor and indoor track and field, baseball and men's golf. The kickoff to this year's Showdown was the Sept. 16 KU-MU volleyball game held in Columbia, Mo. The roster of games and points can be viewed on the KU Athletics Web site.
"You want to be ranked first before Missouri to bring in a recruit,"she said. "But it's not like football with that competitiveness."
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At the end of the year, the winner will be awarded a trophy given by M&I Bank. The location of the trophy display if Kansas wins is yet to be determined.
The award will be presented at the Kansas City Sports Commission dinner in the spring, the date and time of which are still to be announced.
Last year the Tigers defeated the Jayhawks in the Showdown, winning 24 to 15. Missouri won the previous year and two other times since 2003. Kansas has won two of
the six showdowns, the first one in 2003-04 and the second in 2005-06.
Other than scoring a trophy, what does it mean to have the most points?
"To have the immense satisfaction of beating your arch rival, that's what's at stake here," Marchiony said.
In case of a tie, the school that won the majority of the head-to-head games in the regular season will be the Border Showdown winner.
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Baseball 3
Women's basketball 3
Men's basketball 3
Cross country 2
Football 3
Men's golf 3
Women's golf 3
Softball 3
Soccer 3
Swimming and diving 3
Tennis 3
Track and field 4
Volleyball 3
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There are also seven bonus points available.
PAST RESULTS
2007-08 Missouri 24, Kansas 15
2006-07 Missouri 25, Kansas 14
2005-06 Kansas 22, Missouri 17
2004-05 Missouri 22.5, Kansas 17.5
2003-04 Kansas 21.5, Missouri 18.5
2002-03 Missouri 32, Kansas 8.5
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BY ANDREW POSCH
aposch@kansan.com
As the Kansas tennis team looks at the upcoming season, it has one main goal in mind: defeating the Missouri Tigers.
The Tigers defeated the Jayhawks in the first round of the Big 12 Championships last season.
"It's important for this school to beat Missouri in everything." Kuni Dorn, the only senior on the team this year, said. "We want to beat them all the time."
Unfortunately for Dorn, Kansas has not won against Missouri since before her arrival three years ago.
A victory hasn't come to the Jayhawks since April of 2006, when they won 6-1. After that season, Missouri won all of the next four meetings, including in March 2008, when Kansas was ranked No. 55 nationally and Missouri pulled off an upset of Kansas, continuing its winning streak.
"One time we were really close," Dorn said. "We lost like 4-3. I was really upset about it."
Results against Missouri haven't turned out well for seventh-year coach Amy Hall-Holt either. Since becoming head coach in the fall of 2003, her team has compiled a 1-6 record against the Tigers in duel matches.
Last spring, Missouri racked up scores of 4-3 and 4-1 against Kansas, the latter of which ended Kansas's season.
Although both players and coaches can appreciate the drive and determination of the rivalry, the Border Showdown itself may have had a part in Kansas' loss.
Dorn said the reputation of the Border Showdown put extra pressure on the players
to perform well.
"We got over-focused and got so stressed that we wouldn't play well," Dorn said.
Hall-Holt said she tried to use the intensity of the rivalry as team motivation.
"It's definitely a huge rivalry with us just as it is in every other sport," Hall-Holt said. "We try to get pumped up and win at all costs."
Sophomore Alessandra Dzuba said the passion during matches against the Tigers was extremely high.
"The want to win is much greater than in other matches," Dzuba said. "Both teams get pretty loud."
The environment isn't exactly hostile, she said, but the players know what is at stake and do everything they can to give themselves an advantage.
After last year's early exit from the conference tournament, however, Dzuba was discouraged.
"We were so close last year and we were really disappointed in ourselves," she said.
For the 2010 season, the Jayhawks are bringing optimistic attitudes with them to the table.
"Everyone has been playing really well" Dzuba said. "This year is looking really good for us."
The year will need to continue to go well through the offseason if Kansas wants to have a legitimate shot at defeating Missouri because the two teams will not face off again until April 2010. The Tigers will play host to the match in Columbia, Mo., taking home-court advantage this time around.
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Sophomore Alessandra Dzuba watches as her serve crosses the net. The tennis team also has an intense rivalry with Missouri, but the Jayhawks have not won against the Tigers since 2006.
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MIKE MALONE Wichita sophomore "You have a different mindset for the KU vs. MU game. When tailgating at this game you're doing something bigger. It's the ultimate showdown."
BRITTANY BILLINGS Kansas City, Kan., sophomore "I do the normal tailgating with my family. but my mom bakes a 'Mizzou Sucks' cake that always ends up getting thrown around."
How does tailgating for the KU vs. MU Border Showdown differ from any other tailgate?
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BRYCE CASPER Rogers, Minn., freshman "More drunk to be more wild."
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BLAKE WARNER Hutchinson junior "There is more hype for the game, and there will probably be a few more fights amongst fans."
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Last-second play led to Showdown victory for Kansas
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
Former Kansas coach Don Fambrough the legendary keeper of the rivalry, has seen plenty of Kansas vs. Missouri football games.
In all, either when playing or coaching, Fambrough has been involved in 34 Kansas vs. Missouri games. And that's not even including the times he has simply watched as a fan.
Still, Fambrough said that few games matched last year's meeting, when quarterback Todd Reesing floated a pass to wide receiver Kerry Meier with 27 seconds left to give Kansas a 40-37 victory.
"That game stands out in my mind as one of the top football games against Missouri that I've ever been to as a coach, fan or whatever." Fambrough said. "It was just unbelievable what our kids did in that football game."
Similar sentiments were given from those
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"It was one of the greatest games I've been a part of in college," former linebacker Mike Rivera said. "At that point in our season we were fighting to have something to show for our senior year and for the rest of our team."
On fourth down, and with the game hanging on the play's outcome, Missouri blitzed Kansas, forcing Reesing to shuffle around the pocket.
But the real highlight from the game the play that will be remembered for years to come was the connection between Reesing and Meier.
At the same time, Meier worked his way behind Missouri's defenders before cradling Reesing's pass with an over-the-shoulder catch.
"I was just sitting there taking it all in and realizing that was one of the last plays of my college career," said Rivera, who watched the play from the sideline. "I had confidence in
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our offense that they would do it. They had been doing a lot of great things all day."
Former wide receiver Dexton Fields, who was on the field during the play, had a slightly different experience.
"When I saw Todd looking for him," Fields said, "I knew Kerry would probably be wide open. And then I was just like, 'Please catch it! Please catch它!'"
As time expired, though, Missouri drove the ball down the field to set up a potential game-tying 54-yard field goal. Adding to the game's drama, safety Phillip Strozier knocked the ball down, sealing Kansas' victory.
"It's the guisiest performance I've ever been associated with as a coach," coach
Mark Mangino said after the game.
In knocking off the Tigers, the Jayhawks may have saved their season.
Kansas entered last year's Border Showdown Nov.29 with an admittedly disappointing 6-5 record for a team attempting to build off its 2007 Orange Bowl victory.
The Jayhawks had lost two consecutive games
and were a group of walking
"It was one of the loudest games I've played in."
and were a group of wailing wounded: Key position players were ailing with various injuries. Missouri was the 13th ranked team in the country at the time and had already sealed up the Big 12 North title.
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Former linebacker
"We had guys banged up on offense defense, everything."Riverasaid."Everybody had to dig down deep and put out every little last effort they had to pull off that game."
Added former receiver Dexton Fields: "It's the rivalry against Missouri. That's a must-win against in itself."
in silence.
With 79,123 fans jammed into Arrowhead Stadium, each play resulted in one side cheering, while the other sat
And the part Fields most remembered from the game was the ever-increasing snowfall that dampened the field and dotted the sky with white.
"It doesn't get much better than that really," Rivera said. "It was a huge rivalry and all the fans were going crazy. It was one of the loudest games I've played in."
After the game, Kansas' players celebrated on the field before running to high-five the fans remaining in the stands.
Still, even now, much of the attention is cast onto the play between Reesing and Meier.
"It was just such a relief and it was just such an amazing play," Rivera said. "You forgot about all the bad things, all the injuries and all that kind of stuff."
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KU, Mizzou traditions show many similarities
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
cwesteman@kansan.com
Though they're more than 140 miles away, Shannon Blunt proudly displays a sketch of the University of Missouri's columns in his Eaton Hall office.
The columns are a remnant of Academic Hall, the first building erected on Mizzou's campus. Blunt, assistant professor of electrical engineering, attended Missouri for all three of his degrees.
Though the columns may be unique to Mizzou, other traditions and aspects of life in Columbia seem to have a counterpart in Lawrence.
For example, Mizzou has what is known as the "Tiger Walk" and the "Tiger Prowl." Reminscent of Kansas' convocation each year in August, the "Tiger Walk" is a procession of freshmen walking through the columns into Jesse Hall, according to Mizzou's Web
site. At graduation, seniors complete the cycle with the "Tiger Prowl." They leave Jesse Hall and walk back through the columns to commemorate becoming alumni, much as KU students walk down the hill for commencement.
The columns even function as Mizzou's equivalent of Wescoe Beach, the cement expanse in front of Wescoe Hall. Erin Williams, a Marshall, Mo., graduate student, graduated from Mizzou in 2004. She said she remembered several students socializing around the columns, in a fashion similar to Wescoe Beach.
"People sit on [the columns] and read, and chill out, and take naps," Williams said.
Blunt said he also particularly recalled Missouri's Engineers' Week, similar in spirit to Kansas' Engineering Expo. The Expo is a two-day open house and a chance for engineers at Kansas to showcase projects and compete in different engineering-related contests.
Shannon Blunt, assistant professor of electrical engineering, sits in his office. To the far right is a picture of Mizou's iconic columns, which serve as a hangout for students in much the same way as Wescoe Beach does at Kansas.
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"They get very involved with it," Blunt said. "The dome of Jesse Hall looks like a capital building. It's white and it's lit up all the time. But during Engineers' week, they change the lights out and it's lit up green."
Engineers' Week is an activity-filled week, when engineers participate in events such as scavenger hunts all over Columbia, Blunt said. At the end of the week, on Saturday, the school hosts the Engineer's Ball.
"I went to the Heidelberg for my 21st birthday — it's this bar that is right next to campus." she said. "There are all sorts of institutions like that when you go to Mizzou; you go to the 'Berg, you go to Shakespeare's Pizza. . . There are a lot of external traditions that come to my mind."
"On a Thursday, Friday, Saturday night, you could walk down, and almost everyone's at a house party," Williams said. "East Campus is a residential neighborhood. If you were to walk from campus to Mass. Street, and you had all these houses and things like that — imagine that it's a little more compact and isolated."
change the rights out and its use of Williams remembers both the official and the unofficial traditions from her undergraduate years at Mizzou.
One of the unsanctioned traditions that Williams also remembers was the precedent of going to East Campus, which resembles the student ghetto in Lawrence.
However, Williams said that, overall, the campus took greater pride in its official traditions, such as homecoming.
According to its Web site, Mizzou held the first homecoming in 1911. Athletics Director Chester Brewer invited Mizzou alumni to "come home" for the annual football game against Kansas and the tradition
has since swept the country. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign also claims to have started the tradition the same year.According to Missouri's Web site, Mizzou's is the largest student-run homecoming in the nation.
Justin Roberts, a 2003 Mizzou graduate currently works for Missouri's College of Education. Roberts said that the homecoming activities included a blood drive and a parade.
Both Roberts and Williams said that the greek community was very involved in homecoming activities, organizing a skit night Kansas has the Jayhawk Jingles during homecoming and the Rock Chalk Revue during the spring and house stacks, which are 3-D scenes that depict the homecoming theme. During Homecoming Week, Kansas has its Chalk N' Rock, where teams create homecoming-themed murals on Wescoe Beach.
"Homecoming's kind of an overwhelmingly big deal at Mizzou," Williams said. "There's a weird electricity in the air ... It's the one weird thing that Greek people and non-greek people totally get together on."
Overall, Williams said that the campus traditions were a large part of the Missouri atmosphere.
"That's a part of pride with Mizzou people," she said.
Roberts agreed, saying that the Student- Alumni Association really focused on passing along the Mizzou traditions.
"This campus does really well at promoting their traditions," Roberts said.
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Since 2007, the historical KU versus MU Border Showdown has played on neutral turf at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., and will remain there until 2012.
The game used to alternate
The game used to alternate its location annually between Columbia, Mo., and Lawrence. Schools fans and players have all benefited from the move to Arrowhead Stadium, but local businesses have also been affected.
According to Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, there
"I think it is good because you can accommodate more people there."
were a couple of reasons for this move, one being to benefit the schools and the fans.
"The first reason was for financial purposes," Marchiony said. "Both schools will realize over a million and a half dollars per year from this game at Arrowhead ... Another reason was the desire to have more of a presence in the Kansas City area. We have a tremendous number of alumni in the Kansas City region so we wanted to have more of a presence there."
KELLY KLUTHE St. Louis sophomore
Kelly Kluthe, St. Louis sophomore attended the Border Showdown last year.
She said that the location of the game at Arrowhead was beneficial.
Besides the benefit for the fans, the third reason that Marchiony mentioned
"I think it is good because you can accommodate more people there," Kluthe said. "It's closer to the middle, so more people from both sides can get to the game."
was for the players themselves.
Arrowhead: local businesses.
"Another factor is that the players get a chance to play in a top-notch NFL stadium." Marchiony said. "That is a big thrill for them. It is also a recruiting tool for both schools. Recruiting is very important for the long-term health and growth of a football program."
One such business is Sports Dome, 1000 Massachusetts St., which is owned by Brian Hoffman and manager Brad Wilson. Since 1993, Sports Dome has carried NFL, MLB and NCAA apparel ranging from sports jerseys to hats. Game days are typically high-
There is one more group that has been affected by the movement of the game to
sale days, Hoffman said.
"Fans will always shop for a home game but the timing is critical for a profitable game day," Hoffman said. "6 p.m. game times or late afternoon is ideal both for the fan and for the downtown business."
Out of all of the game days, Hoffman said the day and weekend of the Border Showdown were always the
"In the past two years we have seen almost nobody shopping within a few hours of game time."
most profitable. Hoffman said when he found out the game was being moved to Arrowhead Stadium, he was upset; he said it affected business immensely.
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"In the past two years we have seen almost nobody shopping within a few hours of game time," Hoffman said. "It's heartbreaking really."
Hoffman said it was hard to watch a KU game knowing that more than 30,000 fans, including Lawrence residents, were spending their money in Kansas City instead of Lawrence.
Not all fans buy apparel on game days though, regardless of the game's location.
"I don't usually go to the local shops on game days because I already have a lot of T-shirts and stuff," Kluthe said.
The game's location does have a noticeable effect on local business because Sports Dome has tried to compensate
for their losses.
"We have implemented discounts toward people that are attending the game," Hoffman said. "As for the fans that are staying in Lawrence to watch the game, the same discounts apply to them as well but that fan is not going to be as overtly KU as one would as a fan at the game."
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Former museum director dies at 83
ACADEMIC ATHLETES
BY ABIGAIL BOLIN
abolin@kansan.com
The passing of Philip S. Humphrey was the passing of a
teacher and director passionate about the study of the life of the planet, his peers said. Humphrey, the director of the Natural History
Humphrey
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Museum from 1967 to 1995, was the man responsible for turning the museum into an educational and research powerhouse, the people who worked closely with him said. Humphrey died in his sleep Friday at the age of 83.
"During his 28 years as director, he was a fantastic mentor to students, faculty and staff," Leonard Krishtalka, director of the museum, said. "He felt strongly about informal or public education so anyone could learn from his passion and become one of his advocates."
William Duellman, Humphrey's former colleague and professor emeritus in the museum, said Humphrey thought it would be beneficial to combine three systematic museums on campus with
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Memorial service held for Puckett
Barbara Puckett's friends said she loved the sort of songs that could make her cry. Music was the passion of her life, and it was through her
David L.
Students and friends gathered Monday night to celebrate the life of the long-time
music that her friends say she will be remembered.
piano accompanist for the department of theatre, Puckett, who died earlier this month. Students sang some of her favorite emotional ballads at a service in her honor called a "Celebration of Life" in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
Puckett died in Overland Park Nov. 3, from a heart attack. Her funeral was held Nov. 6 in her hometown of Clay Center with her family in attendance. The depart-
BY JESSE RANGEL
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Off the field and down the hill
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Athletes' graduation rates increase to 63 percent
Student athletes continue to graduate in six years at a higher rate than the general student population at the University, according to numbers released the Athletics Department yesterday.
Sixty-three percent of student athletes in an average of the 1999,2000,2001 and 2002 freshman classes graduated from the University within six years. This number is up from 61 percent from last year's numbers.
The general student population graduated at a 59 percent rate for both years.
Paul Buskirk, associate athletics director, said the current GSR was the highest ever. He said the number was developed in 2003 as institutions looked at academic reform in college sports.
The athletes' numbers jump from 63 to 74 percent when compared to a different index called the Graduation Success Rate. This number takes into account student athletes who transferred in from another institution or left school for any reason as long as they were in good academic standing.
Inside some of the numbers, Buskirk said both the federal nongSR average and GSR for men's basketball are at all-time highs at 73 percent for each
Baseball's federal, non-GSR average slid from 35 percent last year to 29 percent for this year. Buskirk said new rules that went into effect last year that make baseball transfers sit out one year of play should slow the number of transfers and raise this rate.
"The GSR shows these students, when they transferred out, they were in good academic standing." Buskirk said. "This really shows the students that did persist in our program graduated at a good, solid rate of 63 percent."
The non-GSR federal average for women's basketball was 47 percent for this year's report, but the GSR rate was lower at 44 percent. Buskirk said this represented former head coach Marian Washington's last recruiting class and that some players transferred out when she left. Buskirk said he expected these numbers to climb for next year.
Jim Marchiony associate athletics director said because the data shows 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 recruiting classes,the football and men's basketball numbers would also reflect transfers because of coaching changes.
Institutions that receive federal funding are required to
produce
graduation data for athletes as well as graduation rates for all students and crime statistics in the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. Buskirk said the NCAA would release data for all schools Wednesday.
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graduation data for athletes as well as graduation rates for all students and crime statistics in the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. Buskirk said the NCAA would release data for all schools Wednesday.
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GSR:
44%
Federal rate:
47%
GSR: An average of these same freshman classes, but also taking into account other factors. These could include students who transfer
in from other institutions such as community colleges and also students who leave school for any reason before graduation — including to turn pro — so long as they were in good academic standing when they left. Students who enter college at the University but choose to graduate from another institution are also included in this number. This number is not calculated for the general student population.
FULL LIST OF GRADUATION RATE PERCENTAGES
1. Men's golf (GSR: 100, Fed: 100)
2. Softball (GSR: 100, Fed 92)
3. Volleyball (GSR: 100, Fed: 70)
4. Soccer (GSR: 89, Fed: 75)
5. Women's cross country and track (GSR: 97, Fed: 83)
6. Swimming (GSR: 86, Fed: 77)
7. Tennis (GSR: 86, Fed: 57)
8. Rowing (GSR: 83, Fed: 76)
9. Men's basketball (GSR: 73, Fed: 73)
10. Men's cross country and track (GSR: 67, Fed: 52)
11. Baseball (GSR: 63, Fed: 29)
12. Football (GSR: 58, Fed: 54)
13. Women's basketball (GSR: 44, Fed: 47)
Source: KU Athletics
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Speaker's panel to inform on transgender issues
BY ZACH WHITE
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The implications of words such as "transsexual," "transgender" and "genderqueer" can be confusing. In order to clear up some of these issues, Queers & Allies and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center are playing host to "Tranny Talk:
The panel will be made up of three transgender students, a transgender activist from Kansas City, a transgender Lawrence resident and a local transgender person's partner. They will each talk about their own experiences and issues they face. Afterward, the floor will be opened to audience questions.
One of the students, Jayne
Transgender Speaker's Panel."
Henson, Ulysses sophomore, is a male to female transgender, meaning she is physically male, but identifies herself as female. She is also the Activism Coordinator for Queers & Allies. She said these issues were closer to home than some people might think.
"There are studies that show that 1 percent of people are transgender," Henson said. "A lot of
transgender people are not as open about it."
The panel was scheduled to coincide with Transgender Day of Remembrance Nov. 20, which was started after a transgender woman was murdered in San Francisco 10 years ago. This is the second year the Tranny Talk panel has been
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1. Gadhafi gives lecture on modesty to models
ROME — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hosted a soiree in Rome for some 200 young Italian women, but instead of the party they expected the women were given a lecture on Islam and copies of the Quran, a news report said Monday.
A reporter for Italy's ANSA news agency went undercover with the women, who were hired for euro50 ($75) by a modeling agency for the event Sunday evening. Journalist Paola Lo Mele said the women assembled at a hotel, where some were left behind because they were not tall enough or dressed modestly enough.
Those accepted were taken to a villa, where Gadhafi lectured them on women's rights and religion, and urged them to convert to Islam.
2. Schwarzenegger visits U.S. troops in Baghdad
dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making.
BAGHDAD — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has
Schwarzenegger entered a crowded dining hall at Camp Victory on Baghdad's outskirts Monday to a loud roar from the soldiers gathered.
The governor congratulated them on the job they were doing before shaking hands and posing for photographs.
3. Armored car driver turns himself in to police
PARIS — A French armored car driver suspected of stealing euro11.6 million ($17.4 million) in cash has turned himself in to authorities in Monaco following a massive manhunt, police in France and Monaco said.
Suspect Toni Musulin appeared at a police station in the Mediterranean principality of Monaco on Monday after 11 days on the run, police said.
Musulin, 40, quickly became an antihero in France, a symbol of one man taking on the banking establishment in times of economic crisis.
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4. Small earthquake hits in remote Mojave Desert
TRONA, Calif. — The U.S.
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Desert in Southern California.
The 1:21 p.m. Monday tremor southeast of the community of Trona is the latest of a number of small earthquakes that have occurred around Southern California over two days.
SAN ANTONIO — The trial of a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients has been delayed.
Earlier Monday, a magnitude-3.6 earthquake occurred south of Anza in the vicinity of the Riverside-San Diego County line
On Sunday, a magnitude-4.3 quake and a smaller tremor occurred well offshore near San Nicolas Island.
5. Military court martial delayed for former nurse
Capt. Michael Fontana had been set to begin a military court
martial on Monday at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. But pretrial motions postponed the start until at least Tuesday.
Fontana is charged with three counts of murder and faces life in prison if convicted.
6. Student resentenced in firebombing of SUVs
LOS ANGELES — A California Institute of Technology graduate student has been resentenced to federal prison for conspiracy in the firebombing of dozens of SUVs in an environmental protest.
A Los Angeles judge on Monday gave William Cottrell eight years and three months in prison. Cottrell also was told to pay $3.5 million in restitution.
The 29-year-old Cottrell already was serving an eight-year prison term but had to be resentenced after an appeals court in September overturned his 2004 conviction on seven counts of arson. He was left with a conspiracy conviction.
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CAMPUS KU Energy Council to hold conference on technology.
The KU Energy Council will hold its second annual Energy, Innovation and the Kansas
Speakers will discuss research and funding in new technologies, including wind, solar and smart grid, and how these improvements in technology may
affect Kansas' economy.
Speakers will represent the Department of Agriculture, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Kansas City Area Development Council, Westar Energy and Sunflower Electric.
registration is required.
The event is free, but
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Missing 5-year-old girl found dead after a week
SANFORD, N.C. — For a week, authorities feverishly searched for a 5-year-old girl across central North Carolina, only to find her body Monday off a rural road following accusations the girl's mother offered her for sex.
The investigation into the disappearance of Shaniya Davis yielded the arrest of her mother and two other men, though one man was later released.
Particularly disturbing were the accusations lodged against Shaniya's mother, 25-year-old Antoinette Davis. Police charged Davis with human trafficking and felony child abuse, saying Shaniya was offered for prostitution.
Her sister, Brenda Davis, 20,
said she does not believe the
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TECHNOLOGY Uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage
VIENNA — Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place at the fortified facility ahead of its 2011 startup, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report Monday.
The revelation of the existence of the underground plant known as Fordo, near the holy city of Qom, has heightened concerns of other possible undeclared Iranian facilities that are not subject to IAEA oversight and therefore could be used for military purposes.
The IAEA report offered no estimate of Fordo's capabilities, but a senior international official familiar with the U.N. agency's work in Iran said it appeared designed to produce about a ton of enriched uranium a year.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said the IAEa report "underscores that Iran still refuses to comply fully with its international nuclear obligations."
POLITICS Possibility of detainees gives town hope for jobs
THOMSON, III. — Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than watch their neighbors continue to move away in despair over the lack of jobs.
be about to turn around.
News that the federal government may buy the nearly empty Thomson Correctional Center and use the maximum-security state prison to house Guantanamo Bay detainees has given people in Thomson hope that things might
"This town is slowly but surely dying off, and I mean that literally because the people that are retired are dying off and there's no young people coming back in to take their place," said Richard Groharing, a 68-year-old retired Florida corrections officer who was born in Thomson, a farming community of 450 about 150 miles west of Chicago.
The prison was built in 2001 with the promise of thousands of jobs. But because of state budget problems, it has been largely vacant since its completion.
The Obama administration wants to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer some terrorism suspects to the U.S. for trial. On Monday, federal officials were at the Thomson prison to inspect it and meet with state and local authorities.
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"Gle Gle" (Goodbye) will be shown at 7 p.m. in 318 Bailey Hall.
The KU School of Music Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
"Stories of Struggle, Stories of Hope: Art, Politics and Human Rights" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
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About 9 a.m. Friday near 27th Street and Crestline Drive, a university student reported an aggravated burglary and the theft of a video game console and other items, at a loss of $684.
About 12:30 a.m. Saturday near 11th Street and West Campus Road, someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol.
About 1 a.m. Saturday at Ellsworth Hall, someone reported the theft of gift cards, at a loss of $300.
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A portrait of a young Barbara Puckett is displayed next to a signature book for a service in her honor. Puckett, an accompanist for the department of theatre, died Nov. 3. Students and professors sang her favorite songs during a "Celebration of Life" ceremony night at Murphy Hall.
ment held the celebration in her honor to give Puckett's former students and colleagues a chance to remember her.
Puckett has played for hundreds of students through her career as a piano teacher and accompanist. Thirteen of her students sang at last night's service. Whitney Juneau, Lawrence senior, sang "When I Look at You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel, one of Puckett's favorite musicals.
She said Puckett had been her accompanist for eight years, since Juneau was a freshman in high school, and was more a friend than a teacher.
"Because we worked together for so long, I probably did take for granted that she was always there for me," she said. "She really brought me from a little girl in high school who loved to sing to someone who was a strong performer, and I appreciate that so much more than she probably knew."
John Staniunas, chair of the department of theatre, presided
over the service. He said Barbara had been his personal accompanist and close friend, and that her greatest skill was her ability to develop a connection with the singer.
Staniumas said he and Puckett used to travel throughout the Kansas City area and perform musical theater in retirement homes, which he said was a moving experience for both of them.
"I remember one home that we went to, which was for people with Alzheimer's," he said. "So the audience wasn't necessarily attentive, but you could tell they were moved. They were listening."
Puckett had a big presence and an infectious laugh, which friends described as almost like a cackle. She had a passion for jayhawk memorabilia, and in honor of this, Monday night the theater department dedicated a Jayhawk mural in her honor. Friends said she also had a soft spot for little things, such as her two small dogs, one of which she named "BJ" after Baby Jay. Staniunas adopted her dogs
after her death.
Her son-in-law, Mike Christ, said Puckett brought stability to her family and served as a model for her grandchildren, Christ's sons Brandon and Blake. Both wore blue Jayhawk shirts their grandmother had given them for Christmas to the service.
"She did her job well, and she did it with a lot of heart and a lot of love," Christ said. "We'll miss her greatly, we love her dearly, and we'll carry on the things she gave to us."
Puckett's children, Michelle Christ and Sean Puckett, established a fund with the Kansas University Endowment Association for an annual scholarship for a KU musical theater student. Donations can be sent to the endowment association, PO Box 928, Lawrence, KS 66044-0928.
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the Natural History Museum. The Snow Anthropology Museum, the museum of Invertebrate Paleontology and the McGregor Herbarium merged with the Natural History Museum in 1994.
Duellman said he saw this accomplishment as one of Humphrey's greatest gifts to the University.
"He turned the museum into a flourishing department," Duellman said.
Krishtalka said Humphrey always had the best advice. He said that from an incoming director's point of view, Humphrey was an incredible mentor and counselor.
"He gave me the advice that no matter how tough the situation is to always be civil and always take the high road," Kristalka said.
After retiring from his position as director, Humphrey continued to teach courses at the University. Humphrey also started summer programs for children during his tenure at the museum and discovered a new species of steamer duck in 1981 while doing fieldwork in Argentina.
"He was always helpful and a wise mentor to have."
"In his distinguished career, he touched many lives through his teaching and guidance at the Natural History Museum. KU is a better institution thanks to his dedicated service," Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in a press release.
Humphrey's accomplishments during his time at the University are incomparable, Kristalka said, but he will also be missed as a
person, colleague and friend.
person, colleague and friend.
"His shoes are too big to fill," Krishtalka said in a press release.
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Humphrey served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He graduated from Amherst College in 1949 and received a master's degree and a doctorate in ornithology from the University of Michigan in 1955. Humphrey was a curator at the museums of Yale University and the Smithsonian Institution before being appointed as the director of the Natural History Museum in 1967.
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Saida Bonifield, graduate sponsor of Queers & Allies, said events such as Tranny Talk were important for the community.
"I think it's important to show that the campus protects transgender people," Bonifield said.
The University has made recent strides to protect the rights of transgender people. Last semester, Student Senate expanded a policy to protect people from discrimination based on gender identity. Last month, the University Senate
Executive Committee extended the policy to protect people campuswide, including students, faculty and staff.
Elise Higgins, community affairs director for Student Senate said, that since the change to campus policy, there had been more pressure to pass similar changes on the city level. But a policy similar to the University's has yet to be implemented.
Higgins said these changes were overdue.
"There have been community
forums on the issue and now it's time for a policy change," Higgins said. "It's easy to assume that the issue isn't about them, but it's about human rights, which everybody needs. The trans/genderqueer community has been excluded from the full protection of the law for too long."
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Guantanamo detainees face trial
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NEW YORK — Hot sauce and a comb were all an al-Qaida suspect in New York needed to nearly kill one of his guards nine years ago. The bloody episode suggests that security worries in bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 suspects to trial here could be just as big inside the courthouse as outside.
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Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday that Mohammed, the professed mastermind of the 2001 attacks, and four accused henchmen would be brought from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to New York to face a civilian federal trial.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. An Obama administration official said Nov. 13 that accused Sept. 11 mastermind Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court.
The prosecution is planned for a court complex just blocks from where the World Trade Center towers were destroyed in the attack blamed on these men.
The courthouse is among the most secure in the nation, ringed by closed-off streets, 24-hour guard posts, anti-truck-bomb
barricades and street video cameras so powerful that they can read the print off a passerby's newspaper.
The Sept. 11 case would be the most spectacular of a half dozen major terrorism trials in New York that have already sent
away the men blamed for the less devastating 1993 bombing of the trade center, a plot to blow up five landmarks in New York City, a scheme to blow up a dozen U.S. airliners over the Far East and the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.
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1 3 7 2
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9 8 6 5 9
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11/17
Answer to previous puzzle
Difficulty Level ★
Difficulty Level ★★★
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LITTLE SCOTTIE
HOW WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
PRETTY GOOD. STAYED HOME AND WATCHED OPRAH. THE USUAL.
HOW WAS SARAH PALIN?
NOT ANY WORSE THAN THIS. WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT CRETING-M IN A FIRST AMMENDMENT CLASS?
DUDE, THIS IS ART HISTORY. THAT'S THE VENUS OF WILLENDORF.
DAMN, I REALLY NEED TO START COMING TO CLASS AGAIN.
DUDE, THIS IS ART HISTORY, THAT'S THE VENUS OF WILLENDORF.
DAMN, I REALLY NEED TO START COMING TO CLASS AGAIN.
ANTIMATTER
JOB $ NEED ?!
IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT MONEY THAT MUCH JUST GET A JOB!
HOWDID YOU READ THAT? THAT WAS A THOUGHT BUBBLE!
CELEBRITY
Doctor settles child support case
PETER R. MAYER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY KEN RITTER
Associated Press
Conrad Murray, a physician for the late pop star Michael Jackson, appears at a child support hearing in Las Vegas. He had agreed an agreement that will keep him out of jail.
LAS VEGAS — The physician being investigated in Michael Jackson's death reached an agreement Monday in a separate child support case that will keep him out of jail.
Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant for Conrad Murray after he failed to appear for previous hearings in the case. He is accused of owing more than $14,000 to a California woman and her son dating back to October 2008.
With Murray in court, his lawyer Christopher Aaron paid $700 cash and promised to pay another $303 as part of the deal approved by Clark County District Court Judge Gerald Hardcastle.
Aaron has said Murray, a cardiologist, has been unable to pay because he had to close his medical practice and move due to threats following Jackson's death June 25.
In Oct. 27 court filings, Clark County Deputy District Attorney Gerard Costantian asked the court to find Murray in contempt and send him to jail unless he could demonstrate an inability to pay.
The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Jackson's death a homicide, caused primarily by
propofol and another sedative
Murray told investigators he administered propofol as a sleep aid, along with multiple sedatives, in the hours before Jackson died.
Murray has not been charged with a crime but is the focus of the Los Angeles police investigation, according to documents made public with search warrants served as his home and offices.
Another judge in Las Vegas is due Wednesday to consider unsealing search warrant documents stemming from a police raid Aug. 11 at a Las Vegas pharmacy from which authorities say Murray legally purchased propofol.
At the time, the financially troubled physician owed at least $780,000 for settlements against his business, outstanding mortgage payments, delinquent student loans, credit cards and child support.
Murray, who is licensed in Nevada, Texas and California, had been hired to a lucrative $150,000-per-month contract to be the pop star's personal physician
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
An older person provides information that drives your efforts. Travel plans include shopping for the best fares.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Todav is a 7
today is a 7 The facts win arguments only when you present them in creative ways. Develop two arguments beforehand.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 7
Practical statements produce the best results. Recall happier times when you were sure of personal values.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 5.
Today is a 5
An older person provides just the memories you need. Dig deep into your heritage. You find substance there.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a 6
A sibling or friend offers you a delicious opportunity. Think ahead to at least next week to see if it fits with your plans, and then say yes.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Change is in the air. It seems like revolution, but actually the opportunity is practical in nature.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
Today is a 5
A dream provides solid information about how to proceed. No one else needs to know where you got the idea.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.22-Dec.21)
Todav is an 8
Do you wish that you could take off by yourself and leave everyone else to their own problems? You can, if only for an hour.
Be ready when private conversations result in a green light for imaginative action. Create your own job description.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Todav is a 5
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Todav is a 6
Recent communication pays off big. Creative opportunities come your way. Philosophize with a friend.
Use your talents to handle a practical matter.The opportunity is fresh, so start fresh and love every minute.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
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ACROSS
1 Auto-
maker Ransom
Eli —
5 Wager
8 Footnote
abbr.
12 Source
13 "That
feels so
good!"
14 Protuber-
ance
15 Albacore.
e.g.
16 Genesis
subject
18 Depot
20 Water
trench
21 Coffee
vessel
22 Part of
TGIF
23 Invigorat-
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26 Speech
30 "— the
ramparts
..."
31 Pair
32 Diary
writer
Anais
33 Round of
applause
e.g.
36 "I give
up!"
38 Hostel
39 Work with
40 Sends forth
43 Rapture
47 Holiday from work
49 Base runner's goal
50 Paradise
51 "CSI" evidence
52 Basin acces-sory
53 Cincinnati team
54 Ukr. or Lith..
once
55 McNally partner
DOWN
DOWN
1 Leftovers
2 Lummox
3 Lisbon lady
4 Rank in a hierarchy
5 Quiche Lorraine ingredient
6 Deserve
7 Commonest English word
8 Just know
9 Seethe
10 "American —"
11 Say it ain't so
17 Taj Mahal city
19 Annoy
22 To and —
22 Greet the villain
24 Gun the engine
Solution time; 21 mins.
Solution time: 21 mins.
S P A R R D A B O F F S
P O R E A P E B R A E
E L A N F R E E R E I N
C O B A L T F R I E N D
M E N U R E B
V E H E M E N T N I C E
I T O A S I A N R U N
A C M E T S T R A N D E D
E A R E D G E
A L F R E D I S S U E R
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Yesterday's answer 11-17
25 401(K)
alternative
26 Possess
27 Letter-
head
abbr.
28 Lubricate
29 Away
from
SSW
31 Heavy
weight
34 Tennessee
NFLers
35 "Meet Me
— Louis"
36 NAFTA contribu-
tor
37 Situated below
39 Of an
arm bone
40 Always
41 Put
together
42 On the
rocks
43 Awfully
long time
44 Hawk-
eyes'
home
45 Portent
46 Geeky
sort
48 Egos'
counter-
parts
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Stories of Struggle, Stories of Hope: Art, Politics & Human Rights
CHRIS ABANI
November 17, 2009 | 7:30 p.m.
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Imprisoned by the Nigerian government as a teenager for his first novel, tortured and placed on death row for subsequent work critical of the government. Chris Abani will lecture on the redemptive power of art to battle tyranny. His bestselling novel, Graceland, won the Hermingway/PEN Prize. His other works of fiction include The Virgin of Flames and the award-winning Song For Night, about a child soldier who has lost his voice. Abani is a professor in the Department of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside.
This series is co-sponsored by Kauai Public Radio. Partial funding for the Humanities Lecture Series is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities' 2000 Challenge Grant.
"A Conversation with Chris Abani"
November 18, 10 a.m.
Hall Center Conference Hall
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009
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--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
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I've been a fan of KU football since the 1990s. We're still so much better to watch now than we were back then. I'll chant my "Rock Chalks!"
If I was to run the halls naked,
do you think anyone would
stop me?
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Just by reading FFA you'd think that the entire population of KU is nothing but sex-starved, lonely alcoholics. Oh wait, we are.
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Does anyone think that the Kansas versus Missouri game will be worth going to?
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
I'm looking for a mountain man in Kansas. This is never going to work.
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I really don't like how my head is so big. It makes me feel ever so awkward
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
April 7,2008. Do I go too far saying it was the greatest day
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
This campus needs a safari zone.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
I went to math class. I took a test. I passed it. My life is average.
Cock. Cock, cock, cock.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
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Someone needs to change the "If it's yellow, let it mellow" rule, because I am sick of smelling piss at the urinals.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
I love touch phones because no one can hear you text in the bathroom stall.
My professor just told us that the reason she started smoking cigarettes was so that she could start smoking pot better.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
I totally just witnessed a Facebook hookup through FFA online.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
How does Facebook select the people I need to reconnect with? There's a reason why we haven't spoken in five years.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
Do you feel stupid that you're wearing shorts and it's snowing outside?
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
Would any guys be into a polyamorous relationship, but with only one girl?
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
Note to self: Do not yell, "Man down!" at a women's basketball game.
--always come to dread occurs whenever I lack new music to play on my iPod. Granted, sometimes this period can be a way for me to rediscover old music, but usually it's a wake up call to start seeking out new bands and songs.
POLITICALLY CORRECT Same-sex marriage
After Maine passed a referendum Nov. 3 overturning a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, the debate over gay marriage continues. Despite the political nature of this debate, gay marriage remains a moral question at its most fundamental level. Three of our political columnists weigh in on this contentious issue.
LIBERAL
LOUDMOUTH
WINS THE HIGH
BEN COHEN
"The course of true love never did run smooth." Shakespeare wrote. There was once a time in this country when some people believed interracial marriages would be "immoral" for shaky reasons.
People have been insisting for years that gay marriage would somehow be "immoral." How it is immoral for two consenting adults in a loving relationship to have the same rights and legal recognition as all other couples is beyond me.
I've heard the argument that our society is somehow founded on the sanctity of marriage, yet nobody seems to care much that some of our Founding Fathers had mistresses. I've heard that allowing gay couples to marry would cheapen the process, yet the divorce rate in America is somewhere around 52 percent as it is. And I've heard that legalizing gay marriage would force churches to conduct same-sex marriages, which shows a phenomenal ignorance of how marriage laws work in general.
Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.
THE LAWRENCIAN
D. THOMPSON
Gay rights are human rights. As long as the laws of this country hold straight as the norm and gay as the aberration, the laws of this country remain fundamentally unjust.
If you are a gay kid growing up in America today, you see that you cannot be honest with yourself and still expect the basic dignity of family life; marriage and children. That is why complete marriage equality is an inextricable part of gay rights.
The majority of Americans may not yet support equal rights for gay couples, but that will change soon enough. On no other issue is there such a clear generational divide. Even in Kansas, a majority of 18- to 29-year-olds approve of gay marriage.
A decade ago, it would have been unthinkable that a referendum on gay marriage would result in such a closely contested election.
— Thompson is a Topeka senior in economics.
THE RIGHT IDEA
CHET COMPTON
President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that he believes marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman, and I agree with him on this. He has also said he is not in favor of same-sex marriage.
The gay marriage issue is only a part of the larger gay rights issue. I support the extension of current employment discrimination protections. Our nation's economic success depends on having the most qualified and hardest working people in the workforce. Discrimination in employment is unfair and destructive to our nation.
The use of intimidation to keep people from voicing their opinion on this issue is unacceptable. Automatically branding people who shun political correctness and voice their personal opinion (i.e. Carrie Prejean) as homophobic, bigoted and insensitive flies in the face of what gay marriage advocates claim to be fighting for: tolerance.
- Compton is a Wichita senior in political science.
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MUSIC .
Remedies for iPod idleness
One of the experiences I've always come to dread occurs when
Unfortunately, the lack of new material doesn't seem to bother Top 40 radio stations, who continue to blast gems like "Party in the USA," "Boom Boom Pow" and "You Belong With Me" as if these songs were the only ones left in the world. Fortunately, there are ways of preventing your musical taste from becoming a victim of iPod social Darwinism. With elite bands scheduled to play in Lawrence within the next month at The Granada and The Bottleneck, there's no excuse to not discover new songs.
Fellow columnists Nicolas Roesler and Ben Coldham have promoted the hip-hop acts coming to Lawrence throughout the semester, but a genre that we often overlook is alternative rock. On Dec. 9, elite rock bands Underoath, Emery and August Burns Red will take the stage at the Granada, while the following night has the likes of Mayday Parade, There For Tomorrow, and The Dangerous
THAT GUY
TRENT BOHLTINGHUSE
TRENT BOULTINGHOUSE
Even though Emery, Underoath and August Burns Red remain relatively unknown on mainstream airwaves, they're arguably the most popular bands within the post-hardcore and hard-rock scene. As a devoted fan of this genre, the Granada's show is hardcore rock's equivalent of having Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and Chris Brown taking the stage. Have seen these bands before, I can attest that their passion-fueled, heavy rock songs are undeniably intense. The crowd will most likely be jumping from the opening note to the (presumed) encore. All three have released a new album within the past year: Emery with "In Shallow Seas We Sail," August Burns Red with "Constellations," and Underoath with "Lost in the Sound of Separation."
Summer at The Bottleneck. Because these venues are willing to book top-notch acts, Lawrence's music scene continues to thrive.
Although the following night's bands do not have as heavy of sound as the Granada's lineup, they are equally as catchy. Mayday Parade and There For Tomorrow stand out from the lineup. Both are appealing to non-traditional rock fans (i.e. robotic Top 40 listeners) as they possess a more mainstream, yet widely unique sound. Mayday Parade and There For Tomorrow were featured on the compilation "Punk Goes Pop 2" with covers of The Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" and Omarion's "Ice Box," respectively. A trademark of the pop-punk genre, the bands' swinging guitar hooks and catchy lyrics are appealing to all fans of alternative rock. Up-and-comers The Dangerous Summer will also put on a good show, having just released their debut album this year.
All of these bands have a MySpace or have songs on YouTube, so there's no excuse to not hear any of their songs before the shows. If your music library is becoming stagnant, you should be able to take advantage of these remedies in early December.
Boultinghouse is a Girard sophomore in journalism and history.
BLOG: GREEN MY GUY
Foods such as $2.50 frozen pizzas seem like a deal, but in fact hide a very real and very expensive cost: detrimental effects on the environment and our health. These external costs may not appear on your grocery bill or drive-thru receipt, but still we bear their effects on a day-to-day basis.
High price, cheap foods
So what are these external costs and what creates them?
The majority of subsidies distributed by the farm bill are put into the pockets of large, commercial farms growing commodity crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat. Rather than help maintain a balanced agricultural economy, the government pays by bushels
Cost: Obesity. Cause: Farm bill subsidies.
produced, keeping prices low and encouraging overproduction.
What to do then with all the extra corn, soybeans and wheat? Simply look at the ingredients list of most processed foods, from cereal to soda, chips to Hamburger Helper. You'll likely find a derivative of these commodity crops there. These cheap, subsidy endorsed add-ons allow food producers to sell their high-calorie, high-fat, high-cholesterol foods at incredibly low prices.
Meanwhile, farmers who grow fresh produce have received hardly any assistance. Although waistline widening fast foods and junk foods get cheaper and cheaper, vegetables and fruits become more and more expensive.
Cost: Air and water pollution.
Cause: industrial food production.
Commodity crops such as corn
and soy are also very resource intensive crops, meaning that they require large amounts of water and chemical fertilizers to grow. Born out of fossil fuels, these chemical fertilizers are a double whammy on the environment: First it releases greenhouse gases (POW!) and then the chemical run-off pollutes both soil and water (WA-POW!).
We have agricultural run-off to thank for that.
Though this kind of environmental degradation is occurring, many of us continue to eat industrially produced food. Why? Because it's easy to simply turn off your computer or TV, ignore the pollution and chomp into a $1 cheeseburger.
— Janie Chen is a junior from Olathe.
Her sustainability blog can be read at
www.greenmgyuy.worldpress.com.
STUDENT LIFE
GRADUATION DAY.
Hi! My name is ADDIE ER ALL,
and I just graduated!
PHARMACY
RX
ADDERALL
100g
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
Adderall provides a quick fix
Full-time college students between the ages of 18 and 22 are twice as likely to use Adderall for non-medical purposes than those not in college, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The illegal use of this prescription drug is a growing trend among college campuses, including the University of Kansas. Although the benefits of this drug are tempting for those facing tough academic schedules, students should be aware of possible side effects and the threat of dependence, addiction or abuse.
Adderall is an amphetamine that serves as a stimulant, and is prescribed to patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to drugs, com, a drug information Web site. For those with this disorder, Adderall helps regulate hyperactivity and impulse controls. For those with ADHD, Adderall makes them average, and for those not diagnosed with ADHD, Adderall makes them better than average.
Some common side effects of Adderall include insomnia, headache, loss of appetite, nervousness, dry mouth and even addiction, according to adderal.net, an amphetamine information Web site. Less common side effects include high blood pressure, depression and hallucinations.
Not only can Adderall be dangerous, but it is also illegal to use Adderall without a prescription. For most college students, the benefits outweigh the costs. The notion of an increased GPA with less effort is enough for some students to overlook the side effects and the law. Adderall won't increase intelligence, but it will enhance concentration, motivation and the alertness necessary to pull an all-nighter before your exam
Adderall is another drug to add to society's list of quick fixes and fast results with less effort. Diet pills promise the loss of pounds in merely weeks, steroids promise a better performance and the use of Adderall enhances academic careers.
Adderall is to college students
CAMPUS CONNECTION
ERIN BROWN
what steroids are to athletes:
The drug helps increase the ability to study just as steroids help increase the abilities of an athlete. The use of steroids is considered cheating in sports, and so should the non-prescription use of Adderall be in academics.
When used occasionally, the side effects of Adderall are easily manageable and the threat of long-term effects is small. However, the possibility of dependence or addiction is always present.
Students who use Adderall only occasionally for big projects, papers or exams may find that eventually they cannot perform well without the use of the drug. If Adderall is needed to pass a big exam, other problems in the future such as business projects or career goals may also seem impossible without the illegal use of a stimulant.
People have been taking stimulants for years before Adderall, but if students must rely solely on the illegal use of a prescription drug they are only hurting themselves in the long run. The desire to succeed by one's own effort should never be something that is drug induced.
Maybe if I took Adderall I wouldn't be wondering if I have any new e-mails, or checking Facebook every 10 minutes. I probably could have finished this column quicker and more efficiently, but I wouldn't be able to say I did it on my own.
The benefits of using Adderall seem tempting, but those who do not use the stimulant will know that they owe their success to nothing but themselves.
Brown is a Wichita junior in journalism and political science.
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TECHNOLOGY
Alumnus and co-creator of Google Earth visits campus
BY JESSE BROWN
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The University of Kansas welcomed back one of its successful alumni yesterday — Brian McClendon, vice president of engineering for Google. The 1986 graduate left with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and went on to help create Google Earth.
McClendon spoke to an audience of more than 50 faculty members and students in the Apollo Room at Nichols Hall about the development and future of Google Earth and cloud computing.
In his presentation, he discussed how drastically computers had changed between 1982, when he purchased his first Atari video game system, and 2004 when he co-created Google Earth.
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This growth in storage space has been the most notable change in modern technology, McClendon said.
and game systems, such as Atari, held relatively tiny amounts of storage space compared with the storage capabilities of the modern Google.
He said Google's storage capacity had grown exponentially and he predicted it would continue to do so in the future.
McClendon joined Google in 2004 when the company bought Keyhole Corp., where he had previously been working.
In the same year, he helped to create Google Earth. According to McClendon's presentation, more than 30 percent of Earth's land surface and 50 percent of its population is represented in the Google Earth program.
As the leader of the engineering
group for Google's geo products, which include Maps, Streetview and Sketchup, McClendon and his team have since created Google Ocean, Sky, Mars and Moon.
McClendon said smart phones, which commonly use open-source operating systems such as Google's Android system, thrived with the advent of a type of processing called cloud computing.
He said this would eventually make the mobile phone the future of the Internet.
The lecture brought students and professionals eager to find ways to incorporate McClendon's work into their own research.
"I saw it as a good opportunity to broaden my horizons and gain some exposure," Mindy Liu, Wichita graduate student in the School of Engineering, said.
Matt Welch, Shawnee sophomore,
works at Sunflower
Broadband and came to the lecture to hear more about file systems, a process used where he works.
McClendon's presentation also drew in faculty members interested in incorporating his work into their own jobs.
Aaron Sumner, project manager for the Center for Research in Learning, and Amber Nutt, program assistant for the center, came to the lecture to find ways to help professors educate their students using cloud computing as a way of gathering information.
It all, McClendon said, was part of Google's main mission: to organize information and to make it accessible to the world.
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Brian McClendon, 1986 graduate and vice president of engineering for Google, discusses the technology behind Google Earth and Google Maps. McClendon helped to create Google Earth in 2004.
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Students prepare for cold weather, crowded bus routes
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT
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For four winters, Carey Winfield has returned to her pre-class ritual of bundling up before she braves the frosty elements and treks to class. She burrows in her snowboarding jacket and pulls on "big fluffy socks" and rubber snow boots. She insulates her legs, head and hands with long underwear, a warm, floppy hat and gloves. But Monday, Winfield, Tulsa, Okla., senior, wasn't prepared for the cold and could only pull her coat tight to her cheeks to keep the oversized snowflakes off her face.
"I didn't know it was going to snow," Winfield said as she took refuge inside Wesco to warm up, "Two days ago, I don't think I had a coat on at all. Luckily, I had gloves in my pocket."
As Winfield prepares for her
daily winter walks, other local travelers are also making adjustments in the first snow of the season.
The city of Lawrence prepared to begin spreading 4,000 tons of sand and salt —1,000 left over from last year and 3,000 the city bought in May — across the streets, Tom Orzulak, street division manager said.
Orzulak said he felt fortunate amidst the early flurries to have all of the materials ready and a staff of 41 returning drivers.
"This is the earliest in past several years," Orzulak said. "Usually, you get to Thanksgiving before it snows."
Richard McNulty, lecturer in the atmospheric science program, said the winter weather might also possibly end earlier than usual because this year is an "el Nino" year. He said the "el Nino" climate
would mean the temperatures longitudinally above and below the state of Kansas would likely increase slightly this winter. He said the weather in Kansas should
"It's an educated guess for something that far out," McNulty said. "We have enough trouble with the next 24 hours sometimes."
this morning.
"Two days ago, I don't think I had a coat on at all. Luckily, I had gloves in my pocket."
At the University, Facilitie. Operations had two trucks and 15 other workers ready to help clear the sidewalks and streets Monday, Mike Lang, campus landscape manager, said. He said a forecast for cold north winds would put him on alert through
"You have to keep an eye on things," Lang said. "Myself or somebody else will be up all of tonight. If there's accumulation,
our staff will be up at 4 oclock in the morning."
Lang said once the weather turned more severe, the crew would prioritize clearing the main access roads and sidewalks onto campus and the handicap
access ramps first and then proceed to clearing the paths between buildings.
Orzulak said unlike at the University, Lawrence residents and students off campus would be responsible for clearing the sidewalks in front of their homes.
As a new on-campus freshman,
Hayden Fuchs, of Rapid City, South Dakota, said even though the campus sidewalks will be cleared, he would opt to take the bus this winter. Fuchs, who wore shorts today, said he had grown accustomed to gearing up for the cold in his home state, but was shocked to see the snow when he walked out of McCollum Hall. Once he boarded the bus, Fuchs said he found a mob of other students like him scrambling for seats and aisle room to escape the elements. Fuchs said he expected the bus to be extra busy throughout the winter season.
"I think there are going to be times where we'll have to wait," Fuchs said. "But there's usually buildings next to the bus stops so you can just stay inside and wait till the next bus arrives."
Jeremy Bash, KU on Wheels driver, said he hoped all of his
passengers would continue to feel confident in the safety of the bus system. Bash, starting his second winter behind the wheel of a KU bus, said the vehicles have a switch that keeps a "retarder" feature from grabbing the tires and making them skid out in the winter weather.
He said he and the other drivers would also remain extra vigilant about driving cautiously and defensively all winter long.
"Our supervisors have already made several announcements today for our drivers to drive slowly, telling them what to do to keep them from sliding," Bash said. "We're very aware of the situation."
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Wait lists fill up quickly after enrollment closes
BY BETH BEAVERS
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As his scheduled enrollment appointment approached, Nicholas Lundgren kept an eye on the Enroll and Pay Web site.
"I was watching throughout the preceding weeks as it filled up with seniors that needed the course to graduate," Lundgren, Fairway junior, said.
Lundgren's online enrollment appointment ended Monday at midnight along with all other students' appointments. For some students, the enrollment process was not only frustrating, but confusing.
And then, just hours before his enrollment appointment began, the class he wanted through the film and media department filled up.
"My whole plan hinged on me getting into the class," Lunderson, said.
Lundgren said,
"knowing I couldn't do anything about it until a moment that was arbitrarily picked for me."
"My whole plan hinged on me getting into the class."
Joan Hahn, assistant registrar, said enrollment times were decided by number of hours
NICHOLAS LUNDGREN Fairway junior
completed. She said a very small portion of the student population was able to enroll first, including honors students and students who use services from the academic access center, which offers classes for students with various disabilities.
Hahn said there had been no major issues with classes filling up for the spring 2010 semester. But it does happen, and that is why wait lists are offered. Hahn said there were two kinds of wait lists. One is available through Enroll & Pay and the other is kept by hand by administrators or professors in each department.
Hahn said students using the
wait list featured on Enroll & Pay were usually not aware of different factors that could result in their names being removed from the wait list. She said students would often put themselves on the wait list for a section of
the course at a certain time, and then also enroll for an open section of the course at a different time. When this happens, the student is taken off the wait list. Students will also be taken off the
wait list if there is a time conflict on their schedule.
The class Lundgren needed to enroll in is offered through the film and media studies department.
Kimbo Jackson, senior administrative associate for the department, said the department was keeping a wait list by hand. She said that because the class had filled up, the department was considering offering the course during the summer.
Lundgren met with the professor and was told he was on the wait list and should be able to get into the class in the spring. He said he hoped to be able to get into the class then because he planned to study abroad after that and would be unable to take it.
Hahn said Enroll & Pay would allow students to enroll in classes again beginning Jan. 13 and ending the 20th day of classes. She said students were able to enroll online until the fifth day of classes, but after that instructor permission is required and students must enroll in person.
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Nick Baumgarten, Lees Summit, Mo., sophomore, works on building a bridge of wooden skewers. Elsworth Hall hosted a contest to see who could build the strongest bridge with wooden skewers, super glue and string. The winner received a $25 gift card.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as
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INTERNATIONAL Gay Argentinian couple granted marriage license
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina's capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage.
Jose Maria DI Bello and his partner Alex Freyre won the right to get married when a judge ruled last week that a ban on gay marriage violates Argentina's constitution.
"On December 1st we will become man and man," said Di Bello, welling up in tears as a city clerk gave him the paperwork.
Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri said the city will not appeal — in effect inviting other same-sex couples to pursue their rights in court as well.
"We have to live with and accept this reality: the world is moving in this direction," Macri said Friday, adding that it is important officials "safeguard the right of each person to freely choose with whom they want to form a couple and be happy."
Frerey, 39, executive director of the Buenos Aires AIDS Foundation, and Di Bello, 41, an executive with the Argentine Red Cross, sued after being denied a license in April.
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State in the conference opener Oct. 10. But the Jayhawks haven't forced stops in the crucial, outcome-deciding moments of games.
"It's something that we have to get fixed as a defense because that seems to be the case," senior defensive back Justin Thornton said. "We play good all the way to the fourth quarter, and then we give up a run right there at the end that makes it look like they whooped us. And that wasn't the case at all."
Two weeks ago at Kansas Sate, Kansas' defense was placed in a nearly identical situation.
After Kansas cut the lead to 17-10, Kansas State started a drive with 5:20 left in the game. The Jayhawks couldn't get a stop, and the Wildcats ran out the rest of the clock.
The only difference against
Nebraska last Saturday? The Cornhuskers scored a touchdown on their final drive.
"It hurts," Mangino said after the game. "There's no question we needed a stop."
Faced with third and 10 from Nebraska's 37-yard line late in the fourth quarter, Cornhusker running back Roy Helu Jr. took a pitch outside for a 30-yard gain.
But he also said the problem wasn't simply an issue of fundamentals.
Kansas' defenders couldn't corral Helu Jr. along the sideline, and Tharp said after the game that the Jayhawks took poor angles during the play.
"It's our mindset." Tharp said. "We just have to get it in our minds that they're not going to get any more points or get any more yards on us, and we have to shut them down. I'm not sure
why we don't have that mindset right now"
In a 35-28 victory against Southern Mississippi Sept. 26, Kansas' defense allowed plenty of yards but buckled down in the fourth quarter.
"You could call it bad luck but I kind of see that as a scapegoat," Tharp said. "Our defense had a shot and we let it slip by. I'd say it's our fault."
In the moments after the loss to Nebraska Kansas' players voiced a similar opinion. But this time, it was from a different perspective.
After that game, the Jayhawks talked about the importance of a defense tightening its straps in the final quarter of play.
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John Wall didn't give him a chance.
Wall's jumper was through the net to give the Wildcats a 72-70 win Monday night and Kentucky's newest superstar was running down the floor pounding his chest in joy.
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DENVER — Everybody knew about Ty Lawson's speed at North Carolina. Just as impressive is how quickly the Denver Nuggets' new backup point guard is adjusting to the NBA.
Fellow Tar Heels alum and Nuggets coach George Karl has notoriously had little use for rookies, but he's making an exception for this exceptional player, saying even he didn't expect this smooth of a transition.
"I can't deny that. He's pretty mature for a young kid," Karl said.
Lawson is averaging 10.3 points, 2 boards and 3.2 assists in 21.8 minutes through his first 10 NBA games.
Yet, it's more his hustle and pluck, matters that don't necessarily show up on the stat sheet, that are wowing teammates, coaches, opponents and fans alike.
Take his pickpocketing of Kobe Bryant in the first half Friday night and his amazing dunk over 7-foot D.J. Mbenga in the second half that were the highlights of Denver's 105-79 demolition of the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.
These were the kinds of things that had the Nuggets practically salivating even a year ago, before Lawson decided to return to Chapel Hill, where he helped lead the Tar Heels to the NCAA championship as a junior.
"Well, when Roy Williams whispers to you that he's the best point guard he's ever coached — I mean, he'd had a few good point guards," Karl said.
Lawson's guru in Denver, Chauncey Billups, said the energetic rookie has made a seamless transition to the pros because he and the system are a perfect fit.
Like Friday night, when Bryant thought he had picked up the loose ball only to watch helplessly as Lawson swooped around from behind and tipped it upcourt for the breakaway basket.
"He's in a great situation because he's in a fastbreak offense, just run up and down and play. He's not in a structured offense," Billups said. "So, it's easy for him and he'd done a great job of coming in and using what he does best and that's his speed. And that's something that we need."
"I'm lower to the ground than most people," explained Lawson, who's 5-foot-11. "And the thing I do is tip it and keep it going and go get it."
While best known for his baseline-to-baseline velocity, Lawson became an all-around threat last season by shooting 53 percent from the field and 47 percent from 3-point range.
His speed and hustle remain his forte.
Karl said he's never seen a player so deft at coming up with loose balls as Lawson. He always
this version of the Nuggets can be better than the one that took the Lakers to six games in the Western Conference finals last summer.
Thanks to Lawson, Karl insists
"Ty gives us a guy that we've never had before," Karl said. "We have a guy that can GO"
Lawson said he figured he's adjust quickly to the NBA once he saw the offense Karl was running.
"Basically, we run the same system as Carolina, up and down, so that's helping me out a lot more than people think. And just hard work." Lawson said.
Along with having a superstar in Billups serving as his mentor.
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"I just love that he's real humble, he's quiet, he listens when you're trying to help him out. He has a really good understanding of the game for a young player," Billups said.
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"There times out there where George wants me to come back in and Ty's playing good, and I'm like, 'Let him play.' Billups said. "Let him play."
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Although he certainly seems to have a lot left in him, Billups is in his 13th season, and he said he's grateful now that he's in his
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NFL
Rams' wide receiver is out for the season
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams have lost wide receiver Keenan Burton for the rest of the season, the result of a right knee injury in Sunday's 28-23 home loss to New Orleans.
The Rams placed Burton on the injured reserve list on Monday with a torn patella tendon. Coach Steve Spagnuolo says Burton will have surgery on the kneecap.
Burton, a second-year player out of Kentucky, was hurt on a pass in the first quarter when he fell awkwardly in the end zone while the Saints' Usama Young made an interception.
Burton was the leading receiver with 25 catches for 253 yards for the Rams, who dropped to 1-8 with the loss.
Burton is the third receiver to go on the IR for the Rams this season, following veteran Laurent Robinson and rookie Brooks Foster.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri wide receiver Jared Perry will miss the rest of the season with a fractured right leg.
Perry, a senior, was hurt on an end around for a 5-yard gain in the second quarter of Saturday's 38-12 victory at Kansas State. The school said the fracture is slight and is hopeful Perry could return to play in a bdwl game if the Tigers (6-4, 2-4 Big 12) get an invitation.
Coach Gary Pinkel said Perry would be out four to six weeks. He expects Jerrel Jackson and Wes Kemp, both sophomores, to step up in the meantime.
"We have a lot of different ways we can go," Pinkel said. "He's certainly one of our big play receivers, and it's unfortunate."
Perry is second on the team with 46 receptions for 696 yards and six touchdowns. He's seventh on the school career list with 13 receiving touchdowns, eighth with 1,844 career yards receiving and ninth with 137 receptions.
"It was a bad blow," Perry said. "But I'd rather take four to six weeks than four to six months. I'm just going to rehab, be there for my teammates, and come back strong."
Jackson has 24 catches with a 10.1-yard average and one touchdown and Kemp has 19 catches, a 17.6-yard average and three TDs.
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Cincinnati doesn't need Johnson
The NFL breeds surprises and nurtures parity like no other
league. Against that ever-changing backdrop, the Cincinnati Bengals defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers for the second time this season did little more than raise eyebrows.
Nevermind that the Steelers are the defending Super Bowl champions, and that the Bengals are hardy a model franchise. The NFL dynamic is amorphous and fluid to the point where identities can be shed like a locust's shell.
The Bengals' identity, before this season, was defined by offfield trouble, Carson Palmer injuries, Chad Ochocinco's shenanigans and losing. Lots and lots of losing. The talk from camp before this season was that a new identity was being crafted — but of course talking is easy. Actually stepping up and competing with Pittsburgh and Baltimore seemed a much more difficult matter.
But, lo and behold, the preseason talk has proved
BY ALEX BEECHER
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Which makes the Bengals' interest in former Chiefs running back Larry Johnson all the more curious. In fact, if I'm being objective, it's probably downright stupid. But objectivity, regarding this situation, is tough for me. I am, after all, someone who has written a decidedly pro-Larry Johnson column in these pages before. Through his pouting and bouts of surly misbehavior, I stood by him. So to damn him now, to say that he doesn't have a place in the NFL, would necessitate starkVACillating on my part.
prophetic. The Bengals are undefeated in the AFC North, leading the division. All that talk of a new identity now seems much more than that.
But oh well. When you're wrong, you're wrong. And on Larry Johnson, I was wrong.
Cincinnati may need a running back in the short term. But in Larry Johnson, they'd get a lot of baggage. They'd get a man with a history of behavior that is anything but conducive to a positive locker room environment. Johnson has repeatedly ripped teammates and coaches and scapegored anyone to avoid shouldering blame himself. They'd get a man who has had run-ins with the law, regarding several instances of alleged violence toward women. And if Johnson's actions speak to misogyny, then his words, of late, make him appear a homophobe.
But the NFL, at the end of the day, is a business. It's ruled by results, not sentiment. And so Johnson's personal faults could, perhaps, be overlooked — if he were still more than a shadow of his former self on the field. Where LJ used to be a bruising downhill runner, he's now tepid
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So Cincinnati, don't make the same mistake I, and much of Kansas City, did. You're in a great position right now — you don't need to fall back into old habits. And you certainly don't need Larry Johnson.
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VOLLEYBALL
Kansas welcomes four new recruits
BY ZACH GETZ
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Four recruits, including two top-100 players, have signed on to play for the Kansas volleyball team next season. Jessie Allen, Marianne Beal, Kara Wehrs and Amy Wehrs will all be donning crimson and blue for the 2010-2011 season.
Kara Wehrs, the No. 44 recruit in 2010 according to PrepVolleyball.com, is a 5-foot-10 setter from Hampshire, Ill, and holds her high school record for both serving aces and assists. Kara was also named to the Courier News All-Area team all four years of high school and was state runner-up in 2007. Bechard said Kara could compete at a very high level as a setter.
"When you combine her quickness and physical presence and good delivery, you've got a young lady who has a chance to have a
very good career in our league"
Bechard said.
Kara will be joined by her twin sister Amy, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter, who holds her high school record in kills. Bechard said Amy was a big competitor.
"She can influence the match with her attacking skills and also make an impact with her back-court skills;" he said. "She is a six-rotation player with a high volleyball IQ."
Beal is a 6-foot middle blocker from Lee's Summit, Mo. She won this year's Evelyn Gates Award, which is awarded to the Kansas City area's top female volleyball player. She is the No. 91 recruitment according to PrepVolleyball.com.
"She has the potential to be an outstanding six-rotation contributor, impacting our program in a number of technical areas, and she competes with great enthusiasm and intensity." Bechard said.
Beal is an All-State First Team player and is the all-time kill leader for Lee's Summit North High School. Bechard said he hoped Beal could play on both the right side and the middle, and said he thought Beal would add a lot to
Allen, from Aurora High School in Aurora, Neb., is a top 250 recruit according to Prep Volleyball.com. Allen helped her high school earn a fourth place finish at the state tournament in 2008. Bechard said Allen would be helpful in replacing seniors Paige Mazour and Brittney Williams.
"She has good length, very good lateral quickness and she is capable of attacking in front of and behind the setter," Bechard said. "She will also be a physical presence at the net defensively."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — First base man Billy Butler is the unanimous choice for the Kansas City Royals' player of the year.
Butler, 23, is the youngest player to win the Royals award since 23-year-old George Brett was selected in 1976.
Butler led the Royals with a .301 average, 51 doubles and 93 RBIs.
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This week's opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, may mount more of a challenge than the mistake-prone Oakland Raiders did in Sunday's 16-10 victory.
But the Steelers would be wise to prepare for Jamaal Charles as KC's featured back. It would seem a richly deserved reward for his long TD run and 103 yards rushing in the first game since former Pro Bowler Johnson was released amid a cloud of controversy.
With more speed than Johnson showed in even his best years, Charles broke loose on one key play and sped 44 yards into the end zone, erasing the stigma the Chiefs had been carrying as the only NFL team without a rushing touchdown.
He also picked up 26 yards on a fourth-quarter drive as the Chiefs tried desperately to run time off the clock. It seemed especially
gratifying for somebody whod spent part of the season in the coach's doghouse for fumbling. The second-year pro had gotten so crosswise with coaches, hed even been inactive for one game.
"It itt was something I was thinking about," coach Todd Haley said Monday. "Hed had a bunch of carries under his belt and he was protecting the football. None of
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Kansas-Memphis differs from 2008
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
It's being billed as a rematch of the 2008 National Championship, but when Kansas and Memphis meet tonight for the first time since that game, two different teams will take the court.
A coaching change at Memphis, combined with graduations and players leaving for the NBA, means that November 2009 likely won't resemble April 2008. In 2008, Kansas and Memphis were both top-ranked teams, but now, Kansas is the top-ranked team and Memphis, under first-year head coach Josh Pastner, is an unproven team in transition.
Senior guard Sherron Collins said he was surprised when he saw Memphis was the second game of the season. Despite the turnover
the two teams have seen since 2008, Collins said he still sees this as a game of pride.
"I think just because we beat them back then, there's still going to be a little bit of animosity."
"It's a totally different team, it's totally different coach," he said.
Collins and junior center Cole Aldrich the only current Javhayws who
played on the national championship team. In that game, Collins played 34 minutes and scored 11 points with six assists. Aldrich played only four minutes without scoring.
"The pieces have totally changed. There's very few of the same parts."
Memphis seniors Willie Kemp and Doneal Mack were the only Tigers who played in the game. The
two combined for six minutes.
"The pieces have totally changed," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "There's very few of the same parts. There are some and certainly I know when our guys think of the elite programs in the country, Memphis is definitely one of them and always will be with us."
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through the recruiting process. C.J. and Xavier Henry, as well as Marcus and Markieff Morris, all committed to Memphis at one point.
C. J. Henry attended Memphis last year, but did not play because of injuries. He battled another injury this year but practiced
Four players on this year's roster for Kansas are linked with Memphis
lightly the past couple of days and was cleared to play Monday, although Self said there was a good chance he might not play.
"It's kind of ironic that I'm cleared to play coming back against Memphis seeing as that was the school I went to last year." Henry said.
Xavier Henry said one of the main reasons he and his brother chose Memphis was former head coach John Calipari. When Calipari took the head coaching job at Kentucky in April, the Henrys reevaluated and headed to Kansas.
In spite of their past experiences with Memphis, both sets of brothers said they were still approaching this game like any other.
"I haven't really thought about it too much," Marcus Morris said. "I know those guys but I'd rather
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Kansas leads the series against Memphis 4-2. Memphis (1-0) defeated Jackson State 82-53 in its season opener.
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FOOTBALL
Lack of late-game stops reveals recurring defensive issues
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
During the past five weeks, Kansas' defense has transformed in front of everyone's eyes, evolving from a liability to a unit
In nearly every game during that stretch, coach Mark Mangino has swapped players in and out of his starting line-ups.
compete in the Big 12.
Still, the layhawks have
In the final five minutes against Nebraska, Kansas' defense, which was in desperate need of a stop, simply couldn't get the iob done.
"Every game we've lost, the defense has had a chance to give our offense another shot and we've come up short."
the fourth quarter of another close game against a Big 12 North opponent.
A defense's fortitude is usually revealed in the instances when a stop is desperately needed. That type of gut-check moment smacked Kansas Saturday during
struggled in one glaring areas late-game defensive stands.
HULDON THARP Freshman linebacker
The Cornhuskers scored a touchdown with 29 seconds left in the game, putting the final touches on the victory.
"Everygame we've lost, the defense has had a chance to give our offense another shot and we've come up short," freshman linebacker Huldon
Harp said. "Today, we let some things slip away once again."
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Nebraska running back Roy Hela Jr. dives over senior safety Darrell Stuckey into the endzone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter Saturday. Hela Jr.'s touchdown was the latest in a series of game-plays given up by Kansas' defense in recent games.
COMMENTARY
Jayhawks can still salvage season
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
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Todd Reesing did something Saturday against Nebraska that Kansas football fans
were not used to — slide. It provided a sad reminder to those who hoped for so much more from this season and from their beloved Jayhawks, who are now sliding toward the end of the season.
But the season isn't over, and the frustrated Kansas team still has something to fight for.
As much as fans were frustrated by the fumbles that resulted from Reesing's head-on runs against Texas Tech and Kansas State, the slides that came against Nebraska were too symbolic of this season to ignore.
Kansas started the season off with a five-game winning streak, only to slide through the Big 12, losing five of six games. People are probably saying the season is over; the only remaining teams on the schedule are the Texas Longhorns, who are No. 2 in the BCS standings, and the hit-and-miss Missouri Tigers. But this Kansas team knows there are goals yet to accomplish and a season left to reclaim.
It may be a fantastical vision, but what if Kansas goes into Austin, Texas, and pulls off the most incredible upset in the school's recent history? Coach Mark Mangino should pitch that possibility to his players, who might be feeling like taking a knee for the rest of the year.
His pregame speech should raise the hairs on the back of every player's neck and inspire them to give this game the amount of effort deserving of the Big 12 Championship game.
The time each of these Kansas players has spent on the practice fields and in the weight room has taught them many life lessons — one of the most important being not to quit. There needs to be a collective realization on the team that the season could be as far from over as they want it to be.
The prospects of not making a bowl game should jolt the team and its seniors out from the corner they have put themselves in and inspire a last push. Players such as Kerry Meier, Todd Reesing and Darrell Stuckey have given the Jayhawk faithful as many acctic memories as the likes of Gale Sayers and John Hadl did in generations past.
The seniors could be happy with ending their careers at Kansas with a five-and-seven record, or they could fight like thousands of fans saw when the Jayhawks were fighting for a BCS bowl bid in 2007.
This is a calling to the Kansas team so many of us remember: It is your last chance to make history.
One more victory and Kansas becomes bowl eligible. Two more victories and Kansas is guaranteed a bowl bid. Because of the mess in the Big 12 North, one game doesn't guarantee anything, but it opens the door for extending the season.
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Kansas coach Mark Mangino looks up to the scoreboard in the final seconds of Saturday's game against Nebraska. Mangino is now the subject of an investigation that was launched into Kansas' football program Monday.
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Former Jayhawks say they aren't surprised by complaints against his coaching behaviors
BY CLARK GOBLE
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A football player has voiced his complaints regarding physical contact by coach Mark Mangino and former players said they aren't surprised an investigation into Kansas' program was launched Monday.
The brother of senior linebacker Arist Wright confirmed that Wright had complained about physical contact by Mangino with Wright in the past, but hadn't spoken with him recently. His father, Lash Wright, said he told Wright to wait until the end of the season to address the complaints.
"All I want is my kid to make it through these next two games healthy and we'll go from there," Lash Wright said.
"I know that these things happened. But right now, I'm probably too upset to talk about anything. I'm just trying to reach someone down there to find out how he's doing."
Former wide receiver Dexton Fields, who played for the layhawks from 2004-08, said he never had a relationship with Mangino beyond a player/coach relationship. He said he thought Mangino wasn't very well-liked by a lot of players, "probably because of the
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"We understood the motivational things said, but the negative things kind of occurred more than the motivational from him." Fields said. "Some of the assistant coaches stepped in on our behalf. They did more of the verbal abuse but it was to keep him off of us. I think that's part of the reason guys didn't really care for him."
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AGRICULTURE
Film sheds light on farming industry
BY HALEY JONES
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Faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper: They're the watchwords of the modern American consumer as he peruses the grocery store aisles. And industry's response to his demands can be seen on every shelf.
The country's appetite has changed drastically in the last 50 years with the proliferation of easily accessible processed foods — and inevitably, so has the industry that feeds it. The documentary "Food, Inc," which is showing tonight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union, explores the often unappetizing production process of food. It also raises many questions for local farmers about their farming practices.
"Food, Inc." investigates large.
national companies that comprise the modern agricultural industry, and is directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner.
Greg Beverlin, Paola junior and co-coordinator for the student environmental activist group Environrs, said seeing "Food, Inc." motivated him to buy locally grown food whenever possible, but he recognized the choice between cost and quality for college students.
"Food, Inc." explains how the nation's systemic dependency on factory farming, which produces the greatest amount of food at the lowest cost, has drastically changed the agricultural landscape. Chickens are no longer raised — they are grown with hormones.
"This movie raises a lot of questions?" Beverlin said.
FACTORY FARMING
Cattle is kept in crowded, unsanitary feed lots and fed an unnatural diet of corn. Then they are pumped full of antibiotics in an effort to kill the bacteria growing in their stomachs as a result of their diet.
The documentary asserts big industry uses a "pastoral fantasy" to sell products like beef and poultry. Although the bagged chicken breasts in the freezer aisle have undergone a very unglamorous
In the United States, livestock consume 70 percent of all ant-microbial drugs, according to the most recent report from the Union of Concerned Scientists in 2001.
Farmer Joel Salatin, who owns Polyface Inc. farms in Swoope, Va., was featured in "Food, Inc." He said in an e-mail he adamantly opposed this practice because it compromised the original integrity of farming.
process prior to arriving in the grocery store, the idyllic agrarian imagery on its packaging suggests otherwise. But local farm owner Karen Pendleton said the documentary didn't surprise her a bit.
"Nothing in those movies is anything new," she said. "I agree with a lot of what the movies are saying. I'm just surprised that people didn't know animals were raised that way. Where did they think their chicken came from?"
Pendleton said it was easy to get upset with big business, but the country needed large industry production because it was difficult to feed that many people on a small scale. For instance, if each person in a town of 100,000 — slightly larger than Lawrence — ate chicken for one meal every day, it
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Karen and John Pendleton operate Pendleton Farms just outside of Lawrence. Karen Pendleton said that the documentary "Food. Inc." didn't surprise her.
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1. Jewish group feuding with Holocaust institute
VIENNA — A dispute between an Austrian Holocaust research center and an organization representing Vienna's Jewish committee over access to a vast archive has prompted a group of academics to withdraw support for the center, saying independent research is no longer possible, according to a letter obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
The Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies began provisional operations in January. Its purpose is to give researchers access to roughly 8,000 files of the late Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal and to parts of a vast archive belonging to Jewish Community Vienna, which represents the city's Jewish Community.
But officials at the institute say Jewish Community Vienna is limiting access to the archive.
2. Israel approves more housing in disputed area
JERUSALEM — Israel moved Tuesday to approve a plan to build 900 more housing units in a Jewish neighborhood in the part of Jerusalem claimed by Palestinians, drawing harsh criticism from
the United States.
The Jerusalem district planning commission officially deposited the plan, opening it to comments, objections and appeals from the public. Jerusalem city spokesman Gidi Schmerling said final approval was "many months" away.
Palestinians and Britain denounced the plan, but reaction from the U.S. was especially sharp.
3. E-mails alert officials to French terror suspect
PARIS — A French nuclear physicist discussed possible terrorist attacks targeting France's army in e-mail exchanges with North Africa's al-Qaida branch before his arrest last month, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
Adlene Hicheur, a 32-yearold Frenchman of Algerian origin, had worked on the Large Hadron Collider — the world's largest atom smasher — as well as at a technology institute in neighboring Switzerland before he was taken into custody at his home in Vienne, France, on Oct. 8.
His alleged e-mail conversations discussed no concrete plans for an operation but cited examples of possible targets, the prosecutor's office said.
NATIONAL 4. Family faces 15 more charges in sex abuse case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five men accused of sexually abusing children at their rural Missouri home two decades ago were charged with 15 additional counts after a woman told investigators she was twice raped as a child, according to court filings.
The woman said she was 6 when she was raped in a chicken coop at the rural property where Burrell Mohler Sr. and his adult sons lived in the 1980s, and was attacked again when she was 7, the Kansas City Star reported.
Mohler and his sons already were charged with numerous felonies. Mohler, 77, of Independence, and his sons — Burrell E. Mohler Jr., 53; Jared Mohler, 48; Roland Mohler, 47; and David Mohler, 52 — were scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
5. Jury links five people to international scam
Burrell Mohler Sr.s brother, Darrel Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs. Fla., was arrested in Florida. He also faces charges.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal grand jury in West Virginia has linked five more people to an international scam that allegedly tricked government agencies in
several states into paying at least $3.3 million to bogus companies with names that sounded like legitimate firms.
The charges unsealed Tuesday implicate Minnesota residents Michael M. "Mikie" Ochenge, 33; Robert M. "Robe" Otiso, 36; Paramena J. "Joseph" Shikanda, 35; Albert E. Gunga, 30; and Collins A. Masese, 20.
6. Reporter can't escape spousal abuse allegation
POMONA, N.Y. — A local political reporter with influence well beyond New York has taken a far, fast fall in a bizarre cascade of events.
Dominic Carter went on leave last month from the cable channel New York 1 after allegations that he beat his wife.
She soon recanted, saying a day laborer had beaten her. She and her husband then traveled to Kansas City, Mo., where a caller to their hotel said Carter was considering suicide.
Carter told police he was fine but said his wife was missing. She turned up at the airport.
Station general manager Steve Paulus said Tuesday that "we're awaiting a final resolution." Carter couldn't be reached for comment.
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Better know a major Film
BY BRENDAN ALLEN ballen@kansan.com
Major: Film
College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degrees offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, minor
Required Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts — 124 hours total: 40 major hours, 45 junior/ senior hours
■ Bachelor of General Studies — 124 hours total: 42 major hours, 45 junior/senior hours
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Oldfather Studios, 1621 W. Ninth St., features an audio editing studio, recording studio, three HD-capable screening rooms and the Herk Harvey sound stage. The building was originally designed for the Centron Corporation in 1955 and was the first film studio built in the Midwest.
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- To graduate with honors, a student must have a 3.25 GPA overall and a 3.5 GPA in film classes, taking six to eight hours in a film honors seminar and a satisfactory performance in a final oral exam.
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NEW YORK — What word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?
That's the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove someone as a friend on a social networking Web site such as Facebook.
Each year Oxford University Press tracks how the English language is changing and chooses a word that best reflects the mood of the year.
Oxford lexicographer Christine Lindberg says unfriend has "real lex appeal."
Finalists for 2009 also included netbook, which is a small laptop, and sexting, which is sending sexually explicit texts and pictures by cell phone.
Man posts joy ride in stolen van on YouTube
MORRISVILLE, Vt. — What possesses a man to steal his ex-employer's bus, take it for a three-state joy ride and then post a video of the lark on YouTube?
"It was inspired" Jacob Rehm, 38, said outside court Tuesday. "I felt inspired."
The vehicle's owner, Lamoille Valley Transportation, was not amused. Neither were authorities, who charged Rehm with theft of services, operating a vehicle without owner consent and trespassing. Neither was a judge, who ordered a competency evaluation for him.
Rehm, a former bus driver for Lamoille Valley, took the bus from the company's depot Nov. 2.
Accompanied by friend Natalie Page, 38, he headed south toward Allentown, Pa., but turned around somewhere in Connecticut after he realized the $200 worth of diesel he had bought wouldn't get them to Pennsylvania and back.
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ON CAMPUS
The "Are State Universities Worth Saving?" university-community forum will begin at noon in the ECM Center.
The Internship & Summer Camp Fair will begin at 3:30 p.m. on the fifth floor in the Kansas Union.
Voices Unheard will begin at 7 p.m. in the Big XII Room in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
The KU School of Music Visiting Artist Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
"Cowboy del Amor" will be shown at 7 p.m. in Room 4012 in Wesco Hall.
About 3 p.m. Monday near 11th and Mississippi streets, someone reported the theft of a crossbar used to direct traffic, at a loss of $85.
About 6:30 p.m. Sunday near 16th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported the theft of two video game systems and games, at a loss of $720.
About 4:30 p.m. Monday at a University parking lot near 21st and Iowa streets, someone reported criminal damage to his or her vehicle, at a loss of $200.
About 11 p.m. Monday near the Chi Omega fountain, someone reported the theft of two crossbars used to direct traffic, at a loss of $170.
CAMPUS Mountain climber to speak at Dole Institute
The lecture is a part of the Institute's "Leadership and Globalization in Sports" series that began last year with a visit from Paul Taglalbe, former commissioner of the NEL.
Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute, went on a climb led by Link in Mexico nine years ago. He said mountain climbing 'lad an interesting place in the world.
"The highest mountains in the world are in developing nations,"Lacy said, "We'll be talking about the impact of mountainering in places like Nepal and Tibet."
Robert Link has scaled the world's tallest peaks, gasping the thin air through some of the worst conditions on the planet. Tonight he'll be speaking at the Dole Institute of Politics at 7:30 p.m.
One of the Himalayan climbs was up Mt. Everest in 1990 with climbers from Russia and China as a part of an International Peace Climb.
This is the second lecture in the series, which the Institute plans to continue annually.
Lacy said the Institute started the series because sports have an ability to transcend politics.
"We have disagreements with various nations over many things," Lacy said, "but nations always get together for the Olympics. Sports are kind of a common denominator."
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PAST
KANSAS
COACHES
Here's a look at Kansas' past six football coaches and when they left the University:
Terry Allen (1997-2001)
Contract terminated with three games to go in 2001 season for poor performance
Glen Mason (1988-1996) Left for head coaching job at University of Minnesota after 1996 season
Bob Valesente (1986-1987)
Contract terminated after 1.9-1 season in 1987
Mike Gottfried (1983-1985)
Left for head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh after 1985 season
Don
Fambrough (1971-1974, 1979-1982)
Contract terminated twice for poor performance, after 1974 season and 1982 season
Bud Moore
Bud Moore (1975-1978)
Contract terminated in November 1978 with two years remaining for poor performance
— Clark Goble
Fields also said he thought the rumors that were now surfacing were legitimate and had been occurring since he came to Kansas in 2004.
"It's been a long time that that stuff has been happening and it had to surface," Fields said. "Of all the talent that KU has there, it had to be some other reason that KU isn't producing out on the field. It's been long overdue."
Marcus Herford, another former receiver for Mangino, said Mangino's way of motivating a player was by "demotivating" him.
"I knew it was a matter of time before somebody reported it or said something, because it's been happening since I got there and I'm sure before then," Herford said. "I'm surprised actually that it took this long honestly."
Senior Todd Reesing said Perkins told the team in a meeting Monday that an "unbiased person" would conduct the investigation. Perkins discussed the matter with Mangino prior to speaking with the players.
In his weekly press conference Tuesday, Mangino declined to delve into the details of the matter but acknowledged he had a brief meeting with Perkins.
"I haven't lost the team one bit," Mangino said. "I may have lost some people around here, but it's not players. Take that for what it's worth. You decipher it."
Mangino was asked if he thought there would be any issues with the program if the team were 5-1 in conference games instead of 1-5. He firmly said, "No."
"The fact of life is that these type of things are going to come up when things aren't going good," Mangino said. "That's life, that's how it works."
On hand for the weekly press conference, current players Darrell Stuckey, Chris Harris, Tanner Hawkinson and Hulden Tharp declined to discuss the situation directly.
"I just don't want to talk about that because it would be irritating for me to ponder on something," Stuckey said. "It's difficult for our team to go through this week."
Jayson Jenks, Daniel Johnson, Stephen Montemayor, Michelle Sprehe and Brandon Sayers contributed reporting for this story.
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1985 Kansas goes 6-6-0 under coach Mike Gottfried. Gottfried went on to coach the Pittsburgh Panthers after the season
1986 Kansas goes 3-8 under coach Bob Valesente.
1985 Mangino begins work as assistant coach at Youngstown State.
MARK MANGINO'S CAREER AND KANSAS FOOTBALL HISTORY SINCE 1985
1987 Mangino graduates from Youngstown State.
1987 Kansas goes 1-9-1 under Valesente.
1987 Mangino begins work as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at Geneva College in Pennsylvania. He works there until 1989.
1987 The University hires the late Bob Frederick as athletics director. He fires Valesente and haires Kent State coach Glen Mason.
1988 Kansas goes 1-10 under Mason.
1990 Mangino coaches Ellwood City (Pa.)
High School for one season.
1990 Kansas goes 3-7-1 under Mason.
1991 Kansas State coach Bill Snyder hires Mangino as an assistant. He works there until the season's start in 1999, serving as running game coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and in the 1998 season, as assistant coach.
1992 Kansas goes 8-4 under Mason, with 23-20 victory against Brigham Young in the Aloha Bowl. Kansas is ranked in the Top 25 for the eight of the last nine games of the season.
1991 Kansas goes 6-5 under Mason.
1993 Kansas goes 5-7 under Mason.
1994 Kansas goes 6-5 under Mason.
1995 Kansas goes 10-2 under Mason, the most victories since 1909. The team wins the Aloha Bowl against UCLA 51-30, and finishes ninth in the final AP poll.
1996 Kansas goes 4-7 under Mason. Mason is named coach at Minnesota in December of 1996.
1996 Athletics director Bob Frederick hires Terry Allen to succeed Mason.
1997 Kansas goes 5-6 under Allen.
1998 Kansas State, where Mangino was an assistant, goes 11-2 and 8-0 in the Big 12. The Wildcats score 610 points in the season,a school record.
1998 Kansas goes 4-7 under Allen.
1999 Mangino is hired as the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, working under former Kansas State and Florida assistant Bob Strong.
1999 Kansas goes 5-7 under Allen.
2000 Oklahoma wins the Big 12, the Orange Bowl and the BCS National Championship in January of 2001. Mangino receives the Frank Broyles Award as the top assistant coach
2000 Kansas goes 4-7 under Allen.
June 2001 The University hires Al Bohl away from Fresno State University to become athletics director.
April 2001 Frederick resigns as athletics director.
in college football for that season.
Nov. 5, 2001 After a 40-6 loss to Kansas State, Bohl fires Allen, and names defensive coordinator Tom Hayes as interim coach. Kansas finishes 3-7.
Dec.4.2001
Bohl names Mangino as coach for the 2002 season.
2002 Mangino goes 2-10 in his first season as Kansas coach.
April 2003 The University fires Bohl two years into his five-year contract.
June 2003 The University hires Lew Perkins away from the University of Connecticut to become athletics director.
2003 Mangino leads the Jayhawks to their first bowl berth since 1995. Kansas loses to North Carolina State in the Tangerine Bowl 56-26. The team finishes the season 6-6. Lew Perkins is hired.
2004 Kansas goes 4-7. After a 27-23 November loss to Texas at home, Mangino criticizes officials for an offensive pass interference penalty against the Jayhawks in the game, saying, "You know what this is all about, don't you? BCS. That's what made a difference today in the game. That's what made the difference in a call in front of their bench. Dollar signs."The Big 12 subsequently fined him $5,000 for those comments.
2005 Mangino leads the Jayhawks a 7-5 record and to the Fort Worth Bowl. Kansas defeats Houston 42-13 in that game.
does not get selected to a bowl.
2007 Kansas goes 12-1 under Mangino and quarterback Todd Reesing, with an 11-0 start before a loss to Missouri in Kansas City. Kansas earns a BCS berth to the FedEx Orange Bowl, the first in Kansas' history and the seventh team in the Big 12 to earn a berth. Kansas defeats Virginia Tech 24-21.
November 2007 Mangino is named Big
12 Coach of the Year.
December 2007 the Associated Press names Magino National Coach of the Year.
July 2008 Mangino signs his second contract extension, which raises his pay to $2.3 million per year through 2012. At the time, Perkins says in a statement that "This is an appropriate reward for someone who has done a terrific job with the Kansas football program."
2008 Kansas goes 8-5, earning a berth in the Insight Bowl — the first time Kansas has gone to consecutive bowl games.The 42-21 Insight Bowl victory over Minnesota represents the twentieth win in two seasons, also a first for Kansas.
2009 After starting the season 5-0 including one conference victory over Iowa State. 41-36, Kansas has since lost the five Big 12 conference games.
Oct. 31 Mangino benches Reesing, who has been the team's starting quarterback since the 2006, in a game against Texas Tech. Mangino says he does not want Reesing to take another hit in the game.
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Monday After a loss to Nebraska, players meet with Perkins about Mangino, but few details are released.
August 2006 Mangino signs a contract extension through 2010, raising his pay from about $600,000 to $1.5 million guaranteed.
2006 Kansas goes 6-6,
and despite being eligi-
ble,
the meeting. "I haven't lost the team one bit," he said. "I may have lost some people around here, but it's not players. Take that for what it's worth, you decipher it." Reesing confirms an independent, unbiased investigation of the football program.
Tuesday Mangino, in his weekly press conference, confirmed a 10-15 minute meeting with Perkins, and takes questions about
STUDY ABROAD
Fund honors former student
BY ANNA ARCHIBALD aarchibald@kansan.com
Gus Rau Meyer Jr. always had a passion for travel. After his death Feb. 13 at age 27, his parents said it was an obvious choice to set up a scholarship for study abroad in his memory.
This semester, his parents, Gus Rau Meyer Sr. and Cheryl Meyer, have been working with the Kansas University Endowment Association to establish a $32,000
study abroad
scholarship
in their son's
name.
Gus Rau
Meyer Jr. graduated
from the University
in 2005 with
two bachelor's
degrees in business and economics. He was a fourth generation Jawhawk.
Meyer Jr.
"We were overwhelmed by the response we had from contributors," Meyer Sr. said. He said that the money came from more than 220 contributors, including himself and his wife. "Gus really loved education and the learning process, and we decided KU was where we wanted to set up a scholarship."
Sue Lorenz, director of the Office of Study Abroad, said the donated money would become a continuing scholarship fund that would generate scholarships for many years to come.
Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, senior vice president of communications and marketing at the Endowment Association, said that because of the national economic crisis, there were students who weren't able to study abroad without this kind of scholarship.
"This enriches their educational experience as a whole when they can become ambassadors of the world," she said.
Meyer Sr. said when it came down to choosing where the scholarship money would go, they had to decide among three categories: Creative writing, because his son
had developed a love for writing; Native American culture, because he was proud of his Choctaw heritage; and study abroad.
His parents knew when it came down to it that their son would want to share his passion for travel by giving to study abroad.
"One of the things he learned from his study abroad was that you come back with an appreciation about a lot of different things." Meyer Sr. said. "You learn to appreciate the other culture as well as how we live here and what we call home."
By the time he graduated, Gus Rau Meyer Jr. had already been abroad three times.
"More than anything, Gus loved to be able to assist people who needed his help," his father said. "He would be glad to know this scholarship is going to help other people get the same kind of experience traveling that he had."
Once he got to the University, his father said he wanted to study abroad again, so he spent the second semester of his senior year in Australia.
In high school he spent a year in small village in Venezuela. He then went to Santiago, Chile, through the World Scout Jamboree for Boy Scouts, which he had been involved in for years.
When he died he was the sixth-
"He was a very passionate, opinionated and giving person," Meyer Sr. said. "He partly enjoyed traveling, but really enjoyed immersing himself in the culture and experiencing it at a different level. He would be glad that the word gets out for this and for people to find something they're passionate about and follow it. That's the way he was."
Before his death, he had named the Kansas City chapter of the American Red Cross as the beneficiary of his more than $50,000 life insurance policy, which has all gone to local causes.
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generation worker at the family company, Rau Construction Company in Overland Park. He was a project manager.
"Reading and studying about other places is beneficial," she said. "But living there and studying there like Gus did actually augments that to a certain degree."
Lorenz said even though it had been a few years since Gus Rau Meyer Jr. studied abroad, his enthusiasm was still remembered.
She said that time spent studying abroad provided students with several different opportunities, the first being first-hand experience in another culture.
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CHANGE ON THE HORIZON
"I'm a big proponent of local, but I'm not a proponent of smashing large industry," she said. "I do this because I love it. I hate for what I do to become so political for people that they have to take a stand on whether I'm a good person or a bad person for the way I grow it."
Diana Endicott and her husband Gary founded the Good Natured Family Farms Alliance, a co-op of farms in the Kansas City metro area that provides local farmers with a market to sell their products. Endicott also sells products to Sysco, the company that supplies the University with produce and grains for many of
"Food, Inc." proposes a return to a more localized style of life in which consumers depend on local growers.
"Change will come from students taking knowledge of new food agriculture and transcending the ways people farm because consumers will demand to eat differently," she said.
Salatin agreed that consumers held the power to change the industry without a single regulation, agency or bureaucrat. He said fast food chains like McDonald's drove the potato, lettuce, chicken, beef, onion and tomato markets worldwide.
"If we boycotted industrial ham burger joints for just three days, it would bring the entire industrial food system to its knees," he said. "Couldn't everybody do without a Big Mac for three days?"
its salad bars. Endicott, who was a runner-up to be the White House farmer earlier this year, said many large corporations operated on an outdated belief system that more fertilizer equals more production.
Stephanie Thomas, owner of Spring Creek Farms in Baldwin
Real change, Salatin said, wouldn't come from watching movies or buying organic clothes.
City, said the decision to eat healthy would cost more than eating less nutritious foods, but would increase quality of life in the long run.
"It's whether you spend your money on preventative health or on prescriptions later," she said.
"Food, Inc." starts at 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union, level 5, and is sponsored by CCO EARTH, Environics and Student Union Activities.
"We all tend to get excited about telling other people what they need to do," he said. "The only way you earn that right is by doing the right things yourself. So turn off the TV, rediscover your hot plate or stove, buy only raw and unprocessed food and enjoy."
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CHICAGO — Long before the FBI identified him as a suspected communist and spent decades watching him and talking to confidential informants about him, late Chicago author Studs Terkel came to the agency for a job.
NATIONAL Gov. file of avowed liberal, late author Terkel surfaces
that the NYCity News Service posted on its Web site after obtaining it under a Freedom of Information Act request.
That's just one of the revelations contained in a thick FBI file
The release of the file marks the most extensive look into Terkel's work and activities as viewed by federal authorities, particularly by the FBI when it was headed by J. Edgar Hoover.
That the FBI kept such a file is hardly a surprise. Terkel was an avowed liberal who supported
the civil rights movement and opposed the Vietnam War. His books and radio interviews stand as a tribute to working people and the downtrodden. Terkel spoke and wrote openly about being blacklisted during the McCarthy era, when studios refused to hire actors, writers, directors and others suspected of having pro-communist sentiments.
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10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
Although you're clear on what you want, others may not be. Suggest an alternative itinerary.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Today you get a chance to
reveal new levels of feeling.
Personal healing allows you to
show love more easily.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Plan your day around physical activity. That way you keep your emotions in balance, and new ways of seeing things naturally emerge.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
You feel like you could climb a mountain today. Better to satisfy immediate needs within your household.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Expand your vision to include
home and social responsibilities.
Dress in the morning with
your evening in mind.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an B
Keep your thoughts to yourself.
You still need to cook them before they're ready to serve.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
A new healing methodology
grass your attention. Try it out,
then decide if it's for you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Romance is usually a private thing. Today, take your love public, but remember the manners your mother taught you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
today is a
Work on a research or writing project. While you're at it, add opinions about what could have improved the outcome.
CAPRICORN (Lu... 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
You have new ideas about how to allocate cash. Spend only if you must. Otherwise, save for later in the month, when you'll need extra.
Today is an 8
Talent plus energy equals success. Apply both to a task that you might not have assigned yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
A partner provides everything you need to move ahead.
Make hay early in the day.
Dreamy moments occupy your evening.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
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8 Esteem
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13 Miscellany
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21 Set (down) suddenly
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4 Freebies
5 Loosen
6 Hole in the head?
7 Twosome
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9 Wisconsin city
10 Recede
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BOOKS
Though popular, Palin yet to trump Potter in Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin's book is highly anticipated in her home state — but she's no Harry Potter.
David Cheezem, co-owner of Fireside Books in Palmer, said people have been calling to make sure they'll be able to get the former GOP vice presidential candidate's memoir, "Going Rogue." He's opening early with coffee and doughnuts to celebrate the Tuesday release.
When the last three Potter books were released, the entire downtown area became a virtual Hogwarts, the boarding school
"I'm excited about the event," he said. "Am I as excited as I was for Harry Potter? No. That was huge."
for witches and wizards attended by the boy wizard. Merchants, including Cheezem, held trivia contests, and shoppers dressed up in character.
hometown of Palin, who resigned as Alaska governor in July. Cheezem said he's hoping some of that regional connection spills over to people buying the book from his store — at the
Palmer is adjacent to Wasilla.
"They're buying it because Sarah Palin grew up here and they know her children ..."
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full $28.99 price. So far, 23 of his 100-book shipment are spoken for.
"People are not just buying the book for political affiliations," he
said. "They're buying it because Sarah Palin grew up here and they know her children and they know her."
Other sellers are offering discounts on the 413-page book, with
Pandemonium Booksellers in Wasilla will knock off at least 20 percent, said storeowner Shannon Cullip. Her store has 100 copies available and has another 100 sold through pre-
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I want to know why some buildings have the girls and boys bathrooms on separate floors. It's just stupid.
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Who doesn't like to have snuggly-Snuggie sex? C'mon.
It makes me uncomfortable when my dog watches me poop.
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I want a baby.
I need to track down "Harry Potter" or "Twilight" party supplies by tomorrow, and Party America doesn't have any. Suggestions?
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I just ate half a chocolate bar with such intensity and fierceness that people probably thought I had seen a Dementor.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
In order to curb the dangerous practice of texting and driving, the Kansas Legislature should pass a law with a reasonable fine as the penalty instead of leaving the decision up to the individual discretion of each police officer.
Students shouldn't text and drive
A lot of people think drive safely while texting," Sgt. Michael Monroe said in a Nov.
9 Kansan news story.
"And that's simply not the truth. Even if it's just for a few seconds, those few seconds can nufreely be."
"A lot of people think they can
Right now, police in Kansas cannot pull someone over for texting alone.
If texting is found to be the cause of a traffic accident, the officer can write a ticket for inattentive driving.
Also, if someone is pulled over for another reason and is discovered to have been texting while driving, then officers may elect to write a ticket, but this does not directly address the issue
This is not enough of a deterrent to stop texting.
A law going into effect in January will prohibit those with a learner's permit or other restricted license from operating cell phones or text-messaging devices while driving until six months after they turn 16.
A ban for young and
The punishment shouldn't be extreme, but strong enough that drivers will think twice before texting and drving.
inexperienced drivers is a good idea, but even older, experienced drivers should be deterred from driving distracted.
Repeat offenders should be at risk of losing their licenses for endangering other drivers. However, a law shouldn't be necessary for students to start acting more responsibly.
Critics of these laws say it's government intruding into the personal lives of citizens.
If texting while driving only endangered oneself, if it were a victimless crime, then it could be argued that the government
was overstepping its bounds. But the facts are that texting while driving not only endangers oneself but everyone else on the road. A 2003 University of Utah study found it to be as impairing as drunk driving.
Drivers owe it to themselves, to their passengers, to pedestrians and to other drivers sharing the road to be a responsible driver. Feeling that the "right to drive distracted" is more important than the safety of others is not only dangerous, it's selfish. How many text messages are truly worth risking a deadly car accident?
No one wants to get a fine for doing what they have been doing for years without a problem. However, a preventative action should be taken to ensure nothing does occur.
When texting and driving is putting other drivers in harm's way, a specific law with a fine for a consequence should be a welcome alternative to an irreversible tragedy.
— Clayton Ashley for The Kansan Editorial Board
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SCIENCE
Don't 'believe' in evolution
Next Tuesday is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's revolutionary book "On the Origin of Species." This will celebrate 150 years of dynamic scientific research following Darwin's original theory, improving our understanding of the role of evolution in creating the diversity of life on earth.
It also reflects the concurrent dissatisfaction and controversy that has accompanied Darwin's theory throughout history. Although many still dispute evolution as either factually incorrect or morally reprehensible for religious reasons, Darwin's theory of evolution is purely a scientific proposition, entirely exclusive and non-intrusive upon religious ideas.
This month, however, the Christian ministry Living Waters, headed by Ray Comfort, has promised to distribute more than 100,000 "altered" copies of the book to college campuses around the country. Each of these reprinted editions will contain a 50-page introduction promoting intelligent design and refuting the theory of evolution explained by Darwin. This introduction attacks the modern evidence for evolution beyond the scope of Darwin's investigations, such as genetics and transitional fossils, but then descends into a full-fledged attack
SAI THE SCIENCE GUY
SAI FOLMSBEE
It paints Darwin — and by association, his theory — as a racist and sexist, and even asserts that Adolf Hitler was Darwin's "famous student." Although none of these personal attacks have any scientific bearing on the theory of evolution, they do showcase the profound controversy between religion and evolution that has persisted now for 150 years.
on Darwin's character.
Do you believe in evolution? I don't, and neither should you. The question itself is flawed. Evolution is not something one "believes" in. One does not have to have faith in evolution, let alone any scientific concept, in order for it to be true. Constructing evolution as an idea that must be "believed" forces it be stagnant, unscintific and anti-religious. This is the root of why evolution and religion have clashed so harshly for more than a century
Do you accept evolution? I do, and so should you. It is essential to understand that evolution is the best model for the history and
After enduring 150 years of fierce criticism and relentless attempts at falsification by scientists, Darwin's idea of evolution has itself evolved into a stronger, more fit theory.
The opponents of evolution often describe proponents as Darwinists who unquestionably follow the doctrine of "On the Origin of Species." This caricature is a tactic that makes the scientists look like ideological servants to Darwin, but scientists themselves have proven to be the most critical of Darwin's theory. Darwin would barely recognize the modern theory of evolution constructed today. During Darwin's time, there was no knowledge of genetic variation or mutation, and the fossil record was sparse.
diversity of life on this planet. It is a testable, scientific proposition that can be supported or disproven by further evidence. This distinction between belief and acceptance may seem superficial, but it highlights the fact that scientists studying evolution are not researching to justify their own beliefs. We all pursue the truth when it comes to this all-compassing idea for the nature of life on earth.
Folmsbee is a Topeka senior in neurobiology.
POLITICS
No room for racial profiling
Tragedy is strategy. In high school, when I was merely a left-leaning blabber (ranks aren't really good until they alliterate), I used this slightly clever line in a song I entered in a newspaper contest to criticize President George W. Bush. Sadly, I've been seeing it play out quite a lot recently.
A few days after the shooting, I was in New York City for an event sponsored by the Jewish organization Chabad. There I got to listen to a speaker named Molly Resnick, an Israeli journalist who spent time working for NBC. At some point, she brought up the shooting, and began spouting off on how it would have been avoided if the military had just racially profiled Hasan a little bit more.
Sadly, the inevitable happened shortly after. People took a quick look at the shooter, heard his name and decided immediately that he was an Islamic terrorist looking to bring down the Great Satan from within. There was no consideration for the fact that he was an accomplished military doctor and held the rank of major. No attempt to look at his background, beyond his religion, and see if there had been some personal factor that caused him to snap, as tends to happen with the people who make the decision to commit such heinous acts.
Two weeks ago, a military psychiatrist named Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on Fort Hood, the base he was stationed at in Texas. Several people were killed or wounded, and the nation was left shaking its head, wondering what had happened.
Apparently he occasionally gave people on the base Qurans. This is a terrible controversy, as no member of the armed forces has ever been exposed to a religion, ever. And he had looked at radical Islamic Web sites at some point, which nobody in
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the military, let alone somebody with a background in the study of somebody's mental state, ever does. If you add these things up with the fact that he is a Muslim, that means they should have known he was a terrorist all along.
That's right, a bloody rampage was actually a victory for racial profiling. It was also an opportunity for Rush Limbaugh to claim that Hasan was an adviser to President Barack Obama during his campaign, but he never explained where that came from. Also, I'm convinced that Limbaugh's program is actually an elaborate piece of performance art, but I digress.
The attitude that being just a little more bigoted can prevent acts of violence has been problematic in our society for years. Racial profiling has been one of the most egregious problems with law enforcement for as long as I can remember, and even when laws are passed to try and cut back on it, it never seems to disappear completely.
Hasan is a monster for what he did, sure enough. He is a murderer and should be punished for his actions. That's the thing, though. They are his actions, and no one else's. That he was a Muslim, or a member of any minority group for that matter, should not be seen as relevant to the shooting until it has been thoroughly investigated and proven to be a factor. Anything else is a knee-jerk reaction, and a regressive one at that.
Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.
Health care in France
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the 308 million Americans it concerns;
For the last three months I've lived in Paris while participating in an internship program for the School of Architecture. Nearly every day since I began, the sound of an ambulance blaring down Avenue Daumesnil outside my room wakes me up before my alarm does. After first wishing that somebody's medical emergency could have waited another 45 minutes, I begin thinking about the fierce health care debate back home.
I can't say I closely examine every new headline on health care, but I do my best to keep up. And it puzzles me, to say the least, to hear politicians such as Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and comedians such as Glenn Beck suggest that the U.S. boasts the greatest health care system in the world. That's arrogant talk when representing a country that ranks 50th overall in life expectancy. I would just as soon believe someone who tried to convince me that Utah State is better than
my Jayhawks at basketball.
Furthermore, the French government is even so kind as to provide me health care for being a legal resident. Last time I checked, private insurance companies in America are not that generous.
I've heard the criticisms of socialist health care systems: bad doctors and slow treatment. Here I see no evidence of it. Perhaps it's better wine or more potent espresso, but there are millions of happy and healthy people buzzing about Paris, there are no lines of people waiting to get treatment outside hospitals and my morning ambulance serenade proves that those in need of immediate care get it.
Call it a public option or call it socialism, the statistics don't lie: People here live longer. In France, life expectancy is 81 years old, in the U.S. — 78. Let's change this system first, then our elected officials will have an extra three years to fight about it.
Nick Allen is a senior from Boulder, Colo.
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Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street from Jayhawk Boulevard? Celebrating its 40th birthday, the show that is still considered one of the most influential children's programs on television actually has several ties to the University. In honor of the milestone, Sesame Street will be brought to you today by the letters K and U.
IS FOR PUPPET
Aloysius Snuffleupagus, the wooly-mammoth-type muppet more commonly known as Mr. Snuffleupagus or Snuffy, made a lasting impression on Spencer Lott, Lawrence senior.
In 2006 Lott was invited to join the muppets and their masters on Sesame Street to participate in a weeklong puppeteer-training workshop in New York. Only 50 puppeteers from the U.S. and Canada were invited. During his week at Sesame Street, Lott recognized the things he needed to improve on as a performer, like auditioning and improvisation.
"I always loved Snuffleupagus," Lott said. "I was impressed by the sheer size of him and how he was manipulated when I was a child, and he is just as exciting in person."
"I had to miss the first full week of classes," Lott said. "Some of my professors were excited for me and some of them were convinced that I was a nut. One professor even wanted some official Sesame stationery to justify my absence — I got a signed postcard from Big Bird."
Lott said he wants to become a professional puppeteer, but until then, he is majoring in theatre and
performing puppet shows on campus. Lott said he was first drawn to puppets after watching Sesame Street "way too much" as a kid.
"I started out enjoying it just like every other preschooler, but as I grew older, I became intrigued with the puppets themselves," Lott said. "I was fascinated by it. I looked for sewing seams to see how they had been made. I looked for arm rods and even the top of puppeteers heads."
Lott said the KU theatre department has provided him with an excellent opportunity to develop the skills he needs to reach his dream. Along with designing and building puppets, Lott said the faculty and staff of the theatre department have helped connect him with potential contacts and resources.
A IS FOR ALUMNA
Her background in child psychology from the University has allowed Truglio to better understand how to help children grow. "Sesame Street provides a fun, inviting context that helps nurture preschool children's social development in areas like cooperation and diversity." Truglio said.
The Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit educational organization that develops effective ways to reach children, parents and educators.
Rosemarie Truglio received her Ph.D. in developmental and child psychology from the University in 1990. Truglio is in her 12th year at Sesame Workshop and is currently the vice president of education and research.
Originally known as Children's Television Workshop, it began 38 years ago and identified the need to help children from low-income families become better prepared
for school. Its goal was to use television as a tool to help children learn, and Sesame Street was the product.
Truglio is responsible for the development of the interdisciplinary curriculum on which Sesame Street is based, which is the teaching of more than one subject. She also conducted research to better facilitate the production of Sesame Street, by enhancing both the entertaining and educational components of the program. Truglio also develops and reviews the content of Sesame Street.
"Sesame Street is an ongoing experiment," Truglio said. "We always trying to harness the power of television to prepare children not only for school but for life's lessons."
In 2001 Truglio co-edited "G is for Growing: 30 Years of Research on Children and Sesame Street," which shows the significant role Sesame Street plays in the education and socialization of children. Her research, along with the foundation provided by the University's child psychology program, is what Truglia said helped her develop the Sesame Street message for children.
S IS FOR SHARING
"Everyone grew up watching Sesame Street," Ali Terkel, Broken Arrow, Okla., senior, said. "If not, they should have. It was good, wholesome fun."
Terkel is one of millions of children who tuned in to watch Sesame Street on a regular basis and represents a generation of viewers that began watching the program when it was two decades into existence.
Terkel said she remembered dancing to the songs in her living room and specifically an episode featuring the field trip to
IS FOR FUN FACTS
The understudy for Big Bird is Matt Vogel, the cousin of 2007 KU graduate Kelly Vogel.
Mandy Patinkin, former KU theatre student, played the evil villain in "Elmo in Grouchland."
Paul Rudd, former KU student, appeared in an earth suit on the Sesame Street DVD "Being Green: Elmo Goes Green to Help the Earth."
— Abaqail Bolin
the Crayola factory to see how crayons were made. Some of the important lessons Terkel said she remembered learning from the show were how things were made along with learning how to share and count.
"It is great to know that a show that made such an impact on my life is still running." Terkel said. "I don't know if it's possible but if Sesame Street stops running I will be sure to teach my kids the same values I learned from the show"
Kalani Makanui, Eugene, Ore., graduate student in child psychology, said Sesame Street helped foster enjoyment in learning and engaged children in a way that promoted intellectual growth.
"Children are becoming increasingly media-savvy and continue to be influenced to some extent by what they watch on tele vision," Makanui said. "Sesame Street, if I interpreted its inten correctly, existed both to transmi knowledge as well as to impart values of unity and social cohesion."
Makanui said he believed what
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he has learned while studying child psychology at the University connects with the message of Sesame Street.
priority," Makanui said. "The garden of humanity depends on the blossoming of new generations of creative and educated minds"
"The education and well-being of our nation's children are a top
Edited by Sarah Kelly
LEGAL
Colorado to tax medical marijuana
BY STEVEN K. PAULSON
Associated Press
Douglas P. McMahon
DENVER — Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition of a growing industry.
The state Attorney General John Suthers concluded in an opinion issued Monday that medical marijuana is considered personal property that can be taxed and shouldn't be treated like prescription drugs, which are tax exempt.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joe Warner with the Denver paper Westword examines marijana at Lotus Medical in Denver on Oct. 19. The Denver alternative newspaper recently posted an ad for what some consider the sweetest job in journalism — a reviewer of the state's marijana dispensation.
The move would make Colorado the latest provincial government to tax marijuana for medical use, after voters in California adopted a similar program when the use was legalized in 1996. Cities such as Denver and Oakland, Calif., also plan to levy municipal taxes on local cannabis dispensaries.
Colorado Sen. Chris Romei,
D-Denver, said he plans to introduce legislation in January that would require dispensaries to buy licenses, as well as pay the
state's 2.9 percent sales tax. He estimates the state could collect up to $15 million a year on the sales, and communities could collect
Revenue department spokesman Mark Couch said the state
an additional $45 million a year through city and county taxes.
has no official estimate but added that California collected $11.4 million on sales of $142 million in 2006.
CRIME
BY JENNIFER DOBNER
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY — Seven years after she was abducted at knifepoint, Elizabeth Smart finally has an apology and a guilty plea — from one of her kidnappers.
"I am so sorry, Elizabeth, for all the pain and suffering I have caused you and your family." Wanda Eileen Barzee, 64, said Tuesday. "It is my hope that you will be able to find it in your heart to forgive me."
The appeal came minutes after Barzee pleaded guilty to federal charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor in U.S. District Court.
She also said she was "humbled as I realize how much Elizabeth Smart has been victimized and the role that I played in it."
Smart, now 22 and preparing to serve a mission in Paris for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, was not in court to
hear the apology. But her father, Ed Smart, said outside court that forgiveness was possible.
"Absolutely," he said. "We all make mistakes in life ... and if we can't forgive each other, heaven help us."
During the hearing, he said he hoped Barzee realized what she did was "absolutely wrong and absolutely horrible."
Smart was 14 when she was taken from the bedroom of her Salt Lake City home, sparking a search that riveted the nation. Nine months later, in March 2003, Barzee and her now-eranged husband Brian David Mitchell were arrested after they were spotted walking on a suburban street with Smart.
Elizabeth Smart has said that within hours of the abduction, Mitchell took her as a polygamous wife then raped her. Smart said Barzee washed the teen's feet and dressed her in robes before the ceremony.
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Team struggles offensively in narrow victory
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Memphis tried its best Mario Chalmers impersonation. And once again, Kansas came out on top.
The Tigers missed the goahead three-point jumper as time expired, giving the Jayhawks a 57-55 victory in the Hall of Fame Showcase Tuesday night at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Junior center Cole Aldrich led the Jayhawks with 18 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks. But the biggest performance wasn't on the stat sheet.
Favoring his right thigh with cramps, senior guard Sherron Collins had several visits with his trainer hoping to stretch it out.
But Collins limped back to the locker room with around 7:30 left to go in the second quarter.
With his team struggling to execute cohesive offense, he returned right when his team needed him.
"I was going to get out there some way and finish the game off."
down the rest of the game. I was going to get out there some way
"I wasn't going to sit out the whole game," he said. "I wasn't going to let the cramps keep me
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and finish the game off."
Leading by four with three minutes left to go, Collins ran straight out of the locker room into the game.
Memphis whittled the lead down to two points in the
final minute and Collins had a floater counted for goal tending.
On the other end, Memphis hit a three, giving Kansas a one-point lead with 16.7 seconds to play.
Collins was fouled right away and only hit one out of two free throws, but Memphis guard Elliot Williams missed a three-pointer, giving Kansas the victory.
Coach Bill Self said he thought the game was well-played on both sides except for Kansas' offense.
"Offensively, we stunk," he
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Kansas hopes for chance at NCAA tournament spot
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Senior middle blocker Paige Mazour spikes the ball against Baylor. Kansas will play Iowa State tonight and hopes to be win a spot in the NCAA volleyball tournament.
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Kansas comes in with a 15-11 (7-9) record and has won six out of the last nine matches. Iowa State sports a 22-4 (14-3) record with its only losses coming from ranked teams. It is the only team to defeat No. 2 Texas as well.
Fresh from an emotional victory against No. 21 Baylor and a season sweep of Kansas State, Kansas will travel to Ames, Iowa, to face a daunting No. 8 Iowa State team.
BYZACH GETZ
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With only four matches left in the season, Kansas is hoping to knock off another ranked opponent in order to make itself an attractive pick for the NCAA volleyball tournament. Kansas will have its chance as it faces three top 10 teams in its final four matches of the regular season.
"They are a premier top-10 team," Bechard said. "That's exactly what we need. With the two ranked teams (this) week, we need to find a way to get a win or two to get some people to look at us for the postseason."
Coach Ray Bechard said this match is coming at a great time of the season.
The players minds are set on a postseason berth, which may be the reason Kansas has been playing well lately, junior defensive
Iowa State swept Big 12 conference volleyball honors last week. Outside hitter Victoria Henson was named offensive player of the week, libero Ashley Mass was named defensive player of the week and middle blocker Jamie Straube was named rookie of the week.
specialist Melissa Manda said.
Iowa State has been playing well lately and has a lot of quality players. Manda said.
"We've kind of realized what we're playing for getting close to the end of the season," Manda said. "Picking up another win from a ranked team would help a lot."
"They work really well together," Manda said. "They have a really good defensive system and their libero is really good."
While the team can't help playing many ranked opponents in conference play, it's good to have the chance to play ranked teams, senior libero Melissa Greb said.
"It's good to play these high quality teams because if we do get wins like that, it's better than beating someone that wouldn't help our case at all." Grieb said.
There is also a sense of urgency for Kansas players, especially for the seniors, Grieb said.
"We've been working hard all season and finally with the good chemistry on the team that it's
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Kansas' season is shaping up much like the 2005 season, which was the last season during which Kansas went to the NCAA volleyball tournament. In that season Kansas was 15-14 in the regular season and played nine ranked teams in the regular season. Kansas will face nine ranked teams this season and has victories against Oklahoma and Baylor, along with a season sweep of Kansas State.
all coming together," Grieb said. "Every game could be your last. There is urgency through the last three weeks of the season."
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COMMENTARY
Bill Self, recruits should be trusted
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
All-world basketball recruit Harrison Barnes sat down for his press conference to announce his college decision Saturday. Six signs showing the logos of most of the major basketball programs in the country, including Kansas', faced him.
But instead of throwing on a ball cap or simply stating his college plans, Barnes decided to Skype the announcement of his decision to his future coach, Roy Williams, at North Carolina.
Williams, Kansas' former coach, yanked Barnes away from his former program. A player Kansas coveted went east.
But let's not look too much into his ranking or any other recruit's ranking.
Let's look at Self's recruiting classes since his arrival in Lawrence.
Let's just recognize that coach Bill Self seems to recruit players that continually surpass the online appraisal of Rivals, ESPN or Scout.com. Self gets players who fit his program. Barnes would have certainly fit well, but Self will have a backup plan.
Kansas fans need to take a collective deep breath when looking at the recruiting class for 2010, which currently contains just one three-star recruit, Royce Woolridge.
Consider the 2005 class as Self's first, because a coach's contact during recruits' junior year is often the most crucial factor in where they decide to play.
That class? Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Julian Wright and Micah Downs. Three of them are now starting in the NBA, Julian Wright was Scout.com's highest ranked player at No. 3. Rush was No. 12.
In 2006, Self brought in Sherron Collins, Darrell Arthur and Brady Morningstar—an NBA first-rounder, a probable NBA player and one solid college player. Collins and Arthur weren't the top ranked guys in their class at their position.
In 2007, Self didn't have much room but picked up Tyrel Reed, walk-on Conner Teahan and some dude named Cole Aldrich, the No. 35 recruit in Scout.com's class of 2007.
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The book is still out on the 2008 and 2009 class, but it's clear that Self knows how to get players who will make an impression.
It's about putting the right pieces together. Maybe the No. 1 recruit has more freakish potential, but maybe the No. 42 shooting guard Woolridge, is a lot safer bet to be a happy part of the bench.
Who knows?
Mixing and matching is as much a factor in a building championship team as any recruiting ranking.
Believe in the system. Self won't get every player that he wants and he shouldn't expect to. With a couple of scholarships available. Self will probably find two more great players in the 2010 class.
By now, Self knows his recruits much better than any recruiting service could. He has built a championship team once already with players he recruited and might have built another one this year.
Self should be trusted.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Top basketball recruit Tony Mitchell of Dallas will join the Missouri Tigers next season.
The university announced Mitchell's commitment Tuesday.
He is considered one of the top 20 high school seniors and the highest-rated recruit to sign with Missouri in 15 years.
The 6-foot-8 forward will play this year for LG. Pinkston High School in Texas after a junior season at Center of Life Academy in Miami.
Hejoins point guard Phil Pressey of Dallas, power forward Kadeem Green of Charlotte, N.C., and shooting guard Ricky Kreklow of Columbia in Missouri's 2010 recruiting class.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Reed scores 16 points to help Indiana State
BATON ROUGE, La. — Rashad Reed scored 16 points to help Indiana State defeat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 76-63 on Tuesday.
Reed made six field goals, including four 3-pointers, in a consolation round game of the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tipoff.
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How other ill-fated teams overcame
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Seniors Todd Reesing, Jake Sharp, Kerry Meier and Darrell Stuckey, among others, ended their days at Kivisto Field haunted by echoes of "Go Big Red." It was a disheartening howl from a blue stadium tainted by red slotches.
The 5-0 dream season that once sparked with BCS hopes and "Reesing for Heisman" whispers has been shattered by a 0-5 record to follow the second leg of the season. That streak could very well climb to six as Kansas heads to Austin, Texas, this Saturday to take on the 10-0 Texas Longhorns.
Jayhawk Nation finds ways to cope by looking to basketball, and on non-game days, occasional tears. But despite the deep pains inside, please know that the horizon could still become brighter. Other teams of the past have defied their seemingly everlasting doom.
BY MAX ROTHMAN
maxrothman@kanyan.com
The Team: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of 1976 and 1977
The Losing Streak: 26 consecutive losses
What Happened: Tampa lost all 14 scheduled games in its first year in the league. Fortunately, the
schedule hadn't yet been revised to 16. The following season, the team lost the first 12 before earning the franchise's first victory, defeating the once-horrendous New Orleans Saints 33-14.
How They Overcame: It took awhile, but in the late '90s and early 2000s, Tampa Bay was home to an outright vicious defense, touting names like Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Anthony "Booger" McFarlane and Ronde Barber. With coach Jon Gruden at the helm, the Bucs went on to win Super Bowl XXXVII against the Oakland Raiders 48-21.
The Team: The Boston Celtics of 2006-07
The Losing Streak: 18 consecutive losses
What Happened: The classiest team in the NBA and its 16 titles had suddenly became a laughing-stock. Doc Rivers was looking like a poor fit in the Hub and ex Jay-
hawk Paul Pierce, the cornerstone of the franchise, had his name swirling through trade rumors. The Celtics finally snapped the streak, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 117-97 in Boston with the help of 32 points from Pierce.
How They Overcame: The next season, general manager Danny Ainge traded his first round pick in NBA draft for "Sugar" Ray Allen. Then, free agent Kevin Garnett looked east and saw Pierce and Allen, fellow stars without titles and waiting for their third musketeer.
Thus, "the Big Three" was created. Ainge's wheeling and dealing coupled with Garnett's unrivaled intensity inspired the Celtics to start playing some defense — absolutely incredible defense. Rajon Rondo's emergence as an elite point guard and the trio's dominance resulted in the Celtics seventeenth championship banner, soundly defeating the hated Lakers in six games.
The Team: The Chicago Cubs of 1908-present
The Losing Streak: 101 years without a World Series
What Happened: It is known as the curse of the Billy Goat
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How They Overcame: To be continued ...
So how will Kansas respond to its own woes? Next year's new wave of leaders features Kale Pick, Toben Opurum, Bradley McDougald and Huldon Tharp. Their effect on the team is unknown, but the traces of history and the words of 'Tupac surely tell us to "keep ya head up."
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BY ALAN ROBINSON
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers apparently won't be without injured safety Troy Polamalu for more than one game.
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The sigh of relief began in coach Mike Tomlin's office and no doubt spread throughout the Steelers' practice building.
Pomalau is "questionable at best" for the Chiefs (2-7), according to Tomlin.
Polaulam hasn't been ruled out of Sunday's game at Kansas City despite injuring his left knee for the second time this season. However, it seems more likely he will miss one game and attempt to return for an AFC North game at Baltimore on Nov. 29.
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STORRS, Conn. — Alex Zampier scored 16 points and Yale rallied to beat Colgate 65-55 on Tuesday to earn its first victory of the season.
The Bulldogs (1-2) opened the second half with 12 unanswered points in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Trailing 30-28 at halftime, Yale held Colgate (0-2) scoreless for nearly 7 minutes as the Bulldogs took advantage of six turnovers.
Colgate closed to within 40-39 but Zampier and Reggie Willhite keyed an 11-2 rally that put the Bulldogs back in control.
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His loss is a blow to the Chiefs (2-7), who have struggled in coach Todd Haley's first year and been particularly weak at wide receiver, signing them off the street throughout the year and then discarding them and trying others.
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The only constant at the position has been the talented but exasperating Bowe. Although the former first-round pick out of LSU has abundant ability, he's made a habit of coming up with a spectacular catch on one play only to drop an
Kansas City's third-year wide receiver was suspended without pay for four games Tuesday for violating the NFL's policy against performance-enhancing substances. Neither the Chiefs nor the league would make further comment and Bowe's agent, Todd France, did not return calls seeking comment.
He was one of the first players to run afoul of the new regime when Haley replaced Herm Edwards this year. Although he was clearly the most talented catcher on the team after the trade of tight end Tony Gonzalez to Atlanta, he dropped as low as third team on the depth chart and spent much of the summer fighting his way back.
easy ball or make a silly mistake the next.
"I think that was good for me overall," he said in an interview in September. "I didn't like it at the time, didn't really understand why it happened. But I think I'm a better practice player now."
Heading into this weekend's game against Pittsburgh, Bowe leads the Chiefs with 33 catches — but last week's victory over Oakland was a typical Dwayne Bowe game.
He had six catches for 91 yards and played a key role in the Chiefs' fourth victory in 34 games. But he also infuriated his coach when he lined up on the wrong side of the field on a key play. Forced to waste a time out, Haley screamed at him from the sideline and a
Bowe also had a season-high 109 yards in the Chiefs' other victory, at Washington.
few minutes later was seen talking intensely with his wide receiver on the bench.
In his 40-game NFL career, he has 189 catches for 2,483 yards (13.1 ypc) and 16 TDs.
As a rookie, he played in all,
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Bowe started all 16 games for the Chiefs in 2008, finishing with 86 catches — a franchise single-season record for wide receivers — for 1,022 yards and seven touchdowns.
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BY MAX ROTHMAN
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The comforting familiarity of Allen Fieldhouse will be nothing but a distant memory during today's first road test.
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But the mysteries of the road can often tell a different tale.
The layhawks look to improve to 2-0 against a team they defeated 77-56 last year in Lawrence.
No. 19 Kansas will travel north to Iowa City, Iowa, to take on the Hawkeyes at 7 p.m. at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
"You walk in the door down 10," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "You've got to have some toughness and some resiliency to be successful."
Senior guard Sade Morris has battled on the road for years and says that it's important to come out with a bang.
Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland goes up to block the shot of an Oral Roberts University player during the Jayhawks' regular season opener Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas will travel to face Iowa tonight in its first road name of the season. Andrew Hoxey/KANSAN
"You've got to make yourself feel comfortable and get a couple of easy baskets." Morris said.
The Hawkeyes are already 2-0, after defeating Santa Clara and Illinois State last weekend.
Coach Lisa Bluder runs a young team in her 10th season in charge, led by Jenny Kachine Alexander.
The versatile guard is already averaging 20 points and 15 rebounds per game this season and is no stranger to the triple-double.
Last year she became the first player in Big Ten women's basketball history to accomplish the rare feat twice in one season.
Sophomore guard Kamille Wahlin is also a dual threat with her scoring abilities and gifted passing instincts.
Freshman center Morgan Johnson's raw ability and 6-foot-5 stature sparks a match-up to watch as she dukes it out with similarly 6-5 junior center Krysten Booquard.
"They're big and they shoot the ball really well," Henrickson said.
In an attempt to decelerate Iowa's weapons and in reaction to last Sunday's sloppy victory against Oral Roberts University, Kansas will undoubtedly have a collective focus on defense.
"There's no way that we should let a team come in here at our home court and score 80 points, regardless of how many points we score," senior guard Kelly Kohn said.
KEY TO THE GAME:
Conditioning
Kohn said the team needs to press the ball for four quarters and
Notes
Several Iowa Hawkeyes players are out with injury for this early season match-up against the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks. This has forced several younger players to step into startling roles and also depleted the Hawkeyes' depth. In Iowa's last game only six players earned more than 16 minutes and the players coming off the bench scored a measly total of three points. Kansas runs an up-tempo style of offense and will likely come out fast as they did by scoring 64 first half points against Oral Roberts last Sunday. Without production from players coming off the bench, Iowa's starters will likely be gasping for air at several points throughout the game.
KEEP AN EYE ON:
Aishah Sutherland
Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland made quite a statement in the first game of the 2009-10 regular season. Against
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In the first game of the season, Oral Roberts, Sutherland recorded a career-high 24 points, easily surpassing her former career high of 15 points. Sutherland also played exceptionally well in Kansas's two exhibition games and seems to have started this season right where she left off last season. In the Jayhawks run to the WNIT championship game last year Sutherland averaged 11.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Expect Sutherland to continue playing on a high level
against Iowa as she shows no signs of slowing down and has played some of her basketball in the second half of games this season.
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start. In an average of 34 minutes of playing time this season, Alexander has grabbed a total 30 rebounds and lit up the scoreboard with 40 points. Against Oral Roberts, Kansas struggled to defend freshman guard Kevi Luper, a player similar to Alexander. Luper scored 24 points and grabbed four rebounds last Sunday. That bodes ill for the Jayhawks, but Henrickson and her players have vowed to make an improvement on defense. They will have a big test tonight so the
have a big test tonight as they attempt to contain Alexander
deny passes, forcing the Hawkeyes to work for their points.
The game has amassed greater implications with preseason Big 12 favorite No. 8 Baylor dropping its opener to No. 6 Tennessee last Sunday.
Sandwiched between Baylor and Kansas in the preseason polls, No. 10 Texas fell to No. 1 Connecticut Tuesday, giving Kansas an early lead in the fight for the Big 12 crown.
"We've got to come out and make a statement," Morris said.
The only time Kansas has played in the Carver-Hawkeye Arena, they snagged a victory in the second round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament.
And Iowa certainly hasn't forgotten about last year's loss in Allen Fieldhouse.
"There's a little bit of a target on our backs," Kohn said. "Iowa's definitely going to want some revenue."
The heated showdown will
have a lighter side to it as well, as the annual "Buck Night" means $1 tickets enable even the most impoverished students to check out the action.
Kansas knows that regardless of the outcome, it's still too early to use this game as a barometer for the future.
"If we win it doesn't guarantee a great year and if we lose it doesn't guarantee a bad year," Henrickson said.
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Charlotte Chris Braswell and Duke's Kyle Singler battle for a rebound during the second half of a National Invitation Tournament game in Durham, N.C., Tuesday. Duke won 101-59
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DURHAM, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored a career-high 24 points in his return to Duke's lineup, and the ninth-ranked Blue Devils routed Charlotte 101-59 on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Jon Scheyer added 20 points and Kyle Singler had 17 for the Blue Devils (3-0), who never trailed, hit 12 3-pointers and shot 52.9 percent.
Duke went up by double figures to stay before Charlotte hit its first field goal and cruised into next week's semifinal match-up at Madison Square Garden against the TCU-Arizona State winner.
Sloppy play and 33.9 percent shooting kept them from their first 3-0 start since 1995 and denied them a second straight victory against a ranked opponent dating to last season's win against then-No. 17 Xavier.
Shamari Spears had 20 points to the overmatched 49ers (2-1)
They had 17 turnovers - 12 in
Charlotte was expected to provide some measure of resistance for the Blue Devils, who were short-handed during their first
the first half, when this one was decided.
two games due to injury and Smith's suspension yet routed North Carolina Greensboro and Coastal Carolina by an average of nearly 30 points.
But with Smith back in the lineup after sitting out two games for playing in its unsanctioned summer league, Duke had little trouble claiming its NCAA-record 71st straight nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium and 31st consecutive home win against
Perhaps the only negative in the first half for Duke; Scheyer committed his only turnover of the season in 103 total minutes.
Smith seemed determined to make up for lost time. He reeled off eight quick points in just more than 3 minutes, surpassed his previous best — a 21-point outing
at Wake Forest two seasons ago as a freshman — roughly 8 minutes into the second half and finished 9 for 15.
Meanwhile, Charlotte's offense at times resembled a one-man show. Spears, a transfer from Boston
College who was no stranger to the Cameron Crazies, had his second straight 20-point performance as a 49er.
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But none of his teammates had more than six points — a big reason why Charlotte was denied its first victory against a top 10 team since 2004.
Miles Plumlee added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Brian Zoubek added 13 boards for the Blue Devils, who made the first half look like one 20-minute-long burst of dominance.
They went up 14-2 before the 49ers' first basket — Rashad Coleman hit a layup roughly $3\frac{1}{2}$ minutes in — as part of the 20-6 burst they used to begin the game. By the midpoint of the half, they were up by 20 on Scheyer's 3-pointer in transition, and pushed the lead to 30 on Singler's finger-roll with $3\frac{1}{2}$ minutes before the break.
Perhaps the only negative in the first half for Duke: Scheyer committed his only turnover of the season in 103 total minutes.
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Cole Aldrich 18
Rebounds
Cole Aldrich 11
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Tyshawn Taylor 3
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Markieff Morris 1-1 0-0 7 0 4
Cole Aldrich 7-10 0-0 11 0 18
Xavier Henry 3-11 0-2 6 1 11
Sherron Collins 5-7 1-1 5 2 12
Tyshawn Taylor 0-4 0-2 3 3 2
Thomas Robinson 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
Tyrel Reed 0-2 0-2 1 0 0
Elijah Johnson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Marcus Morris 4-7 0-0 1 2 10
Totals 20-43 1-5 35 7 57
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<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td>FG-FGA</td><td>3FG-3FGA</td><td>Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Elliot Williams</td><td>6-18</td><td>3-11</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>Roburt Sallie</td><td>2-9</td><td>0-6</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Willie Kemp</td><td>2-10</td><td>1-3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Doneal Mack</td><td>2-3</td><td>2-3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Pierre Henderson-Niles</td><td>1-3</td><td>0-0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Will Coleman</td><td>4-6</td><td>0-0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Wesley Witherspoon</td><td>2-6</td><td>0-2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>19-55</td><td>6-25</td><td>21</td><td>4</td><td>55</td></tr></table>
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 3 FORT HAYS STATE (Exhibition) W, 107-68
Nov. 10 PITTSBURG STATE (Exhibition) W, 103-45
Nov. 13 HOFSTRA W, 101-65
Nov. 17 Memphis, St. Louis, Mo. W, 57-55
Nov. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7 p.m.
Nov. 25 OAKLAND 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 TENNESSEE TECH 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 RADFORD 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 La Salle, Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center) 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 MICHIGAN 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 CALIFORNIA 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 BELMONT 8 p.m.
Jan. 2 Temple, Philadelphia, Pa. 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 CORNELL 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Tennessee, Knoxville, Penn. 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 TEXAS TECH 12:45 p.m.
Jan. 20 BAYLOR 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 Iowa State, Ames, Iowa 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 Kansas State, Manhattan 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Feb. 6 NEBRASKA 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 Texas, Austin, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 13 IOWA STATE 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Texas A&M, College Station, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 COLORADO 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 OKLAHOMA 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 Oklahoma State, Stillwater, Okla. 3 p.m.
March 3 KANSAS STATE 7 p.m.
March 6 Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
MEN'S BASKET
Senior guard Sherron Collins hits the second of his two free throw attempts Tuesday night with 15 seconds left on the clock to put Kansas up by two points, 57-55. Collins ended with 12 points during 32 min
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said. "That was in large part because of them, I hope."
With Collins out of the game, the offense looked lost. The team only shot 46.5 percent from the floor. Tyshawn Taylor assumed his point guard duties only to turn the ball over seven times. Taylor said Collins is the key for making the Kansas offense go.
"He makes the game so much easier for everybody around him," Taylor said. "And when he went out, it was kind of tough."
Technically a road game, Memphis and Kansas fans were spread evenly. The teams were
as even as the fans they brought with them.
Memphis constantly nipped at the Jayhawks' heels, spotting
Kansas around five points for most of the game.
C o m i n g into the game, most thought this would be a wash.
Memphis is inexperienced
But Kansas didn't underestimate the Tigers.
in both player and coach and is dealing with several injuries.
"We never looked over them," Marcus Morris said. "We never
"if we don't take care of the ball, it becomes a really tight game like it was."
COLE ALDRICH Junior center
thought they were a bad team. We always knew they would cause a lot of match-up problems."
Freshman guard Xavier Henry came back to earth from his debut performance with only 11
points off 30-11 shooting. The turnovers didn't help his
cause either. Henry had four of the Jayhawks' 21 turnovers to go along with Taylor's seven. Aldrich said the turnovers kept Memphis in the game.
"We played pretty good defense and were able to contain them for the most part," Aldrich said, "but if we don't take care of the ball, it becomes a really tight game like it was."
Follow Corey Thibodeaux at www.twitter.com/c_thibodeaux.
— Edited by Sarah Kelly
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Defense shows strength while offense struggles
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
In the final seconds before halftime — in a first half that featured equally-matched sloppiness from both offenses — sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor stripped the ball from a Memphis player, dribbled up the court and flipped the ball ahead to senior guard Sherron Collins for a buzzer-beating layup.
It certainly wasn't pretty — Memphis hit big shots down the stretch to make it close — but it was exactly the gritty defensive performance good teams deliver when things aren't clicking on offense.
Sure, the play provided Kansas with a six-point halftime lead. But it also illustrated the bigger picture in Kansas' 57-55 victory against Memphis: Even on a night when the Jayhawks struggled offensively, their defense still managed to hold a lead.
"It was a tough
"It was a tough game, a low scoring game, so that shows you that both sides' defenses were good," Taylor said. "We're going to have games like that. It's good to get one in early because we're
going to have games like that in conference and even in a couple of weeks."
The jayhawks committed 21 turnovers. They didn't take care of the ball in transition, and they couldn't consistently find openings from three-point range.
"Defensively and rebounding the ball we were good. Offensively, we stunk."
So far this season, Kansas' offense has proved to be highly potent with multiple players capable of leading a scoring outburst. But Tuesday night, Kansas' offense simply struggled.
And it turned out to be exactly what Kansas needed.
"Defensively and rebounding the ball we were good," coach Bill Self said. "Offensively we stunk."
In the game's opening 20 minutes the Jayhawks routinely clamped down inside, forcing the Tigers to facilitate most of their offense from behind the three-
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It only made Kansas' defensive effort more important.
And it certainly wasn't a recipe for success.
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point line.
Memphis connected on just two of 14 three pointers in the first half, including a handful of air balls and shots that slammed off the glass without hitting the rim.
"They're a high-scoring team," sophomore forward Marcus Morris said. "I felt like that we did contain them really well."
After Kansas' lopsided victory in the first presseason game against Fort Hays State earlier this season, the Jayhawks emphasized the need for an improved defensive effort.
Kansas appeared to do just that against a young Memphis team. The Tigers made 35 percent of their attempts, often settling for contested shots.
"They didn't get many good looks." Self said.
After cutting Kansas' lead to five points midway through the second half, two Memphis players slashed through the lane on
consecutive drives to the basket.
The problem? Junior center Cole Aldrich blocked both attempts and gave Kansas the ball back in a crucial part of the game.
Aldrich finished the game with five blocks and altered a
"I think it was a great win just because we had to fight," Aldrich said. "We just had to show a lot of character, hunker down and get stops."
In the end, Kansas simply managed to make enough stops in the game's final minutes to shake off an early season upset bid.
handful of other attempts.
"I love blocking shots, and I was able to block a few tonight," Aldrich said. "And if I wasn't able to block it, I was able to make them think that every time that they drive in there, they were going to have me come over and contest it. That really helped us tonight."
If Kansas' sloppy offensive play kept Memphis in the game, the Jayhawks' defense allowed them to maintain a lead throughout the second half.
— Edited by Samantha Foster
Game to remember
Aldrich led Kansas with 18 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots. He was disruptive on the defensive end and provided the Jayhawks with a reliable option down low on a night when Kansas' offense struggled. He was named the tournament's MVP after the game.
Junior center Cole Aldrich
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Game to forget
Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor
Taylor
Sophomore guard Fynnis Kaylor Taylor never really got going in this one. He missed all four of his field goal attempts and scored just two points. Worse, he committed seven turnovers against Memphis' high-pressure defense. As coach Bill Self said after the game, "Tonight wasn't his night."
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That's the number of turnovers Kansas committed. The Jayhawks carelessly handled the ball for most of the night, allowing the Tigers to keep the game close until the final shot. Kansas simply needs to take better care of the ball.
Quote of the night
"One? Did you watch the same crap I did out there offensively?"
Bill Self when asked if there was one thing about his offense he needed to change.
Self
Prime plays
FIRST HALF
19:00 —Tyshawn Taylor alley-oop pass to Cole Aldrich to answer Memphis'
SECOND HALF
15:22 — Tyshawn Taylor stopped what seemed like an easy fast break layup by Memphis by knocking it out of the opponent's hands (4-2).
4:48 — Cole Aldrich dunks after a Marcus Morris miss, putting momentum in Kansas' favor (20-17).
End of Half — Sherron Collins' shot was blocked by Memphis' Will Coleman. Tyshawn Taylor stole the ball from Memphis on the fast break and threw it to a Collins all alone for a two-point lay-in.
three pointer to start the second half (28-23).
15:03 — Sherron Collins assist to Cole Aldrich for a wide open dunk (34-28).
12:59 — Markieff Morris grabbed an offensive board off a Tyshawn Taylor miss and slammed it down (32-38).
2:45 Collins drove to the hoop, and once inside the belly of the defense he gave it to Aldrich for a dunk (50-45).
5:35 — Marcus Morris threw down a two-handed dunk (46-39).
9:03 Cole Aldrich had not only one, but two consecutive Memphis shots (40-35).
Corey Thibodeaux and Jayson Jenks
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Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor and Senior guard Sherron Collins slap hands after the end of the first half. Collins finished with a layup at the end of the half after a steal from Taylor.
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MLB
Royals' Greinke receives AL Cy Young Award
BY RONALD BLUM
Associated Press
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Zack Greinke won the American League CY Young Award on Tuesday. He beat the Seattle Mariners Felix Hernandez after a season in which the Royals provided little help for their pitchers and scored just 13 runs in his eight losses. Greinke won 16-8 with a 2:16 ERA, the lowest in the majors this season.
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NEW YORK - When the phone rang, Zack Greinke let it go - he didn't recognize the number. Only after listening to the voice mail did he call back and find out he'd won the American League Cy Young Award.
The Kansas City Royals ace easily beat out Felix Hernandez for the honor Tuesday after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Winning left the extremely shy Greinke with mixed emotions.
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"Back in Orlando, I haven't really got a whole lot of attention from people, which has been nice," he said. "So I hope it doesn't get that way, where everyone is like, 'Oh, hey, Zack, hi'."
Hed prefer to remain anonymous when he's not on the mound. He's not looking forward to being introduced at banquets as "Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke" for the rest of his life.
"In that way, it's kind of like a negative for me," he said.
is been quite a turnaround for Greinke, who led the AL in losses in 2005 and quit baseball for six weeks the following year after being diagnosed with a social anxiety disorder.
Greinke went 16-8 with a major league-low 2.16 ERA this season and received 25 of 28 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Hernandez, 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners, drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third for 80 points.
"I thought it was going to be real close between the two of us," Greinke said.
Detroit's Justin Verlander was third with the remaining first-place vote and 14 points, followed by the Yankees' CC Sabathia (13) and Toronto's Roy Halladay (13).
"Greinke deserved it. Before the season was over, I said my vote was for him," Hernandez said in Venezuela.
The NI winner will be announced Thursday.
"This has taught me that I need to be perfect, I will prepare myself to be stronger next season. I will need a superb year because just a good one, it's not enough," he said.
"I really don't like having a bunch of attention, so even if I did see myself in that light, I don't do anything about it," he said. "I'm real uncomfortable doing stuff like that, to be around people and doing stuff like that," he said.
He fidgeted a bit and spoke softly during a series of telephone conference calls and a video linkup from a studio in Orlando, Fla.
Even before winning, this was sure to be a big week for Greinke. He is getting married on Saturday to high school girlfriend Emily Kuchar, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, and then is heading to Hawaii for a three-week honeymoon.
The 26-year-old right-hander was the sixth overall pick in the 2002 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in 2004 and got hit hard the next year. After leaving spring training in February 2006 to combat his anxiety, he worked his way back to the majors by late September.
Greinke was 7-7 the following year and 13-10 in 2008 before his
breakout season. Greinke's ERA was the lowest in the AL since Pedro Martinez's 1.74 ERA in 2000 and his 242 strikeouts were second in the league behind Verlander.
After speaking with a pair of pitchers on opposing teams—he wouldn't identify them—he credited an improved mental approach in which he put all his focus on each individual pitch he was throwing.
But he did think he had the best season. He said he had spoken with teammate Brian Bannister
about his FIP — a new-age statistic called Fielding Independent Pitching, which is supposed to factor out defensive differences.
He allowed just 11 home runs this year — nine solo and two with one man on, according to STATS LLC. His victory total matched that of Arizona's Brandon Webb three years ago for the fewest by a starting pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in a non-shortened season and was the fewest by an AL starter to win in a full-length season.
Steve Carlton was the only Cy
Young Award winner who pitched for a club that was worse. The Hall of Fame lefty was 27-10 with a 1.97 ERA for the 1972 Philadelphia Philies, who went 59-97.
Kansas City, which tied for last place in the AL Central at 65-97, scored just 13 runs in his eight losses and 21 runs in his nine no-decisions. He failed to get a victory in six starts in which he allowed one run or none.
Greinke, who agreed to a $38 million, four-year contract last winter, received a $100,000 bonus
for winning.
The first-place votes for Hernandez came from Chris Assenheiner of The Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria, Ohio, and Mark Feinsand of the Daily News in New York. Verlander's first-place vote was cast by Steve Kornacki of Booth sneakers in Michigan.
"A lot of stuff going on today," he said, "when I usually just like doing nothing. But just part of life."
For all the recognition, Greinke could have done without it.
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CINCINNATI — Larry Johnson might have his career up-and-running sooner than expected.
The running back who was banished from Kansas City for bad behavior signed on for a backup role with the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, giving the AFC North leaders depth for the rest of this season. He might not be watching for long.
A day after coach Marvin Lewis referred to Johnson as an insurance policy in case of injury, he said it's possible the running back could play in some form Sunday in Oakland if starter Cedric Benson is still limited by a strained hip.
"I'm not saying that it can't happen, I'm not saying that it will happen, but stay tuned." Lewis said, with Johnson sitting by his side. "Hed like to play, I know that. And we'll see what happens as we go through the week, as I said earlier, regarding Cedric with his injury."
Johnson is toting one, too.
Johnson has his own goal for getting on the field: Dec. 27, when the Bengals play the Chiefs at Paul Brown Stadium.
That could set up the second get-even game for a Bengals running back this season. Benson was carrying a grudge when he ran for a career-high 189 yards against his former Bears team on Oct. 25.
The Bengals waived defensive tackle Orien Harris to open a roster spot for Johnson, who knew hed be listed fourth on the depth chart to start.
"I'd be lying if I said I ain't looking at that game as a game I want to definitely play in, but we take it a game at a time, one situation at a time," Johnson said. "I'm just trying to get on the field as of right now. If that happens, it's the best Christmas gift I can get."
"I have to work my way back up," Johnson said. "You have to earn your stripes, literally, in the situation I'm in."
The signing came eight days after the Chiefs let him go as he was set to return from his second suspension in the past 12 months.
The Bengals are taking little financial risk by bringing Johnson in for the rest of the season — he could be released if he becomes a problem.
"He knows what's at stake and at risk," Lewis said. "He gets an opportunity to start anew, just like anyone would. He has paid a price for what's gone on, things he's said and done, and it came to a finality in Kansas City. And now it's a new start."
He got a second chance in Cincinnati, which has a history of providing them for troubled players. Owner Mike Brown brought Chris Henry back to the team before the 2008 season — over Lewis' disagreement — and the receiver has stayed out of trouble since then. Henry is out for the rest of the season with a broken left arm.
When injuries decimated their group of running backs last season, the Bengals signed Benson to a one-year deal despite his two alcohol-related arrests in Texas. The cases were dropped in Texas. The juries declined to indict, and the Bengals offered a deal.
Benson has revitalized his career in Cincinnati - he ranks sixth
in the league in rushing with 859 yards and leads the NFL with 205 carries, only nine shy of his career high with roughly half a season to go. His backup, Bernard Scott, is a rookie chosen in the sixth round from Abilene Christian.
Benson couldn't finish an 18-12 victory at Pittsburgh on Sunday because of his hip injury, which
gave the Bengals pause. The victory left Cincinnati (7-2) in first place in the AFC North by a game, in position to make its second playoff appearance in the last 19 years.
Lewis has assured Benson he will remain the top running back. During an interview Tuesday with Sirius XM Radio, Benson sounded open to it.
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MIAMI — Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook had 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder added to their surprising start by beating the Miami Heat 100-87 on Tuesday night.
An early 20-1 run put the Thunder in control, and a 14-2 burst in the third quarter helped seal it for Oklahoma City. Jeff Green added 13 for the Thunder, who've won three straight on the road.
Dwyane Wade finished with 22 points on 6 of 19 shooting and Daequan Cook scored 14 of his 17 in the fourth quarter for Miami. Jermaine O'Neal had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, w
visit Atlanta Wednesday for the first time since the Hawks beat Miami in Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference opening-ground series.
An early 20-1 run put the Thunder in control, and a 14-2 burst in the third quarter helped seal it for Oklahoma City.
The Thunder got off to a 6-32 start last year. This season, they're 6-5.
Westbrook's 3-pointer with 6:40 left might have been the biggest blow, considering it came after he lost the dribble, while being closely guarded by Mario Chalmers and with the shot clock running down. He swished it anyway, putting Oklahoma City up 87-72.
Miami made a run, with Cook scoring five quick points and Wade hitting a 3-pointer to get the Heat within nine, but Durant answered with a turnaround jumper and the Thunder weren't seriously threatened again.
Oklahoma City trailed 16-11 midway through the opening quarter. Without warning, everything quickly turned its way.
A 20-1 run over an 8-minute stretch set the tone. Durant scored 10 points (plus had two assists). Miami missed 10 straight shots
and a sequence at the end of the first quarter further soured the Heat mood.
Miami made its run, largely coinciding with Durant not scoring for the final 4:46 of the half. The Heat scored 13 of
the final 19 points of the second quarter, closing to 45-42 at the break.
But the third quarter, all Oklahoma City again.
Westbrook had nine in the period, Durant had eight more and the Heat opened by shooting 4 of 12 from the floor. It all added up to the Thunder taking a 74-59 lead into the final 12 minutes. Another big run — this time, a 14-2 spurt — did most of the damage, as Oklahoma City stretched a tenuous 51-48 edge into a 65-50 lead.
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Nebraska's Suh ready to fight Kansas State in running game
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh says Kansas State's run-oriented offense might be just what he needs to break out of his slump.
The star defensive tackle didn't have a sack or tackle behind the line of scrimmage in the last two games against Oklahoma and Kansas.
Suh said he expects K-State (6-5, 4-3 Big 12), led by league rushing leader Daniel Thomas, to run right at the Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-2) on Saturday in the game that will decide the Big 12 North.
"They want to come downhill on you," Suh said. "That's great for me. That's my type of football — not the cutesy stuff we see the majority of the time in our conference with spread offenses."
Suh made four tackles against Oklahoma and three against Kansas, both of which used creative double-team strategies to tie him up.
Coach Bo Pelini said opponents' schemes show great respect for the Lombardi Award finalist, who on Tuesday was named one of 15 "players to watch" for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.
"They want to come downhill on you. That's great for me. That's my type of football."
to hoe for him, especially this last week. I sensed a little bit of frustration on him after the game because he didn't feel like he played well, but when you look at the film,
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he played well."
Pellini he's told Suh to not let the double-teams eat at him.
Suh and fellow tackle Jared Crick redirected traffic in the trenches in the 31-17 victory over Kansas. Suh said the line's overall performance still rated an "F".
"He thinks he should make plays no matter how many guys are on him, and he has for the most part," Pelini said. "It's been a tough row."
"I have high expectations." he said.
The Wildcats have run two of every three plays this season, and the 6-foot-2, 227-pound Thomas averages a Big 12-leading 21 carries and 106 yards a game. K-State is rushing for 183 yards a game, third in the league.
Suh said the Wildcats' offense plays to his strength, as long as they don't run away from him.
"You have opportunities every single play to be a factor, and that's not always true with the spread offenses," he said. "There are tons of different things they do to get rid of the line and deflate the defensive line. It's nice going against a team that wants to run the ball straight at you."
Even though Sub's numbers are down lately, there is some consolation.
The Huskers have won three straight, and they'll play in the Big 12 championship game for the first time since 2006 if they defeat Kansas State.
Suh put up his biggest numbers in losses. He had eight tackles against Virginia Tech and eight against Iowa State.
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Cathy Bishop, Mission, and Patti Rydter, Kansas City, Mo., were selected as honorary coaches for the Kansas vs. Oral Roberts University women's basketball game Sunday. Bishop and Rydter, season ticket holders, were allowed into the team's locker room for the pregame and halftime talks and sat behind the bench during the game. "It's so sophisticated how they're approaching the game." Bishop said.
BY HALLIE MANN
hmann@kansan.com
They speak a different language and use a logic all their own; their inner sanctum is kept under lock and key from the rest of the world; and their creed, "Big 12 Champs" lines the walls. For a select few, the locker room and practices of Bonnie Hendrickson, Danielle McCray and the women's basketball team are revealed when they serve as a guest coach.
THE PREGAME
In last Sunday's game against Oral Roberts University, Patti Ryder from Kansas City, Mo., and Cathy Bishop from Mission were honored as guest coaches for the women's basketball team. Forty minutes before tipoff, Bishop and Ryder filed in behind the women's basketball players to head into the locker room. The pregame talk is where Henrickson and the players break down each player on the opposing team, look at what type of plays they want to run and decide what each player's role will be.
As they were led past the sectioned-off fans hoping for autographs, they entered into the heart of Allen Fieldhouse: the locker room. The newly renovated facility is a circular room where each player's name and locker face inward toward the center. Bishop and Ryder quietly slipped into the back of the room on the outer rim of the circle of chairs. As they sat in awe of the locker room and players, they waited for Henrickson to begin the pregame break-down.
"It's so great to see the women's team getting this kind of money and attention spent on them," Ryder said.
Ryder and Bishop have been season ticket holders since Henrickson came to coach at Kansas. The guest coaches program was brought to Kansas when Henrickson came because the program had flourished at Virginia Tech. Ticket holders like Bishop
and Ryder, donors, community members, faculty and mentors are chosen for the guest coaching position for women's home games according to basketball operations director Trena Anderson. As Henrickson enters into the locker room she takes a brief moment to introduce the outsiders, Bishop and Ryder.
The secrets behind the women's basketball team's success are neatly and meticulously drawn out on a large white board. Henrickson gestures towards the board and calls on McCray to break down the first player. McCray can tell the position, what hand she dribbles with, how she shoots and what her weaknesses are. Each Kansas player can rattle off these stats about the opposing team and Henrickson expects nothing less for each and every game. Ryder and Bishop try to keep up as Henrickson and the players let loose a fury of basketball knowledge and insight.
"It's so sophisticated how they're approaching the game." Bishop said. "Every detail is planned out and the players have so much knowledge."
THE FIRST HALF
The players and coaches head out to the atrium outside of the locker room to take the floor of Allen Fieldhouse. Bishop and Ryder stand within inches of Henrickson and take high fives from the players as they run past to the roar of fans. They walk onto the court like celebrities just behind Henrickson and her coaches. The guest coaches are given seats just behind the Kansas bench for the game. Ryder and Bishop decide to move one row higher to be able to see over the athletic giants like Krysten Boogaard and Aishah Sutherland.
The Jayhawks take an early lead over the Golden Eagles and Bishop and Ryder settle in for the game. As Angel Goodrich makes a smooth behind-the-back pass for McCray to score, Bishop jumps
"Bonnie's adjustments sure are paying off," Ryder said. "It's hard to hear it in the huddle but you can see it on the court."
to her feet and cheers. They're so close they can listen in on Henrickson's timeout pep talks. In the huddle Henrickson is almost yelling to be heard over the fans and announcer but Ryder and Bishop can hear the adjustments that she is making with the players — "move to the baseline, man-up, and don't let her box you out."
HALFTIME
After a rousing first half with the Jayhawks up 64-42, the team and coaches head back to the locker room retreat. Ryder and Bishop are let into the locker room with just the players as the coaches discuss the first half. The players talk among themselves, pointing out mistakes, offering tips and self-assessing what needs to be done. Ryder is amazed by the leadership of the seniors who are stepping up
Henrickson and the other coaches pick apart the team's first-half performance. Ryder feels like everyone has a part and there's a lot of two-way communication between players and coaches. The learning environment and the structure of the team impress upon Ryder the level that the team is playing at. All around the locker
to coach newcomers like Goodrich and Monica Engelman. The room goes silent as Henrickson and the coaches come in.
room pictures of the returning players and the phrase "together we're better" reflect the camaraderie that Ryder feels as she listens to the players and coaches work as a team. Bishop said she hopes to be able to see the complex plan from the white board on the court in the second half.
"it's like they're speaking a for-eign language," Bishop said.
THE SECOND HALF
The team files out to the court for the second half, armed with the knowledge to take down the Golden Eagles. The Jayhawks have a slow start but Ryder and Bishop still maintain their cheers. All of the coaching raises an appetite and with Twizzlers in hand Ryder and Bishop ride out the second-half victory, 106-80. Even with the victory, Ryder and Bishop head into the locker room behind the team, which looks less than pleased.
Ryder and Bishop are flies on the wall as Kelly Kohn laments letting the Golden Eagles get 80 points on the Jayhawks. Henrickson tears into players like Sutherland and Nicollette Smith who let players outscore, out-defend, and outplay them on the court. It's a humbling experience for the guest coaches to see the kind of pressure that the players are under for each game.
"Compared to me these are kids and they're playing at such a high level," Ryder said. "It's fantastic."
Before they leave the sanctity of the inner realm of women's basketball, the guest coaches are thanked for their attendance at the game. McCray said that it's interesting and gratifying for the players to see people who are this interested in being with the team. An opportunity like this is a rare event for proud Jayhawk fans, and McCray, Ryder and Bishop agreed they would all serve as guest coaches if given the chance.
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STUDENT SENATE
Committee fails to change policy
BY MEGAN HEACOCK mheacock@kansan.com
A proposed change to Student Housing policy would have allowed senior staff members in Student Housing to have easier access to private rooms if they had suspected policy violation.
A proposed policy change that would allow easier access to rooms in student housing failed to pass in the student rights standing committee.
Members opposed to the policy had concerns with its effectiveness in combating alcohol abuse. One major concern was that this policy would infringe upon a student's right to privacy. Devon Cantwell, executive secretary of Student Senate, said another
The alcohol subcommittee of the student rights standing committee, designated to discuss and analyze current alcohol policy at the University, submitted arguments for this policy last night. The alcohol subcommittee was charged to examine all policy related to alcohol, which inherently included Student Housing code.
issue with the policy was its lack of effectiveness in combating alcohol abuse.
"I don't think we, as responsible student senators, can endorse this policy as something that's going to lower drinking or lower the toxic levels of drinking," she said.
Leaders from student housing attended the meeting to defend the proposal. Mathew Shepard, All Scholarship Hall Council president and Norton junior, said the proposed policy would address alcohol abuse by ensuring education on responsible drinking and resources on campus for students who violate the policy.
"It's about community rights where all of the residents have a right to have a safe, productive community where they can feel at home," he said. "And if there's a party going on, the ability to address who's in that room more quickly and efficiently betters that community as a whole."
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Pedro Dos Santos, Rio de Janio doctoral student, Scott Montana, Leawood junior, and Clarice Amorim, Racife, Brazil senior, from left share information Wednesday on Wesco beach with Ann Putrah, Jackson, Wyo. junio, about upcoming events this Friday. Friday is Brazil's National Day of Racial Concciousness.
Events to support children in Brazil
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Ann Putrah, Jackson, Wyo. junior, isn't a stranger to the dance floor. In her hometown, she grew up on it, and from her first salsa lesson, she made Latin dancing a monthly ritual. But since Putrah came to the University, she said her dancing days have disappeared. This Friday, she hopes to revive her rhythm by learning a new Latin舞 — the Samba — while supporting underprivileged children in Brazil through KU Two Brothers Foundation.
The foundation is a student organization that works to strengthen culture at the University and to raise funds for students at Instituto dois Irmãos located in the slums of
WHAT:"A Talk with Matilde Ribeiro, former minister of the Brazilian Government"
WHERE: 3:30 p.m. Friday,
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**WHAT:** "Samba Night"
**WHEN:** 10:30 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 20 to 2 a.m. Saturday,
Nov. 21
WHERE: Multicultural Resource Center Classroom, 1299 Oread Ave.
COST: Free
**COST:** $5 All proceeds will benefit the Two Brothers Foundation inner-city school in Rio de Janeiro.
WHERE: Cielito Lindo, 8th and New Hampshire streets
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GUARDING THE GREEN
GLORIOUS TO VIEW
but for how long?
BY ALY VAN DYKE avandyke@kansan.com
On the northern slope of Mount Oread, near the Campanile, sits more than a hundred 40-foot tall, sturdy walnut trees; their black trunks are a stark contrast to the green grass that envelopes them during the summer.
Rushing to class, students often miss this forest rooted in the heart of campus. But Marvin Grove has stood timeless amidst the rapid changes around it for more than 100 years.
It has seen the turn of two centuries and the veterans of both world wars. It witnessed the civil rights rallies that threatened to tear the University in two. And on the sidelines of graduation hill, the grove stood by as more than 1 million students leave the University behind in pursuit of their futures.
The roots of these trees go almost as deep as the University itself, anchoring the grove in the institution's past and its present.
But weather, age and development are endangering the existence of the grove and other natural space on campus.
Despite the cost incurred from preserving natural areas on campus, students, staff and others say it's something worth saving.
"There's an ongoing tension between the need for additional program space on campus and trying to protect open spaces," said Peg Livingood, project manager for the Office of Design and Construction Management. "Every university faces that."
Last year, Livingood and several others affiliated with the University and its history compiled The University of Kansas Campus Heritage Plan using a $130,000 grant from the Getty Foundation. The plan provides a history of the University's development and outlines plans of action looking forward to both preserve the historic campus as well as facilitate its expansion.
DEVELOPMENT
expected to go up from there.
Enrollment at the University has increased nearly every year since its inception, but never as rapidly as within the last half century. Fifty years ago, the student population was about 10,000 Today, it's more than 30,000. And some
Jeff Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, has seen the campus change since he arrived as an undergraduate in 1962. He said the problem with development and green space, or natural areas, is that, decades ago, those who developed the initial plans for campus had no way of knowing how the University would need the space today.
"It would be nice to think that every time you plant a tree, it stays forever or until it dies naturally, but on a dynamic campus, that's not possible," he said.
Although most of the 1,000 acres on the main campus have been used for development, several areas of green space have been preserved, leaving room for about 10,000 trees, according to 2007 University statistics.
The acquisition of West Campus in 1970 has allowed for additional University expansion. However, it hasn't completely stopped development on the main campus.
One of the most recent intrusions
MARVIN GROVE
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Beginning: March 29,
1878 by former Chancellor James Marvin
Location: north of Jayhawk Boulevard, south of Memorial Stadium
Significance: According
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**Fun Fact:** This grove is "one of the earliest planted hardwood groves on a Midwestern campus."
**Threat:** age and storm damage
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Beginning: early 1920s
Location: along Jayhawk Boulevard, stretching from Snow Hall to the Memorial Union
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ELM CANOPY
Fun Fact: Ken Armitage said he could stay dry when walking the length of Jayhawk Boulevard in the rain without an umbrella because of the elms.
Threat: Most of the elms died from Dutch Elm Disease by the late 1980s.
Significance: It is one of the most important corridors on campus and among one of the first landscaping plans from Hare and Hare.
POTTER LAKE
Beginning: 1910
Location: southwest of Memorial Stadium, west of Marvin Grove Significance: It was constructed as a fire suppressant and became a significant social spot on campu
came a significant social spot on campus.
Fun Fact: Jim Merrill said he remembered taking trays from the cafeterias and using them as sleds down the slope and onto the frozen lake.
Threat: accumulation of sediments, water run-off and age
PRAIRIE ACRE
**Beginning:** 1932
**Location:** Intersection of Sunflower Road and Sunnyside Avenue
**Significance:**
According to the Heritage Plan, Prairie
Acre was "one of the first intentional prairie restorations on an American campus."
Fun Fact: Photographs of wagon ruts on the south side of the plot are thought to have belonged to covered wagons making their way West on the Oregon Trail. Threat: Invasive species
Source: Campus Heritage Plan
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U. S. deputy ambassador Rosemary DICarlo expressed concern that ransom payments have contributed to the recent increase in piracy.
UNITED NATIONS — The United States is calling for intensified efforts to combat piracy and warning against paying roo
She said the United States was encouraging all countries to adopt a policy of "no concessions" when dealing with pirates
DICarlo spoke at an open meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday on the fight against piracy.
2. Sweden returns Maori remains to burial grounds
STOCKHOLM — Swedish museum officials returned the remains of five indigenous Maori people to New Zealand on Wednesday as part of a broader move in Europe to repatriate remains taken from burial grounds.
Museum officials said they handed over three skeleton parts,
a near complete skeleton and a skull to visiting delegates from the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa.
The ceremony was held at the Natural History Museum in southwestern Goteborg, and included songs and prayers.
On Saturday, Sweden also returned 22 skills taken from a native Hawaiian community.
MILAN — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won't say what his plans are when his term expires next year, but it won't be running for another office.
3.Schwarzenegger says he won't run for re-election
Schwarzenegger said he will spend the next year trying to solve problems including a projected multibillion dollar shortfall in next year's budget.
Schwarzenegger stopped by Milan en route from visiting troops in Iraq.
He also visited his native Austria, where he saw the grave of his parents and ate a typical Austrian dinner that included Wienernitzel.
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NEW YORK — A disbarred lawyer convicted in a terrorism case has been ordered to report to prison after a New York appeals court upheld her conviction.
Judge John Koeltt ordered 70-year-old Lynne Stewart on Wednesday to report to prison by 5 p.m. Thursday to serve her sentence of two years and four months.
A federal appeals court upheld her conviction Tuesday, saying she should begin serving her sentence. Koellg gave her another day so she can ask the appeals court to reconsider her immediate incarceration.
She was convicted in 2005 of charges that she let a Muslim extremist client communicate with followers after he was convicted in a plot to blow up New York City landmarks.
5.Two men sentenced in Sears Tower, bombing plot
MIAMI — Two Miami men cast as role players in a plot to destroy
Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices have been sentenced to prison.
U. S. District Judge Joan Lenard on Wednesday sentenced 24-year-old Burson Augustin to six years. His older brother, 26-year-old Rotschild Augustine, was sentenced to seven years behind bars.
Prosecutors sought maximum 30-year sentences for both men, but Lenard found they were not major players in the plot.
Three other men will be sentenced later this week.
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MARION, Iowa — Police in Marion and postal authorities are investigating the case of a mail carrier who was allegedly found drunk inside a residence while on the job. Police said the postal worker, 46, was charged with public intoxication Nov. 3 after she was found sitting on the kitchen floor of 95-year-old woman's house, eating leftover noodles from her refrigerator.
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Revealing the bill's details signals the beginning of an intense struggle on the Senate floor, where Republicans have vowed to block the legislation atop President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.
WASHINGTON — The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid briefed crucial moderate Democrats before unveiling long-awaited legislation Wednesday to remake the nation's health care system.
The bill would set up new insurance marketplaces — called exchanges — primarily for those who now have a hard time getting or keeping coverage. Subsidies would be available to help defray the cost of coverage for people with lower incomes.
Officials have said the legislation would require most Americans to carry health
insurance and mandate large companies to provide coverage to their workers, as well as ban insurance company practices such as denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.
Reid announced two weeks ago it would also include an option for consumers to purchase government-sold
Reid, D-Nev, summoned members of the Democratic rank and file to a late-affternoon closed-door caucus to show the bill he has spent weeks writing and rewriting.
insurance, with states permitted to drop out of the system.
H meet in advance with Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Democratic moderates who have expressed reservations about the bill.
With the support of two independents, Democrates have 60 seats, the number needed to choke off any Republican delaying tactics.
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About 1:30 a.m. Wednesday near 6th St. and Lawrence Ave., a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, totaling $400.
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Charges dismissed in alleged robbery case
charges have been dismissed against the man accused in a robbery on campus last week, according to the district attorney's office.
"The University of Kansas Office of Public Safety learned through further investigation that the alleged incident may not have occurred in the manner
originally reported." Charles Branson, Douglas County District attorney, said in a news release Wednesday.
Police said the 19-year-old who reported the crime, who doesn't attend the University, said he was walking to his vehicle parked in the southwest corner of the parking lot near the tennis courts when he was approached by two unknown white males.
The man said one of his attackers held him down while the
other punched him in the face. He said the attackers took his wallet and told him not to call police before leaving the area in a white Cadillac. The man said his wallet with a credit card and driver's license were stolen.
KU Public Safety Office arrested one of the suspects Friday, a 21-year-old Perry man. The man was released Wednesday when the charges against him were dropped.
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Rio de Janiero.
"I don't get out much to do this kind of stuff so it should be fun," Putrah said. "I really enjoy everything this group stands for. I
want to help the cause."
The foundation is holding the fundraiser Friday from 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., at Cielito Lindo, 815 New Hampshire St., for Brazil's National Day of Racial Consciousness.
"It keeps children out of the streets. They live in dangerous places."
Earlier Friday at 3:30, former Brazilian Minister of Racial Equality, Maldie Ribeiro, will visit the University's Multicultural Resource Center. She will speak to students about the issue of race in Brazil, said Pedro dos Santos, doctoral candidate in the department of political science.
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"It keeps children out of the streets," Amorim said. "They live in dangerous places. Who knows what can happen to them or what they may get involved with in the
Dos Santos said all profits from "Samba Night" will go toward the Two Brothers school that University Portuguese Professor Paul Sneed started when he founded the Two Brothers Foundation. Clarice Amorim, Racife, Brazil, senior and president of the group, said the school served to both educate and protect youths.
streets."
Scott Montana, Leawood junior and member of Two Brothers said the group raised $1,200 with its most recent fundraiser in March. He said with the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and Brazilian real, that
amount of money could fund all the expenses at the school for two entire months.
"That's a lot of money for kids in Brazil." Montana said. "We're hoping to get at least that much, if not more, this time around."
Amorim said Ribeiro, just like many of the students at the Two Brothers school, was from a poor neighborhood of Brazil. Amorim said she hoped the fundraiser would help support students at the Instituto dois Irmaos and help them escape the slums.
Dos Santos said the group had tried to help Briero visit for a couple of years, but this trip would be her first to Lawrence. He said he
thought the timing of her visit this November seemed perfect.
Dos Santos, who met Ribeiro personally while conducting research in Brazil, said Ribeiro established the National Day of Racial Consciousness, or "Zumbi Day", while she was minister. She picked Nov. 20 out of remembrance for a famous former slave named Zumbi. Zumbi managed to escaped slavery in the 17th century and form a refuge for other fugitive slaves before being captured and killed Nov. 20, 1695.
"Coming from a family that is very racially conscious and very aware and very proud to have the Afro-descendant heritage, it's a very important day," Dos Santos said.
After the talk with Ribeiro Dos Santos said he is looking forward to dancing at Cielito Lindo with both experienced and new Samba dancers.
"Most of the music we're playing there is my music," Dos Santos said, smiling. "I gave it to the DJ."
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City senior, said the policy never would've allowed staff members to "barge in."
"We're not trying to abuse anyone's rights or take anyone's rights away," she said. "We're not trying to be big brother. Those aren't anyone's intentions and that's not how the policy would play out."
The Student Housing Advisory Board, which encompasses all governances of Student Housing, passed this policy change last spring. As part of the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities, it needed to be approved in the student rights committee before moving to full senate.
Proposing this policy change was held off until this fall. This change was presented to the alcohol subcommittee Oct. 29, and the vote resulted in a tie. Because of this, both favorable and unfavorable sides of the vote — reasons members supported and opposed the change — were presented to the rights committee. Changing the University's alcohol policy has been proposed twice before, but has never passed the student rights committee. Although it didn't pass, chairwoman of the alcohol subcommittee Emily Williams said those from Student Housing had given good arguments.
"I think there was substantial debate and I glad that we were
able to see it in this venue and that we had representation," she said. "I think it was critical that student housing had the option to come and speak."
The subcommittee also gave a separate report with recommendations for combating alcohol abuse. There were 11 favorable recommendations on combating alcohol abuse in the report, which were presented to the rights committee. The rights committee voted to pass these recommendations for investigation and implementation by the Office of the Vice Provost for Success.
"We're not trying to abuse anyone's rights or take anyone's rights away. We're not trying to be big brother."
Favorable recommendations generally included increased funding and advertisement for counseling resources, more educational outreach for responsible drinking, and giving students an "opt in" policy for parental notification, similar to the "opt in" policy for parental access to grades. These recommendations were discussed by the subcommittee and presented to the rights committee as favorable or unfavorable.
recommendations were education and awareness-based. She said the committee never considered the extremes of banning alcohol or promoting a dry community. Instead, the group explored creative methods of encouraging responsible, moderate drinking, while discouraging alcohol abuse — drinking to the point of blackout.
Williams said the majority of the
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"One of the things we have to recognize is our limited authority. For instance, we can't lower the drinking age," Williams said.
Williams said she was very pleased the recommendations for combating alcohol abuse passed the rights committee. The recommendations passed last night will be discussed at the next full senate meeting on Dec. 2.
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OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. — A 2-year-old in north Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother. Bobby Favazza told The Commercial Appeal she went into labor this past Friday and gave birth on the family's living room couch in Olive Branch. She said her toddler, Jeremiya Taylor, got her a towel and caught the baby before firefighters arrived to cut the umbilical cord.
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City emergency services supervisor, Greg Mynatt, said the 911 call about Favazza was probably the third this year about a woman in labor, but usually the mother makes it to the hospital before delivery.
She had been scheduled for a cesarian section on Dec. 6.
on green space was the Anderson Family Football Complex near Memorial Stadium, which opened August 2008. The construction of the complex required the removal of about 50 older trees, according to Tom Waechter, assistant director with Design and Construction Management.
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Favazza gave birth to a 7-pound, 4-ounce baby boy, Kamron Taylor.
Neil Steiner, Tulsa senior, said he worked for DCM when construction began on the complex. Steiner said his boss sent him down to the site to photograph the trees set for demolition.
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Weinberg said the construction teams were as careful as possible to minimize the trees removed, and Waechter said that with the cedars planted around the new football practice field and other saplings planted farther up the hill, more trees were planted than were cut down.
"After I took pictures of over 50 trees, I stopped," Steiner said. "It was disheartenting to say the least."
Steiner said his involvement with the destruction of the trees helped him become more involved in sustainable engineering. As the president of the KU chapter of Emerging Green Builders, he is trying to engage professors and peers in a discussion about working with green space, rather than against it.
"There's a misconception that man is in competition with nature, so we're competing against green space," he said. "I think it's a pride thing."
Jim Merrill, 1972 journalism graduate now living in Leawood, said he could remember looking across Iowa Street from his fraternity house on 19th Street and seeing farmland instead of the concrete Park and Ride lot.
Alumni, veteran staff and current students warn against the further destruction of historic green space on campus because of its significance to the campus's nationally recognized beauty.
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"It's hard to tell people not to grow, but I'm hoping the campus doesn't get too much bigger," he said.
Ken Armitage has been affiliated with the University for 53 years. A professor emeritus in ecology and evolutionary biology, Armitage
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During the next 50 years, the elms grew upward of 30 feet tall. Then, in the 1960s, Dutch Elm Disease swept through the country, claiming the lives of nearly all of the Jayhawk Boulevard elms by the late 1980s.
said that although he didn't think it was possible to keep all the green space, it was important to try.
"The green space is just as much a part of campus as its buildings," he said. "If you maintain the campus heritage, you need to maintain these important open, green spaces as much as the historical buildings."
Armitage has seen first-hand the role disease has played in the disappearance of once cherished landscape.
In 1956, when he first came to teach at the University, dozens of American Elm trees lined Jayhawk Boulevard.
early 1920s, the elm canopy was one of the most significant landscape efforts to come out of Hare and Hare, a landscape architecture firm that played a major role in the early development of campus.
According to Steven Green, assistant director with Facilities Operations, the department's spending budget was reduced from $1.36 million in the 2007-2008 academic year to $1.304 million for the 2008 academic year.
"The green space is just as much a part of campus as its buildings."
Livinggood said the population of historic trees has significantly diminished in the past 10 years as the trees reach their life expectancy or fall to the power of Kansas windstorms and harsh winters.
The effects of age, weather and disease are almost as threatening to remaining green space as development is.
But it's not just restoration that the University isn't able to afford, she said. As the University budget continues to diminish, so do the
Livingood said a plan was in place to restore the tree canopy, but the University lacked the funds to make it possible.
Planted in the
"We all wish we had a far greater budget to do that, but they do a really good job with the budget they have to work with," she said of the work of Facilities and Operations.
Mike Lang, campus landscape manager, said he had limited the use of the water truck and stopped mowing in some areas to compensate for the budget cuts.
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treatment plans to preserve and restore the areas. Included in the report are Marvin Grove, Potter Lake, Jayhawk Boulevard and Prairie Acre — all areas that could potentially be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
"When you've got that kind of institutional memory with all of your alumni, that's something youd like to preserve, something you'd like to keep." Livinggood said. "It's very much a part of KU and a very important part of KU."
Among many other things, the plan identifies significant green space on campus and proposes
Livinggood and other developers expect to consult the Campus Heritage Plan in the future before making any drastic changes to campus.
funds available to care for existing trees and landscaping on campus
Livingood said she
And several people agree — without the trees of Marvin Grove or the tranquility of Potter Lake, campus would seem like a different place.
hoped to get areas on the registry because development on the land would have to go through a lengthy process before approval.
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kansans discuss economics of alternative energy
Lack of infrastructure a hurdle in realizing new goals
BY BETH BEAVERS bbeavers@kansan.com
More than 150 people from across the state met at the Dole Institute of Politics to discuss how wind energy, biofuels and 'smart grid technology fit into Kansas' economic future. The experts advocated these alternative energy solutions, but Kansas — and the nation — lacks the infrastructure necessary to implement them.
Tim Cowden, senior vice president of the Kansas City Area Development Council, presents at the second annual KU Energy Council conference at the Dole Institute of Politics on Wednesday. The event featured speakers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as local organizations such as Westar Energy and Sunflower Electric Power Corporation.
Jeremy Viscomi, program officer for the KU Energy Council, said the event, the second annual University Energy Council, provided the opportunity for federal and state organizations that specialize in energy research to share information.
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"We want to grow energy research on campus, commercialize it, and get it to people around the state," Visciomi said.
Viscori said the different organizations, which included the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Westar Energy, Inc., the Kansas City Area Development Council, and Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, were asked to focus on three key areas: personal perspective on energy landscape, emerging technologies in energy research, and how those emerging
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technologies will affect Kansas.
Kyle Nelson, senior vice president for Sunflower Electric, discussed energy alternatives and problems associated with them. Nelson said that for these new technologies to work a massive energy infrastructure must be put into place. He said that a new infrastructure could take up to 20 years to build, and cost $15 billion to $20 billion.
Nelson said the problem with solar technologies is that once the energy is generated, it is consumed instantly and there is no significant storage system. Nelson said that Sunflower Electric was a not-for-profit cooperative, so it is owned by the customers that utilize its services. Because of this business model, Sunflower Electric cannot risk significant capital on unproven technology.
"It is a tough problem that will takedecades to solve." Nelson said.
Kimberly Hernandez, Hutchinson senior, said she was active with several student environments groups on campus including KU Environs and Chevron Energy Solutions. She said that while she had been involved with many environmentally themed projects as a student, she attended the event because she wanted to learn more about what was happening at a professional level.
"There are a lot of questions about how to implement the technologies." Hernandez said. "It's an interesting conversation to have, because how do you define sustainability? There is no secure definition. It's great to have the conversation and define what it means in terms of the University."
Marvin Duncan, senior agricultural economic with the USDA, spoke about biomass and biofuel. Viscomi said biomass — plant matter that can be turned into fuel — and biofuel were important because Kansas is an agriculture-based state. Corn, wheat and grass are some of the kinds of biomass available in Kansas.
Jim Ludwig, executive vice president for Westar Energy Inc., spoke about a $19 million grant Westar received to use new smartgrid technology for Lawrence. The United States Department of Energy said on its Web site that the current grid is limited in what and how much it can do.
Tim Cowden, senior vice president for the Kansas City Area Development Council, said that the council's function was to bring jobs to the area. Cowden said that the Kansas City area was full of alternative technologies, including wind energy and biofuels.
"We want to use talent from our universities in our area," Cowden said.
Scott Allegrucci, director of The Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, or GPACE, said the inclusion of Sunflower Electric posed a problem because Sunflower had no research or relationship with the
"Why don't you invite those that will own and use energy in the state?" Allegrucci said. "I suggested they add someone who can talk
University. He said he would have liked to see more speakers discussing use of natural gas instead of coal, which Sunflower uses, and see more research representatives.
about Kansas renewables and natural gas, which is a Kansas resource that is cleaner than coal."
Allegrucci said he had participants willing to speak at the event, but the agenda was set and there was no room for more speakers.
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15-year-old indicted on charges of killing 9-year old girl
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Blessed with a Friday off school, 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante dug two holes in the ground to be used as a grave, authorities said. For the next week, she attended classes, all the while plotting the right time for a murder, they said.
Prosecutors said that time arrived the evening of Oct. 21, when Bustamante strangled 9-year-old neighbor Elizabeth Olten without provocation, cut the girl's throat and stabbed her. Why?
she confessed to investigators and led them to the fourth grader's well-concealed body in a wooded area near their neighborhood in St. Martins, a small town west of Jefferson City.
"Ultimately, she stated she wanted to know what it felt like," Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. David Rice testified Wednesday during a court hearing over the slaying.
15-year-old had led them to it and was in custody for the slaving.
A Cole County judge ruled Wednesday that Bustamante, who has been held in Missouri's juvenile justice system, should be tried as an adult. Hours later, the teen was indicted on adult charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action for allegedly using a knife to kill Elizabeth. A judge later entered a not guilty plea on Bustamante's behalf and referred her to the public defender's office.
Rice, who interviewed Bustamante in the days after Elizabeth's disappearance, said
Bustamante remained largely expressionless as she sat with her hands shackled around her waist in court Wednesday. She occasionally looked down beneath the brown bangs that covered her eyes and swallowed hard as a judge read the charges against her.
On one side of the courtroom sat her mother and grandmother, who has been Bustamante's legal guardian for about half of her life.
The court proceedings marked the first time that the suspect in Elizabeth's death had been publicly identified since a two-day search for the girl by hundreds of volunteers. When they found Elizabeth's body Oct. 23, authorities only said that a
On the other side sat Elizabeth's mother, relatives and friends, several of whom wore pink — Elizabeth's favorite color.
Bustamante was ordered held without bond pending her trial. If convicted of first-degree murder, she would be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Witnesses at Bustamante's adult certification hearing described a girl who was bright yet depressed
and clever in a sometimes sneaky sort of way. She ranked in roughly the top third of her class at jefferson City High School, the principal said, and had been in no trouble at school or with the law.
Yet Bustamante had tried to commit suicide at age 13 and had been receiving mental health treatment for depression and cutting herself, said David Cook, the chief juvenile officer in Cole County.
Once, she led her family to believe she was attending a local church event when she instead sneaked off to a concert in St. Louis, about two hours away, Cook said. On one or two other occasions, Bustamante spent the night in the woods without permission, he said.
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After her arrest, Bustamante tried to cut herself with her own fingernails while being held in juvenile custody, said her appointed juvenile defense attorney Kurt Valentine.
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He argued Bustamante should remain in the juvenile system, where she could potentially be
rehabilitated before being set free by age 21.
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Students chalk campus for Great American Smokeout
Marking building entrances part of campaign to help students quit smoking
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While Monica Saha wrote in pink and yellow chalk by the steps of Anschutz Library, onlookers tilted their heads to read the text:
NO Smoking within 20 feet of Entrance." It was written inside a green semi-circle 20 feet from the entrance. An ashtray sat right inside the line.
Saha, Overland Park sophomore is a peer health
"A lot of students don't know about the KU policy. We hope to remind students of the campus policy."
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educator with Student Health Services. She and two other peer health educators spent Wednesday afternoon chalking boundaries around buildings on campus to illustrate the campus policy posted on building doors that warns smokers to stay 20 feet away from entrances. The chalking was in preparation for the Great American Smokeout today.
"A lot of students don't know about the KU policy?" said Ken
Although the University has participated in the Great American Smokeout for several years, this is the first year the students marked the 20-foot boundary.
As part of the nationwide event, SHS will host informational tables at Anschutz Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to answer questions about tobacco and provide resources to help people quit smoking. Weather permitting, another table will be at Wesco Beach at the same time.
Sarber, health educator with SHS. "We hope to remind students of the campus policy."
Chelsea Brown. Olathe junior, has a cigarette after her English class in Wescoe Hall every Tuesday and Thursday. Now that the weather has
turned, she seeks solace from the biting cold under the building's overpass as she switches the cigarette from her left hand to her right to protect her exposed fingers.
Brown said she tried to stay 20 feet from the entrance because she didn't want to bother people, but that she wasn't exactly sure how far away she had to be. Also, she said, the ashtrays are usually closer to the doors.
"I don't really know what 20 feet means," she said. "So I just jump out to have a cigarette and hope it's OK."
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prohibiting Brown and others from smoking within 20 feet of building entrances passed in 1993.
But Sarber said even though some students were aware of the policy, the rule wasn't really effective.
"Having that policy doesn't really change anyone's behavior," he said. "They're still smoking right next to the doors."
Part of the reason the policy isn't effective, he said, could be lack of enforcement.
The policy instructs people to call the Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity with violations as a means of enforcement. Ola Faucher, director of the department
said the department received one or two calls per academic year.
She said most of the time, the student violators aren't identified
"If we can't identify who the students are, it's very difficult to follow up" she said.
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If it can identify a student, faculty or staff member, Faucher said, the department would work with the chairperson of the program the violator belongs to. After
"I hope they realize they shouldn't be smoking close to the door and should respect others."
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repeat offenses, consequences for students may range from a formal or informal reprimand to a student conduct code violation, which could result in expulsion.
Faucher said the department had issued one reprimand in the time she has worked with the department, but would not disclose to whom or when it happened.
Saha said she hoped the chalk lines would help people identify
where they can smoke and protect non-smokers from second hand smoke.
"I hope they realize they shouldn't be smoking close to the door and should respect others," she said.
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Monica Saha, Overland Park sophmore, and Bridget Heine, St. Louis senior, Peer Health Educators, chalk the sidewalk outside Malott Hall on Wednesday for the Great American Smoke Out, drawing awareness to anti-smoking policies on campus.
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The wife of one of six men charged in a child sex abuse case recently found material depicting incest that was hidden in the family's home,
according to a search warrant.
The Jackson County search warrant issued last week after the arrest of Burrell E. MohlerSr., 77, of Independence.
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said investigators seized several items from Mohler's home, including four computer towers, several pornographic magazines and books, several DVDs, and cameras.
Col. Ben Kenney, of the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, said Wednesday that several booklets found at the home were about incest.
"The thing that was unusual was the title and the references," which were about incest, he said. "They were very explicit. ... It was all on sex with family members."
He said the computers that were seized were sent to an FBI lab in Kansas City for review, and it was unclear when authorities would know more about what they contained.
Mohler, his four adult sons and his brother, Darrel W. Mohler, 72, of Silver Springs, Fl., have been charged in neighboring Lafayette County with raping and molesting several young relatives over roughly a decade beginning in the mid-1980s. Accusations include impregnating at least two young girls and forcing one to have an abortion when she was 11.
The Jackson County warrant was issued Nov.11, the day after Mohler and his sons were arrested.
The warrant said detectives at Mohler's home for the arrest saw "numerous magazines depicting obviously young females (possibly under the age of 17) and various age males" engaged in sex.
The "articles and text of the magazines" described incestuous sex, the warrant said.
material "that made reference to incest activity among family members" in a false ceiling of the basement, the warrant said. She locked the material in a file cabinet about two months ago, according to the warrant.
Sandra Mohler said when she discovered the pornographic material she made an arrangement with her husband for him "to move to the basement area of the residence, where he continued to live and sleep separately," according to the document.
Mohler's wife, Sandra, told detectives she found some of the
Detectives also interviewed a 27-year-old woman living at the home. The warrant said Sandra Mohler and that woman were cooperating in the investigation.
No one answered the door Wednesday at the address identified in the search warrant. Calls to the home also were not answered.
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Wednesday's ruling makes it likely that William Jefferson will not serve any prison time for at least a year or more.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman who was sentenced to 13 years in prison on bribery charges will be allowed to remain free on bond while he appeals his conviction.
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English Alternative Theater to stage final performance
Group closes curtains after 21 years of production
BY ALEX GARRISON agarrison@kansan.com
After 21 years of pushing the boundaries, the English Alternative Theater is closing its curtain for the last time.
The nationallyrecognized group — the only theater production group run by an English department in the U.S. — is staging its final performance this weekend at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. The performance will be a full production of "What Really Happened" an original play by Benjamin Smith, Rosefield graduate student.
WHAT:"What Really Happened" A play by Benjamin Smith, Rosefield graduate student
Paul Lim, professor of English, founded EAT in 1989 as a forum for his playwriting students' original work.
It has put on full performances and staged readings of student work ever since, giving students the opportunity to see their work come to fruition and helping them develop their writing, he said. Many students have gone on to win regional and national awards for their plays.
LAST PRODUCTION:
Smith said EAT became a great part of the University because of its willingness to produce edgy work and its focus on developing up-and-coming playwright voices.
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WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
2:30 p.m. Sunday
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COST: $6 general admission
- The play opens with the man in prison and "has a lot of time shifts"
it and finds his way into this guy's house
- Billed as a "psychological drama" about a man whose child dies in a hit-and-run accident
- Has a lot of mystery and flashes through time
- The man tracks down someone who he thinks did
Uses film-like conventions to make it seem almost like television
- Director finds "camera angles" on stage
BUTCHER
Lizzie Hartman, left, and Phillip Shroeder walk along the bars of a prison cell in a scene of "What Really Happened." The full-length play in one act will be the final performance for English Alternative Theatre at the Lawrence Arts Center with performances on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The play was written by Benjamin Smith and directed by Jeremy Rios.
Sources: Benjamin Smith, Paul Lim, Byron Myrick, 1993 graduate
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Theatre's current production of Tennessee Williams' 1944 classic "The Glass Menagerie" as a money-making production that helped students develop as theater actors and producers, but not as writers.
"It's been 60 years since 'The Glass Menagerie.' I love Tennessee Williams, but can't someone else come along?" Smith said. "EAT helps find the new Tennessee Williams."
In the beginning especially, EAT also provided innovative art to the community by producing works written by minority authors.
"We were the only ones doing
it," Lim said.
But EAT's willingness to push the envelop led to a constant struggle to survive economically. Lim is retiring later this year and without him, EAT, which has been funded by small grants and contributions by Lim, will no longer continue.
Because of budgetary concerns, the department will not be hiring another playwriting professor, at least not in the immediate future, said Marta Caminero-Santangelo, chairwoman of the department.
Lim said it was difficult to give up the "extremely rewarding experience" of working with students and EAT, but said that he wanted the opportunity to write plays himself.
"Before 1989, I wrote one play per year, but I've been a one-man band with this," he said. "I've only written two plays since. I want to be able to write while I still can."
Caminero-Santangelo said EAT was a huge part of the department's culture for both students and faculty.
"It's an educational opportunity, but it's so much more," she said. "When it becomes a real production, it's not just a classroom activity anymore. There's a sense of teamwork to get the play shown that's why these elems work on."
— that's why these plays win so many awards."
Byron Myrick, 1993 graduate who performed in EAT productions while he was a student and is now a cast member of "What Really Happened," said that the
loss of EAT would leave a "huge void" in the Lawrence community, but that he still held out hope it could continue in some way.
"It's so sad to see it go," he said.
"I want to try to keep it alive."
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RELIGION
Acceptance of gay clergy prompts split in Lutheran Church
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NEW BRIGHTON, Minn. The split over gay clergy within the country's largest Lutheran denomination has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
"There are many people within the ELCA who are very unhappy with what has happened," said the Rev. Paull Spring, chairman of Lutheran CORE and a retired ELCA bishop from State College, Pa.
Leaders of Lutheran CORE said Wednesday that a working group would immediately begin drafting a constitution and taking other steps to form the denomination, with hopes to have it off the ground by next August.
delegates voted to lift a ban that had prohibited sexually active gay and lesbian pastors from serving as clergy. The new policy, expected to take effect in April, will allow such individuals to lead ELCA churches as long as they can
snow that they are in committed,
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"There are many people within the ELCA who are very unhappy with what has happened."
and churchgoers prompted them to hasten the process.
John Brooks, spokesman at the ELCA's Chicago-based headquarters, said Lutheran CORE's move was not unexpected. He expressed hope that church members would
REV. PAULL SPRING CORE chairman
ultimately opt to stay in the denomination as it strikes to be "a place for all people despite any differences we might have on any issues."
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Neither Brooks nor Lutheran CORF leaders would guess what kind of numbers a new denomination might attract. Lutheran CORE leaders believe there is deep opposition to the new policy among rank-and-file churchgoers, but said some may not be willing to actually depart the ELCA over it.
Lutheran CORE members voted to spend a year considering whether to form a new Lutheran denomination. However, its leaders said Wednesday that a heavy volume of requests for an alternative from disenfranchised congregations
Brooks said the ELCA has not seen significant departures yet, but he cautioned it's too soon after the August decision to read much into that.
PASSIONATE RECOVERY FOR THE HUNGRY MEN
So far, he said, five congregations nationwide have voted to leave the ELCA. More have started the process, with 87 taking a first vote to leave the denomination. Of those, 28 did not achieve the two-thirds vote necessary to leave the ELCA. In all, there are 10,300 ELCA churches in the country with about 4.7 million members.
If a congregation passes the two-thirds bar on its first vote, it must then wait 90 days before taking a second, final vote that also requires a two-thirds majority.
Other Christian denominations have seen factions split off over the gay clergy debate. In 2003, the 2 million-member Episcopal Church consecrated its first openly
Ryan Schwarz, left, and Rev. Paull Spring, chairman of Lutheran Coalition of Renewal (CORE), talk with reporters at WordAlone Network offices in New Brighton, Minn., on Wednesday. CORE wants to form a new denomination that is not accepting of openly gay clergy.
gay bishop, a move that alienated American Episcopalians from its worldwide parent, the Anglican Communion. The divide has led
to the formation of the more conservative Anglican Church in North America, which claims 100,000 members.
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Watkins to dispense free H1N1 vaccines tomorrow
BY MICHELLE SPREHE
msprehe@kansan.com
Watkins Memorial Health Center will begin offering free H1N1 vaccines to students from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.
Todd Cohen, director of University Relations, said the shot would be available to students age 24 and younger who show their KU ID. Students 25 and older can receive the vaccine if they have medical conditions such as diabetes or asthma. The clinic is on first-come, first-serve basis.
"Obviously we won't be able to get a vaccine for everybody" Cohen said.
However, Cohen emphasized that
no one was turned away from the last vaccination clinic, held on Nov. 6. Cohen said that about 600 people received the vaccine on that date.
"You don't need to camp out — it's a KU tradition for basketball, but we don't need to do that for the flu," he said.
In the meantime, Cohen said the University encouraged students to take precautions to prevent the flu. Cohen also said that the vaccination would take about six weeks to kick in.
"You can't just take a shot and walk out and say, 'OK, I'm protected,'" Cohen said.
Students can take other preventative steps. Jarad Gouge, Lawrence sophomore and desk assistant at Hashinger Residence Hall, said the
check-in desk on the main floor of Hashinger offered free masks.
"The main concern is the confinement issue," Gouge said. "The fact that we have 400-plus students living in one place and it's such a contagious illness that if one person gets it, it can spread."
Symptoms of H1N1 include a fever of more than 100 degrees, coughing, sore throat, body aches, respiratory congestion and occasionally vomiting and diarrhea, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Web site. Students with flu-like symptoms are encouraged to stay home and isolate themselves from roommates to prevent spread of the disease.
Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
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THE BUNNY BANANA
Hutchison senior Jason Hering and Andrew Nussbaum, social studies teacher from Lawrence Free State High School, help distribute rice to participants in the Oxfam Funger Banquet held Monday night at the Kansas Union. Participants were given food options reflecting the types and quantities of food available for upper, middle and low classes.
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Students protest huge tuition hike at University of California
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Financially hobbled University of California moved Wednesday to boost student fees by $2,500 over two years as students staged raucous demonstrations across the state against the higher costs.
Fourteen protesters were arrested at a University of California, Los Angeles, meeting where a Board of Regents committee endorsed a plan that will boost undergraduate fees, the equivalent of tuition, by 32 percent in two stages by 2010. The full board is expected to approve the fee increases Thursday.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
University of California, Berkeley student Matalaflores holds a strike sign in Sproul Plaza during a large rally on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday. Financially hobbled University of California moved Wednesday to boost student fees by 32 percent over two years as students staged raucous demonstrations against the higher costs.
At the University of California, Berkeley, more than 1,000 demonstrators condemned the fee boost and high salaries for university administrators. Protesters carried mock gravestones to represent programs that have suffered under state budget cuts and waved signs reading "Save our university."
After a series of deep cuts, and with state government facing a nearly $21 billion budget gap over the next year and a half. Board of Regents members said there was no option to higher fees in Light of withering government dollars. University of California President Mark Yudof has said the 10-campus system needs a $913 million increase in state funding next year, in addition to higher student fees
request would restore previous cuts. He did not rule out even higher student fees if Sacramento can't find the money.
More than two-thirds of the
Board members pointed out that lower-income families would be shielded from the jump, and financial aid would help others
"When you have no choice, you have no choice," Yudof told reporters after the committee vote. "I'm sorry."
defray the higher cost.
The Los Angeles meeting was repeatedly interrupted by outbursts from students and union members, who accused the board of turning its back on the next generation.
"We are bailing out the banks, we are bailing out Wall Street. Where is the bailout for public education?" asked UCLA graduate student Sonja Diaz.
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"She got up immediately and they put her in the patrol car," McDaniel said.
He said a touch of the stung gun — "less than a second" — stopped the girl from being unruly, and she was handcuffed, he said.
If the officer tried to forcefully put the girl in handcuffs, he could have accidentally broken her arm or leg, Noggle said.
"We didn't use the Taser to punish the child — just to bring the child under control so she wouldn't hurt herself or somebody else," Noggle said.
Noggle said the girl will face disorderly conduct charges as a juvenile in the incident.
Tasers are a safe way to subdue someone who's a danger to themself or others. No disciplinary action was taken against Bradshaw, he said.
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"People here feel like that he made a mistake in using a Taser, and maybe he did, but we will not know until we get an impartial investigation," McDaniel said.
Bradshaw's report said the girl screamed, kicked and resisted any time her mother tried to get her in the shower before bed.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission to do so. Now the town's mayor is calling for an investigation into whether the Taser use was appropriate.
According to a report by Officer Dustin Bradshaw, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, police were called to the Ozark home Nov. 11 because of a domestic disturbance. When he arrived, the girl was curled up on the floor, screaming, the report said.
Policeman uses taser on ten-year-old
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Police Chief Jim Noggle said
"Her mother told me to tase her if I needed to," Bradshaw wrote.
But McDaniel said he wants Arkansas State Police — and if they decline, the FBI — to investigate the incident. The state police declined his request Tuesday.
Ozark Mayor Vernon McDaniel said Wednesday that the girl wasn't injured and is now at the Western Arkansas Youth Shelter in Cecil.
The names of the girl and her mother were redacted in the report.
The child was "violently kicking and verbally combative" when Bradshaw tried to take her into custody, and she kicked him in the groin. So he delivered "a very brief drive stun to her back," the report said.
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NATIONAL
Wife of man charged in Smart case not in list of witnesses
Barzee, who entered in a plea deal for case, was not among 29 who could testify
THE QUEEN MARY
Elizabeth Smart smiles as she leaves federal court after testifying at a competency hearing for Brian David Mitchell On Oct. 1. Wanda Eileen Barzee is not one of the 29 witnesses expected to testify against her husband.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALT LAKE CITY — A list of witnesses in an upcoming competency hearing for a man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart does not include his estranged wife, even though she has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
Still, her name was not on a list of 29 people that federal prosecutors say could be called to testify during the Nov. 30 hearing for Mitchell. The list was posted Wednesday on a federal court docket.
Wanda Eileen Barzee pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping as part of a plea deal that calls for her to cooperate with authorities and be willing to testify against Brian David Mitchell, her estranged husband.
"I'm not privy to reasons why the government, or the defense for that matter, would or would not call her," Williams said. "If we got a subpoena, shed be a witness."
Barzee's attorney Scott Williams said her plea agreement did not specify at what point she might be called to provide testimony.
Telephone messages seeking comment from the U.S. attorney's office and Mitchell's defense attorneys were not immediately returned.
Barzee and Mitchell were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor in March 2008. Barzee pleaded guilty to both counts and is expected to receive a reduced sentence of 15 years under the plea deal.
Prosecutors contend that Mitchell, a self-proclaimed religious prophet, is faking psychiatric symptoms to avoid responsibility for the kidnapping.
The non-experts include Barzee's mother, Dora Corbett, and several staff members from the Utah State Hospital, where Mitchell has been incarcerated.
Court papers show prosecutors could call as many as 25 nonexperts and four experts during the hearing.
Among the experts are forensic psychiatrist Dr. Michael Welner, who concluded Mitchell is competent, and two experts in religion.
The testimony will focus on establishing that Mitchell's mental health has not significantly changed throughout his life, and he is not preoccupied with religion, the documents state.
Robert Steele, Mitchell's federal public defender, has said he would likely call Dr. Richart De Mier, a psychologist at the U.S. Medical
Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Mo. as a defense expert.
De Mier evaluated Mitchell for federal prosecutors, and court
documents indicate he concluded Mitchell was incompetent.
Smart was 14 in 2002 when she was taken from the bedroom of her Salt Lake City home at knife
Barzee and Mitchell were arrested ed in March 2003.
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In a sea of blunders, submarine collides with warship
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GROTON, Conn. — The crew of a U.S. submarine made dozens of errors before the vessel collided with an American warship in the Persian Gulf, an accident that exposed lax leaders who tolerated sleeping, slouching and a radio room rigged with music speakers, a Navy review found.
Navy investigators placed blame for the March collision on the submarine's "ineffective and negligent command leadership," including what they called a lack of standards and failure to adequately prepare for navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
The Navy Times newspaper first reported the findings Sunday after obtaining a heavily redacted
copy of the Navy's report through a Freedom of Information Act request. A Connecticut newspaper, The Day of New London, made a similar request and reported the findings Wednesday.
The USS Hartford, a nuclear-powered submarine based in Groton, Conn., collided with the USS New Orleans, a San Diego-based Navy amphibious ship, on March
20 in the narrow, heavily traveled strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
The New Orleans' fuel tank was ruptured and 15 sailors on the Hartford sustained minor injuries. The collision caused $2.3 million in damage to the New Orleans, and the cost so far of repairs to the Hartford is $102.6 million. The commanding officer was relieved
of his duties and the sub's chief of the boat, an adviser to the commanding officer, was reassigned.
The report said the crew of the New Orleans bears no fault, and that crew members aboard the USS Hartford made numerous errors in the hour before the collision.
"Correction of any one of nearly 30 tactical and watchstander errors, or adherence to standard
procedures, could have prevented this collision", Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, wrote in endorsing the investigation's findings.
The submarine had five known "sleepers," or sailors who would routinely nod off on watch, but no disciplinary action was taken, the report states.
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Marines ordered out of military
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SAN DIEGO — Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus issued the ruling more than two years after the accusations were aired in a Camp Pendleton courtroom.
The men had been allowed to stay on active duty after serving short jail terms for charges linked to the death in the village of Hamdania.
"To allow these individuals to remain on active duty after planning and participating in kidnapping and murder sends absolutely the wrong message as to how the nation and Department of the Navy view this incident." Mabus said in a statement.
"It degrades the actions of thousands of Marines and sailors who, under the stress of combat in Iraq, performed honorably," he said.
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spokeswoman for Mabus, said he was unavailable for further comment.
murder and other offenses.
The secretary found the killing was deliberately planned and not conceived in the heat of battle or the stress of war, Brenton said.
Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman from the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment were charged in June 2006 with kidnapping and murdering Hashim Ibrahim Awad, 52, two months earlier. They were accused of taking him from his home, marching him to a ditch and shooting him to death.
"It degrades the actions of thousands of Marines and sailors who ... performed honorably."
Hutchins, of Plymouth, Mass., was the only defendant convicted of murder and the only one currently in prison.
Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler A.
Mabus also ordered the Marines to explain why the lieutenant who oversaw the Camp Pendleton unit, 1st Lt. Nathan Phan, should be allowed to remain in the service. Phan was not charged in the case.
Navy corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class Melson J. Bacos of Franklin, Wis., pleaded guilty to kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnap and making false official statements. Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Jodka III, of Encinitas, Calif., pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
The secretary denied dency for Pvt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, who is serving an 11-year prison sentence for unpremeditated
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snee Cpl. Tyler A Jackson, of Tracy, Calif., pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Marine Lance Cpl. Jerry E. Shumate Jr., of Matlock, Wash., pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
All will get either an honorable or general discharge, Brenton said. They have no recourse to appeal.
Three other defendants left the military after their prison terms ended.
Mabus launched his review at the request of members of Congress, including Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., who were seeking clemency for Hutchins.
Attorneys for two of the four men ordered removed from the military said the decision amounted to second-guessing officials who considered the case.
CRIME
Man accused of killing 15-year-old son
ASSOCIATED PRESS
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas from the boy and his mother, a relative said.
Michigan authorities filed a first-degree murder charge Wednesday against Jamar Pinkney Sr. in the shooting death Monday of Jamar Pinkney Jr. in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park.
Defense attorney Corbett O'Meara said prosecutors should consider evidence of the father's
state of mind over the sex abuse report.
"If something were to happen that would cause a reasonable person to lose control of himself, that is something the prosecution would have to take into account," O'Meara said outside Highland Park District Court.
Tensions were high in the courtroom Wednesday as the hand-cuffed suspect was led into the room for the arraignment.
Judge Brigette Officer entered a not guilty plea for Pinkney, who's also charged with assault, and ordered him jailed without bond until a preliminary examination Dec. 1.
Caldwell said the sexual misconduct allegation that led to the confrontation wasn't part of the police investigation.
The shooting happened Monday night in a vacant lot in the onceprosperous city of 16,000, where decay, abandonment, fires and demolition have eaten away at many of the sprawling
Pinkney
recently exited years of state financial oversight.
Visitors built an impromptu memorial with candles and stuffed animals at the shooting site.
The boy's mother, Lazette Cherry.
told the Detroit Free Press that her,son told her he had improper sexual contact with the girl.
"I called and told his father. This isn't something you sweep under the rug," she said.
Cherry said the elder Pinkney arrived at the home with a gun, ordered his son to strip and marched him outside despite her protests.
"He got on his knees and begged, No, Daddy, No,' and he pulled the trigger," Cherry said.
Cherry did not immediately respond to a phone message Wednesday.
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Company won't rename ship
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PHILADELPHIA — The company that owns the Maersk Alabama, a freighter targeted by pirates twice in seven months, did not heed a request to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after the first attack off the coast of Africa in the spring, former crew members say.
THE BROWN ESCAPE
Ex-crewmen John Cronan and Shane Murphy said in separate interviews Wednesday that they feared and anticipated another attack after the ordeal in April when their captain was taken hostage but eventually fired by U.S. Navy SEA1S.
Mariner John Cronan was a crewman aboard the Maersk Alabama when pirates attacked in April near Somalia. He is suing Maerk and alleges the it was negligent in sending the crew into pirate territory with inadequate protection The ship was attacked by pirates again Wednesday.
The American-flagged ship was targeted again Wednesday, but private security guards thwarted the attempt by firing guns and blaring a high-decibel noise device. The ship is proceeding under American surveillance to its destination on the Kenyan coast.
"Obviously she's a hot target," said Cronan, of suburban Philadelphia. "The bad guys were laying in wait for her."
Cronan and several other crewmen have filed suit in Texas against Maersk Line Ltd. and Waterman Steamship Corp., alleging the companies were negligent in sending the ship into known pirate territory with inadequate protection.
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The men are seeking compensation for physical and psychological damage they say they suffered during the spring hijacking, and for loss of income.
Dennis McElwee, a lawyer for Cronan, said crewmen shared their safety concerns in meetings with Maersk before the ship was attacked in April, but the company did not take sufficient security measures.
The suit was filed in Houston because it is the nation's second-biggest port and judges there have a sophisticated understanding of maritime law, said attorney Brian Beckcom, who represents six crew members.
Officials for Maersk Line Ltd., which has offices in Madison, N.J., Norfolk, Va., and Houston, did not immediately return calls seeking comment on the allegations. Officials at Waterman Steamship, a company based in Mobile, Ala., that supplies crew members to Maersk, declined to comment.
Cronan and Murphy were on the Maersk Alabama when pirates hijacked it the first time and took Capt. Richard Phillips, of Underhill, Vt., hostage. Navy SEAL sharpshooters freed Phillips while killing three pirates in a daring nighttime attack.
"Maersk made a conscious decision, despite going into pirate-infested waters, not to provide any meaningful security for its workers," Beckcom said. "Instead they'd just rely on the taxpayers and U.S. military to bail them out after the fact."
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2000
MUSIC
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009
KJHK hosts eight local bands at annual Farmer's Ball tonight
Final four will play at the Jackpot on Saturday
BY LAUREN HENDRICK
lhendrick@kansan.com
C
When Richard Gintowt reflects on his musical influences he's quick to mention some of his favorite bands such as Wilco and The Shins. But he knows most of his true musical influences are ghosts of the past — bands he said he listened to growing up.
Gintowt, vocalist for the band Hidden Pictures, will perform tomorrow night at KJHK's annual Farmer's Ball at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.
"Green Day was a big influence before they sucked." he said.
Tom Johnson, general manager and program adviser for KJHK. said Farmer's Ball was a station tradition dating back to the early 1990s.
The band Hidden Pictures, from left to right, Nate Holt, Pat Tomek, Richard Gintowt, Michelle Sanders, and Alan Brandsted, will play Farmer's Ball tomorrow night at the Bottleneck. They will be performing alongside eight other Lawrence bands in hopes of taking top prize recording time.
"It's a really good launch pad for new bands," Johnson said.
the Bottleneck and four finalists will advance to Saturday's show at The jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St.
Eight bands will perform at
Logan Nickles, Stillwater, Okla., senior and JKHK station manager, said the station received 67 entries this year. The KJHK staff picked the top eight entries using a rating scale.
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Bands will advance to round two by a critic vote and the audience will select the winner Saturday.
The winner will receive recording time at Black Lodge Recording, band merchandise from Blue Collar Press and the opening act spot at the KJHK Stop DayEve Party Dec. 10 at the lacknot.
Though this will be a Farmer's Ball debut for Hidden Pictures, Gintowt said he has been a regular at Farmer's Ball since he worked as the music director for KJHK
Read Jayplay's feature for more information on tickets, the bands and the hall.
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when he attended the University from 1999 to 2003.
"I've always thought there was a really good music scene here and I still feel that way" he said.
Gintowt graduated with a degree in journalism and currently works as a writer and photographer for Lawrence.com.
The band decided to submit music to reconnect with the KJHK music scene, Gintowt said. He and fellow musician Michelle Sanders played in Lawrence original The Ok Jones from 2000 to 2007 before creating Hidden Pictures last year with band members Alan Brandsted, Nate
Holt and Pat Tomek.
Aside from the publicity and prizes offered to participants in the Farmer's Ball, Gintowt said he was excited to see other bands in the competition.
Katlyn Conrov, vocalist and
keyboard player, will be performing with Wild and Wooly on Friday night. Conroy said she had wanted to play at Farmer's Ball since she started playing in Lawrence bars at age fifteen.
are always very talented and I feel honored to perform," she said. "I've been impressed with everyone who has won in the past."
"The bands in the Farmer's Ball
— Edited by Jonathan Hermes
EDUCATION
Gonzaga University commences hate studies academic program
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPOKANE, Wash. — Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Why did the Hutus hate the Tutsis?
Hate is everywhere, but the fundamental question of why one person can hate another has never been adequately studied, contends Jim Morl of Gonzaga University, who is developing a new academic field of hate studies.
The goal is to explain a condition that has plagued humanity since one caveman looked askance at another.
"What makes hate tick?" Mohr, director of Gonzaga's Institute for Action Against Hate, wondered. "How can we stop it?"
Gonzaga founded the institute a decade ago after some black law students received threatening letters. It has since started a Journal of Hate Studies, hosted a conference and offered its first class on hatred last spring.
The hope is that other universities will follow suit, said Ken Stern of the American Jewish Committee in New York, who has been involved in the effort. "We wanted to approach hate more intelligently," he said.
Stern, who has spent 20 years battling anti-Semitism, said the need for hate studies became obvious when people started fighting groups like the Aryan Nations, which once flourished in this area.
Opponents galvanized against the Aryans, but didn't really know how best to fight them. Stern said.
"We were flying by the seat of our pants," he said. "There was no testable theory."
There is not even a good definition of hate, Stern contends.
Philosophers have offered numerous definitions: Rene Descartes said hate was the urge to withdraw from something that is thought bad. Aristotle saw hate as the incurable desire to annihilate an object.
In psychology, Sigmund Freud defined hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness.
Gonzaga, a Jesuit university
best known for its basketball team. offered a class on the subject taught by five professors from different disciplines.
Student Kayla De Los Reyes was in that class, and said the information both horrified her and gave her hope.
"Hate is something that is part of the human emotional makeup," she said. "Everyone feels it at one point or another. You have to learn to control it."
The goal is to create an academic home where a variety of disciplines, including history, psychology, religious studies, anthropology and political science, can be brought together to focus on hate. It's the same sort of effort that led
to the creation of disciplines like black studies or women's studies, Mohr said.
Such academic efforts are not without controversy. Some skeptics fear they are little more than attacks on the dominant power structure.
"This stuff tends to be one dimensional and presumes the guilt of an archetypal white male," said Glenn Rickett, spokesman for the National Association of Scholars.
Heather Veeder, a graduate assistant for the institute, said the organization has an important mission
"Hate thrives in areas not illuminated by education," she said.
But Stern said it is too easy to blame ignorance for hate. People
can have plenty of knowledge about something and still hate it, he said. The problem is when one person or group can separate another person or group from their humanity, thinking of them as an "other," Stern said.
"We dehumanize them and justify violence against them," Stern said.
There is no simple answer to why people hate, Mohr said. Hate can be sparked by greed, or fear, or a tribe bonding together in opposition to another. People looking to belong will hate others to fit into a group, he said.
"We can change," Mohr said.
"There has to be hope."
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Mangino could be difficult to replace
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Of course, hiring a new head coach is always something of a crap shoot. Do you go with the hot shot young coordinator, or do you opt for the coach who's won big at smaller schools? Perhaps you take a gamble on a virtual unknown, or maybe you throw money at a big name candidate. Whatever route you choose, there are multiple examples of similar choices that could fail.
BY ALEX BEECHER
abeeecher@kansan.com
For as long as he's been on campus, there have been whispers that Mark Mangino may not be the most agreeable character. But they were subtle musings, the kind of thing everyone seems to think here, yet no one says. And even now, we don't know much that's any more concrete than that. The whispers have gotten louder, certainly. But I certainly don't know whether they're true or not.
And I know that scares me, because Kansas would have a very difficult time finding a head coach who could match Mangino's success
What I do know is this: In light of the football team's recent struggles, it would not be altogether surprising if this controversy, ultimately, results in Mangino losing his job.
Rich Rodriguez, only in his second year at Michigan, had a bevy of success coaching West Virginia. But his winning ways have, thus far, not followed him to Ann Arbor.
Charlie Weis had never been a head coach before Notre Dame handed him the reigns to its storied program. Another disappointing season with first-ever lows, and Weis looks to be on his way out.
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And these programs are two of the most prevalent in the history of college football. They have tradition — and more importantly, resources that Kansas football could never hope to match. Most importantly, both have the ability to recruit the entire nation.
That's a luxury Kansas doesn't share. Nor does Kansas have the most bountiful of local recruiting grounds. Instead, the Jayhawks are forced to compete against schools which are bigger, closer and more football-centric for middle-tier Texas preps.
That's the program that Lew Perkins would have to sell a potential head coach on. And no matter how gifted a pitch man Perkins is reputed to be, the facts dictate that Kansas would have to settle, somewhat, in its hypothetical search. There would be no proven BCS-conference winners, and no highly-toured coordinators who have aspirations of landing bigger jobs.
All of this is not to say that Kansas cannot be a quality football program. What it does says is that the program ought to be viewed with perspective.
The stadium is too small. And even with its small size, the fanbase clearly doesn't value the football program enough to fill it weekly.
All of this talk is, admittedly, a bit premature. I don't know what Mangino did or didn't do and I don't know what will happen once the facts do become clear. But even amidst the malaise, I remember what Kansas football was before Mangino arrived. And, what's worse, I know how easily it could be that again.
The new facilities are great, and necessary, add-ons. But they're still nothing compared to the palaces that exist elsewhere in the Big 12.
And again, Kansas' location dictates that, almost certainly, it will never attract blue chin recruits.
FOOTBALL
Mangino: 'I have done nothing inappropriate'
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
Coach Mark Mangino spoke with the media after yesterday evening's practice, and once again answered a handful of questions about the ongoing internal investigation launched by the Athletics Department.
When questioned about
reports alleging he poked senior
"I have done nothing inappropriate and I cannot speak
reports taught
linebacker
Arist Wright,
Mangino
declined to
discuss the
situation.
Mangino
about the internal processes taking place."
During the exchange with reporters, Mangino repeatedly emphasized that his focus rests on Texas — Kansas' next opponent. It was a point senior Kerry Meier echoed.
"To tell you the truth, as soon as we step on the field its like nothing has happened. I think
that's the right way we need to approach it."
Mangino also routinely avoued details or specifics involving the current investigation yesterday.
"This is an internal process and I respect the process," Mangino said. "Even though someone thought it was appropriate to leak information, it is still an internal
Linebacker Huldon Tharp has impressed veteran teammates like captain Darrell Stuckey. See story on 10B.
THARP EXCELS
DESPITE YOUTH
SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 4B
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Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield attempts to keep the ball in play during Wednesday's match against Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The Jayhawks were swept by the Cyclones, losing all three matches.
Jayhawks can't beat Cyclones
No. 8 Iowa State overpowers Kansas in all three matches
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
The Kansas volleyball team suffered a setback Wednesday night as No. 8 Iowa State swept Kansas 3-0 in Ames, Iowa. It was the seventh time the Jayhawks have been swept for the season and the fifth
time on the road.
Although Kansas played evenly with Iowa State at times, the Jayhawks were never able to stay with Iowa State for a full set, sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield said.
"In all three games it was tied at some point, but we just couldn't push through the full 25 points," Mayfield said.
Sophomore setter Nicole Tate said she thought the team didn't give it their all at times.
"We just didn't follow through with the game plan that the coaches gave us, and it just wasn't an all-around effort from the whole team," Tate said
Coach Ray Bechard said he didn't fault Kansas' effort, but said he thought Kansas just ran into a team that is playing exceptionally well.
"There is a great will on this group to finish strong and try to extend this season," Bechard said. "But there are times when execution wasn't quite where it needed to beat a team in the top 10."
Iowa State was consistently good through the entire set,
which made it hard to overcome. Bechard said.
"They'd get a two, three, four point lead and they are very tough to catch." Bechard said.
Kansas started out the first set quickly, pulling out to a 6-2 lead early, but Iowa State used an 11-1 run to take a 18-12 lead in the middle of the set. Kansas could never recover as it lost the set 17-25.
Mayfield and senior middle blocker Paige Mazour tie for the Kansas lead with 10 kills each. No jayhawk had double-digit digs,
SCORES
Kansas 17 20 20
Iowa State 25 25 25
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Senior guard Sherron Collins raises his hands after the game against Memphis Tuesday. Collins was plagued with cramps during the second half but came back to lead the Jayhawks to a 57-59 victory.
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Inexperienced guards must learn to make plays when Collins is off court
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
thibodeaux@kansan.com
The Jayhawks will have to recover quickly from Tuesday's drama when they play host to Central Arkansas (1-1) tonight.
Kansas continues the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase against a team the school has never faced in its history. The Jayhawks will be looking for more offense, as they were held to just 57 points in the victory over Memphis.
Scoring almost half of what they scored against Hofstra, Kansas saw a significant decrease in offensive
production with Sherron Collins out, coach Bill Self said.
One of the biggest beneficiaries of strong play from the
"We don't really understand yet how we're going to score," Self said. "It's amazing to me how one person taken out of your lineup changes how the ball moves."
With Collins out of the game, the team must rely on its young guards to distribute the ball. To this point in the season, the younger guards have struggled to keep passing the ball, Self said. He added that it is an easy problem to fix.
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DAY: Thursday
DATE: Nov. 19, 2009
LOCATION: Lawrence
TIME: 7 p.m.
TV: Jayhawk TV
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society."
-Vince Lombardi
FACT OF THE DAY
Source: Kansas Athletics
Cole Aldrich has nine blocked shots in Kansas' first two games.
Q: How many blocks did Alrdich have last season
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A: 78, good to tie for 19th in the country.
NBA
'Birdman' Anderson still coping with knee
DENVER — The Denver Nuggets say Chris "Birdman" Andersen is day-to-day with moderate patellar tendonitis in his right knee.
Anderson has been sore, so he underwent an MRI on Wednesday in Denver.
Dr. Steve Traina said the test revealed no structural damage.
Associated Press
MORNING BREW
Longhorns impress this season
The streak was supposed to end last year.
Four straight conference championships was enough.
Losing five players to the NBA draft was supposed to be the death knell on an incredible run.
But, somehow, Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins rallied a group of greenhorns into form just in time to claim an incredible fifth straight title.
Then Aldrich and Collins returned, along with those greenhorns that were suddenly playing basketball at a very high level, and the Jayhawks were named No.1 in the country.
Problem is, it just may be even harder to win a conference championship this year.
There's this team that plays their home games in Austin, Texas, that also returned a pair of potential NBA draft picks.
That also returns most of the supporting cast. That also brought in a ridiculously talented recruiting class, perhaps even more so than Kansas.
That also has an impressive transfer that becomes available at the halfway point.
I had the chance to watch the Longhorns dismantle UC-Irvine the other day and, level of competition taken into account, they looked like the most impressive
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
team I've seen all year.
There was no stopping a oncemore-slimmed-down Dexter Pittman inside, he finished with 21 points and seven rebounds on 10-for-11 shooting, and the supporting cast looked more than capable of getting the job done.
Highly touted freshman Jordan Hamilton was actually more impressive than more highly touted freshman Avery Bradley, but neither was spellbinding. à la Xavier Henry's 27-point debut.
Hamilton dropped 12 to go with three rebounds, and Bradley chipped in 10 with two assists.
J'Covan Brown, also a freshman, started at the point and was turnover prone early, but seemed to settle in as the game progressed and the Longhorns rolled 89-42.
Point guard will likely be the Horns' biggest concern, but could be remedied with the eligibility of Jai Lucas at the semester — long before they have to worry about hosting the jahwaws.
Lucas was an All-Freshman SEC guard at Florida, but
He's a sniper from long range, shooting over 43 percent from the outside in his freshman year.
preferred a change of scenery and wound up in burnt orange.
The reason I think Texas looks like it may be the team to take the conference is the dominating presence of Damion James on the wing.
James poured in 21 points from all over the floor and added 15 rebounds for his third career 20-point, 15-board performance. I suspect it won't be his last.
Here's the catch for Kansas fans.
As good as Cole Aldrich was last year, and as good as he will be this year, he hasn't proved that he has the body strength to hold back a player as physical as Pittman.
THE
MORNING
BREW
Henry and Aldrich will be trying to deny James and Pittman and I'm not sure they'll be able to.
In 22 minutes last year, Pittman beat up the Aldrich-led Kansas frontcourt for 16 points.
With a more svelte physique, Pittman should be looking at well upwards of 30 minutes a game, and significantly more damage.
In 28 minutes last year, James had 26 points and six boards. Granted, Kansas didn't have a wing in the mold of Henry to put a body on James, but Brady Morningstar was no defensive slouch.
The lahawks travel to Austin Feb. 8 for a game that will likely decide the Big 12.
Barring injuries, it would be wholly unsurprising to see both teams undefeated in conference and sitting at No.1 and No.2 in the country.
Last year, Texas came into Allen Fieldhouse with the conference title on the line, but the Jayhawks were able to hold them off.
This year, the location will flip.
It's yet to be seen whether the roles will.
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Chicago breaks hundre Bulls beat Kings in Sacramento Tuesday pulling team out of its shooting slump
Chicago breaks hundred point barrier in victory
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — John Salmons scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 101-87 on Tuesday night.
Making only his fifth career start, Donte Greene scored 24 points for the Kings, who had won four straight. Tyreke Evans scored 20 points and Beno Udrio had 13.
Uluol Deng scored 16 for the Bulls, Joakim Noah, the NBA's leading rebounder, had 15 points and 14 boards.
It was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago, which was held under 90 in five of its previous seven games and entered with the NBAS third-worst shooting percentage. The Bulls shot 47 percent and made seven of 12 3-point shots.
4-25 left to cut Chicago's lead to 92-83. But the hustling Noah had a tip-in and Salmons followed with a 3-pointer to give the Bulls a 14-point lead with 16 remaining
It was the first matchup between Rose and Evans, who both played point guard for one season at Memphis State before moving on to the NBA. While Rose was earning Rookie of the Year honors a year ago with the Bulls, Evans took over the starring role at Memphis and later was the fourth overall pick by the Kings.
After building a 17-point lead with 4:49 left in the third, the Bulls suddenly went cold as the Kings pulled within nine on two occasions. But Salmons closed out the quarter with nine points in the final 1:44 to help Chicago carry an 86-72 advantage into the fourth.
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Jason Thompson scored with
Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson tries to shoot over Sacramento Kings center Spencer Hawes in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday. The Bulls beat the Kings 101-87, which was the first game with more than 100 points for Chicago.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a 16-10 victory on Sunday at Oakland, Brown had a careerhigh two interceptions and four passes defensed.
NBA
Phoenix recovers from slow start
31-yard field goal and his second came off a deflected ball with 38 seconds left on the Chiefs 10-yard line.
Brown is the first Chiefs safety to win the honor since Jerome Woods in 1997.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
His first interception was converted into Ryan Succop's
Associated Press
HOUSTON — Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points, Steve Nash had 16 assists and the Phoenix Suns recovered from a slow start to beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 on Tuesday night.
Jason Richardson scored 20 points for the Suns, who have won eight of their last 11 games against the Rockets in Houston.
Chiefs has been named defensive player of the week in the AFC.
Carl Landry scored a career-high 27 points off the bench and Aaron Brooks had a career-best 13 assists for the Rockets.
NFL
The Suns (10-2) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win for the fifth time this season. They're the only team to reach 100 points in all of their games so far.
Richardson's 3-pointer with 8:11 left in the third quarter gave the Suns their first lead since the opening minutes. Brooks hit a shot from the baseline before Nash made a pull-up jumper for his first field goal of the game, giving Phoenix a 63-62 lead.
The pace of the game picked up and the lead changed hands
eight more times over the next 6 minutes. Landry dunked and Luís Scola sank a baseline jumper in the last minute of the quarter to give Houston an 82-78 advantage.
Nash returned from a short rest with 9 minutes left in the game and the Rockets leading 85-84. He immediately found Leandro Barbosa cutting inside for a layup, and the Suns moved back in front.
The teams traded baskets into the final minutes before Nash delivered his 15th assist to Richardson for a layup with 2:59 left that put the Suns up 100-98.
AFC names Chiefs safety defensive player of week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Safety Mike Brown of the Kansas City
The Rockets finished 9 for 26 from 3-point range, after hitting five of their first seven attempts to take a 21-9 lead. Houston (6-5) also outrebounded Phoenix 14-5 in the opening quarter and led 34-22.
Brooks missed a short jumper and Channing Frye sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1:51 remaining that made it 103-98. Landry split two free throws and Jarron Collins converted a three-point play to put it out of reach.
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Jayhawks pull ahead in second half, defeating Iowa
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Matthew Holse / PRESS-CITIZEN Iowa's Morgan Johnson takes a shot in front of Kansas' Ashish Hawthorne during the first half of the game, Wednesday, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, in Iowa City, Iowa. Kansas beat in Iowa 66-55.
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It seemed as if only a TV Timeout could save Iowa from Kansas' demoralizing five-headed attack.
No. 19 Kansas earned its first road victory and moved to 2-0 on the season, beating Iowa 65-53 at the Carver Hawkeye Arena. It was a key victory that was only easy at the beginning and the end.
With every one of Kansas' starters doing her part early, the team jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead just four minutes into the game. Kansas dictated the pace early, as it ran a quick transition offense and spread the ball around to all of their weapons.
Then came an impenetrable brick wall.
Following a timeout, Iowa coach Lisa Bluder changed her defense to a 2-3 zone. The switch was vital for a Hawkeye turnaround, as the defense slowed Kansas' assault. Senior guard Danielle McCray struggled to find the rhythm that she so easily discovers at Allen Fieldhouse, missing nine shots in a row before ending the streak with a lay-up to finish the half. Freshman guard Angel Goodrich's usual ambition was put at bay, leading her to play a safer and more fundamental style.
"It'll be really good for us to try to be more aggressive in transition against the zone," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
It took six minutes for the home team to score its first points, after starting 0-9 from the field. But the game abruptly transformed into junior guard Kachine Alexander's
show, as she finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds.
"She's a machine," Henrickson said.
Kachine the machine and the Hawkeyes fought back with a 13-2 run of their own, setting the stage for a nail-biting battle of toughness and poise.
"It's hard when the momentum changes," senior guard Kelly Kohn said of playing on the road. "It's harder to pull it back."
Then McCray started improving after completing a lay-up, two consecutive three-pointers, and a picturesees midrange jump-shot off the glass. The 4-4 start was just what she needed after a 2-11 first half. McCray's lethal second half helped her finish with 20 points and 7 rebounds. The superstar's resurrection helped get the rest of her team going.
Despite Goodrich, McCray and junior center Krysten Boogaard shooting a collective 5-27 in the first half. Kansas clung to a 27-26 lead at halftime.
Goodrich arrived in the second half as she swerved and spun through defenders, using the glass to sink highlight worthy lay-ups, runners and tear-drops. She also rediscovered the daring edginess that she is known for, finding her post players for high percentage shots with no-look passes. The young point guard finished with 10 points (all in the second half), 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
"She didn't just try to differ and start throwing around the zone." Henrickson said.
Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland displayed her athleticism and talent on her way to a
double-double, owning the paint with lay-ups and flexing her most underdressed feature, a steady jumpshot. Once again Sutherland was a force, finishing with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals.
With 1:10 to go, senior guard Sade Morris showed her experienced, knocking down a three pointer in the corner that spaced the lead to 10 points. It was an enormous shot that sealed the deal for a Kansas win that had all five starters finish in double digits for points.
"Those kinds of teams are
the most successful I've had," Henrickson said.
Kansas couldn't quite pull away until the end. But the win shows that this team has the grit to hold on and claim a tight one on the road.
"I thought our kids really competed and battled in a night that didn't feel very good offensively."
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Kansas entered the second half leading Iowa by a score of 27-26. Up to that point, some key Kansas players had suffered from shaky performances. Freshman Angel Goodrich failed to make a field goal in the first half. Senior guard Danielle McCray also started slowly, making only two of her field goal attempts before half time.
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During last night's game against Iowa, senior point guard LaChelda Jacobs played for five minutes in relief of Goodrich. While Jacobs did not turn the ball over, she failed to put points on the board and give her teammates score scoring opportunities.
Danielle McCray
After a 2-11 start from the field in the first half, McCray came out of the gates in the second half and sunk into a rhythm. She shot 6-8 from the field and scored 15 of her 20 points in the second frame. She also snagged 7 rebounds as she led Kansas to their first win on the road.
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That's how many bench points Kansas racked up on its first road victory. And it came on a single three pointer from Monica Engelman. Together the bench shot a lousy and hesitant 1-8 from the field in the contest. They will need to play a much more significant role as the season moves along.
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process, I respect that. You know that's not my style to leak information."
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing a nn on need Tuesday afternoon that Athletics Director Lew Perkins told Kansas' players in a meeting that an 'umbased outside person' would congratulate
the investigations against coach Mark Mangino.
"Even though someone thought it was appropriate to leak information, it is still an internal process."
Yesterday Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony confirmed previously released reports that associate athletic director for risk management Lori Williams would be head up the investigation.
According to information provided on kauhtletics.com, Williams"works with department
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and university-wide constituents to ensure effective processes among areas impacted by risk
management, including compliance, student services and academic support."
Marchiony noted Williams' previous work with the Big 12 and NCAA. Williams was hired in Sept. 2009.
"She is a new employee so she goes into this review with no preconceived notions," Marchiony said.
Marchiony said Perkins and Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little discussed the situation earlier this week before appointing Williams to lead the investigation.
Marchiony said Williams would be solely responsible for
"When we hired her, we really hired her as someone who would really look at risk management," Marchiony said. "And this fits right into that area."
the investigation.
Marchiony declined to comment on the anticipated time it would take to finish the investigation, and he also declined
to comment on the specifics of the investigation that alleges Mangino verbally and, in at least one case, physically abused players.
"It will be a thorough review that will be done
as quickly as it can be done," Marchiony said. "And it will be done as thorough as it can be done."
Marchiony said that Perkins,
who released a statement two days ago, would not make any further comment on the situation.
"It will be a thorough review that will be done as quickly as it can be done."
Mangino addressed the situation Tuesday but declined to deliver into specifics.
Perkins met with members of the football team to discuss the internal investigation Monday night, and Reesing said the meeting was direct and brief.
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Kansas is currently stuck in a five-game losing streak and travels to No. 3 Texas Saturday.
"It's not uncommon. I don't take it lightly, but I'm focused on Texas and I'm very comfortable the way we manage and run the football program here."
"You lose a few games in a row those type of things surface," Mangino said.
but Mayfield led Kansas with nine and was one dig short of a double-double.
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Kansas and Iowa State traded points for the beginning of the second set, but after Kansas trailed 9-10, Iowa State scored six in a row to take a seven-point lead. The Jayhawks mounted alate comeback and got within three at 20-23, but Iowa State quickly ended the set at 20-25.
Set three started evenly, with Kansas and Iowa State being tied 13 times at the 14-14 mark. After Kansas was down 16-17, Iowa State scored four in a row to take a strong lead, which it kept to the end winning the set 25-20.
Kansas fell to 15-12 (7-10) while Iowa State improved to 23-4 (15-3). Kansas has three matches left in the season including two against top 10 opponents.
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ACADEMIC HONORS
Eight Jayhawks were named on the Academic All-Big 12 Volleyball Team including senior defensive specialist Katie Martinicch, who was one of two players in the Big 12 with a 4.0 grade point average. Kansas tied Oklahoma with the most student-athletes on the Academic All Big 12 Volleyball Team.
Joining Martincich on All-Big 12 First Team were seniors Melissa Grieb and Paige Mazour, Juniors Karina Garlington and Melissa Manda, and sophomores Lauren Hagen and Allison Mayfield. Sophomore Nicole Tate was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
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point guard position is center Cole Aldrich. The offense runs smoother when Collins is in the game, Aldrich said.
"it's tougher to score," Aldrich said, "because we throw some of the younger guys in and some of the guys. Like maybe Tyshawn, that have experience but don't quite have the experience that Sherron does."
Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor was called on to step up for Collins against Memphis, but Taylor had seven tumovers to three assists, self said it was not Taylor's night and Taylor knew it.
"You have games like this
Though considered in the same breath as Collins as the best player in college basketball. Aldrich looks to his teammate for leadership.
"He knows it's his team and he's the general of us," Aldrich said.
and you have to boounce back" Taylor said. "We've got another game Thursday so I'm going to try to come back and be better"
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The Bears are a member of the Southland Conference. The only other school the Jayhawks have played from that conference is Texas-San Antonio in 1990.
Central Arkansas is the second out of six teams Kansas will face for the first time in school history in the 2009-10 season.
With so much talent on the team, it's easy to
"We've got another game Thursday so I'm going to try to come back and be better."
g caught up in one-on-one situations, and that this strategy does not lead always to successful basketball. Self, self said.
TYSHAWN TAYLOR Sophomore guard
Kansas is 2-0 for the third straight year and is looking to extend its nation long home court win streak to 43 games.
The Bears are 1-1 after defeating Hendrix 68-40 in their first game and lost to Tennessee
"We have individuals that are good players.I mean they're really good players."Self said."And as a coach its kind of that fine line -- you want them to be aggressive but you've got to understand, maybe they're not the best players."
Tech 71-67 on Monday. Central Arkansas has four players averaging in double figures this season by Mike Pouncy at 12 points per game.
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But he was inadvertently kicked in the head by Houston's Carl Landry while fighting for a rebound in the fourth quarter. jefferson remained in the game, but was quiet for the final eight minutes as the Wolves faded.
Luis Scolahad 20 points anda season-high 16 rebounds in Houstons 97-84 victory over Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Minnesota's 11th loss in a row.
Al Jefferson returned to the lineup for Minnesota after missing the past two games to be with his grandmother, who died last week. Playing with a heavy heart, jefferson made his first eight shots and finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Luis Scola drives around Minnesota Timberwolves Ryan Holllins Wednesday in Minneapolis. The rockets beat the Timberwolves 97-84.
MINNEAPOLIS - The NBA season is not yet a month old and it has already been a long one for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Houston was playing the second game of a back-to-back and the Timberwolves had three days off in a row. But the Rockets were the team that played with more energy throughout. Houston out-rebounded Minnesota 46-36 and scored 29 points fourth quarter to pull away.
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Ramon Sessions had 16 points and five assists for Minnesota, which led 67-66 late in the third quarter. But as usual, the Timberwolves defense failed down the stretch. The Rockets had little problem getting to the basket or finding open jump shots in the fourth, quickly rebuilding a 12-point lead.
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Houston responded with a 15-2 run, getting eight points from Scola in the spurt and took a 48-42 lead into halftime.
All-Stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, have been pushing the tempo at Suns-like speed to try and compensate. They entered the night sixth in the NBA in scoring at 103.5 points per game and had topped 100 in 10 straight, their longest streak since 1995-96.
Minnesota took a 34-29 lead about midway through the second quarter when Damien Wilkins threw down a rebound-dunk. But the veteran swingman was given a technical foul for hanging on the rim, which stunted the momentum and woke up the Rockets.
They committed 14 turnovers in the first half to allow the Timberwolves to hang around.
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finished with 16 points each as Memphis shot 54 percent from the field. Gasol also had eight rebounds and six assists and set a club record for consecutive field goals made, making 15 straight over a two-game span before a miss in the third period.
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The Grizzlies hit their first seven shots, including four by Gasol, who was 8 of 8 in Saturday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gasol hit three more before a miss with 3:52 left in the third quarter, breaking Tony Massenburg's record established in 1999.
But the Clippers initially kept pace as Kaman missed only one
Davis ended up with 20 points in the half, while Kaman had 12.
of his first five shots, and Baron Davis scored 15 of the Clippers' 23 points in the first period. Kaman had the other eight.
Already leading by double digits, Memphis opened the third period with a 9-2 run. That Grizzlies would eventually lead by 22 points in the third and were up 82-64 at the end of the period.
The Clippers, using their reserves for more defensive intensity, were able to get within 13 in the fourth, but never got closer, dropping their fifth in the last six.
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LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the 100th time in his career, and the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a rare three-game losing streak with a 106-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
Andrew Bynum had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, who took a 28-point lead before surviving Detroit's impressive fourth-quarter rally to avoid their first three-game skid in nearly two years, following back-to-back losses to Denver and Houston.
Bryant didn't appear to be slowed by his strained grin while scoring 27 points in the middle two quarters before reaching 40 on a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left. With four 40-point games already this season after getting just four all last year, Kobe trails only Wilt Chamberlain (271) and Michael Jordan (173) in 40-point games in NBA history.
Will Bynum scored 10 of his 24 points in the final period for the Pistoles, who opened a four-game West Coast trip with their second straight loss. Detroit chopped the Lakers' lead to 98-91 with 1:55 to play before former Michigan State guard Shannon Brown made three free throws and a soaring dunk to seal it.
Bryant led the Lakers in scoring for the 10th time in 11 games. Andrew Bynum also was steady again, delivering his eighth game with at least 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Lakers still haven't lost three straight games since Pau Gasol joined the club on Feb. 1, 2008, although Gasol again was out of the lineup with a hamstring injury. Gasol might try to play for the first time this season Thursday night against Chicago.
Luke Walton also will be out for six weeks with a pinched nerve in his back — but Detroit is even more seriously injury-depleted than the Lakers, with Richard Hamilton (sprained right ankle) and Tayshaun Prince (back injury) still out of the lineup.
Although Bryant is carrying a heavy scoring load for the Lakers early in the season, the former MVP was revitalized by his first extended time off in several years following Los Angeles' title. He also worked on his low-post game during his summer off, and the results have been obvious in the season's opening weeks.
Hakeem Olajuwon this summer, or adroitly passed out of double teams to set up open jumpers. Bryant also played with a noticeable edge, jawing with several Pistons before and after scoring on them.
Bryant frequently took Ben Gordon and other Detroit defenders into the low post, where he either used the moves he learned from
Bryant scored 13 points in the second quarter, making six of his seven shots while the Lakers went ahead 57-42 at halftime. He was 6 for 8 in the third, scoring 14 more points while Los Angeles gradually increased its lead to 24.
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CALGARY, Alberta Ryan Wilson's first NHL points fittingly came against the team that traded him away.
The Colorado rookie scored his first career goal and added an assist, Milan Heiduk got the game-winner and the Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Colorado Avalanche's Paul Stastny, right, tries to shake off Calgary Flames' Craig Conroy during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday. The Avalanche defeat the Flames 3-2.
The Avalanche then bounced
Originally signed as a free agent by Calgary on July 1, 2008, Wilson was dealt to Colorado last March along with forward Lawrence Nycholat and a draft pick for defenseman Jordan Leoopold.
"I didn't really play with them but it's always nice to score on your old team or old organization," Wilson said. "I'm just happy to get the win and to score my first goal in a winning game. Certainly I'll remember this one but I have to keep playing this way and hopefully this little streak I'm on continues."
Aided by an early power play, the Flames had the first six shots of the game but couldn't get one past Anderson.
Jarome Iginla had his 12th goal of the season — and eighth in his past seven games — and Rene Bourque also scored for the Flames, who had earned points in each of their previous six games.
Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson made 34 saves and the defense blocked 24 more shots to keep Calgary off balance.
"Their 'D' seemed to get in front of every shot," Bourque said. "The last time we played them, same thing. They did a good job of taking our space away and they got big in front of you."
Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff made 21 saves as he lost in regulation for the first time in November.
back to send seven straight shots at Kiprusoff, scoring on one. After Kiprusoff made two straight pad saves on shots by Wojtek Wolski, Wilson crept in off the point and picked up a loose puck in the slot before backhanding a shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Just last year, Jeremy Maclin set Missouri single-season records for receptions, yards and touchdowns in a scintillating sophomore season. Then he jumped to the NFL.
That puts Danario Alexander in very good company. The senior who once started ahead of Maclin has rebounded from four operations, three on his left knee, and is close to erasing all of Maclin's marks.
With two regular-season games plus a likely bowl game left, Alexander is only 22 yards receiving, 21 receptions and two touchdowns away from the standards set by Maclin.
"For some reason, he always gets open," sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert said. "Danario is a big-time threat every time he gets the ball in his hands."
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Maclin had 102 receptions for 1,260 yards and 13 touchdowns in 14 games in 2008. He's now thriving with the Philadelphia Eagles, who traded up two spots to take him with the 19th pick of the draft.
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"When he saw I was getting close J-Mac called!" Alexander said. "I told him, 'I'm coming for it,' and he encouraged me. He told me to go ahead and do my thing."
The 6-foot-5, 215-pound Alexander isn't all the way back from the latest surgery less than a year ago. Entering the season, he was not considered first-round material given concerns over his ability to make precise cuts.
A couple weeks ago, Maclin realized his records were in serious jeopardy.
A lengthy highlight reel should answer any doubters. Alexander has a 40-inch-plus vertical leap, enabling him to effortlessly elevate over a Kansas State defender for one of his three scores last Saturday. He has cat-like balance, landing on the run after his leaps or pivoting away from tacklers. He has enough speed, 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash, to win foottraces for touchdowns of 84 and 80 yards the last two weeks.
Missouri wide receiver Daniaro Alexander (81) get away from Kansas State linebacker Uli Pamela (51) as he runs the ball for an 80-yard touchdown. Missouri won 38-12.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Terverius Black believes in hip hop gospel so much he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company.
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"It's tough,but we've got to get
a little more creative," said Black, who started Huntsville, Ala-based Xist Worldwide Record Label three years ago with Sean Simmonds.
Secular hip-hop used radio as a launching pad, but holy hip-hop gets little play on regular hip-hop stations and nearly none on gospel or Christian radio.
Artist trades house for music dream
Hip-hop gospel has been around nearly two decades, but many followers say it didn't start
Both men point to hip-hop moguls like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Jay-Z and Russell Simmons, who succeeded branching outside the music industry. Even though their message is faith-based, Black and Simmonds said they believed they could find the same success.
"We're trying to create our own blueprint for gospel, but at the same time, make it so that it's respected across the board, and can be followed," Simmonds, 32, said.
It was a risky move, but the 34-year-old entrepreneur believes the company's diversity, which is producing music, a film, a reality television show and a gospel cruise, will help boost a struggling genre of Christian music.
"I think holy hip-hop music is starting to make a move," said Danny Wilson, a former road manager for rapper-actor LL Cool J and the main organizer of the Holy Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta. "Look how long it took regular hip hop to take. You're talking about 25 to 30 years for it to really make an impact to the point that it's a driving culture that's known all over the world."
Wilson said better air play of hip-hop gospel would make it a more effective tool in reaching the unchurched. He cited a syndicated two-hour radio show sponsored by Holy Hip Hop Awards that airs once a week in about 100 cities.
getting recognized until a few years ago. So far this year, there have been more than 500,000 CD and digital sales of hip-hop gospel, according to the Christian Music Trade Association, which operates Christian SoundScan.
"We get letters from prison all the time," Wilson said. "One man wrote, 'I wish I had this music when I was out on the street, it might have saved my life'"
Supporters also point to an increasing number of hip-hop gospel fan Web sites.
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Missing: Cole Aldrich's front tooth and Memphis' credibility
Anyone else notice that Memphis' last shot was a three-pointer from the same spot on the court and the same time on the clock as when Chalmers made it? I don't think so Memphis!
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Dear Facebook friend: Is it really necessary to update your status to say that you're getting in the shower with your husband? TM friggin' i.
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I'm so bored I actually considered making a "Farmville" account.
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Who else wants to bang the Memphis coach?
Swag doesn't grow on trees. It's made in the factory of the human body.
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I just saw two cats getting it on.
Sometimes I can't focus in class because I'm thinking about sex. No wonder I'm failing two classes.
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There is a direct correlation between the number of basketball games on weekdays and my grades.
--the student rights committee made the right choice by voting it down. The code currently does not
I just ate Hot and Spicy Cheezits then rubbed my eye. The difference between the joy in my mouth and pain in my eye is immense to say the least.
--the student rights committee made the right choice by voting it down. The code currently does not
Read my facial expression:
You have eczema!
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I remember the first time I tried to cover up sex with incubus
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To the kid riding around on a unicycle with a bow tie: Wow.
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Everyone loves me on Facebook and never in the real world. I wish I could jump into my computer.
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Live today. You may get hit by an oversized van tomorrow.
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Dear brother, I recently watched "Gladiator" and guess what? I didn't even pee my pants.
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One sack + two pipes + four stoned kids + two baffled cops = luckiest night of my life.
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I don't want to go to college anymore. I just want to fight zombies for the rest of my life
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Student senate voted to protect student rights
The student rights committee should be applauded for voting against the student housing recommendation for policy code revision. The revisions would have imposed upon students' privacy right in the residence halls and
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allow a resident assistant to enter a residence hall room without the express consent of the resident. They can write down that there was suspicion of a policy violation in the room and the residents of that room would then have to go to a hearing to defend themselves.
The proposed changes in the code would have allowed authorized housing personnel to "address a suspected policy violation occurring within the room or apartment, in accordance with housing procedures."
These changes were proposed after the two deaths that occurred on or near campus last year, but the changes were more aimed at stopping policy violation in the resident halls. Neither death, however, occurred in a residence hall. One happened in a fraternity, which is regulated by
the Interfraternity Council but not the department of student housing, and the other happened in a scholarship hall. The proposed policy changes would have done nothing to prevent these deaths.
The housing policy now allows 'entry without notice in
emergencies where imminent danger to life, safety, health, or property is reasonably feared." This policy is effective and the
proposed changes are not only unnecessary but have the potential threat of abuse of power by housing personnel.
While the changes allow students to have the initial right to refuse entry under the policy, the students' rights still have the risk of being violated by a senior staff member who, under the proposed policy, could enter the room under suspicion of policy violation.
Even some people in support of the new housing policy, such as Diana Robertson, director of student housing, didn't think the policy would be completely effective at what it was designed to do.
In a letter showing her support of the proposed change Robertson said "Does this policy eliminate toxic drinking? Probably not. But it does, however, have the
potential to change one of the components of a campus culture involved in the misuse of alcohol and drugs."
It is unacceptable for students' rights to be put at risk for a policy that has only the potential to change a problem.
In her letter Robertson also said that "many campuses across the country have a policy like the one proposed here. The truth is that they rarely put the policy to use."
This begs the questions if it doesn't work at other campuses, why would it work here? And those advocating the proposed policy changes at the meeting, such as the representatives from student housing, did not answer this question effectively.
The alcohol-related deaths on campus last year were a tragedy, and action certainly needs to be taken to keep incidents like them from happening again, but the proposed policy changes were not the answer. The student rights committee made the right decision in voting against the changes and they protected the rights of students. The administration should respect and uphold this decision.
— Kate Larrabee for The Kansan Editorial Board.
HUMOR
Use that wishbone wisely
Thanksgiving is next week, and if you're like me, you can't wait to commemorate the Pilgrims' great feast by eating until you wish you had never even heard of food. But there is more to the holiday than festive engorgement.
Many people wonder about the origin of the name "Thanksgiving." As an esteemed language scholar, I have done much research on the matter and have ascertained that it comes from a combination of the English "thanks" and the English "giving," meaning "to give thanks."
Indeed, the Pilgrims had much to be thankful for, such as the new atmosphere of total religious tolerance and their entirely peaceful co-existence with the natives. (In the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that I have not taken a history class since kindergarten.) And it is tradition for us to consider what we're thankful for this time each year.
In this economy, however, we can't afford to be thankful. For example, I could think about how thankful I am that I can still use the phrase "in this economy" to instantly make whatever I say seem weighty and insightful, but what would that accomplish? In the time I took to think that thought of thanks, I could have thought 20 thinks about how to
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make more money.
All this is why we need to take advantage of the other great Thanksgiving tradition: the wishbone. Yes, we all say we're thankful as we're sitting around the dinner table, but the entire time we have one eye on the magical fused clavicle that has the power to make our wildest dreams come true. We know that if we can get our mitts on that thing and snap it in our favor, all our problems could be solved. World peace, true love or even a functional private jet made entirely of bacon is just one bone fragment away.
Now, I'm not a superstitious man. Sure, I may continue to blame my misfortunes on a mirror I broke when I was 9, and I may be on PETA's most-hated list for my mass acquisition of rabbit's feet. And yes, I may have even had a witch doctor place a curse my seventh-grade English teacher after she gave me a B- on a paper. But that doesn't mean I'm not a man of science. And based on what I choose to believe is scientific, wishbones indeed work.
What I propose is a panacea for all the problems facing America. Unemployment, health care and even Jay Leno could all be solved by saving all the wishbones this Thanksgiving and giving them to the Alex Nichols Wishbone Redistribution Foundation. I will collect these wishbones and give them to those who need them most, which may or may not include myself.
Before you charge me with being a socialist, I should remind you of the competitive aspect of this plan. We won't be simply donating the largest part of each wishbone to the needy. We'll pit the needy against each other - the American way. An unemployed, single mother will compete against a college kid with two broken legs and no health insurance to see whose wish gets granted. I'm already in talks with FOX to air it in prime time.
So when you sit down for dinner next week, don't waste that wishbone's power on a new video game or the resurrection of your beloved family pet. Donate them to me. Together we can give America something to really be thankful for.
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Yes, the GOP did gain two governorships, as Chet Compton's Nov. 12 column "Republicans gain momentum with recent wins" made clear. That is an unquestionable fact. But why?
Cree Deeds, the Democratic governor of Virginia, was nothing short of famous for his incompetence. Kudos to the Republican candidate Bob McDonald. His campaign barely had mentioned he was a Republican. Instead, his campaign pointed out that the best his opponent could be come up with negative attack ads and that McDonald actually had solutions
Bold predictions
As for New Jersey, the Democratic governor Jon Corzine was another example of a low-lying fruit and was also famous for being corrupt. He was fighting off so many ethics scandals it was hard for him to have time to campaign. And may I point out that corruption is fairly universal.
But let's look at something else that happened in that election night.The GOP lost two more seats in the House of Representatives. One of them being a seat that hasn't sent a Democrat to Washington since the 1870s.
for the problems. The "R" in front of his name had very little to do with his victory.
largely because the Republicans decided to ditch the moderate for another bible-thumper.
I don't know about you, but losing two seats in the House to gain two governors doesn't seem like "gaining momentum." My predictions for 2010 and 2012? Yes, the GOP will gain a few seats. Last time they weren't able to do so during a new Democratic presidency was during the New Deal. But unless the party returns to sane ideas based in reality, the seats gained will be symbolic at best.
Jason Forson is a graduate student from Kansas City, Mo.
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JAMES FARMER
When thinking of addictions there's a few obvious ones such as alcohol, drugs and sex. Mine was tanning.
I was a sun worshiper long before my affair with indoor tanning began. The swim team practices I attended daily as a child were replaced with life-guarding as a teen. The freedom of a driver's license simply allowed me to continue bronzing during colder months.
I first lay in a tanning bed shortly after my 16th birthday. My mom had seen her brother die from melanoma before he graduated college and was adamantly against it. Still, from the first time those fluorescent lights buzzed, I was hooked.
Being naive, I had no clue how much damage I was doing and how psychological the process of tanning actually was.
Arielle Kauver, associate professor of dermatology at New York University, said in a interview for National Geographic magazine that tanners usually associate darker skin with health and beauty. Kauver acknowledged tanning addictions are as real as gambling addictions.
A news release from the Archives of Dermatology, written by University of Texas at Galveston dermatologist Richard Wagner and his colleagues, said obsessive tanners often chase an endorphin buzz that some scientists believe accompany exposure to ultraviolet light.
I've felt that feeling: the desire to lie in a bed, soak up the sun or just be tan in general. I've never picked up a bottle of self-tanner or looked into alternatives. There's something about being exposed to sunlight, real or fake, that's always been appealing to me.
I adored tanning and chose to disregard information that discouraged my habits. Before formal dances, I competed with friends to be the tannest girl in
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her gown. I even did a report in high school about the benefits of tanning and sun exposure including research suggesting skin cancer had more to do with genetic factors than ultraviolet radiation. In college, I bought unlimited semester-long tanning packages. I never burned. I wasn't worried.
Then this summer a study came out I couldn't ignore. A new analysis, using more than 20 different studies, suggests the risk of skin cancer jumps at least 75 percent when a person uses a tanning bed under the age of 30. These studies labeled tanning as carcinogenic, putting tanning beds in the same league as the cancer-causing product tobacco.
I've seen dozens of commercials and ad campaigns about the harms of smoking. Why is there so little attention devoted to tanning?
I haven't tanned indoors for more than six months and wearing sunscreen is now a part of my daily routine. I thought I'd be insecure and pale as a result of my responsible decision, but the truth is I am a bit embarrassed and disgusted with my tanning past. How imature is it to seriously risk my health for vanity?
If you tan, please stop. Think about your future. A temporary glow is never going to be worth risking your life. If you're still not convinced, consider a study from the Skin Cancer Foundation that found 64 percent of people do not find those with a tan more attractive. See? You can be beautiful and smart.
Buser is a Columbia, ill., senior in journalism
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CINCINNATI - Another troubled player trying to revive his career? Nothing new for Cincinnati.
Johnson adds depth to Bengals backfield
Newly acquired Cincinnati Bengals running back Larry Johnson, right, sits next to head coach Marvin Lewis, left, as he speaks during a news conference at Paul Brown Stadium, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 in Cincinnati.
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with them, so hopefully it will be a success", quarterback Carson Palmer said, reflecting the sentiment in the locker room.
The most telling reaction came from the player who could be affected most. Running back Cedric Benson didn't have much to say.
After a light morning workout, Benson didn't have much to say about the team's decision. Told that he didn't appear to be thrilled with the move, he smiled.
"Oh. I didn't know I was supposed to be jumping out of my seat or anything." Benson said.
The Bengals signed Johnson for the rest of the season on Tuesday, giving them another running back in case Benson's injury lingers. He had to leave an 18-12 win in Pittsburgh on Sunday because of sprained hip muscles. He didn't practice Wednesday.
"I really have no feelings about it," he added. "They made a move they felt they needed to do, and that's fine with me, whatever decisions they make
in that area. It's not going to affect me in any kind of way. Whatever happens from here on, I can guarantee you I'll definitely be making the best of it"
It'll be one of the interesting subplots during their drive
for the playoffs.
By sweeping the Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens — the teams that played in the AFC title game last season — Cincinnati (7-2) put itself in control of the division. The Bengals lead the Steelers by a game, and have the important tiebreakers in their favor.
Plus, they've made it through the most challenging part of the schedule. The next three games are at Oakland (2-7), then home against Cleveland (1-8) and Detroit (1-8). There's also a home game against Kansas City (2-7) left.
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Broncos quarterback injures ankle
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Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton throws during warmups prior to a game against the San Diego Chargers in San Diego. Four quarterbacks have led their teams to unbeaten records through the first six weeks of the season.
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ENGLEWOOD. Colo. — The ligaments in Kyle Orton's left ankle are torn. He certainly isn't.
Orton adamantly wants to start Sunday against San Diego and help the Denver Broncos snap out of a monthlong funk that has wiped out their $3-\frac{1}{2}$-game cushion over the Chargers in the AFC West.
Plus, how can he convince the front office that he should be in the team's long-term plans if he's standing on the sideline sending in signals instead of running Josh McDaniels' offense?
Orton, in the final year of a contract that pays him a relatively paltry $1 million, has played through enough leg injuries to know it's not wise to rush back into action before he's healthy.
He just wasn't the same quarterback in Chicago after spraining his other ankle midway through last season. His interceptions piled up, his passer ratings plummeted and he never rediscovered the touch he had early in the season after he was carted off the field with a sprained ankle against Detroit on Nov. 2.
Eventually, the Bears soured on Orton and sent him and a bevy of draft picks to Denver for Jay Cutler.
Still, his defiance was palpable Wednesday before he sat out practice.
"I came back last year as soon as I could and I'll do the same thing this year." Orton said.
He acknowledged, however, that he rushed back into action last season after sitting out one game. He suffered through a 37-3 loss at Green Bay upon his hasty return, commencing a spiral that ended his tenure in Chicago.
"I wasn't even close for the Green Bay game," Orton admitted. "That's just how it is. I don't know
So, his mindset is he's the starter unless and until McDaniels decides by week's end that Simms is
and try to lead the football team and try to be in the huddle just like everybody else". Orton said.
"I don't know if anybody is feeling 100 percent right now on our team. It's been a physical season."
"I'll come back as fast as I can
KYLE ORTON Broncos quarterback
"In this sport you've got to play when you are dinged up and the quarterback is no different."
So, it's different" he insisted. "It's not the same foot or the same type
"A different foot
of thing. I played with leg injuries in the past. I hope I can do it this time.
"You know, last year was so tough because it was pushing off and that was my back leg, so that was tough. This will present a different challenge, I'm sure, but we'll see if I can play through it."
The Broncos, trying to avoid become just the third team in the Super Bowl era to miss the playoffs after winning its first six games, will either send out a quarterback with a puffy ankle against the Chargers or one who hasn't started a game since 2006.
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SAN ANTONIO — Defending champion Connecticut arrived in San Antonio five months before the Final Four begins here.
Maya Moore had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Connecticut had no trouble with what was supposed to be its first real test of the season, easily easing No. 10
Texas 83-58 on Tuesday night in yet another blowout during the Huskies' 41-game winning streak.
Against ranked or unranked teams, whether in November or April, it hasn't mattered in a long time for the Huskies. After winning by an average of 30 points last season, UConn dominated Texas after demolishing Northeastern 105-35 in its season opener.
"There are a lot of things that came out of tonight that were good for our team, things you'd like to know about your team but you wouldn't find out unless you played a pretty good team on the road," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said.
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Missouri's Laurence Bowers dunks over Tennessee-Martin's Zach Jones during the second half of a game Tuesday, in Columbia, Mo. Bowers had a team-high 16 points in Missouri's 83-68 victory.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Frontcourt scoring was supposed to be Missouri's question mark. In the Tigers' regular-season opener on Tuesday night, it was more like an exclamation point.
Forward Laurence Bowers came off the bench to score 16 points and Keith Ramsey added a career-high 15 as Missouri rolled to an 83-68 victory over Tennessee-Martin.
After losing forwards DeMarre Carroll (16.6 points a game in 2008-09) and Le Lyons (14.6) from a squad that finished one game from the Final Four, Missouri (1-0) needed contributions from such players as Bowers and Steve Moore, both sophomores, and Ramsey, a senior. None of them averaged more than 14 minutes last year.
It appeared Tuesday that they were ready to assume the responsibility. Bowers, who last year was known more for his explosive dunking than all-around play, had a career-high eight rebounds and blocked four shots.
"I came into this year trying to be an all-around guy," Bowers said. "I didn't want to base my game on offense or highlight plays."
Missouri coach Mike Anderson said of Bowers, "He's not just a dunker anymore. People are going to have to guard him."
The 6-foot 9 Moore dropped 40 pounds during the off-season to get down to a listed weight of 264. He had a career-high seven points in 18 minutes.
"I can compete (more) this year versus last year," Moore said. "I was a lot heavier. I'm a hundred times more ready."
The Tigers had 45 points off the bench.
"I think it was a team effort," Anderson said. "They all really wear and tear"
UT-Martin (0-2) kept the game somewhat close in the first half, trailing by 12 at halftime thanks in part to 13 points from junior Benzor Simmons, who finished with a game-high 30. But with only eight players dressed, the Skyhawks wore down, committing 23 turnovers.
Junior guard Reuben Clayton, UT-Martin's leading scorer in its opener against Southern Illinois, was not in uniform. Neither was top returning scorer Marquis Weddle, who is ineligible until at least Christmas.
"We just got worn down," first-year Skyhawks coach Jason James said. "We couldn't run guys in like we wanted to, and as they kept pressing, our guys got tired."
Missouri got 10 points from sophomore Marc Demon and demon
The Tigers had a scary moment when senior guard and 2008-09 Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year J.T. Tiller left the game after a hard foul.
seven from highly-touted freshman Michael Dixon.
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Programs that count: Hoops to Heels
BY HALLIE MANN
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For each game, the women's basketball players know what jersey, shoes and warm-ups to wear, but when it comes to a job interview, the answers sometimes aren't as clear. That's where Hoops to Heels, a mentor program for the women's basketball team, comes into play.
WARMING UP
For most student athletes, every minute goes into practicing, competing and school. Senior guard Kelly Kohn said she realized that there was life after basketball, and that she needs to be prepared to go into the real world. Through the Hoops to Heels program, Kohn has developed basic interview skills and learned how to build a résumé. Kohn said it was the small things — such as etiquette and dress code — that
have helped her feel more comfortable as she made the transition as a student going into the job world.
"I don't feel like I'm going to be thrown to the wolves when I get out there," Kohn said.
Kohn also
said the program brings in professional women to speak and practice basic skills of professionalism with the team. Kohn, who said she wanted to work in the sports marketing or broadcast field after she graduates, has been able to sit down with women who work for ESPN to get an inside view to what the field is like.
KEY PLAYERS
"These women we work with want us to be successful. They're committed to helping us with what we want to do"
One of the women who nas worked with the players is Diana
Robertson, director for the department of student housing at the University. Robertson has been a part of the program since its inception in April. Community members, faculty and professionals like Robertson work with the program in hopes of inspiring the players to look beyond their college basketball careers.
Trena Anderson, the director of women's basketball operations, said the program had been in the works for about three years.
KELLY KOHN Senior guard
"These women we work with want us to be successful," Kohn said. "They're committed to helping us with what we want to do."
"It's going to take a lot of hard work and patience to succeed and become like these women," senior guard Sade Morris said.
FUTURE STARDOM
Morris said she wanted to continue with basketball as a coach or maybe go into teaching after she graduates. Morris said she appreciates getting the extra help
for career development. The mentors' guidance in mock interviews and social networking have shown Morris what she'll need for life after college, she said.
Anderson said it was an opportunity for the players to talk about something
other than basketball. She said coach Bonnie Hendrickson wanted players to be well rounded and expected them to represent the team well in their futures.
"The players need to realize they can wear something other than sweats to class everyday and that they should if they want to be recognized as professionals," Anderson said.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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Despite turning ball over 14 times,Illini defeat Northern Illinois 80-61
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brandon Paul scored all 20 of his points in the first half, leading No. 23 Illinois to a 80-61 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
Paul, a freshman guard, had 14 of Illinois' first 21 points. He finished 6 of 16 from the field, including 4 of 8 from beyond the arc.
Paul's outside shooting opened the lane for 7-foot-1 center Mike Tisdale and 6-9 forward Mike Davis. The two big men combined to shoot 7 of 15 with Davis and Tisdale scoring 14 and 10 points, respectively. Davis added a career-
high 17 rebounds for his 11th career double-double.
Foul trouble by Demetri McCamey forced Illinois head coach Bruce Weber to give freshmen Paul and D.J. Richardson more minutes, though turnovers were a problem. The Illini gave the ball away 14 times while recording
Richardson and Paul struggled handling the ball at times, but the team made up for it on the defensive end. Illinois had 10 blocks while holding the Huskies to 36.8 percent shooting, including 26.3 percent from behind the 3-point
only 15 assists. The Illini turnovers resulted in 17 Huskie points.
Northern Illinois gave Illinois (2-0) a scare at the end of the half, going on a 14-3 run to close the gap to 49-41 on a half-court buzzer beater by the Huskers' Byran Hall.
Illinois shot 43.5 percent from the field. McCamey had eight assists.
After cutting Illinois' lead to three on a layup by Najul Ervin with 18:30 left in the game, a dunk by McCamey off a steal and an assist from Richardson extended the lead to five. A jumper by forward Dominique Keller and a Davis layup extended the Illinois' lead to nine.
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Scrappy linebacker making steady strides in first season
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Freshman linebacker Huldon Tharp tackles Nebraska running back Roy Helu Jr. Saturday. Tharp led the Jayhawks with 13 tackles and one pass breakup in a 31-17 loss.
During games senior safety Darl
Rolluck watches freshman linebacker Huldon Tharp crash his body into the formidable bodies of offensive linemen.
It's part of Tharp's job description — something each linebacker must do — but the impacts catch Stuckey's attention for a simple reason: Tharp shows no regard for his undersized frame.
At 215 pounds, Tharp is certainly small for a linebacker in the college football world. But he overcomes that fact with a persistent work ethic and a constant drive.
Stuckey takes the assessment of Tharp one step further.
"He's one of those guys that youd see in 'Gladiator' side by side with you," Stuckey said. "He'd be the one protecting you with his shield while he's stabbing his spear and I'm attacking the guy next to me. He's definitely a guy I'd want on my front line if I was a Spartan."
Indeed, Tharp has developed into a trusted component of Kansas' defense, filling a starting spot that was a question mark during the offseason.
With the Jayhawks graduating three three-year starters at linebacker last season, concern shifted to a perceived lack of suitable replacements. Yet for much of the offseason, Tharp's name was rarely mentioned. After all, the Big 12 doesn't feature many freshman starters.
"It's very rare for a true freshman to come right away and play at linebacker, especially undersized." Stuckey said. "He's not the biggest guy. We may weigh the guy.
Tharp actually outweighs Stuckey by 10 pounds, but his point stands: Tharp has relied on aptitude and sheer hard work to earn playing time as an undersized freshman.
"He's still a little underweight," coach Mark Mangino said. "And he can't wait to get into the weight room this winter. But boy he is a fighter."
Tharp had one more obstacle in his way: He had to shake the remaining rust from an injury.
The summer before his senior year at Mulvane High School, Tharp and his team traveled to a camp at Pittsburgh State. On the camp's opening day, though, Tharp tore his ACL. He missed his entire senior season.
"It was just rough sitting around hoping for the best but kind of expecting the worst," Tharp said. "It was a pretty rough time."
In the days that followed, Tharp's attention shifted toward the bigger picture.
Would he still be able to play Division I football or would schools pull their scholarship offers?
"That was my biggest fear actually when I first found out the news: That all the colleges would back off of me and I might have to go to junior college or play in Division II," Tharp said.
That wasn't the case - Tharp actually received a scholarship offer from Colorado while injured — and he ended up committing to Kansas.
Now he's slowly developed into the Jayhawks' fifth-leading tackler this season.
"Coming from playing high school football your junior year to playing in the Big 12, it's definitely
pretty nerve wracking," Tharp said. "But every game I get more confident that I can actually hang with these guys."
For Stuckey, Tharp's success has roots on the practice field and during conditioning drills.
Stuckey praises Tharp's work ethic and maturity - two traits that certainly have helped him earn playing time fresh out of high school.
"When we were running in conditioning, I looked to my right and it wasn't a defensive back running next to me but Huldon Tharp running next to me" Stuckey said. "I thought, 'He's a linebacker. What is he doing next to me? Am I that slow?'
Tharp has struggled at times this season, and that's to be expected from a freshman still grasping the workings of the college game.
But he also has proven that he's capable of corning in the Big 12.
"He wants to be the best he can and he doesn't want to let people around him down," Stuckey said. "Sometimes I think to myself 'Is that what my mentality was when I first came here?'
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Anthony is the only player in the NBA to score at least 20 points in all of his team's games so far. He's topped 30 points seven times and 40 points twice.
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Denver went on a 16-4 run to start the fourth, building a 20-point lead. The Nuggets have won 14 straight regular-season games at home, their longest streak since 1989, when they won 19 straight home games.
The Raptors put together an 11-point lead in the second quarter, but they settled for a 64-64 halftime tie. Nene scored eight points and 'Nene seven during Denver's 17-6 run to end the first half, which ended with Anthony's breakaway basket at the buzzer.
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The Replay Lounge 946 Massachusetts St.
The Pool Room 925 Iowa St.
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The Granada Conroy's Pub
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editor's note //
It was only fitting, given our history, that our "end" was delivered via Facebook. We were, in many ways, a product of a globalized, web-based, technology-fueled world. We met when I was living in England and continued our relationship after I returned to the U.S. to attend the University. Ourts was a relationship laced with technology — while spending months of the year apart, we kept each other up-to-date with our everyday lives through daily internet-phone, video and e-mail conversations. Thousands of miles away from each other, these easily-taken-for-granted pieces of technology served as a glue keeping us together — it was a facilitator to our relationship, without which we would not have been able to stay so close for so long.
My now-ex-boyfriend and I, in a string of messages back and forth, came to the conclusion that, though we deeply cared for each other, our distance meant we could no longer be friends. We ended things amicably, he by sending me one final playful tease of my short-limbed awkwardness.
And so, with a post-script to a Facebook note, my closest relationship yet — with my best friend since I was 15 — came to a close.
P. S. Your shortcoming only include your inability to climb walls.
Check out Mia's story for more information on what not to do as a 21st-century dater. Perhaps you've been the victim of a text-message break up or been tempted to become a cellular offender. Either way, as technology becomes more and more entrenched in our lives, we'll have to learn how to effectively incorporate it into our relationships.
My experience with the convergence of technology and relationships was overall a good one. But, as Mia's story on textmessage breakups on page 11 shows, there is a dark side to these outcomes of the digital age — when technology is used to avoid face-to-face interactions and to commit an increasingly common relationship faux pas.
// ALEX GARRISON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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this weekend // KJHK FARMER'S BALL
because those CSI marathons are getting old.
Discover a crop of new talent tomorrow and Saturday at KJHK's Farmer's Ball, the station's annual music competition. Hear eight acts perform on Friday night, and the four crowd favorites compete again on Saturday night.
Not your typical battle of the bands, the Farmer's Ball never showcases the same performers twice, says Peter Lyrene, Fairhope, Ala., senior and live events director at KJHK. "Farmer's Ball has been a huge step for a lot of bands." Lyrene says. "So people will see local groups they probably haven't seen yet."
Audience members also determine who moves on in the competition. The winner walks away with a day of recording time at Black Lodge Recording in Eudora and band merchandise from Lawrence's Blue Collar Press.
For two nights of fresh, live music,
check out Farmer's Ball. Tomorrow
night's performances are at The
Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.
Saturday's finale is at The Jackpot
Music Hall. 943 Massachusetts St.
Shows are 18 to enter. Tickets are $3
to $5.
FARMER'S BALL
EAGLE US PETS CLOUD DOG DUTOH NEWMAN
KATLYN CONROY BURGER KINGDOM DJ AVI
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Farm fresh. The KJHK Farmer's Ball never showcases the same performers twice, so you're sure to be exposed to new local groups.
THE BANDS
Burger Kingdom: This Burger King-loving duo's rock style is loud and slightly psychedelic. Listen to "Hand of Gold" at myspace.com/burgerkingdom.
Cloud Dog: Using a mix of instruments, such as plastic buckets as drums, this group creates experimental pop that will have you dancing all night long. Listen to "Jellyfish" at myspace.com/ clouddogmusic.
California Craisins: This quintet brings the sounds of the "California psychedelic surf scene" to Lawrence. Listen to "Kanzas Deal" at myspace.com/thecaliforniacraisins.
DJ Avi Morgenstern: A KJHK dj, Morgenstern debuts his electronic music live at the Farmer's Ball.
Dutch Newman: The only performer from Kansas City, Newman brings an eclectic brand of hiphop to the Farmer's Ball. Listen to "Kingdom" at myspace.com/dutchnewman.
Hidden Pictures: Instruments such as the flute and glockenspiel accompany the delightfully folky harmonies produced by this five-person group. Listen to "Alexander Bell" at myspace. com/biddenpictures.
Katlyn Conroy: Now playing with the Wild and Woolly, Conroy could be compared to Emily Haines of Metric or Jenny Lewis, but her melodies are more peaceful and her vocals more powerful. Listen to "Horror Stories" at myspace.com/katlynconroy.
Eagle Us Pets: The mix of sounds produced by this quartet comes off as rock with a postapocalyptic twist. Listen to "king" at myspace.com/eaglewpets.
// SARAH BLUVAS
out & about //
random people. random answers.
Who is your favorite musical artist?
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PATRICK MURPHY
PETER SCHNEIDER
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Rachel Reichman Overland Park sophomore
"I like Lily Allen because her lyrics make me laugh."
Mark Wolf
Kansas City, Mo., sophomore.
"Currently I'd have to say Atmosphere because he is a really down-to-earth artist."
Ethan Quinn
Prairie Village junior
"Third Eye Blind because they are the shit."
San Francisco sophomore
"Mac Dre because I rep the Bay."
Lexie Forman-Ortiz
Alli Long
Bloomington, Minn., sophomore
"I'd say Akon because he has great stage presence."
Lawrence Settles
Lawrence graduate student
"I like T-Pain because his music is good and I think he is a family man."
Fletcher Faust
Olathe senior
"Miley Cyrus because she rocks."
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THERE ARE
GYPSIES IN OUR TOWN! Punks, accents and debauchery with Gogol Bordello
ATT SAMBA
Photo by Andrew Hoxey
International entertainers: The members of Gogol Bordello, who played Liberty Hall on Oct. 24, come from all over the world, and this reflects their mixing of cultures.
// JAKE LERMAN
Punks, accents and debauchery with Gogol Bordello
For more photos from the show, check out this story at Kansan.com/jayplay.
MEMBERS OF GOGOL BORDELLO:
Eugene Hütz vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion,
fire bucket Ukraine
Sergey Ryabtsev violin, backing vocals Russia
Yuri Lemeshev accordion, backing vocals Russia
Oren Kaplan guitar, backing vocals Israel
Thomas Gobena bass backing vocals Ethiopia
Eliot Ferguson drums, backing vocals USA
Pamela Jintana Racine percussion, backing vocals, dance,
general performance USA
Elizabeth Sun percussion, backing vocals, dance,
general performance Scotland
Pedro Erazo percussion, MC Ecuador
Liberty Hall is pulsing, and you can hear it from the street. The storefronts across Massachusetts St. echo a two-step thump that feels as foreign to our mid-American town as saltwater. Heat radiates from the doors and windows of the venue. The air inside is thick and tough to swallow, heavy with bass-ridden sound waves that shiver down the ribcage. Gogol Bordello are in town and it's way too hot to be October.
The New-York-bred nine-piece "gypsy-punk" outfit boasts a stage show that is as eclectic as it is overpowering. Assembled from a motley crew of immigrants from all over the world, Gogol Bordello are a force to be reckoned with and the crowd knows it.
The band's charismatic front man, Eugene Hürtz, emerges from backstage with a bottle of wine in his hand. Shouting wildly at the crowd from behind his legendary mustache, the masses roar back as the music erupts. The whole venue is transformed into what feels like something between a Technicolor revolution and a punk show in a Russian sauna. Within minutes the front ranks of the crowd are shrouded in a cloud of pot smoke and slick with a layer of liquor. The show goes on and Hürtz's bottle loses wine while his back loses its clothes.
Though there's likely not one full Eastern-European person in the audience, on this night, everyone sings with a Ukrainian tongue. When Pedro Erazo, the group's lone Ecuadorian member, leaps out from behind his conga drums to let loose a blazing rap, it brings the show a whole new dimension. This band isn't simply old-world music come to the heartland; it's an international experience that pulls its influence from all corners of the globe.
Despite the unbridled energy of the band, the night is best summed up in the group's most intimate song, "Alcohol," a stumbling love letter to the band's beloved beverage that seems as though it just hiccupped it's way out of Hütz's wine bottle. His wine-soaked vocal chords waver through the song and are nearly overtaken by the enthusiasm of the certainly inebriated crowd, who echo the downtempo chorus, "And you know that I'll pick up; every time you call; just to thank you one more time ... alcohol."
The rare lull in the set lends perspective and the crowd solidifies, reflecting the tone of one of Hütz's many drunken sermonettes as he bellows,
"You must educate your neighbor if we're ever going to get anywhere!" A feeling of patchwork unity floods over the crowd, as if tonight — regardless of our homeland — we're all misfits and that's what binds us. The moment of tranquility only stokes the flames, and with Yuri Lemeshev's accordian taking a long inhale, the band launches back into song and the audience responds with renewed zeal.
After a three-song encore, with the audience in a state of jelly-legged bliss. Hütz, in typical punk fashion, empties the dregs of his bottle into a bucket, adds the microphone for good measure, and spikes the whole concoction to the ground before shouting, "Now let's go get drunk at The Bottleneck!"
As the crowd thunders a fanatical send off, the band rambles off stage. House lights rise and everyone shuffles out the door with mixed grins of exhaustion and satisfaction gracing their lips. For those enduring souls who still have life left in their bones, the shouts of one eager fan say it all ... "After party!"
Photo by Andrew Hoxev
Thunderding crowd. The huddled masses at Gocal Bordello's Oct. 24 show at Liberty Hall banded together in song — singing along with frontman Eugene Hitz.
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PRIVACY MATTERS
How your Facebook profile could hurt your job prospects
// ANDREA OLSEN
It was a smooth interview up until now, but as Suni Haberland was handed a piece of paper, her jaw dropped. Her mock interviewer slid a printout from her Facebook page across the desk with no forewarning. The paper showed a photograph of Haberland and a group of friends enjoying margaritas.
How did the interviewer get this photograph? Haberland, 2009 graduate, knew her profile had the highest level of security, so where did he find it? He explained he found it through a friend's profile, and warned her that companies often look at Facebook during the interview process.
Employers are using social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter more and more in job interviews. A 2009 Career Builder survey showed that 45 percent of employers use these sites to research job candidates, and the number is likely to grow. Chances are these employees won't be impressed about your 20-second keg stand or the 21 shots you took on your birthday.
While the scene summons images of Big Brother, the reality is your online image is public. You are putting yourself out for anyone — friends, family or coworkers — to see. And while your profile might impress one group, it could offend another.
David Gaston, director of the KU Career Center, says many employers look up candidates online. It is slowly becoming part of a routine background check. Some look before you interview while others prefer to look afterwards. Gaston explains that employers are looking at how you represent yourself online. If you represent yourself well, then you will represent the company well.
It's important to be aware of what you are posting online and who has access to that information. Daphne Hiatt, Brookside, Mo., senior, is careful with what she and her friends post on her profile. She also is selective when accepting friend requests. Last spring she declined a request from a professor because she felt he didn't need to see aspects of her private life. She plans to do the same with employers in the future.
"I like to maintain a distanced tie with Facebook," she says. "I don't feel comfortable with certain people seeing everything about my life."
Haberland's experience was in a mock interview with the School of Education before
her graduation this past spring. Aside from the picture, the interviewer said Haberland had the cleanest profile he had seen. His advice was to take off her religious and political views and hide her tagged pictures.
Online image also comes up in mock interviews at the KU Career Center. Often the interviewers look up the students beforehand and tell them about what they find. The center's website offers tips for how to clean up your online image. If you are really concerned, there are online image consultations available. Sara Clayton, a career consultant at the Career Center, performs the consultations, guiding students through the different privacy settings and cleaning things up.
But employers aren't always looking for points against you by looking up your online presence. Creative jobs like seeing examples of designs or stories online. Some employers even make a conscious effort not to look up candidates online because it affects their image of them. And deleting your profile altogether is a little extreme. Employers understand that social-networking sites are a way to meet contacts and stay in touch with friends. The point is negative comments, obscene pictures and illegal activities don't need to be on display for the world to see.
But your online image is only one piece of what you need to be concerned about. Though employers are looking at your online reputation, Gaston of the Career Center says it is still important to be able to communicate why you would be a good fit for the job. Don't rely on your online image to make or break your chances; let your interview do the talking for you.
The issue of online privacy isn't going away; Gaston says he thinks it will become more of the framework of job searches in the future. The process will continue to morph, and he stresses the importance of maintaining a positive image now and continuing for the future. Start monitoring what you post and set higher privacy settings to prevent airing your dirty laundry.
Clayton says it is also important to keep that clean image even after you've been hired. Don't complain about your boss, your job or your coworkers online — there's a possibility you might get fired if someone reads it. And even if there is nothing incriminating on your profile, think about what image you are conveying. You never know who may be looking.
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Career killer? Your online presence — the photos, comments and information posted by you on social media sites such as Facebook — can, if not maintained, come up as a negative factor when interviewing for jobs. Career consultants suggest to always keep in mind what the things you — and your friends — post say about you.
Here are some tips from the KU Career Center for grooming your online image:
- Start by Googling yourself. See what comes up. It may surprise you.
- Change your privacy settings on Facebook. You can control who can find your profile in online searches, both on Facebook and in search engines. Do you want your information to be available only to your friends, or your networks, or everyone?
- Your photo album privacy is on an individual basis. You can set certain albums to be visible only to specific friends, or even ban specific people from viewing them. The default setting is very public; so be sure to change it for each album you upload.
- Go through your tagged pictures and untag anything questionable. Underage drinking, nudity and any other obscenities should be kept private.
- Think twice about what you write in your contact info. Does everyone need to know your political views? What do your interests say about you as a person? Do you want your phone number and e-mail to be public?
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You've had a long day filled with classes, work and now grocery shopping. You just want to get in, get out and make it home in time to watch So You Think You Can Dance. But as you approach the checkout area, you notice that three people with full carts are in every line, and a sense of annoyance reverberates through your body. FML, you think.
If you have a small number of items, Josh Wisenbaker, Garden City senior who works at Dillons, recommends using the self-checkout lanes, or U-scanners. Learning to use the U-scanners can be aggravating, but once you master the machine, Wisenbaker says the self-checkout lane is the fastest option.
You can also go to customer service to beat the lines if you don't have a full cart or groceries that need to be weighed. Wisenbaker says.
For times you can't avoid the regular checkout lanes, he suggests looking for the cashier who looks like they've been working at the store long enough to know what they're doing.
"This can be a difficult judgment, but sometimes its obvious," he says.
If you're really concerned about making it through the line as swiftly as possible, bring a friend with you to the store, says Kortney
// FINDING THE SHORTEST LINE AT THE GROCERY STORE
Holhaus, Seneca junior. When it's time to check out, claim separate lines until it becomes clear which line is moving faster. Then, move your cart to the quicker line if your original choice was a dud.
// FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
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in the life of ... // A BIKINI WAXER living vicariously through others is ok with us.
Bikini waxes. They are something many women — and even men — cringe at the thought of. The idea alone sounds like torture to endure, let alone perform. But after talking with Stephanie Fields, the idea suddenly doesn't sound so painful. Why else would this woman laugh and crack jokes about the subject like it was comparable to trimming your fingernails?
JANE
Photo illustration by Andrea Olsen
Wax with a smile. Aesthetician Stephanie Fields says a big part of her job is making people feel at ease
After all, she says, it's just maintenance.
Fields is an aesthetician at Salon di Mareo. 733 Massachusetts St. She performs facials, chemical peels and, most notably, Brazilian bikini waxes.
"My mother can't believe I do it, but then again she's never had one," Fields says. When she first decided to be an aesthetician she thought the job would just be facials and makeup, but she soon realized the dreaded bikini wax was part of the job description.
The biggest thing is keeping things light, Fields says. She tries to keep the conversation going, covering any topic. The goal is to distract the client so they don't tense up or hold their breath, which makes it more painful. Fields says it's also important as a waxer to be comfortable with your own body, because that will make the client less nervous.
Though you think her job would be filled with horror stories, Fields says it really isn't so bad. A lot of her clients react by cussing or giggling, but no one has run away in fear. You shouldn't be put in an uncomfortable situation and it shouldn't be the worst experience of your life and Fields says she wants to ensure that for her customers.
// ANDREA OLSEN
get some culture // SAMBA NIGHT
it's not all about fast food and beer pong.
For some, the samba calls to mind images of Dancing With the Stars, revealing costumes dripping with fringe and sequins, and a lot of exaggerated gyrating. But Pedro dos Santos, Rio de Janeiro graduate student, is quick to set the misconception straight. The samba de gafiera is more of a traditional rhythmic dance that is a form of ballroom dancing, not so much a showy performance.
Dos Santos is the secretary of KU group Club Brazil and helped coordinate tomorrow's Samba Night, a fundraiser for the Two Brothers Foundation. All the proceeds from the event go toward education programs in low-income areas of Brazil. There will be raffles, Brazilian music playing, food, drinks and lots of samba dancing, dos Santos says.
Those with two left feet shouldn't be afraid — there will be lessons provided for people new to the samba. Dos Santos encourages people to come for a lesson to try it out and stay to practice. If you're worried about finding yourself a partner, there will be plenty of dancers to choose from. And don't worry about what to wear — dos Santos says you should just dress comfortably and wear your dancing shoes.
Club Brazil's Samba Night kicks off at 10:30 p.m. tomorrow night at Cielito Lindo, 815 New Hampshire St. Tickets are $5, and the bar will
be open to order drinks while you dance the night away.
// ANDREA OLSEN
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Doin' the samba: Learn the traditional Brazilian dance tomorrow night during Club Brazil's Samba Night at Cielito Lindo.
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I stumbled onto this scene one evening and found the aesthetics irresistible. The image of Watson Library is no doubt familiar, but I wanted the focus here to be on the artistry ing to me.
THE DEAD OF NIGHT
The majority of the time I spend on campus is after the sun goes down. Many nights I find myself walking around campus at 1 or 2 a.m., and I've started to notice the transformation the area goes through every day. I discovered that there are two very different sides to campus. There's the side that everyone knows — the crowded sidewalks, lines of idling buses and the chatter of a thousand conversations happening at once. And then there's a whole other world with a completely different feeling — the world of campus at night. All the physical components are the same, but the atmosphere couldn't be more different. Without the thousands of people who inhabit campus daily, there's a sense of abandonment.
contrast is more apparent when privated by the day compared with the quiet stillness of the night. The large buildings are still there, ready to accommodate thralls of students; the more makes campus seem large and hollow. There's something hauntingly beautiful about this emptiness that I've tried to convey in these images.
// WORDS AND PHOTOS BY RYAN WAGGONER
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This staircase behind Budig Hall exemplifies how bell-designed for people.
This staircase behind Budd Hall exemplifies how hollow a space that was designed for people can look when no one's around. I can see in my mind the crowds navigating these stairs, but at night it feels incomplete.
One of the busiest portions of campus, Jayhawk Boulevard energy and chaos present during the street, no bus.
One of the busiest portions of campus, Jayhawk Boulevard lacks its normal energy and chaos present during the daytime. No students crossing the street, no buses running; no cyclists — just pavement. The texture of the street seems to be accentuated by the glow of the street lights.
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Something as mundane as a concrete staircase can become moving and intriguing after dark. Here, behind Wescoe Hall, I was drawn to the quality of light which creates a misty, haunting feeling. The staircase seems to act like a tunnel of light, leading to the unknown.
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kansas in heat (print edition) // PIMPING YOUR PAD
Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world of relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time
bridges bridges bridges
Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn., graduate student, is the host of Kansas in Heat, a talk show about sex and relationships that airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on KJHK, 90.7fm and at kjhk.org.
*THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY. KANSAS IN HEAT IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP.
Q: What can I do to improve my apartment to make it into more of a "love nests" so to speak?
A: Well, if you are looking to seduce someone, the atmosphere that you create is certainly a vital part. By appealing to all five senses you can place anyone in a comfortable setting that will not only help with building rapport, but also help with impression management.
In an earlier article I talked about the importance of music as a way to set the mood and slow the evening down. In this article I want to answer your question by talking about how one can appeal to the other four senses. Here are some tips I recommend for setting the mood in your pad.
1) Pay attention to the temperature of your place. Most people will not associate intimacy and romance with a cold environment. If you are looking to move the night to more intimate activities, then make sure your home is plenty warm. You never want someone to be cold if they are wearing little to no clothing. Nothing kills the mood like being too cold or way too hot.
2) Use the correct scents. If you are looking to increase your sexual performance, then I recommend using lavender- or pumpkin-pie-scented candles. A study on scents showed that these scents increase blood flow to the genitals. But whatever scent you choose, make sure it is very appealing and not too strong. This is also why I enjoy the scent of lavender. I recommend picking up some lavender fabric spray.
3) Lighting — I cannot stress enough how important lighting is. Get rid of any lighting that is too bright. Make sure that you have a dimmer or that you use very sensual mood lighting. I am also a big believer in stringing lights up in strategic locations. I think that stringing up some blue lights (in a bedroom, not living room) can really set the mood.
4) Have some light foods that show off your sophisticated tastes. I recommend having some strawberries and chocolate handy at all times. If you are having champagne, the strawberries will enhance the flavor. Plus I think they are a sensual food. Chocolate is great for many reasons. It has been shown to help with your libido, and it can be used in many ways as a sexual tool. Picking up
some exotic chocolates that are specially made or are from another country will give you something more to talk about and enjoy during your intimate conversations.
I think the biggest factor that you need to remember revolves around being consistent. The music should match the lighting, which matches the scents, which match the design and layout of your apartment. Appealing to the five senses includes putting it all together — every inch of your place. You want to create a consistent comfortable and trustworthy mood that speaks to the impression that you want to give. There are a lot more variables to pulling off the perfect pad, but I think the ones mentioned above will give you a strong foundation on which to start.
Here's to happy orgasms.
If you have a question you'd answer in the Kansas in Heat print edition, please e-mail it to kansasinheat@yahoo.com.
// MIKE ANDERSON
The University of Kansas School of the Arts Department of Dance presents
UNIVERSITY OF DANCE COMPANY
Featuring "Jukebox" by Guest Choreographer Bill Evans
7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2009
7:30 p.m. Friday, November 20, 2009
Lied Center
Tickets on sale at the Lied Center, Murphy Hall and SUA box offices.
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Breaking up through text messaging may be the easy way out, but what are the consequences? // MIA IVERSON
photo illustration by Jerry Wang Texting trauma: Avoiding the messiness of a face-to-face breakup may seem appealing, but saying your goodbyes via text is insecure and hurtful behavior, relationship researchers say.
Amanda Pritchett, St. Louis University senior, wanted to break up with her boyfriend. But every time she met with him to end their relationship, Pritchett ended up making out with him instead. After three rounds of this, she finally decided that enough was enough. So Pritchett did the most logical thing at the time: she whipped out her cell phone and sent him a break-up text.
It turns out breaking up via text message is a growing trend. According to a study conducted by Illinois State University researchers, 9 percent of non-married adults choose to end relationships via "online communications."
Omri Gillath, associate professor of psychology, says breaking up via text is an increasingly acceptable short-term solution, but it isn't advised. "We term these people 'avoidant' because they have basic insecurities with self and relationships. They would rather do things in a distant way," Gillath says.
Alex Hood confidently admits that he is a break-up texter. "Hells yeah, I did it!" he says. "I tried calling her all day but she wouldn't pick up her phone. I just texted her and said, 'It's over!'" Hood explains that he was angry that his then-girlfriend was ignoring his calls when he did try to break up with her in a more polite way. Fortunately though, Hood does have some remorse. "I wouldn't do it again because she hates
me three years after the fact," he says. "I would just be patient and wait until the next day to meet up with her."
The text-message-break-up phenomena may seem new, but Gillath says it's the medium for the messy breakup that's new, not the avoidant behavior that leads to it.
"It must be hurtful, insulting and messy, but you have to remember the topic of breakup is not new. People were mean about it years ago. It's the technology that's changed," he says. The "meanness" that comes from breaking up via text stems from the impersonal nature of the medium, says Jessica Vascellaro, a technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal. "Communication is becoming so easy that the recipient knows how little time and thought was required by the sender." Vascellaro writes in her article, "Why E-Mail No Longer Rules ... and What That Means for the Way We Communicate."
When sending that break-up text, one must be aware of the implications of such a form of communication. Not only is the sender avoiding the difficulty of a verbal conversation, he or she is also inadvertently telling the significant other that he or she doesn't care enough to discuss the matter in person.
Alex Frederickson, Fort Scott senior, thinks the whole business of break-up texting is a bad idea.
"It makes people more upset and creates more drama than needed," he says. Frederickson says he's noticed that men are more likely to break up via text than women. A couple of his friends have ended their relationships this way and he says the breakups didn't go well. "I don't know specifically why," Frederickson says, "but maybe it was because they were too afraid to go face-to-face."
Another issue with a text-message breakup is that the limits of the medium could make it difficult to get your point across. "It's also about how you interpret a text," says Caroline Mason, Dallas freshman. "It's hard to know what a person is really saying."
Gillath admits that ending a relationship via text message may be the easiest thing to do. But to truly make a clean break, it's best to at least try talking over the phone rather than sending that avoidant text. And if at all possible, talk to them face-to-face in a public space. Gillath says these methods are better because you can hear the person's voice and interact with them, which gives both of you a bit of closure and a stepping stone toward moving on.
Tare Collins, doctoral candidate in social psychology, weighs in on the proper way to end a relationship
Research shows that the most compassionate way to break up with someone is by setting a time and place to openly address the reasons for wanting to end the relationship. When in doubt, talk it out
The common overused cliche "it's not you, it's me" comes off as less empathetic and paints the relationship-ender in a bad light in the eyes of the partner. "It may seem like a nice way to word things, but it doesn't make your partner feel any better," Collins says.
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BRIAN SEARS is a local DJ. See him Now. 28 at the Eighth Street Taproom, 801 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence senior, American studies
Best experience on the dance floor is not being on the dance floor and instead being behind the decks and making the crowd move. There is no better feeling than knowing you have tricks up your sleeve and also knowing the crowd is in for something special.
Ask Joyce Williams. Her song, "The First Thing I Do in the Morning," explains it.
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My friends just showed me the "cake farts" video.
Better yet, what wouldn't I do for a Klondike bar?
Pass. I'd rather not rule humanity.
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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED?
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I used to love going to '80s night at The Bottleneck. It was fun to dance to stupid '80s songs and not worry about what anybody thought.
I take my vitamin with a full glass of water, as instructed on the pill container.
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Q&A // REDFOO, FROM LMFAO because we have questions. celebrities have answers.
"Two sexy dudes with big packages," is what Redfoo, member of LMFAO, says he once considered naming the electro-hip-hop group. The uncle-nephew duo, who are known for their parties anthems such as "Shots" and "I'm in Miami Bitch," will play at 9 p.m. tonight at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Jayplay recently spoke with Redfoo to discuss the history of the group, meanings of hit songs and even their sex lives.
Jayplay. Explain the uncle and nephew relationship a little bit more.
Redfoo: It is just one of those weird things where [other LMFAO member Sky Blu's] father is my brother. I am the youngest sibling. My brother is 50. My nephew and I are best friends. We grew up in the same area.
JP: What does LMFAO mean?
R: It could mean "laughing my fucking ass off," but it could also mean "loving my friends and others." One television show wouldn't let us wear our shirts. It is just a bunch of letters.
JP: Where did these "letters" come from?
R: The name actually came from our grandma. We originally wanted to be called "two sexy dudes with big packages." We decided that there was no irony in that. Our friends hated it, and we knew they were being jealous, which they were. So we were chatting on AOL with our grandma and she asked us our name. We told her "two sexy dudes with big packages" and she replied "LMFAO." We brought it back to our peers and it has stuck ever since.
JP: How would you describe your music?
R: The goal of our music is to have every sound to rock the crowd. It is like party rock.Girls get crazier and people have more fun.
JP: So how often do you actually party?
R: Weil, we just woke up. [The interview was conducted at 1 p.m.] I mean, every performance we do is like a party. But it hasn't always been like that.
JP:So when did you all decide on the party theme?
R: Well, we went to the World Music Festival in Miami, which was just one big party for a week. We had saved all of our money for it, and had the best time of our lives. We had seen the light, so to speak.
JP: Is that how you came up with your song,
"I'm in Miami Bitch"?
R: Actually, yeah. We wanted to write a song that could be our theme for the week.
People would call us up and we would answer and say "I'm in Miami, BITCH!"
It's cool because we can change it up depending on where we are.
JP: You were briefly featured on The Real World Cancun. How was that?
R: It was so cool. We were just drinking and partying. We met some life-long friends. Unfortunately, we didn't hook up with anybody at the time. It was a big deal to do it. There were rules.
JP: Speaking of hooking up, how's your love life these days?
R: I mean, I am pretty much as single as I can get. I am single and ready to mingle. I enjoy meeting a new person, but after you do it in the bathtub, kitchen, etc., what else can you do? I would rather have my music career as my number-one priority and wife.
JP: Anything else for the University of Kansas?
R: I'M IN KANSAS, BITCH!
R: I'M IN KANSAS, BITCH!
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Hollywood hits, indie flicks and everything in between.
Pirate Radio is the latest release from writer and director Richard Curtis, the current king of mainstream British comedy. He's given us Love Actually, which he wrote and directed, and Four Weddings and a Funeral, which he wrote, along with countless other Britcom classics.
For fans of movies such as Love Actually and British comedy in general, Curtis's newest offering fits the bill almost perfectly. It's lighthearted, clever and as likeable as the music that makes up its soundtrack. The movie tells the story of a pirate radio station anchored in the North Sea in 1966, when rock music was all but banned on government-controlled BBC radio. Curtis peoples this radio station with all kinds of characters. There's Bill Nighy's groovy station director, Tom Wisdom and Rhys Ifans as the station's token sex symbols and, of course, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the station's American DJ, "The Count," among a bunch of great comic performances.
The music, of course, also gives the movie a big boost. It's hard not to get excited when bands such as The Kinks, The Rolling Stones and The Who are blasting in the background against montages of excited teenagers and super-cool DJs.
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Pirate Radio is not without its flaws, however, especially in the movie's last quarter. Events get increasingly ridiculous, and the film's climax really is pretty unbelievable. But, as much as it might play out like a goofy radio DJ's fantasy, it's still a satisfying conclusion to a pretty decent film. Pirate Radio isn't perfect, but it certainly doesn't disappoint.
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book review // 'ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN' reading. it's not just for textbooks, you know.
No one knows better than a college girl how tough it is to find that perfect guy, the one who knows the meaning of respect and how to kiss like a god. Let's face it: college women have a lot of standards, and now there is a book that tells just how to find the ultimate guy and keep him in your back pocket.
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, by comedian Steve Harvey, is the perfect read for all ladies looking for a keeper. The genius of the book
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is that it gives smart advice to women from the perspective of men. Harvey may belong to an older generation, but his insight into how men work is all too applicable to dating life today.
Harvey touches on topics such as why men cheat, how to solicit respect from men, and many other quick answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask. These are no doubt topics ladies either need to hear or have always been curious about.
The best thing about Harvey writing this book is that he uses his humor and personality to deliver advice in a way only a comedian can do.
Though the book is full of funny anecdotes from Harvey's radio show and personal experiences, one thing is apparent — he is a comedian and not a writer. The writing is not exactly sophisticated, but the message is clear (and helpful).
After reading this book, not only will you have higher chances of getting a date, you may just be able to find a keeper.
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APOLLO BUTTERFLY
Company showcases talent in fall recital
BY ANNA ARCHIBALD aarchibald@kansan.com
The soft, pattering sounds of bare feet and well-worn dance shoes from backstage freeze. The light slowly illuminates the auditorium. Then, as music begins to pour from the speakers, the dancers glide into view.
Tonight at 7:30, the University Dance Company will perform the second night of its annual fall concert, featuring the work of worldrenowned guest choreographer Bill Evans.
This year, Evans, who Hilding said was one of the top tap dancers in the country, visited the University at the beginning of October to choreograph "Jukebox," the show's closing number. Hilding said it brought the fantasy of Hollywood to the stage.
ment and one of the show's five choreographers, said the choreographers have been able to tie all of the dances together with fantastic elements.
Jerel Hilding, associate professor and chair of the dance depart-
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WHO: Department of dance
WHAT: University Dance Company fall concert
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m.
A caterpillar's guide to the galaxy
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Three monarch caterpillars bred at the University were on board the space shuttle Atlantis as it lifted off from Kennedy Space Center earlier this week. They were the first of their species to voyage into space.
Chip Taylor, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, traveled to Florida to deliver the three caterpillars to NASA and watch the shuttle take off. Taylor is the director of Monarch Watch, a group of students, professors and volunteers dedicated to the study of monarch butterflies.
Taylor said the goal of sending the caterpillars into space was to test the effects of zero gravity on their development. He said he wanted to test if caterpillars were still capable
developing normally and emerg- as butterflies, even in a
ing as be low-
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CAMPUS
University's alcohol task force receives new statistics
AlcoholEdu survey confirms problems in drinking habits
BY JESSE RANGEL jrangel@kansan.com
The University's alcohol task force received its first glimpse Thursday of the freshman survey results collected by the AlcoholEdu survey earlier this fall.
The University had a higher percentage of respondents than the national average who binge drink and drink problematically, called double binge drinking. It also had a higher percentage of respondents who drink in bars, restaurants, fraternity and sorority houses and a lower percentage of respondents who abstain from drinking. The University mandated the survey and alcohol
education course to all incoming students under the age of 22 starting in August.
No other data was available at the meeting.
Brandon Busteed, CEO of Outside the Classroom, Inc.,
when producers AlcoholEdu. presented the University's data to the members of the task force at their meeting and also showed them a chart outlining the effectiveness of programs at other schools that
curbing binge drinking.
Busted said there should be a focus not on treating individual cases, but rather on treating a community. He said that in a survey of 25 college campuses there was a lot of student support to
The University had a percentage of students who binge drink and drink problematically that was higher than the national average.
"There is a silent majority of students out there that are indeed going to be supportive of the moves that this task force makes on policies and enforcement," Busteed said. "Unfortunately, you're going
aim to reduce binge drinking.
to hear about the handful of students who are unhappy with those policies more than those who are supportive of it. But I want to give you some comfort that this is a very real trend out there."
recommend specific policy implementations for the University, he presented a chart showing the cost versus the effectiveness of campus initiatives nationally. He
Busteed said that while, he couldn't
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ALCOHOLEDU KU SURVEY STATISTICS
The University mandated for this semester that all incoming students take an online alcohol course, including an anonymous survey component. Brandon Busteed, CEO of Outside The Classroom, released some statistics to the University's Alcohol Task Force Thursday. The Percentage of respondents who:
Said they have done binge drinking
5 drinks for men,4 for women in a two-hour period
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1. Soccer game causes diplomatic problems
CAIRO — Egypt on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Algeria for consultations as part of a growing diplomatic row caused by a bitter soccer rivalry between the two Arab nations that has sparked violence among fans.
Egyptian fans were attacked after Algeria won a make-or-break World Cup qualifying game Wednesday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, and offices of Egyptian companies in Algeria were ransacked after a matchup in Cairo over the weekend.
2. EU countries to make punitive measures for Iran
SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the nations dealing with Iran's nuclear program will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks. The European Union said the countries would gather immediately to begin consultations.
3. Islamic nations mount anti-blasphemy campaign
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to eventually bring the proposal to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly.
GENEVA — Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery.
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4. Two officers wounded after bank robbery, chase
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — A suspect is dead and two police officers are wounded after a bank robbery and chase in suburban Denver.
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police said a man ran over a light pole and punched a police officer in the mouth when the officer tried to arrest him. Police Sgt. Mark
The chase began after officers tried to pull over a man and woman suspected of robbing a bank. The suspects allegedly fired at police, who were able to halt them after spinning out their car about 1.5 miles away.
5. Man runs over light pole, punches police officer
Lykken said police got a report about 2 a.m. Thursday that a pickup hit a light pole and pulled into a nearby parking lot.
The driver faces charges that include drunken driving and assault against an officer.
6. Jury convicts man of shooting police officer
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia jury has convicted a confessed cop killer of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a police officer on Halloween 2007.
Twenty-three-year-old John Lewis was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Officer Chuck Cassidy. Lewis shot Cassidy in the head when the officer walked in on a robbery at a North Philadelphia doughnut shop.
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Residents wait on a rooftop to be rescued from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on Sept 1, 2005. The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina.
NEW ORLEANS — A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.
The federal judge's harshly worded decision also served as vindication for residents of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans who have long argued that Katrina was largely a manmade disaster, caused by the federal government's failure to maintain the levees protecting the city.
"Finally, somebody has said the truth," said Catherine Serpas, 67, whose family runs a bicycle and lawnmower store in Chalmette, La. She said the Army Corps' work on a 76-mile channel called the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet "destroyed the family life we knew. St. Bernard will never be what it used to be."
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told CNN the ruling would "open the floodgates" for people in the Lower 9th Ward to seek "proper compensation."
"If this is allowed to stand, I think you will see a multitude of lawsuits, the City of New Orleans included," Nagin said.
A Corps of Engineers spokesman said the agency and the justice Department were reviewing the ruling and would not comment because issues in the case were still subject to litigation.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval ruled that the corps' shoddy oversight of the channel southeast of New Orleans caused much of the flooding of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower 9th Ward, two of the hardest-hit areas
after Katrina.
The decision opens the door to billions of dollars in other claims by more than 100,000 individuals, businesses and even government entities that have pending damage claims against the corps. Duval awarded $720,000 in property damages to four individuals and one business.
Storm victims said they were eager for the government to pay up.
ODD NEWS Students party and potty in lake in pregame ritual
Postdoctoral research associate Steve Goldsmith said the ammonia level surged.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Intrepid Ohio State University researchers have learned students don't just party in a campus lake during rituals before the annual Michigan game. They also potty there. Thousands of students jumped into Ohio State's Mirror Lake Thursday night, ahead of Saturday's football game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines.
Before, during and after last year's big swim, the College of Earth Sciences monitored the water quality.
He said that likely means one thing: urine.
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CONWAY, Ark. — A man is accused of using a squeegee to hit another man during a fight over who was first in line at a gas pump. Hector Chavez, 21, was to be arraigned Friday on a second-degree battery charge.
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"Animal Legal Defense Presents: From Investigation to Prosecution" will begin at 12:30 p.m. in 107 Green Hall.
World at KU will begin at 4 p.m. in the ballroom in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
About 3 a.m. Thursday near 14th and Ohio streets, a University student reported a case of battery.
"The Glass Menagerie" will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
The KU School of Music Student Recital Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
About 5 p.m. Wednesday, a University student reported an identity theft and the theft of $4,970.
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About 2 p.m. Tuesday near Eighth and Maine streets, a University student reported an aggravated burglary and the theft of a set of keys at a loss of $10.
Shortly after midnight Wednesday at Oliver Hall, someone reported criminal damage to a ceiling tile at a loss of 550.
About 1 p.m. Tuesday near Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, a University student reported a burglary and the theft of four bottles of prescription medications at a loss of $83.
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Forty-two years ago today, the University unveiled its preliminary plans for the construction of Wescoe Hall. It was to be a 25-story skyscraper complete with a parking garage. It would have been the tallest building in Kansas and the third-tallest education building in the country.
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The University of Kansas School of the Arts Department of Dance presents
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Featuring "Jukebox"
by Guest Choreographer
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
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Authorities charge man with vehicular homicide
Douglas County authorities charged 21-year-old Joel Cedric Hernandez Thursday in connection to an Oct. 16 hit-and-run accident, according to booking records with the Douglas County Sheriff's office.
Hernandez, who police identified as a possible suspect on Oct. 23 in the accident that struck 21-year-old Rachel Leek, was charged with vehicular homicide, failure to report an accident and leaving the scene of an injury accident. Leek died as a result of her injuries. Police arrested Hernandez Thursday morning at the Douglas County jail. His bail was set at $5,000.
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Theatre popcorn has high fat levels
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen, the real movie horror is the fat-saturated popcorn sold by some theater chains, a nutrition advocacy group claims.
Just one popcorn-and-soda combo can match the calorie- and-saturated-fat count of three McDonald's Quarter Pounders and 12 pats of butter, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest's review of popcorn sold at three national movie chains.
"A lot of people think they're better off at the popcorn counter than at the candy counter, when in fact you're not in good shape if you go to either," said Jayne Hurley, nutritionist for the Washington-based group. "The popcorn has staggering amounts of saturated fats."
Hurley blamed the high saturated fat count on the coconut oil used to pop the corn at theaters run by Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment Inc., which have a combined 852 theaters.
Regal and AMC both said they tested healthier alternatives after a similar 1994 analysis by CSPI, but they were unpopular with customers. Both chains said they offer a range of food options, some healthier than others.
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Hilding, now in his 20th year with the dance company, said "Jukebox" was a humorous poke at music and dance forms of the 1940s. It includes dances such as the jitterbug and songs originally recorded by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra.
"He has a really good way of making it so that every dancer can grasp the movements," said Kendra Brown, Belleville senior and UDC president.
This is the second time Evans has been a guest choreographer for the University. The first was Spring 2008 when he choreographed a modern dance piece called "Celebrations for Elizabeth," which was dedicated to the 100th birthday of his late friend and founder of the University Dance Department, Elizabeth Sherbon.
Hilding said that in "Jukebox," Evans gave each dancer a 1940s personality, such as Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers.
"Bill has a wonderful background in all forms of dance," Hilding said. "He's like a walking
Students in UDC agree his background has helped them develop their dance skills.
history book in a way. It's wonderful thing for students to have"
"For him to have all these experiences and have been so many places and then to come to a place like KU is a really great opportunity for us," said Stephanie Taylor, Lenexa senior and marketing director for UDC. "They're normally pretty hard on us at rehearsal, I mean it's a tough industry — but he really encouraged us to do well and push forward."
In addition to having Evans as a guest this semester, the show is the dance department's first company concert after its split from the music department.
"I think everyone is really excited about this. It's our first performance as our own department," Brown said, "The community and students have been really supportive of the changes this year."
This year, Hilding said there were more dancers than usual, with 30 student dancers and five
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choreographers.
"It's bittersweet," Brown said. "The ability to perform and share your feelings, emotions and passion with the audience is awesome, but all the pieces we've put sweat and hours of work into are almost over."
The show features numerous genres of dance, including boilero, hip-hop, rhumba, flamenco, ballet, modern, jazz and tap.
"I think it will be a really accessible show," Hilding said. "Students and people of all ages will find something entertaining in it."
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Tim Flattery, Onaga senior, and Jen Silvey, Overland Park freshman, perform a ballroom dance as part of the University Dance Company's fall concert. The concert features 'Jukebox by guest choreographer Bill Evans.
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Poor economy leads to less study abroad
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.
Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008
academic year as 20 years ago, according to a survey of 985 schools released this week by the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit ad voca c y group.
immersed for months in a new culture and often return fluent in a second language and with an appreciation of life outside the United States.
Liz Weaver, 23, a law student at the University of Texas at Austin, is trying to decide whether to enroll in a London
But the economic decline is causing many students to rethink their plans.
"You have to wonder, is it really worth it?"
LIZ WEAVER Law student University of Texas
But nearly 60 percent of the schools and study-abroad groups surveyed in early September by The Forum on Education Abroad report decreased enrollment from a year ago, since the global economic crisis.
program next fall for more than $21,000 for one semester, including tuition, room and board, compared with about $18,000 for similar expenses at Texas for one semester. Then there's the airfare and the
For generations of travel- hungry college students, the semester abroad has become a defining part of undergraduate life, in which students live
higher-interest-rate loans she'd have to rely on to pay for the program, which would saddle her with even more debt.
"You have to wonder, is it really worth it?" she asked.
At many schools, students on abroad programs pay their usual college tuition and are responsible for additional costs, such as airfare and living expenses.
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said programs like Safe Ride and bringing anti-alcohol speakers to campus have not been found to reduce high-risk drinking.
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"Now if you are bringing campus speakers for entertainment, fine by me," Busteed said. "But if you're bringing campus speakers with the idea that's a plan to reduce high-risk drinking on campus, there currently is nothing to support that."
Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student success and chairwoman of the alcohol task force, said she wanted to get the data to the community to show that more underage students are drinking at bars than at other places.
"When it comes to working with students, it's kind of a fluid environment," Williams said. "It's a trial and error process."
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"That might help begin to talk more and more about what can we do to reduce the lack of carding." Roney said. "If we could begin cracking down on that, that could really help us out."
Emily Williams. Overland Park graduate student and member of the alcohol task force, said she thought it was good that an organization looked at the data of the effectiveness of programs.
The University's AlcoholEDU survey this fall also included a section where students could select alcohol-free activities they would be interested in learning more about. The top 10 responses for the University's survey were:
On Wednesday night's "no" vote in the alcohol subcommittee of the
"The professionalism and the thorough way the issues were handled continues to speak very well on all of our students in the process." Roney said. "I don't think it's the end of the conversation, because it's a very important conversation."
Follow Jesse Rangel at twitter.com/igglephile.
student rights standing committee in Student Senate on a policy that would allow senior staff members in Student Housing easier access to rooms if they suspected alcohol policy violations. Roney said students on both sides of the issue did a good job in laying out their arguments and responding to questions.
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What Really Happened
a new play by KU student Benjamin Smith
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7:30 PM November 21
2:30 PM November 22
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire
Directed by Jeremy Riggs
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phillip Schroeder
Costumes by Elle Patton
Featuring Uzzie Hartman, Margaret Kramar, Christina Schafer Martin,
Byron Myrick, Samantha Raines, Phillip Schroeder
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2:30 PM November 22
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire
Directed by Jeremy Riggs
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phillip Schroeder
Costumes by Elle Patton
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HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Passions take you in many directions. Getting together with your partner involves focus and the creative use of every moment.
ORANGES
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Use emotional energy to break records. You have the strength. Now find balance.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6.
Close your mouth and open your heart. The resulting change in your attitude will astonish you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
No subtle adjustment will accomplish your goal. Up front and obvious works much better.
Smile like you mean it. Clean
like there's no tomorrow. Rest
knowing your work is done.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is 6
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Some adjustment is necessary today regarding your partner or associate. Choose your words with success in mind.
You benefit from activities that take place behind closed doors. There less embarrassment that way, and more gets done.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Other people supply plenty of ideas. Do you have time for all of that in one day? If not, there's always tomorrow.
You probably wish you were somewhere far away on vacation. If you can't be there, plan a trip for sometime soon.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is 7
Social activities fill your thoughts. Get work done early so you have more time to dress for an evening out.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Todav is a 6
Creative play could result in the adaptation of an idea. Balance gamesmanship with thoughtful note-taking.
Your partner requires attention. In fact, you have to adapt to his or her needs if you want the day to end well.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
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Editorial: Proposed ban is too strict on panhandling
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Nick, you lost your iPhone. I found it. Do you want it back?
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It's 1:20 in the morning and I can't stop playing "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" I have class at 8.
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FFA, I've called you nearly every day. Do you recognize my voice yet?
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I saw a squirrel running with a paper in its mouth today. I guess they love FFA, too.
--accessible parking.
Tiffany Huggard-Lee,
vice-president of AbleHawks and Allies,
spoke up during the
proceedings.
KU needs to fire Mark Mangino right now.
To the guy with that sweet North Face bike with the disk brakes: You should move it, or I am going to steal it because it has been there for two days.
--accessible parking.
Tiffany Huggard-Lee,
vice-president of AbleHawks and Allies,
spoke up during the
proceedings.
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Tiffany Huggard-Lee,
vice-president of AbleHawks and Allies,
spoke up during the
proceedings.
I just saw a skunk run across Wescoe Beach! What's next?
Thank you Michigan State for sucking ass and making me miss the beginning of the KU game. You suck.
--accessible parking.
Tiffany Huggard-Lee,
vice-president of AbleHawks and Allies,
spoke up during the
proceedings.
Yeah, I heard you guys talking about anal sex outside my window last night.
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To the girl whose boob fell out at the bar when Memphis missed the three-pointer: Thank you.
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I'm a really hot guy with a kick-ass house with lots of seating and smoking accommodations, but not a single party — just really boring sex.
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Why does the FFA forum look like the "Casual Counters" page on Craioslist?
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Why's my room smell like sex?
I haven't had sex in here for months!
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I wish I was associated with the football team so I could hide behind the Orange Bowl win whenever I did something bad.
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Did the Baja Men ever figure out who actually let the dogs out?
EDITORIAL BOARD
Handicapped spots should be priority for parking department
Parking on campus is never easy to come by, but for students and faculty who are physically disabled, it can be even tougher. The Parking Department should supply more accessible parking close to classrooms for those who need it, while keeping the prices equal to other student permits.
At a Nov. 11 parking and transit public hearing, members of the University's parking commission and about 20 members of the public discussed a multitude of issues, and one large topic of discussion was handicap-
"We would like to see a better distribution of accessible spaces on campus," Huggard-Lee said.
Handicapped parking should never be an issue for students, and if better parking accessibility is needed, it should be provided. Finding parking space that allows
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easier access to students' education should not have to be a problem. The University should be a safe and welcoming space for all people.
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AbleHawks and Allies released a statement on Nov. 18 summarizing its views expressed during the hearing.
"We wanted to have a concise statement to boil down everything in the hearing into something a little more comprehensible." Huggard-Lee said. "We're hoping to make progress, but progress on these types of things is usually slow."
Huggard-Lee also noted she was under the impression that if closer accessible parking was to be provided in the future, it may cost more money. However, no concrete plans were brought up or discussed at the hearing.
The University has approximately 14,698 total parking spaces, with approximately 390 of them being accessible for physically disabled students and faculty members. Even if this number does not increase, parking spots closer to buildings should be provided. Individuals in need of better accessible parking deserve the correct accommodations needed to enhance their experience at the University.
Parking and transit should listen to the needs of the student body, and ask for recommendations from AbleHawks and Allies. The University promotes diversity, and should stand behind this.
Brett Salsbury for The Kansan Editorial Board
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POLITICS
Facts speak for themselves
In a column last week ("Republicans gain momentum with recent wins"), Chet Compton hailed the recent election of Republican governors in New Jersey and Virginia as a prelude to a sweeping victory for his party in next year's midterm elections. He would like to believe that the young, well-spoken president's victory was a fluke, an aberration, the result of misplaced hope that is quickly fading. The story he tells is a familiar one. If only it were 1993
While reading Compton's column, I was reminded of something Sen. Pat Moynihan (D-New York) once said: "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." In this case, the facts don't seem to support the proposition that Republican gubernatorial victories signal any substantial shift in the voters' view of the Obama administration. Nor do they represent any kind of dramatic realignment like we saw in 1994. The results do tell us a lot about the issues voters care about in Virginia and New Jersey: the economy and taxes.
Using off-year elections to make this kind of prediction is much like auguring the future fortunes of the polity by studying the flight of birds. (The Romans actually did this, and elections could be rendered invalid by inaugural error.) It may mean a lot for the birds, but not much for 2010.
THE LAWRENCIAN
DAN THOMPSON
For those of you who haven't kept up on recent political
DANTHOMPSON
hostilities, I'll reprise the latest election results. In Virginia's gubernatorial election, Republican Bob McDonald defeated Democrat Cree Deeds, and in New Jersey, incumbent governor Jon Corzine, a Democrat, was unseated by Republican Chris Christie.
When voters in Virginia and New Jersey were asked if they were voting to express their opinion about President Barack Obama, clear majorities in both states said it was not part of the decision, according to exit polls reported by ABC. Among those who did say that was an important factor, the majority claimed that they supported the president. These races were decided upon local issues, and in both cases, the Republicans had the better candidate and ran the better campaign.
In Virginia, Cree Deeds' bid for the governorship seemed to solely consist of attacking Republican Bob McDonald as a right-wing ideologue based upon a thesis he wrote two decades ago in graduate school. Contrary to Deeds' negative, one-dimensional campaign, McDonald emphasized
a positive message based upon improving infrastructure and the economy.
Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Governor Corzine, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, was extraordinarily unpopular going into the race. The only way he stood any chance at all of re-election was by running an especially negative campaign, which, among other things, featured an ad hinting that his overweight opponent "threw his weight around" to get special favors. Christie, a former federal prosecutor, ran an effective campaign highlighting the state's property tax rate - the highest in the nation - and its poor economy.
In the last five gubernatorial elections, New Jersey and Virginia have always voted for the same party, and always for the party that is not in control of the White House. In 1997, the last time Republicans won the governorships in those two states, the Democrats picked up five House of Representative seats the following year.
Many conservative pundits, including Compton, have divined a connection between these races and an impending realignment in national politics, but I think the facts speak for themselves. This election was anything but extraordinary.
Thompson is a Topeka senior in economics.
CONTRIBUTED COLUMN
Get busy on health care
For evidence that a strong public option is all that is needed to reduce costs, one need only to read the letter to the Senate by the presidents of America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, which stated that a government plan would have "built-in advantages" that would allow it to "take over the health insurance market" because of its inherent efficiencies.
The current commentary on the news consists of attempts to discern how best to hold back the rising health care costs. Despite the many intellectuals, the position maintained by the public - that of a strong government health insurance plan like single-payer, Medicare for all, or a robust public option paying Medicare rates — is always notably absent.
In light of America's existing democracy — where it's no secret that a special interest group can kill even moderate health care reform despite, and with no regard to, the preferences of the American public — it's no surprise that authentic health care reform is not being proposed. The reason is quite obvious: It doesn't reflect the interests of the Washington's real constituents.
The cost inefficiencies are no accident. Negotiations behind closed doors — despite campaign promises — between the Obama administration and industry representatives, through the Senate Finance Committee, reflect the relations of power. The pharmaceutical and hospital industries made deals with the administration to limit their cost reductions to $80 and $155 billion, respectively, during the next 10 years.
In addition, details of the PhRMA deal have been leaked. The contents of the leak outline the dictations of the
pharmaceutical industry.
The White House would oppose any legislative effort to repeal a generous rebate awarded during a Republican Congress, oppose importation of cheaper drugs, oppose repeal of the law disallowing negotiated drug prices, oppose moving "infusion drugs" to Medicare D where they would get paid less and impose the above mentioned cost reduction limit. Then the reform would be suitable, nay, even beneficial.
Change that we can believe in is possible. A good solution sits idly in a room filled with grandiose debate. But it doesn't seem as if the proper way forward can be paved without the resolution of our current democratic crisis, where the affairs of the country ought to be directed to "protect the minority of the opulent against the majority," as James Madison once said.
Until we can improve upon our state of democracy, politics will stay, in the words of John Dewey, "the shadow cast on society by biie business"
It's also worth keeping in mind that real change is not granted from above, but rather comes from organized popular pressure, much of which has been student-led in recent decades.
To take one recent example, the United Students Against Sweatshops recently forced apparel company Russel to rehire Honduras workers who had been fired for organizing into a union. This, however, did not happen overnight; rather, it resulted from 10 years of building a movement. As Bill Moyers would say, don't just get mad. Get busy.
— John Kenny is a 2009 graduate from Leavenworth. He was a columnist during the spring semester for The University Daily Kansan.
Pro-choice protection
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Recently adopted by the House of Representatives, the Stupak-Pitts Amendment makes it virtually impossible for private insurance companies that would participate in the new health care system to offer abortion coverage to women, even though more than 85 percent of private insurance plans cover abortion services.
"In other words, the Stupak Pitts Amendment forces plans in the exchange to make a difficult choice; either offer their product to 80 percent of consumers in the marketplace or offer abortion services in their benefits package," according to a press release from NARAL Pro-Choice America. "It seems clear which choice they will make."
The Stupak-Pitts Amendment forbids any plan offering abortion coverage in the new system from accepting even one subsidized customer. Because more than 80 percent of the participants in the exchange will be subsidized, it seems certain all health plans will seek and accept these individuals.
Stupak supporters claim
women who require subsidies to help pay for their insurance plan will have abortion access through the option of purchasing a "rider," a false promise. In the five states that require a separate rider for abortion coverage, there is no evidence plans offer these riders, according to the National Women's Law Center.
Nothing in this amendment would ensure rider policies are available or affordable to the more than 80 percent of individuals who will receive federal subsidies in order to help purchase coverage in the new exchange.
But it's not too late. Something can be done to stop this amendment from becoming a part of health care reform. Join the Commission on the Status of Women at the University in calling Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) at 202-225-2865 or the Capital Switchboard at 888-423-5983 (tell them what state you're from) and demand that our government protects our reproductive rights.
— Jessica Harman is a sophomore from Topeka.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
City votes against addition to policy
Protection for gender identity and expression will not be added to Lawrence legislation
BY ZACH WHITE zwhite@kansan.com
Rita Hester was murdered — stabbed repeatedly in her home. She was a transgender woman from
Allston, Mass., a suburb of Boston. The Boston transgender community held a candlelight vigil and procession through Allston in her memory.
A year after the 1998 murder, the first Transgender Day
of Remembrance was observed near the anniversary of her death to raise awareness of violence against transgender people.
Today is the tenth year of the observance. After 10 years, transgender people are still fighting for equal rights.
"I think that even the fact that we are entertaining this coverage speaks to how progressive Lawrence is."
Last February, the Kansas Equality Coalition (KEC) started an effort to have the Lawrence city commission change the city's policy to include protection from discrimination based on "gender identity and expression." The group had succeeded more than a decade before by having sexual orientation added to the discrimination policy.
Thursday, the Lawrence Human Relations Commission decided not to recommend a change in city discrimination policy to protect gender identity.
After more than a half hour of discussion, the commission voted no three to six.
Thursday's decision came at the end of nine months of forums and meetings.
Transgender issues were raised last Nov. when Queers & Allies and the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center started an annual transgender panel called "Tranny Talk." The panels, last year's and this year's, were scheduled to coincide with the Day
Rememberance. The time between the panels has been quite active.
Jay Pryor, a member of KEC and one of the "Tranny Talk" panelists, said he was encouraged by Lawrence's openness.
On campus, Student Senate changed its discrimination policy to include gender identity last spring. This change applied to students, but not faculty or staff.
"I think that even the fact that we are entertaining this conversation speaks to how progressive Lawrence is," Pryor said. "This is Kansas."
Last month, the policy change passed by Student Senate was brought before the University Senate Executive Committee. It was passed unanimously, extending discrimination protection to the staff and faculty.
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Fresh off the University vote, and a full room at the second "Tranny Talk," hopes were high for yesterday's Human Relations Commission meeting.
When the change was proposed last February, the city commission voted to have the issue sent to the Human Relations Commission. The commission, which meets quarterly, was to consider the ramifications of changing the policy and report back to the city commission with a recommendation. The commission's next meeting was in May.
missioner, said he didn't really see the relevance of the change.
Mike Amyx, Lawrence city com
"These sorts of issues are more state issues," Amyx said earlier this week, "but we'll wait and see what the Human Relations
Commission recommends."
When the Human Relations Commission met in May, they decided that they needed more information to make a decision, and set up some public forums on the issue.
According to Maggie Childs, chairwoman of the Lawrence chapter of KEC, one of the meetings was set up to discuss the legal ramifications of the policy change. But the meeting was advertised as discussing the issue in general
The commission made a similar decision at its meeting in August, deferring a decision until the Nov. 19 meeting.
which led to a lot of comments not focused on the legal matter at hand.
Check out video of a transgender panel discussion at Kansan.com.
"It makes more sense to make policy expecting compliance."
At the meeting, commissioners
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discussed their concerns over the change before letting people in attendance voice their thoughts.
The crowd raised several concerns. Several people said they feared for their daughters' safety,
"It's a blow to the transgender community. I think it represents fear and ignorance more than anything."
should transgender women be allowed in women's bathrooms.
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Chairwoman of Kansas
Equality Coalition
Joseph Jarvis, Lenexa law student, recited a statistic offered earlier in the hearing, that the city had not received one complaint of sexual orientation discrimination in the past two years. Jarvis said he
Childs rebutted that there have never been any reported cases of transgender people attacking anyone in bathrooms, while there are several cases of transgender people being attacked.
"It makes more sense to make policy expecting compliance," Jarvis said.
thought the last policy change was positive and this one would be too.
Many speakers said that the cost of enforcing this policy would not be worth it, thinking that there would be a large number of complaints coming in
if the policy was changed.
"It's a blow to the transgender community," Childs said, "I think it represents fear and ignorance more than anything."
CAMPUS Regents vote to name center for Hemenway
Edited by Megan Morriss
Former Chancellor Robert Hemenway has a permanent home at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The Life Sciences
Innovation Center will now be known as the Robert E. Hemenway Life Sciences Innovation Center afterward
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mous vote by the Kansas Board of Regents yesterday morning.
Arna Hemenway, son of the former chancellor, said his parents were excited and grateful when he spoke with them Thursday morning.
"They are really, really excited" Hemenway said. "My dad always has been very committed to KU Med and its research. He's very humble, but I can tell he is very happy."
The Life Sciences Innovation Center is a three-year-old, $57.2 million research facility
that houses 300 people and 129 research projects. The center's work focuses on liver disease, reproductive sciences, neurology, proteomics and diabetes research. According to a press release,the center's projects are worth more than $109 million in total funding.
Vanessa Lamoreaux, associate director of communications for the Kansas Board of Regents, said the building would be a monument for the former chancellor's contributions to academics and research.
"During his 14 years of service, his leadership positioned KU as a national academic and research leader among public higher education institutions,"Lamoreaux said.
Although he said his father was too humble to throw a big celebration, Arna Hemenway planned to commemorate the achievement with his mom and brothers.
"We're definitely celebrating." Hemenway said. "It feels very nice as his family to see an appreciation for how much he's done echoed in the University"
ODD
Daniel Johnson
LOS ANGELES — Customs officials say they got a surprise when they found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbor.
ODD Customs finds bongs disquised as ornaments
U. S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that agents found the highly decorated drug pipes in 860 boxes shipped from China. The cargo, estimated to be worth more than $2.6 million, had been described as glass figures and Christmas ornaments.
Customs spokeswoman Cristina Gamez said the importer remained under investigation and there have been no arrests. She says it is illegal to import or export drug paraphernalia.
The bongs were seized Tuesday at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex.
Excessive force not used in clown arrest at shop
NEW YORK — A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop.
Alexander Alhovsky sued following his 2006 arrest, which stemmed from an investigation of a report of a suspicious package with tubes and wiring at a Manhattan Starbucks.
Alhovsky went to the Starbucks the next day and was arrested after officers saw he had a similar device.
The arrest was voided when a police search of Alhovsky's home found nothing suspicious, but he claimed that he suffered physical and mental injuries.
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Senior guard Sherron Collins pops the ball out of a Central Arkansas guard's possession Thursday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Collins had three steals in Kansas' 94-44 victory.
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Jayhawks send Bears packing
Collins, Henry Morris, Reed come out on top in points
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Coming in with just over two minutes to go in the first half, Henry scored eight points in his first action as a Jayhawk in a 94-44 victory against Central Arkansas. His last action in competitive basketball before Thursday came in 2005 when his high school basketball team lost in the playoffs.
C. J. Henry hasn't played a real game of competitive basketball in four years. It was hard to tell Thursday night.
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"I told coach I wanted to try my knee out tonight because it felt pretty good leading up to the game," Henry said. "And when he told me he wanted me to come in, I was excited."
Henry said his knee was at 80 percent before the game and that it felt pretty good after the game. Kansas coach Bill Self said Henry's movement looked good and enjoyed seeing him on the court.
"It was good to see him get a couple down," Self said. "He's a good shooter."
His teammates were happy to finally see him in action as well.
"I was very happy that he got out there," junior guard Tyrel Reed said. "He's been battling some injuries and all that good stuff but I
know he's capable."
Henry said he thinks he can be part of the rotation later in the year but he needs to get minutes
in with the first team.
"I've got to get used to playing with everybody," he said. "That's the main thing this team needs-chemistry."
But everybody
nights like this but, Reed said, it'll be Collins and Cole Aldrich doing the heavy lifting most night.
"It was good to see him get a couple down."
was in on the action. Four players scored in double figures. Sherron Collins, Xavier Henry, Marcus Morris and Tyrel Reed all led in scoring with 12 points. Three other players scored eight points each.
Kansas looks very balanced on
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"We've got a lot of guys that
got a lot of guys that are capable of scoring," Reed said, "but I think we've got Cole and Sherron that are going to be up there scoring most of the points a lot of the time, Xavier as well."
Right from the get-go. Kansas performed stifling defense and moved the ball. After the Bears scored the first field goal of the game, the layhawks on a 31-3 run, including 23 straight at one point.
CARK was held to an appalling 19.2 percent shooting in the first half while trailing 37-15.
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The Jayhawks went up big but let Bears almost double their halftime score in the second half alone.
"It's easy to let up on games like this when you get up early and let other teams come back," freshman forward Thomas Robinson said.
The home crowd got a scare early in the second half, reminiscent of Tuesday night against
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Players focus on Texas despite media attention
Jayhawks prepare for game during coach's internal investigation
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Kansas' meetings with the media have generated an unusually large number of participants this week. There have been more cameras, more recorders and simply more outside interest.
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 21
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Yet hardly any of the questions have revolved around Kansas' game at No.3 Texas tomorrow night.
In tead,
the Jayhawks
spent this week
responding
to reports,
allegations and
an internal
investigation
on coach Mark
Mangino.
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season — the first occurred after incidents between the football and basketball teams surfaced — Kansas' players were grilled about something other than plays,
Coach Mark Magino says he wants to focus on Saturday's game against Texas instead of questions about the internal investigation. Former and current players came forward this week with stories about encounters with Mangino.
For the second time this.
"We want to focus on football and not on other things," senior safety Darrell Stuckey said. "I feel like everything about this season has been focusing on other things besides football. I'm here to play
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strategy or their performance
"We want to focus on football and not on other things."
football, not talk about other things."
DARRELL STUCKEY Senior safety
After athletics director Lew Perkins released a statement confirming that he met with players — and after former players have come forward with stories
That's not what happened this week.
about their time with Mangino the media attention has been turned up this week.
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing addressed the situation.
emphasizing the need to remain focused on the tough task of playing against Texas.
"I told them this was going to be something that was hard to handle," Reesing said. "As you can tell I've been standing here for five minutes, and I've answered zero questions about the game against Texas this Saturday. It's going to be something we're going
.
The javahawks spent the week saying all the right things. They talked about honing in on the Longhorns. They preached that the surrounding situation won't affect members inside the team.
to have to deal with."
And they've talked about still attempting to earn a spot in a bowl game.
"To tell you the truth, as soon
Still, the timing really couldn't be much worse for a Kansas team that has dropped five consecutive
as we step on the field it's like nothing has happened" senior wide receiver Kerry Meier said. "I think that's the right way we need to approach it."
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COMMENTARY
Taylor does not live up to hype of preseason
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
W here, oh, where has my No. 10 been? In a year where
No. 1 Kansas still seems too good to be true (although tempered a tad by Memphis), the recalcitrant playmaker with NBA potential has been, well, a dud. This year sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor swapped his jersey number from 15 to 10. Ever since that change, the once sparkling jewel has withered and decayed.
In the season opener, a 101-65 slaughtering of Hofstra, Taylor had a quietly productive night, leading the team with six assists and tagging on eight points. However the feisty guard's definitive "number three option" label in last year's offense had never been so glaringly slung into the past as it was that night.
As Taylor did his part with 24 minutes of play, freshman guard Xavier Henry hoarded a gleaming national spotlight, scoring 27 points off of endless three-pointers and thunderous slams. It was a booming proclamation that we might not see Taylor reach the hype that once followed him in high school.
Preceding his days in Lawrence, Taylor was the hero at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, N.J. He had all the credentials you could name. Awards? Hudson County 2008 Player of the Year and USA Today's fictitious national championship. Legendary coach? Had that too. Bobby Hurley Sr. Dream-like last hurrah? Yes, even that too. In his senior year, Taylor led his school to a 32-0 record and claimed the 2008 Tournament of Champions.
After proving to be one of the most dynamic freshman in the nation and earning Freshman All-America Third Team honors, it seemed as if Taylor would only shine even brighter in his sophomore campaign and function as the eventual successor to Collins. His inconsistent yet still highly promising year seemed to be nothing but the next chapter in the life of a future NBA stud.
Oh, how things can change.
When spelling a cramp-ridden Collins against Memphis, Taylor looked like a cat near water. He never found anything close to a comfort zone in the Scottrade Center, finishing 0-4 from the field with seven turnovers and only two free throws to show.
While Taylor would like to put up 30 points on any given night, that is simply not what is best for this talent heavy team. He is clearly struggling with this humbling realization as he clunks shot after shot.
And the rapid development of freshman guard Elijah Johnson, who ironically snagged Taylor's former No. 15, the consistency of junior guard Tyrel Reed and the return of injury free freshman guard C.J. Henry can do nothing but decrease Taylor's minutes on
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THE UNIVERSITY DIRTY KANSAN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
OUOTE OF THE DAY
"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play."
Mike Singletary
FACT OF THE DAY
The women's basketball team has opened with a road victory for four straight seasons.
Source: Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What was Kansas' road record last season?
A:5-12.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported on Nov. 18 that at Clinton Lake:
TROUT are good at 0.5 pounds. Anglers are having success using little cleos, castmasters, roostertails, power bait and minnows under hobber
CRAPPIE are slow at 0.5-1.5 pounds. Crappie are being caught over brushpiles on minnows or jigs in about 15-20 feet below the surface and off deepwater rocky areas.
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BIG 12 FOOTBALL Osborne impressed with Snyder's return
LINCOLN, Neb. — Tom Osborne says he admires the job coach Bill Snyder has done in his return to Kansas State.
Snyder never beat Osborne's Nebraska teams in nine meetings, but he did build K-State into a Big 12 power in the 1990s.
Mangino's reputation is damaged
Associated Press
MORNING BREW
Welcome aboard the RMS Titanic! No, I'm not talking about the one that sank on April 15, 1912. I'm talking about the one that's currently sinking under Captain Mark Mangino.
The once seemingly unsinkable Kansas football team was cruising along for several weeks. A mere 34 days after the Jayhawks were ranked 15th in the USA Today poll, they lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers and most likely their chance to go to a bowl game.
After the Nebraska game, I was not ready to suggest firing Mangino, but I was close. Considering what he had done for this program, I was willing to give him at least another year to prove he could turn this team around. However, after Lew Perkins announced that there would be an internal review of the football program this week, it is now fair to question Mangino's job security.
There are current and former players coming forward and making accusations against the head coach. Perkins was left with little choice and had to look into it.
The big thing here is that Perkins could have kept this investigation quiet, but he didn't. He
BY MAX VOSBURGH
mvosburgh@kansan.com
chose to come out and announce it publicly. He's sending a message. Mangino hinted at that message during his press conference Tuesday when he said that he's lost the support of "some people around here."
Subsequently, things have begun to unravel around Mangino. His reputation has been so badly damaged by this debacle that recruiting may take a hit.
An article by ESPN's Joe Schad reported that as many as five former players are beginning to speak out against Mangino's verbal abuse.
Former Kansas wide receiver Raymond Brown came forward. Brown, whose brother was shot in the arm while in St. Louis, told Schad, "I dropped a pass and [Mangino] was mad. And I said, 'Yes, sir. Yes, sir.' The yelling didn't bother me. But then he said, 'Shut up!' He said, 'If you don't shut up, I'm going to send you back to St.
Louis so you can get shot with your homies."
Brown also told Schad that another player had let it be known that he had dreams of becoming a lawyer and that his father was an alcoholic.
"One day, [Mangino] said in front of the entire team. 'Are you going to be a lawyer or do you want to become an alcoholic like
your Dad?" Brown revealed to Schad.
Former Kansas wide receiver Marcus Herford told Schad, "He'd say things like, 'I'll send you back to the street'
Mangino
corner where you came from."
ESPN also reported that some players were threatening to transfer because they felt they had been spoken to in a disrespectful manner.
What high school player is sitting at home right now thinking that they want to come to Kansas and play for someone like that? Now that Mangino is beginning to garner the reputation that he disrespects his players, it becomes
THE
MORNING
BREW
problematic
Don't get me wrong. Mangino has done a lot for this school. He has taken Kansas football and turned it into a respectable program around the country. While I am thankful for that, I do not believe he is the coach that will take this program from where we've been the last couple years to the next level.
Even after "resurrecting" the Kansas football program and being named coach of the year in 2007, no big time program came in to try and steal him away. This appears to be the end of the line for Mark Mangino at Kansas.
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LINCOLN, Neb. - When Nebraska's Zac Lee was benched for a game and the first quarter of another, he soothed himself by remembering the words of an old pro he knows.
"My dad told me when I first started playing quarterback that you're not a true quarterback until you're run out of at least one place," Lee said. "So taking that to heart, and really hearing that for as long as I've heard that, it's just part of the deal. You have to be prepared for it."
Lee is the son of Bob Lee, who played for three teams in a 12-year NFL career. The young Lee has rebounded quite nicely since re-establishing his grip on the job after losing it briefly to freshman Cody Green.
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson has put in some new wrinkles to tailor the system to Lee's strengths. All signs point to the junior keeping the job the rest of the way.
Lee will lead the Huskers (7-3, 4-2 Big 12) on Saturday as they play for the Big 12 North title against Kansas State (6-5, 4-3).
Zac had a chance to sit back and evaluate the situation he was in," Watson said. "He wanted to play. Given his opportunity, he
Watson kept things simple after Lee took over for Green in the second quarter against Oklahoma two weeks ago. Lee essentially handed off the ball to Roy Helu Jr. and mixed in a handful of passes. The defense did the rest in a 10-3 victory.
came back and grasped what we've been trying to get him to grasp. It's just managing the game of football. Start there and grow from there. He's done a nice job the last two games of just managing wins."
Helu was the focus again in last week's 31-17 win at Kansas, but Lee ran nine times for 59 yards and passed for 196 yards. Lee brought back memories of the Nebraska offenses of the 1980s and '90s by throwing play-action passes off the triple-option look.
Coach Bo Pelini said Lee's confidence was shaken in October, with fans and critics calling for Green.
"The negativity and controversy, that will affect anybody," Pelini said. The coach said he saw Lee's "swagger" return against the lavhawks.
With the tweaked offense, Lee said, his choices are limited in the passing game, and that's a good thing. If his first or second reads are not open, he can take off running.
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BASEBALL Jayhawks agree to play with Walla Walla Sweets
"That is where we are going to start, I am confident that these three — James, Jordan and Kevin — will be a good step in that direction,"Walla Walla Sweets general manager Zachery Fraser said in a press release. "They come highly recommended from a program that has quickly become one of the elite programs in a top conference."
Three current Jayhawks have agreed to play summer ball in Washington with the Walla Walla Sweets, the team announced Wednesday. The Sweets, an expansion team in the West Coast League, have signed sophomore James Stanfield along with freshmen Jordan Dreiling and Kevin Kuntz for what will be the Sweets' inaugural season.
Stanfield, an Owasso, Okla., native, played in 23 games as a freshman, turning in a.250 batting average with a double and 13 RBIs. He was primarily used as a utility infielder during the 2009 campaign.
Both Kuntz, an infielder from Overland Park, and Dreiling, a Lawrence infielder who was a redshirt last season, will take their first swings at the collegiate level when the Jayhawks open up play this spring.
Ben Ward
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dwayne Collins had 23 points and 14 rebounds as Miami overpowered Tulane 74-54 Thursday in the first round of the Charleston Classic.
"He played like a man today," Miami coach Frank Haith said. "It was a really good effort. We shared the ball, had 19 assists, and I thought our defense exerted itself in the second half, and we got on the offensive glass."
Collins made all eight of his shots from the field, and eight of his rebounds came on the offensive end.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Miami defeats Tulane in Charleston Classic opener
"I was disappointed I didn't shoot better from the free throw line," the power forward said. "Other than that, I guess I'll take it. I thought we played well as a team, especially on defense."
Collins was miffed that he made only seven of 12 foul shots.
The Hurricanes (3-0) broke away early in the second half with a 19-4 run. They advanced to play the Penn State-UNC Wilmington winner.
Miami held Tulane to 20 points in the second half, limiting the Green Wave to 30 percent shooting.
Kris Richard scored 13 points for Tulane (0-2).
-Associated Press
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
SPORTS
3B
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
games.
In need of one more victory to become bowl eligible, Kansas faces its toughest challenge of the season in Texas — a team competing
for a spot in the national championship game.
The Longhorns have rolled through the season without too many hiccups. Texas' closest game of the last four weeks? A
27-point victory at then-No. 14 Oklahoma State.
The game will be played on
Texas is a team Mangino described as having "no weaknesses."
CHRIS HARRIS
Junior cornerback
"We have to be focused as a team and make sure we keep everyone focused on this game."
team in the nation, so there's a lot of pressure," freshman linebacker Huldon Tharp said. "But nothing is going to stop us."
"We're going against the No. 3
will be played on ABC, in prime time,
in Darrell K Royal-
Texas Memorial
Stadium which holds
100,119 fans. It will
easily be the largest
crowd to watch
Kansas play this
season.
At this point, the stage really doesn't get much bigger.
"We have to be focused as a team and make sure we keep everyone focused on this game" junior cornerback Chris Harris said. "It's exciting, and we've played back to back weeks on
ABC. Going against Texas live on TV, I'm pretty sure everyone is going to see that. It's a chance to go out there and showcase how good you are."
Mangino said Tuesday that he hadn't lost the support from his team, and he re-emphasized that message Wednesday.
It was a point the Jayhawks highlighted this week.
"It's going in a positive direction, regardless of what negativity is going on in the past with losses," Stuckey said. "We still want to go out there and win and play every game."
Follow Jayson Jenks at twitter.com/JaysonJenks.
Edited by Megan Morriss
MANGINO ADDRESSES SITUATION ON RADIO
Coach Mark Mangino responded to allegations on his weekly radio show that he verbally and, in one case, physically abused players.
After Athletics Director Lew Perkins released a statement early in the week revealing an internal investigation would take place, former players have come forward with allegations against Mangino.
For the third time this week, Mangino addressed the issue. This time, he did so through his weekly radio show, "HawkTalk with Mark Manigo" on 610 AM
"We've improved graduation rates for football." Mangino said on the radio show."We have semester records since they've been keeping them for team
GPA. We're graduating kids.
We're putting kids out into the world that are prepared."
Mangino has come under fire this week as former players have continued to release stories that allege the coach used less-than-appropriate tactics to get his point across.
Thursday evening, though, the coach once again discussed the issue without delving into specifics. He also spoke of Kansas's success stories, naming former players such as Brandon McAnderson, Nick Reid and Charles Gordon as examples.
"I can't do the work of parents and what they should have done before they got to me," Mangino said on his show. "Some of those guys are bitter and some that's the problem. I can't do anything about that."
"There are some things for 18 years that happened in their lives that I can't change in four years of college. Can't do it. Can't change their behaviors. Cann't change their attitudes."
In his radio show, Mangino described those reports as "embellished" while continuing to stand by his style of coaching.
"I think there are people embarrassing this program just for their 15 minutes of fame," Mandino said.
Associate Athletic Director Jim Marchiony confirmed Thursday night that Mangino will travel and coach the team against Texas tomorrow night.
"Nothing will be decided until the review is finished," Marchiony said.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Michigan may be intense opponent despite low record
Jayson Jenks
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Crash the boards and you just might set off the ticking time bomb that is Kevin Borseth.
Borseth, Michigan's head coach,
struck YouTube gold a few years
back at a postgame press conference
following a tough loss to rival
Wisconsin. The animated skipper
hurled his clip board at the podium and proceeded to irately rant about his team's lack of effort on offensive rebounding and unjust foul calls.
Borseth could easily find his team in a similar debacle after this Sunday's Michigan vs. No.19 Kansas duel at 2 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks have fiercely dominated the boards, tallying a total of 89 reebounds in their first two games. Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland, junior center Krysten Boogaard, senior guard Danielle McCray and junior forward Nicollette Smith have served as a premier rebounding collective, helping Kansas rack up second-chance points. Defensively, the dominance in rebounding makes
it that much more important for the opposition to sink their first shot. They're not going to get another.
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Senior guard Sade Morris said that solid rebounding and defense can prove to the Big Ten that Kansas is more than just a scoring team.
"We're the Big 12." Morris said. "We can play some defense."
Michigan suffered from a 10-20 record last year after going a dreadful 3-15 in the Big Ten. They dropped both games to Iowa last year, a team that Kansas has beaten two consecutive years as of last Wednesday.
But the revitalized Wolverines (3-0) shouldn't be counted out just yet. The maize and blue tote a leader with game-changing burners in junior guard Veronica Hicks. She can fearlessly drive to the hoop for a runner or joke inside and then step back for a distanced three pointer. Hicks will pose a dynamite matchup to watch as she goes head to head with electrifying freshman guard Angel Goodrich. Michigan's freshman guard Dayesha Hollins has already lived up to the preseason hype, after posting
17 points in a victory last Monday over Marquette and then 18 more in last night's win over Southern Miss. Sophomore forward Carmen Reynolds, who scored 19 in the season opener against Ball State, has provided Borseth with a much needed boost in the paint. Senior center Krista Phillips stands at 6-foot-6 and will be the greatest rebounding threat to Boogaard and Sutherland.
"Both leagues have size," coach Bonnie Henrickson said when comparing the Big Ten to the Big 12.
If history bodes well, Kansas should roll on Sunday as it owns the paint with size and skill. Watch your head, because clipboards could be flying once more.
"A lot of it is just doing the little things," senior guard Kelly Kohn said. "You have to make sure that you're staying in the game for 40 minutes."
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Freshman guard Angei Goodrich pulls up for a jump shot during the Jayhawks' game against Oral Roberts Sunday, Kansas, ranked 19th in the country, will face Michigan at 2 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
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KEY TO THE GAME:
Consistent offense
In the No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, the team was plagued with several lengthy scoring droughts, especially in the first half. On two separate occasions the Jayhawks went nearly four minutes of game time without scoring any points. While Kansas used a strong offensive second half to get the victory in Iowa
City, inconsistent scoring like that could allow the Michigan Wolverines to stay in the game. The Jayhawks need to find a way to keep their rhythm going for the whole game and take advantage of the home court the team will have this Sunday.
KEEP AN EYE ON:
Angel Goodrich
Redshirt freshman guard Angel Goodrich played an
impressive second half against the Hawkeyes last Wednesday
After a disap
pointing first
half where
she did not
make a shot,
Goodrich
changed her
game up a
little
and started driving the basket. The adjustment
Goodrich
allowed her to sink five baskets on her way to 10 second half points. The ability and willingness to score is an aspect of Goodrich's game that was not present in the Jayhawks' two exhibition games, but has presented itself in both regular season games. Goodrich should be able to continue this promising trend against the Wolverines on Sunday.
OPPONENT TO WATCH:
Daveesha Hollins
Michigan freshman guard Dayeesha Hollins has scored a total of 29 points in Michigan's two games against Ball State and Marquette. She is the Wolverines' second leading scorer, one point behind sophomore forward Carmen Reynolds. The Jayhawks continued to
struggle at defending talented point guards in their victory against the Hawkeyes. Iowa's junior guard Kachine Alexander torched the Jayhawks for 23 points. If the Jayhawks defense does not find a way to clamp down, Hollins could easily have a very productive game.
Andrew Taylor
NFL
Dolphins hold off Panthers for victory
BY MIKE CRANSTON
Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ricky Williams is 32 and far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture.
A day after learning Brown is lost for the season, the Dolphins (5-5) continued their surge after an 0-3 start behind Williams. The 2002 NFL rushing champion had a receiving and rushing touchdown in the same game for the first time in his career that includes a couple of lost seasons.
Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Dolphins beat the Carolina Panthers 24-17 on Thursday night for their fourth win in six games.
"Coach always talks about finishing," Williams said. "Sometimes in this league, in a physical game, it's difficult to finish. I think in the past we've prided ourselves
on finishing games and we did a good job tonight."
DeAngelo Williams rushed for 122 yards, but Delhomme had his streak of three games without an interception snapped, then couldn't lead a late comeback bid.
Dolphins coach Tony Sparano hinted his team might abandon the wildcat without Brown, who was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a foot
"Coach always talks about finishing... I think in the past we've prided ourselves on finishing..."
RICKY WILLIAMS Dolphins running back
down as time expired.
It was enough to beat the Panthers (4-6) when Jake Delhomme's desperation pass into the end zone was knocked
Miami took a 14-3 halftime lead when Williams took the direct snap at the 1 and got to the end zone ahead of speedy linebacker Jon Beason.
in injury. And Miami didn't use the formation until the second quarter. It coincided with the Dolphins' first touchdown drive — Chad Henne's 14-yard touchdown pass to Williams, who wrestled away from linebacker Na'il Diggs.
"Our offense really clicked,"
Dolphins left tackle Jake Long said, "Ricky ran great."
The Panthers got within 17-14 on Steve Smith's leaping 27-yard touchdown catch and DeAngelo Williams' 2-point conversion run with 5:18 left. But Ricky Williams bounced to the outside and shook off Sherrod Martin at the Carolina 5 on a 46-yard touchdown run on the ensuing possession.
Williams also caught two passes for 19 yards and a touchdown. Chad Henne overcame losing his center and his backup and committed no turnovers.
Still, the Dolphins had to hold off the Panthers. After Williams' long run, the Panthers kicked a field goal. They then forced a punt, and Delhomme found Gary Barnidge on passes of 29 and 17 yards.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Rodney McGruder scored 20 points and four teammates hit double figures as Kansas State downed Boston University 80-70 Thursday night at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
The balanced Wildcats (3-0) got 14 points from Jacob Pullen, 12 from Curtis Kelly, 11 from Jamar Samuels and 10 from
Kansas State led 62-57 with 5:18 to play, then went on an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to nail it down.
The Terriers (0-3) were led by the 1-2 punch of Tyler Morris and John Holland. Morris scored 21 and Holland 20. Carlos Strong added 11, and Jake O'Brien had 10.
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<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>FG-FGA</th><th>3FG-3FGA</th><th>Rebs</th><th>A</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Markleff Morris</td><td>4-4</td><td>0-0</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Cole Aldrich</td><td>3-7</td><td>0-0</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Xavier Henry</td><td>4-8</td><td>2-3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Sherron Collins</td><td>4-7</td><td>2-4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Tyshawn Taylor</td><td>1-6</td><td>0-1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Thomas Robinson</td><td>2-6</td><td>0-0</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>CJ Henry</td><td>3-4</td><td>2-3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Tyrel Reed</td><td>4-5</td><td>4-5</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Elijah Johnson</td><td>3-4</td><td>1-2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Marcus Morris</td><td>4-5</td><td>0-1</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Chase Buford</td><td>1-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>33-58</td><td>11-19</td><td>36</td><td>19</td><td>97</td></tr></tbody></table>
Central Arkansas
<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td>FG-FGA</td><td>3FG-3FGA</td><td>Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Mitch Rueter</td><td>1-7</td><td>0-3</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Carols Dos Santos</td><td>1-7</td><td>0-0</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Mike Pouncy</td><td>3-11</td><td>0-2</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Jared Rehmel</td><td>3-12</td><td>1-4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Imad Qahwash</td><td>1-5</td><td>0-1</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Robert Crawford</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Ryan Daniels</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Dewan Clayborn</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Henson</td><td>3-4</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Tadre Sheppard</td><td>2-5</td><td>0-0</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Chris Williams</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>14-55</td><td>1-14</td><td>38</td><td>8</td><td>44</td></tr></table>
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR
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In the Jayhawks' 57-55 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday the Jayhawks had an astounding 21 turnovers compared to meager 20 field goals. After a rocky and eerily similar start against Central Arkansas, Kansas turned things around en route to a 94-44 victory.
For a brief moment in the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks' game against the Central Arkansas Bears it seemed as though a story similar to Kansas' game against the Memphis Tigers might unfold before the eyes of the faithful in Allen Fieldhouse.
"We took better care of the basketball," coach Bill Self said. "That's a positive after pitching it all over the building Tuesday."
In the first two minutes of play
against the Bears, the Jayhawks had already committed two turnovers, both by junior center Cole Aldrich, and had not even attempted a field goal, much less made one.
Then with 18 minutes left in the half sophomore forward Marcus Morris, making his first start of the season, sank a jumper from outside the paint to give Kansas its first points of the game.
After that Kansas never looked back. Aldrich's two turnovers served as the Jayhawks' only giveaways until Marcus Morris lost the ball with four seconds remaining in the half. That turnover led to a Central Arkansas basket that simply cut what would have been a 24-point halftime lead to a still daunting 22-point lead that the Bears never even came close to recovering from.
When the final buzzer sounded,
Kansas had only turned the ball over a total of seven times. To give that statistic a little perspective, sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor committed seven turnovers by himself in the lavwhak's victory over Memphis.
sive performance against Memphis, Taylor did not give the ball away once against Central Arkansas.
"He had no turnovers, so from my standpoint he probably had a pretty good night," self said.
In conjunction with the rest of Kansas' recovery from a shaky offen-
The lack of turn-
The lack of turnovers against the Bears also significantly aided the Jayhawks in keeping their offense in sync. That fact is
especially evident when comparing the field goal percentages in Kansas' last two games.
"We took better care of the basketball. That's a positive after pitching it all over the building Tuesday."
BILL SELF Kansas coach
In Tuesday's game against Memphis, Kansas rattled off only 43 shot attempts. Out of those Kansas made just 20 for a 46.5 field goal percentage. In Thursday's game against
Central Arkansas however, Kansas shot the ball 59 times and made 33 of those. That gave the team a greatly improved 55.9 field goal percentage.
"When we were turning it over before we could get Cole a touch or Markieff (Morris) a touch, our offense
doesn't run as smoothly" junior guard Tyrrel Reed said.
On the other side of the ball Kansas
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Senior guard Sherron Collins exchanges words with Central Arkansas guard Dewan Clayborn after popping the ball out of Clayborn's hands. Collins played 25 minutes in Kansas' 94-44 win Thursdaynight at Allen Fire
Freshman guard C.J. Henry hits a three during the second half against Central Arkansas. Henry had eight points in his first game as a Jawhayk Thursday night against the Bears.
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tter offense overall
ident when comparing percentages in Kansas' states.
day's game against ansas rattled off only 43 s. Out of those Kansas for a 46.5 field goal per Thursday's game against Central Arkansas, however, Kansas shot the ball 59 times and made 33 of those. That gave the team a greatly improved 55.9 field goal percentage.
"When we were turning it over before we could get Cole a touch or Markieff (Morris) a touch, our offense as smoothly" junior Reed said.
er side of the ball Kansas
continued to showcase a much stronger defense than they had in their two exhibition games. A huge factor in the continuation of that trend against Central Arkansas revolved around Kansas' ability to force turnovers. On Thursday the Bears gave the ball away 18 times, which led to 28 of the Jahawks' 94 points.
"I knew that they were going to come out even tougher after they struggled against Memphis," Central Arkansas senior guard Mike Pouncy said. "I knew that their coach was going to get on them and they were going to pressure us even more."
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Junior center Cole Aldrich slams a dunk over a Central Arkansas player Thursday night. Kansas moved to 3-0 to the 91-44 victory.
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry hits his first three during Thursday night's game against Central Arkansas in Allen Fieldhouse. Henry shot four for eight from the field and led the Jayhawks with 12 points.
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Game to remember
Aldrich
This was Henry's first action in four years since his high school team lost in the semis of the state tournament. He missed his first three-point attempt, a shot he didn't want to take on a play he was called for. In the second half, he made both his three-point attempts and finished with eight points. He looked like he hadn't missed a beat. More importantly, he said his knee feels fine and he will try to earn more minutes in practice.
Stat of the night
25. 5%
That's the percentage the Central Arkansas Bears shot from the field last night. At times it was even worse
than that for the Bears as they entered half time with a paltry 15 points after earning a 19.2 field goal percentage in the opening half. After Kansas went on a 0-0 run in the first half, the Bears never stood a chance as they fell to the Jayhawks 94-44.
Self
Quote of the night
"I was good on nine foot. Seriously. No, I'm serious. I was really good."
Bill Self on the enjoyment of dunking in his past
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Prime plays
(score after play)
1ST HALF
17:24 — In his fourth consecutive home game, Xavier Henry's first shot was a made three. (5-2)
16:35 — Sherron Collins made a great move to shake his defender and stepped back for a three. (8-2)
12:24 — Xavier Henry missed a difficult layup and Thomas Robinson was there to clean it up, getting half his body above the rim for a two handed dunk. (16-5)
8:50 — Tyshawn Taylor alley-oop passed to Markieff Morris. (22-5)
2:28 — Marcus Morris put his head down and took his opponents to the hoop for an and-one lay in. (37-9)
12:27 — Somehow, in all the excitement from making a rare basket, the Central Arkansas defense forgot about Sherron Collins. He jogged up the court unguarded and stepped into one of the easiest threes he could take. (58-21)
8:20 — Xavier Henry hit a three with a defender right in his grill. (68-28)
2ND HALF
14:15 — Markieff Morris took Tyrel Reed's missed three and put it down with two-handed authority. (53-17)
2:30 — Chase Buford threw up a wild arching shot, drawing contact. The ball rolled its way in. (87-39)
5:08 — Tyrel Reed hit a contested fade away two point jumper while the shot clock was expiring. (76-32)
Key stats
This was the Jayhawk's largest margin of victory (50) since Kansas defeated Dartmouth by 11 Nov. 28, 2008.
The Jayhawks went on a 23-0 run in a 12 minute span in the first half. The Bears went 0-15 in that time.
Marcus Morris completed three three-point plays while making his first start.
This was the first time Kansas wore their red jerseys since Dec. 30 2008 vs. Albany.
— Corey Thibodeaux
■ Thomas Robinson (eight), Marcus Morris (12), Tyrel Reed (12), Markieff Morris (eight) and Chase Buford (four) all recorded season high scores Thursday.
Memphis.
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Sherron Collins went down writhing in pain favoring his left ankle. He limped off the court into the locker room. But just as he did against Memphis, he returned. This time, he only spent a few minutes in the locker room and seemed to have no ill effects afterward.
The ball movement was vastly improved and the younger players, Xavier Henry, Elijah
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"We took better care of the basketball," Self said. "That's a positive after pitching it all over the building Tuesday."
Johnson and Thomas Robinson especially looked more comfortable than they did in St. Louis.
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In last night's game against Central Arkansas, Taylor was anemic. He was the only scoreless starter in the first half as he watched his teammates have a field day in their expected thrashing of the Bears. His jump shots were nothing but a tease as they bobbed and bounced around a rim that had answers for everyone but him. He was even blocked on a drive to the hoop and then abruptly replaced by Johnson. Taylor was visibly infuriated as he took his time to find a seat on the bench.
"He's laboring a little bit right now," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "He doesn't trust his shot as much."
It was a truluent offseason for the diva-like talent, who may be NBA bound after a
potentially frustrating regular season with the crimson and blue. It's still way too early to seal anyone's fate, but perhaps a busted pinky and an exposed shakable ego was the beginning of the end for the old "15" turned "10."
With every roll of the eyes or barely missed jump shot, we are all reminded of Taylor's emphatic fall to normalcy. Along with Self and the Jayhawk nation, I pray that Taylor proves me wrong. But until that happens, you'll just have to wonder.
Maybe that jersey switch wasn't such a good idea after all.
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Kansas aims to claim first victory ever against Nebraska
BY ZACH GETZ
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In the 84 times that Kansas has played Nebraska, it has yet to muster a victory. Kansas is now 0-83-1 all-time against Nebraska but will have another shot to defeat the No. 9-ranked Cornhuskers at 3 p.m. Saturday in Lawrence.
Nebraska is consistently talented and in the top 10 every year, and the dominance over Kansas speaks volumes about the type of program Nebraska is, coach Ray Bechard said.
"We've never lost to a bad Nebraska team," Beard said. "It tld
be great to break at some point. If we keep working day in and day out, and year in and year out, it'll happen at some point."
Volleyball is huge in Nebraska, said Paige Mazour, senior middle
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Senior setter Katie Martinich said she felt that Kansas has com-
"We've proven in the past couple years that we can hang with them..."
there." Mazour said. "They sell out in four minutes, and in the whole state, football and volleyball is always a big thing."
KATIE MARTINCICH Senior setter
peted well against Nebraska recently.
"We've proven in the past couple years that we can hang with them, but it would be great to actually pull out a win this time at home," Martinicci said.
Kansas comes in with a 15-12 (7-10)
record while Nebraska has a 20-6 (13-4) record. During the first
match between the teams this season, Kansas played Nebraska close in all three sets, but Nebraska was able to pull away late in each of the sets.
Kansas will need a total team effort and everyone will need to have a good game, coach Ray Bechard said.
"It's going to take a good effort in all phases," Bechard said. "They went through a phase earlier in the year where they were still developing, but they play at tremendous tempo and are solid at all phases."
The Jayhawks will try to use the urgency of the end of the season and post-season aspirations to fuel team motivation, Martincich said.
"When we played K-State here and Baylor here, there was definitely that urgency," Martincich said. "Everyone on our team felt it, so hopefully we can bring that back and win Saturday against Nebraska."
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Senior setter Katie Martinick, middle, celebrates with sophomore setter Nicole Tate, left, and senior defensive specialist Melissa Grieb, right, after a comeback against Baylor Saturday. Kansas won the match 3-1.
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Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, left, tries to stop a Colorado tailback on Oct. 14. Missouri won against Kansas State last weekend to end a streak of four losses in five games.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sean Weatherspoon was fed up with the second-half collapses. That's why Missouri's senior linebacker and captain gathered teammates around at halftime at Kansas State last week and made it clear: It wasn't going to happen again.
It didn't — Missouri (6-4, 2-4)
beat Kansas State to end a streak
of four losses in five games.
A week earlier, in a stunning home loss to Baylor, the Tigers gave 24 second-half points, part of a trend of bad second halves by the Tigers.
"We came in the locker room during halftime and he kind of had coach blow the whistle and get everyone quiet," cornerback Kevin Rutland said of Weatherspoon. "Then he said, 'Guys, we're not having this again. We're not going to go out at halftime and slow down. We're going to keep going downhill.' And guys listened and
we did that."
The defense kept an opponent out of the end zone for the first time this season and forced three takeaways, the second-most of the season.
Meanwhile, the Missouri offense scored 21 points off those turnovers after scoring just 23 points off of 13 turnovers the previous nine games.
One play that stood out for the defense was a ball that linebacker Zaviar Gooden forced out of Kansas State receiver Brandon
Banks' hands at the Missouri 1. The ball took a good Missouri bounce into the end zone for a touchback.
"From my standpoint if you do that, if you go up and down with all the stuff that happens in a game, geez, they'd have to take me away, it's just too much," coach Gary Pinkel said. "You create your own luck, I firmly believe that."
Missouri hopes to make it two in a row Saturday with the home finale against Iowa State (6-5, 3-4).
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Carolina Hurricanes' Sergei Samsonov (14), from Russia, tries to score as Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie Jonas Gustavsson, left, defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C. Thursday Hurricanes' Tuomo Ruutu (15), from Finland, and Maple Leafs 'lan White (7) look on at right.
Hurricanes rally win in overtime
BY JOEDY MCCREARY
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RALEIGH, N.C. — Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Thursday night.
The latest meeting of the NHLs worst teams had a wild finish. Ian White put the Maple Leafs ahead 5-4 with 29.9 seconds remaining, but Erik Cole tapped in a rebound with 2.9 seconds left to force overtime.
After an uneventful overtime, Ruutu and Jokiken beat Jonas Gustavsson with wrist shots and Manny Legace stopped Phil Kessel and Lee Stempiak to preserve his first victory with the Hurricanes.
Gustavson finished with 40 saves — and assisted on Alexei Ponikarovsky's third-period goal
- for Toronto, which picked up points for the first time since Nov. 7, having lost four straight in regulation since.
When these teams last met two weeks ago, the Hurricanes were
in the midst of their club-worst-tying 14-game winless streak and lost to the Maple Leafs to claim the indignity of being the worst team in the NHL. Since then, Carolina lost two goals to injury, including franchise cornerstone Cam Ward, and Legace was brought in to stabilize things for a while.
The situation in the standings hasn't improved much for either team: Carolina entered winless in 15 of its last 16 and haven't won a game in regulation since Oct. 9. The Maple Leafs came in with a lengthy slump of their own, having won only once since their previous visit to Raleigh. The teams entered with a combined record of 6-23-10, and each had 11 points — four behind Anaheim.
Early on, anyway, Toronto seemed determined to stop its slide, scoring 61 seconds in — the quickest goal Carolina has allowed this season — on its second shot of the night, then pushed its lead to 3-0 when Grabovski whipped in a rebound in the final moments of the period.
LPGA
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RICHMOND, Texas — Michelle Wie withdrew from the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship because of a sprained left ankle Thursday, a few hours after Lorena Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 in breezy conditions to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin.
The 20-year-old Wie, fresh off her first LPGA victory last week at Ochoa's tournament in Mexico, shot a 72 in the afternoon. She limped through her round on the gimpy ankle that she sprained during the Solheim Cup in August.
"I wanted to do everything I could do to fight through the injury." Wie said in a statement. "It
bothered me last week in Mexico, but I was able to play through the pain. I realized today that I wouldn't be able to continue to play through it."
Wie drew the largest galleries at the Houstonian Golf and Country
Club and she was 3 under through 12 holes. Her ankle gave way on the 13th tee, and she stumbled backward, sliced her tee shot into the rough and took her first bogey.
She bent over in apparent pain on No. 14 and slipped again hitting her tee shot to the par-3 17th. Wie smacked her right leg and yelled an obscurity as the ball sailed right and rolled into the water. She made a double bogey to slip back to even par.
Wie went for treatment after her round and withdrew about an hour later.
"I wanted to do everything I could do to fight through the injury."
"I want to make sure that I'm being smart with it," Wie said. "I will return home to have it looked at by my doctors and follow their advice for treatment."
The first round was suspended because of darkness at 5:25 p.m., with four groups still on the course.
Ochoa teed off in the morning, before the wind picked up.
She was four shots ahead of Jiyai Shin (70) on the leaderboard, but the 21-year-old South Korean leads Ochoa by eight points in the race to become the tour's player of the year. To earn the honor for the fourth straight year, Ochoa must win this week or finish no worse than third and hope Shin places out of the top 10.
MICHELLE WIE
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Shin and Ochoa started on the back nine and both were 2 under after three holes. Shin added birdies Nos. 13 and 15 to move to 4 under.
Both players bogeyed the difficult 17th, then picked up birdies early on their second nines. Ochoa added birds on Nos. 6, 8 and 9, capping her round with a 15-foot
putt and a modest fist pump.
"Tomorrow is a new start," Ochoa said. "I'm going to play like I'm a few shots behind and continue being aggressive and give myself chances to win on Sunday."
Ochoa is feeling
more relaxed this week after deating with the demands of playing the tournament host.
"Last week was a little bit tough in many different ways with all the things to do and all the pressure," she said. "Everything is a little bit easier, if you compare it to last week."
Shin bogeyed two of her last four holes as the wind strengthened. She is trying to sweep the rookie and player awards. Nancy Lopez is the only player to win both in the same season, accomplishing the feat in 1978.
Shin and Ochoa are also in a virtual dead heat for the Vare Trophy, given to the player with the season's lowest scoring average.
"I played 2 under, which was not bad in the wind," Shin said. "Lorena, she played really good, a 66. But we still have three more rounds. I will just focus on my game and try my best for three more days."
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NCAA BASKETBALL
Gophers win despite missing player
BY DAVE CAMPBELL
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MINNEAPOLIS — Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday.
Al Nolen's steal and wraparound pass to Williams for a fast-break dunk over the pursuing defender got the crowd going a little. Five minutes later, Williams was fouled trying use the baseline for a slam and fell hard on his side. He made both free throws, though, and on his next two drives he chose layups instead as the Gophers began to exert themselves.
Missing senior leader and top scorer Lawrence Westbrook to a stomach virus, the Gophers (3-0) finished 5 for 19 from 3-point range and were outbounded 34-29 by a team in its first year as a full-fledged Division I program.
Damian Johnson had 15 points, six rebounds, three blocks and two steals, though, to lead another strong defensive effort. Minnesota had 30 points off 26 Utah Valley turnovers, and five Gophers turnovers only gave the Wolverines (1-2) two points.
Williams had one more dunk in him at the end of another fastbreak fueled by this active defense coach Tubby Smith pushes his teams to play. That pushed Minnesota's lead to 73-51 with $2 \frac{1}{2}$ minutes left.
Jordan Swarbick led Utah Valley with 11 points and Tyray Petty had eight points and nine rebounds, giving Minnesota plenty to work on before playing 11th-ranked Butler next week.
The Wolverines fell behind 41-26 early in the second half when the Gophers appeared poised to run away with the game. Utah Valley didn't wilt, though, with peppy point guard Eric Dearden rushing to the rim for layups and Petty and Swarbick muscling for position underneath.
Minnesota's Colton Iverson, left, guards against a shot by Utah Valley State's Kevin Woods II (5). Minnesota beat Utah Valley despite the absence of senior leading scorer Lawrence Westbrook.
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Diving invitational to house impressive competition
Kansas is in Houston to compete in first full invite of season
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The swimming and diving program enjoyed an exciting week in Lawrence. After Kansas announced the signing of nine highly decorated recruits to the swimming team, the divers will look to carry the excitement to Houston for the Cougar Classic Fall Show.
Eric Elliott said he was not only excited about the meet;he was talking about practice, too.
Diving coach
"This first fall invite is our first dive against a lot of really good competition," Elliott said. "The
other great part is the diving time: they have a great pool here with a meet that helps us train and compete at the same time."
Senior captain Meg Proehl won
the big 12 Diver of the Week award back in October and hasn't let up, winning events in the past two duals. But even she's impressed with the competition this weekend.
"I think this weekend will be really exciting; it's our first chance to compete with really fantastic girls all at once," Proehl said. "There's a girl on the Houston team who's a Russian
Olympian. It definitely helps all of us to compete against this caliber of competition."
"It definitely helps all of us to compete against this caliber of competition."
"They have a great pool here with a meet that helps us train and compete at the same time."
ERIC ELLIOTT Diving coach
mentioned the format of the tournament as preparation for later in the season.
"The way this is set up will help us prepare for conference," Proehl
Elliott said. "We know Allison can be much more consistent and this will be new for Christy so this will be good for both of them."
Elliott said he also expected two other divers, Christy Cash, Lenexa freshman, and Allison Ho, Topeka senior, to compete for wins in Houston.
MEH PROEHL Senior captain
"Christy and Allison have a shot of making the final."
Both Proehl and Elliott
said.
Kansas will compete against a large field including Texas A&M, Louisiana State University. University of Nevada. Las Vegas and Air Force. The meet starts today with the finals scheduled for Sunday.
"This weekend will help the girls get the routine down that we'll go through at conference," Elliott said. "This is a good travel trip and the girls will get a chance to bond, study and just spend a lot of time together."
SWIMMING TEAM SIGNINGS
Swimming coach Clark Campbell is excited about the nine recruits who signed letters of intent to compete for Kansas next year.
"We're extremely pleased. We got some really good student athletes with a lot of potential to
THE FUTURE JAYHAWKS:
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Shelby Cox
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Malia Johnson
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Alison Moffit
(Flower Mound, Texas).
Kaila Lee
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Alison Lusk
(Chattanooga, Tenn.).
Sara Snow
(Springfield, Mo.).
Morgan Sharp
(Houston, Texas).
Kara Stranski
(Portland, Ore.)
make a lot of noise." Campbell said. "There's a mixed bag: some will make an immediate impact and others will take a year or two to develop. But within two years, this class will all be movers and shakers in the Big 12 and NCAA."
- Christian Lucero
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Senior diver Allison Ho completes a full revolution before entering the water. He competed during the dual meet with the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
NCAA BASKETBALL Villanova edges out George Mason by point
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Freshman Isaiah Armwood hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17 seconds left, rallying No. 5 Villanova past George Mason 69-68 Thursday in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
Armwood won it for the Wildcats (3-0) with his only shot of the game. He played just four minutes and came off the bench after Antonio Pena and Taylor King both fouled out.
George Mason (2-1) led by 13 points in the first half. The
Patriots never trailed until late in the second half, but didn't get off a shot after Armwood's basket.
Scottie Reynolds scored 18 points and Corey Fisher had 17 for Villanova.
Ryan Pearson led the Patriots with 14 points and Cam Long added 13.
NCAA FOOTBALL Injured Nebraska players expected to play Saturday
Coach Bo Pelini says tightend Mike McNeill and freshman running back Rex Burkhead are expected to play on Saturday when the Cornhuskers take on Kansas State in Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Things appear to be on the upswing on the injury front for Nebraska.
McNeill suffered a hit to the ribs in last week's game against Kansas. Burkhead has been out since Oct. 13 with a broken foot bone.
Pelini said both did well in Thursday's two-hour practice as the Huskers finish preparations for the Wildcats.
Kickoff is set for 6:45 p.m. Saturday, with television coverage provided by ESPN.
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LSU defeats Middle Tennessee
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LaSondra Barrett added 10 points for LSU (2-0).
All-American forward Alysha Clark had 16 points and a gamehigh 20 rebounds for Middle Tennessee (1-1).
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After an early exchange of leads, LSU had its first double-digit lead by the 9:12 mark of the first half on a putback by Turnbow. The sophomore forward finished with career highs in scoring and rebounding.
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LSU led 35-15 at halftime after Middle Tennessee's Jackie Pickel hit a 3-point shot from just across the midcourt line as time expired. It was the Blue Raiders' second basket in the final 13:25 of the half.
Middle Tennessee got as close as 16 points with 7:10 remaining on a shot by Clark, but the Lady Tigers' lead was quickly back up to 20 on a pair of free throws by Turnbow and a jumper by Barrett.
LSU forward Taylor Turnbow (35) wrestles the offensive rebound away from Middle Tennessee forward Alysha Clark (22) during the second half of the game Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La. Turnbow had 17-points on the night to lead all scorers and Clark had 16-points to lead her team. LSU won 61-40.
The Lady Tigers, who crushed Centenary 92-19 on Sunday in their season opener, held Middle Tennessee to 32.1 percent shooting and its lowest point total since scoring 32 against Tennessee-Martin on Jan. 5, 1998.
LSU senior guard Allison
Hightower was helped to the locker room after leaving the game with 3:02 remaining. Lady Tigers coach Van Chancellor said Hightower, who finished with seven points, suffered from leg cramps but was otherwise OK.
BASKETBALL UNC-Wilmington beats Penn State Thursday
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Chad Tomko scored 21 points and North Carolina-Wilmington made 10 of 16 3-point shots to knock off Penn State 80-69 on
Thursday.
The Seahawks (2-1) held the Nittany Lions to 32.3 percent from the field (21-for-65) in the first round of the Charleston Classic.
The Seahawks led 40-31 at halftime after shooting 61.5 percent from the field, including
7-for-11 from 3-point range.
Penn State, meanwhile, struggled against the Seahawks defense, shooting 35.5 percent from the field in the first half including 2-for-10 from 3-point range.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Sophomore guard Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, in No. 18 Dayton's 63-59 win over No. 21 Georgia Tech in the opening game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday.
Chris Johnson scored 19 points for Dayton (2-0), going 4 for 8 from behind the 3-point line, and Luke Fabrizius added 12 points.
The energetic Flyers came back on Johnson's outside shooting, and Williams, a reserve, sealed the victory with his key 3 and by going 4 for 4 from the free throw line down the stretch. Dayton got 47 points from its backups.
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It took three losses for some people to finally realize that USC is not the best team in the Pac-10 Conference. The Stanford Cardinal ran all over the Trojans last Saturday to pick up a 55-21 victory and effectively knock USC out of the race for the conference championship.With the loss,USC fell to No.22 in the Associated Press Poll, which is its lowest ranking since 2002.
Last week, the Trojans went into their game with Stanford ranked No. 11. It seemed like a fair ranking for a two-loss team in the tough Pac-10, but not after looking at their ranking compared with other teams.
Voters ranked USC ahead of Oregon, which fell in at the No. 14 spot. Both teams had a 7-2 record, but only one team had a 47-20 victory in the head-to-head matchup. The Ducks had steamrolled the Trojans just three weeks ago, but they were still ranked behind the Trojans in the AP Poll and the BCS standings.
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But USC is not the only example of a team being ranked too high. After the Miami Hurricanes upset Oklahoma earlier this season, analysts were quick to assert that the Hurricanes were back and voters promptly inserted them into the top 10.
Just last week, Miami was ranked No. 12, right behind USC. Three spots back in the poll stood the Iowa Hawkeyes, who had been in the hunt for the National Championship one week earlier, Iowa was 9-1 and Miami was 7-2, but the voters still placed the Hurricanes ahead of the Hawkeyes by a considerable margin.
In the past few years, I have noticed what seems to be a distinct bias for schools on the coasts. Analysts and pollsters want certain teams such as USC and Miami to do well. In their minds, it's good for college football if these teams remain in the hunt for the National Championship. These are the teams people want to see play, or at least the teams that people on the coasts want to see contend for a title.
In a lot of ways, it's harder for teams in the Big 12 and Big 10 to break in and make it to the National Championship. The coasts are much more heavily populated than the Midwest, and it makes it hard for these conferences to get as much exposure. It sure doesn't hurt USC that SportsCenter now airs a show from Los Angeles in addition to its regular show aired out of Bristol, Conn.
It has taken about three months for voters to realize that there is no chance of USC playing Miami for the national title. The Trojans rose to as high as No. 4 in the AP Poll after losing to unranked
Washington, which put them ahead of Cincinnati. Boise State, Iowa and TCU, who were all undefeated at the time. It was almost like the loss didn't really count for the Trojans.
Don't get me wrong. The Trojans have had a remarkable run. In the past seven years, USC has won 82 games while losing just nine times. Coach Pete Carroll guided the Trojans to seven straight appearances in BCS bowl games.
Teams like Kansas have a tough time earning respect in college football. One loss for the Jayhawks or a team like Missouri counts a lot more than one loss for USC or Miami. Most of the big bowl games are played on the coasts, and the closer you start to the coasts, the easier it is to end up there.
But the expectations were far too high for this year's young USC team. An early victory at Ohio State did nothing but convince voters that they were right about the Trojans. But none of them saw two huge midseason blowouts coming.
After seeing the treatment that USC and Miami have been given, I have realized that where a team starts is really important in college football. It's tougher for teams to quickly gain respect than it is for traditional powerhouses to lose it.
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Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, left, scores a touchdown as Southern California Taylor Mays reacts during the second half of their game last Saturday in Los Angeles. The Cardinal defeated the Trojans 55-21.
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Complaints don't surprise former players
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Kansas coach Mark Mangino looks up to the scoreboard in the final seconds of the game last Saturday against Nebraska. The 31-17 loss marked the Jayhawks httt, straight Big 12 loss this season.
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Mangino being investigated after claims of physical abuse brought against head coach
Editor's note: Below is the story that appeared on Kansan.com during the day Wednesday. The information in this story is the most updated available at press time Wednesday evening.
A football player has voiced his complaints regarding physical contact by coach Mark Mangino and former players said they aren't surprised an investigation into Kansas' program was launched Monday.
The brother of senior linebacker Arist Wright confirmed that Wright had complained about physical contact by Mangino with Wright in the past, but hadn't spoken with him recently. His father, Lash Wright, said he told Wright to wait until the end of the season to address the complaints.
"All I want is my kid to make it through these two games healthy and we'll go from there," Lash Wright said.
"I know that these things happened. But right now, I'm probably too upset to talk about anything. I'm just trying to reach someone down there to find out how he's doing."
Former wide receiver Dexton Fields, who played for the Jayhawks from 2004-08, said he never had a relationship with Mangino beyond a player/coach relationship. He said he thought Mangino wasn't very well-liked by a lot of players, "probably because of the stuff that's surfacing now."
"We understood the motivational things said, but the negative kinds of occurred more than the motivational from him," Fields said. "Some of the assistant coaches stepped in on our behalf. They did more of the verbal abuse but it was to keep him off of us. I think that's part of the reason guys didn't really care for him."
Fields also said he thought the rumors that were now surfacing were legitimate and had been occurring since he came to Kansas in 2004.
"It's been a long time that that stuff has been happening and it had to surface," Fields said. "Of all the talent that KU has there, it had to
be some other reason that KU isn't producing out on the field. It's been long overdue"
Another former player who wished to remain anonymous confirmed that allegations of verbal abuse are at the center of the investigation. He could not speak to any physical abuse.
"I think there is a difference between coaching and taking personal shots," the player said. "My only issue was with him crossing that line."
Marcus Herford, a former receiver for Mangino, said Mangino's way of motivating of a player was by "demotivating" him.
"I knew it was a matter of time before somebody reported it or said something, because it's been happening since I got there and I'm sure before then," Herford said. "I'm surprised actually that it took this long honestly."
Senior Todd Reesing said Perkins told the team in a meeting Monday that an "unbiased person" would conduct the investigation. Perkins discussed the matter with Mangino before speaking with the players.
In his weekly press conference Tuesday, Mangino declined to delve into the details of the matter but acknowledged he had a brief meeting with Perkins.
"I haven't lost the team one bit." Mangino said. "I may have lost some people around here, but it's not players. Take that for what it's worth. You decipher it."
Mangino was asked if he thought there would be any issues with the program if the team were 5-1 in conference games instead of 1-5.He firmly said,"No."
"The fact of life is that these type of things are going to come up when things aren't going good," Mangino said. "That's life, that's how it works."
On hand for the weekly press conference, current players Darrell Stuckey, Chris Harris, Tanner Hawkinson and Huldon Tharp declined to discuss the situation directly.
"I just don't want to talk about that because it would be irritating for me to ponder on something," Stuckey said. "It's difficult for our team to go through this week."
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Proehl finds time for volunteering
Senior diver, other team members volunteer for local organizations
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By Andrew Taylor
ataylor@kansan.com
Children dancing to Hannah Montana songs may seem pretty commonplace on elementary school playgrounds, but consider that at a Lawrence elementary school, Kansas senior diver Meghan Proehl is the one teaching them the moves, and things start to get a little unusual.
Proehl, a San Diego native, learned the dance steps to the Hannah Montana song "Hoe Down Throw Down" as a way to connect with her Little Sister from a school mentors program directly tied to the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.
"I did it at recess for all of the girls and they probably thought it was the coolest thing ever," Proehl says. "I was trying to teach them the moves and they loved it."
This semester marks the fourth straight semester Proehl
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has taken time out of her busy schedule as a student athlete to spend at least one hour every week with her Little Sister. During the time they spend together, Proehl will eat lunch with her Little Sister, play with her throughout recess or help her with her schoolwork.
"I think it's nice for her to have another older role model in her life," Proehl says."And that's kind of what I try and be for her."
In addition to volunteering through
in solution to volunteering through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, Proehl, along with a large number of the swimming and diving team, participates in several community service activities. Last year, senior swimmer Carrah Haley says members of the team volunteered with the Aquahawks, the Special Olympics, Humane Society, and the Jubilee Café.
"We try and make sure, as a team, that we're giving back to the community all the time;" Haley says.
The swimming and diving team generally reserves its community service events for the spring semester following the conclusion of the season. That doesn't mean that Proehl is the only team member who volunteers individually throughout the season, though.
Coach Clark Campbell says Joy Bunting volunteers with her church and Amanda Maez, Alyssa Potter, and Brittany Potter often volunteer.
While Proehl manages to balance her time between her schoolwork, athletic practices, social life and volunteering, sometimes these activities overlap. People around her seem to notice her gains from volunteering.
"She's doing well academically and athletically, and she's become a complete person because of the good that she exudes upon others," Campbell says.
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Until recently, Haley had no idea that Proehl dedicated so much of her time to volunteering with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Haley, however, was not surprised upon learning of Proehl's other extracurricular activity.
"She's not one to brag about what she does extra," Haley says. "She's really humble. She always knows what's right and doesn't expect people to praise her for it."
Haley, along with the rest of the Kansas swimming and diving team, has witnessed the successes Proehl has already
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Above: Senior diver Meghan Proehl enjoys a basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse with a group of children. Proehl volunteers for a variety of causes throughout the Lawrence community.
Far Left: Meghan Proehl jumps into a pool with a friend. Proehl says she wants to continue volunteering after graduation.
Left: Meghan Proehl and her Little Sister enjoy their time to gether at a local elementary school.
achieved in the pool this season. Proehl has won several individual events and was honored by the Big 12 as the conference's diver of the week following her first-place performances in both the 1-meter and 3-meter board against Florida and Arkansas.
Proehl, however, doesn't wish to end her string of achievements there, and she has set her sights on the NCAA championships, which take place in March.
"I know that in Meghan's mind she wants to qualify for the NCAA championships," Campbell says. "I really believe that that's a goal that is going to be realized."
One of the forces driving Proehl toward her goals stems from the time she has dedicated to people outside the pool in Big Brothers Big Sisters.
"I do think it's something that heightens confidence," Campbell says. "Not just because you're working with somebody, but because you're gaining
body, but because you're gaining strength from knowing that you can help other people. That in turn helps Meg achieve more in the pool."
When March comes and goes, Proehl's time as a student athlete at the University of Kansas will end and soon after she will have to say goodbye to her Little Sister. After more than two years of getting to know her, Proehl will likely leave Lawrence to find a job elsewhere.
"I felt bad," Proehl says. "I had to tell her this year that this was going to be our last year together, and she was upset. She was not really understanding why."
Wherever Proehl winds up following her graduation, though, she wants to continue with her volunteering in any way possible.
"It would be really great getting involved in the program in a new city and have a new Little,"Proehl says.
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Throwing newspaper
KANSAS
Rental car leases are getting jacked up
(From left) Michael Blair, Galena junior, A.J. Sidhu, Olathe junior, and Danielle Fuller, Olathe sophomore throw up-newspaper in the air Students have a tradition of tossing newspaper confetti into the air as the Jahwayk starting line is introduced.
NOTHING LIKE KANSAS BASKETBALL
Many unique traditions add to the experience of watching a Kansas basketball game in Allen Fieldhouse
By Brenna Hawley bhawley@kansan.com
When college basketball fans walk into Allen Fieldhouse to watch the No.1-ranked Jayhawks play this season, they are walking into a building filled with tradition. After all, the inventor of basketball started the Kansas basketball program. From newspaper to statues, Curtis Marsh, program director for KU Info, and Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, explain some of Kansas basketball's most beloved traditions.
Throwing newspaper
The opposing team's lineup is announced and the student section holds up thousands of newspapers, ignoring the other team's star forward. Then the starting five Jayhawks come off the bench, and students throw up a shower of torn-up newspaper confetti. Curtis Marsh, director for KU Info, says it's likely this tradition started during the Larry Brown era of coaching, but probably started after a group of college students saw
something similar on TV.
"It's obvious that the students love it, and I really do think that the other fans in the arena get as much of a charge out of seeing it as the students do doing it," Marchiony says.
And the cleanup? Marchiony says the newspaper gets dry-mopped away, but that groups who volunteer to do the cleanup are tasked with picking up the thousands of pieces of torn newsprint.
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Retired jerseys
Hanging on the south end of Allen Fieldhouse are jerseys of the likes of Wilt Chamberlain, Marian Washington and most recently Kirk Hinrich. There used to be fewer jerseys, but Marchiony says before the 2002-2003 season, the list of retired jerseys was expanded to include consensus first team All-Americans, two-time first team All-Americans and academic All-Americans of the year. Last season, former guard Kirk Hinrich had his jersey retired at halftime of the Kansas-Missouri game on March 1. Marchiony says jerseys have about filled the top row of the Fieldhouse, so when they run out of room, they'll just start a new row.
Retired jerseys
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Pregame video
The video board comes on and fans see video of Danny Manning in his playing days, players like Raef LaFrentz and Mario's shot during the 2008 championship game. Curtis Marsh says this groundshaking video is a new tradition, starting with the installation of the video board to replace the old light board
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Former Kansas guard Kirch Hin-rich thanks the Allen Fieldhouse crowd during his jersey retirement ceremony on March 1. Retiring the jerseys of past Jayhawk greats is one of many traditions associated with Kansas basketball.
that used to feature the Dancing Nachos. He says the video makes it easier to appreciate those who have come before in the basketball program.
"With the combination of sound and extraordinary videos, there's no better way to get goose bumps;" Marsh says.
Marchiony says the video adds to the intimidation factor for the opposing team.
"I always look at the visiting team to see what they're doing during that video, and some coaches allow the team to watch it and others just totally ignore it and huddle around and try to ignore it," he says.
Phog Allen statue
Outside on the east side of Allen Fieldhouse stands a bronze statue of Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Kansas' third head coach and the namesake of the Fieldhouse. The statue was dedicated in 1997 on the 90th anniversary of Allen's first game coached at Kansas. Marchiony says the statue is a monument to the history of Kansas' basketball program.
"Having the Phog Allen statue out front just reemphasizes the history that encompasses Kansas basketball," he says. "It's almost like having the ghost of Phog Allen here."
"Beware of the Phog" banner
The banner on the north end of Allen Fieldhouse that reads "Pay heed, all who enter."
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Phog Allen statue
ware of the Phog' was replaced in 2006 with a newer banner. Marsh says students hung the original banner during Kansas' last national championship season of 1987-1988. The banner unfurled during the Kansas - Duke game on Feb. 20, 1988. The banner, which fans can now buy replicas of on www.payheedbanners.com, is another thing incoming teams have to see when coming into the Fieldhouse.
A statue of former Kansas basketball coach Phog Allen stands outside of Allen Fieldhouse. Allen coached the lajahwaks to 590 victories in his 39 seasons as head coach. The statue was dedicated in 1997 on the 90th anniversary of Allen's first game coached at Kansas.
"It's yet another thing that's absolutely unique to our basketball experience," Marsh says.
Booth Family Hall of Athletics
Allen Fieldhouse was expanded to hold the hall, which was opened in January 2006. Inside, there's hundreds of pieces of memo-
rabilla, including Olympic memorabilia from 1950s Jayhawks, a collection of rings from longtime announcer Max Falkenstien and items donated by Wilt Chamberlain's family. Marchiony says part of going to a basketball game is visiting the Booth Hall, and Marsh agrees.
"People go through the Booth Hall and say this is college basketball" Marsh says.
Visitors can also see numerous trophies the team has won throughout the year. Hours to the hall can be found at www.kuathletics.com/facilities/ kan-booth-family-hall-visit.html.
Camping outside of games
Marsh said camping started in the 1980s, but back then it was 24 hours a day, seven days a week in tents outside of the Fieldhouse. Now camping goes from 6 a.m to 10 p.m. on weekdays and starts at 8 a.m. on weekends and campers stay in the north end of the Fieldhouse. Marchiony says a student runs the camping program, and it shows dedication to the game.
"I think the KU students have a real appreciation for the history of Kansas basketball and they know that camping is a huge part of that history, and I think they want to keep it alive," he says.
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Booth Family Hall of Athletics
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Jim Mathis, of Leavenworth, reads information on the history of Kansas athletics in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics before to the game against Pittsburgh State. Mathis said he has been a fan since he was 12 years old and typically attends several basketball games per season.
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AT A GLANCE
Kansas Senior Day ended with a disappointing 31-17 loss against Nebraska last Saturday. The game also marked Kansas fifth consecutive loss — the longest losing streak since coach Mark Mangino's first season in 2002. Now the Jayhawks face the Big 12's best — and most balanced — team.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing
The obvious story surrounding Reesing this week is the quarterback's return to his hometown of Austin, Texas. But there's also the performance side to tomorrow's game. Reesing didn't turn the ball over against Nebraska and showed flashes of his p keep that rolling in his
Reesing
showed flashes of his past play. Can he keep that rolling in his return?
QUESTION MARKS
Will Toben Opurum see more carries tomorrow?
Opurum carried the ball just eight times in Kansas' two games before last week's Nebraska game. But the big freshman running back led the Jayhawks with 15 carries and 43 yards against the Cornhuskers. Will he see a similar workload against a talented Texas defense?
Can Kansas simply keep it close?
Not many people are giving the Jayhawks a chance heading into this game. And for good reason: Kansas has a five-game losing streak while Texas is on course to play for the national championship.
BY THE NUMBERS
0
Times Kansas has defeated Texas since the Big 12 was formed in 1996
7 Points Kansas scored against Texas last season
35 Number of Jayhawks from the state of Texas
58 Receiving yards Kerry Meier needs to become Kansas' second all-time leading receiver
66 Points scored by Texas the last time Kansas played in Austin
Kansas (5-5)
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OFFENSE
For the first time since a 41-36 victory against Iowa
For the first time since June 2010 State on Oct. 10, Kansas' offense has struggled to score while also turning the ball over. Against Nebraska though, Kansas' offense showed flashes of its once-potent past. Senior quarterback Todd Reesing didn't have any turnovers and freshman running back Toben Opurum provided a slight boost for a struggling run game.
Opurum
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DEFENSE
Kansas' defense played relatively well against
Nebraska, but the unit struggled in the final stretches of the fourth quarter. The Jayhawks couldn't manage a stop in the final five minutes, allowing the Cornhuskers to seal the victory. Now the unit faces its toughest challenge of the season: Texas is the Big 12's highest-scoring offense.
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SPECIAL TEAMS
Well, junior punter Alonso Rojas
has certainly
developed into a solid punter this season, and that trend continued last Saturday against Nebraska. Other than that though, the special teams showed gaping
Rojas
holes against the Cornhuskers. Nebraska averaged more than 37 yards per kickoff return, allowing the Cornhuskers to start drives with good field position.
COACHING
In Kansas' five-game losing streak, nothing has seemed
to click at the same time for the Jayhawks. That, more than anything, has to be difficult for Kansas' coaches
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Mangino
and players to understand. Credit coach Mark Mangino with one thing, though: He has never publicly appeared downtrodden with this season.
Jayson Jenks
There certainly isn't any momentum resting on Kansas's sideline at this point. The Jayhawks' goals have slowly slipped away and now Kansas is left fighting for a bowl game. Texas, meanwhile, is competing for a spot in the national championship game.
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JAYHAWKS STARTING LINEUP
Offense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Todd Reesing 5 Sr.
RB Jake Sharp 1 Sr.
WR Dezmon Briscoe 80 Jr.
WR Kerry Meier 10 Sr.
WR Jonathan Wilson 81 Jr.
WR Bradley McDougald 24 Fr.
LT Tanner Hawkinson 72 Fr.
LG Sal Capra 59 Jr.
C Jeremiah Hatch 77 So.
RG Jeff Spikes 74 So.
RT Brad Thorson 76 Jr.
P Alonso Rojas 18 Jr.
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Jeff Wheeler 84 Sr.
DT Caleb Blakesley 94 Sr.
DT John Williams 71 Fr.
DE Jake Laptad 91 Jr.
LB Huldon Tharp 34 Fr.
LB Drew Dudley 49 Jr.
LB Justin Springer 45 Jr.
CB Anthony Davis 30 So.
SS Darrell Stuckey 25 Sr.
FS Lubbock Smith 13 Fr.
CB Chris Harris 16 Jr.
K Jacob Branstetter 14 Jr.
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Baby Jay will weep
Kansas' defense continues playing Texas' highly potent offense. The progressed throughout the season their biggest challenge tomorrow play a nearly flawless game on deck in check.
Texas runs away with this one in has put plenty of games out of this season. While the Jayhawks battle throughout the game, kee early will only provide confidence team.
Predictio Texas 52, Kan
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OFFENSE
Senior quarterback Colt McCoy started the
season rather slowly but has picked it up in recent weeks even though the Longhorns haven't needed him. Speedy senior receiver Jordan Shipley is McCoy's most threatening target. Sophomore bruiser Cody Johnson heads Texas' rushing attack, but lots of running backs will carry the ball.
McCoy
DEFENSE
Texas' defense is intimidating, to say the least. Opponents are averaging just 1.6 yards per rush and have thrown 19 interceptions and just 10 touchdowns. They really zone in on third down, holding opponents to a 24 percent conversion rate. Sophomore safety Earl Thomas has six interceptions and 48 tackles on the season and is a legitimate threat to score a defensive touchdown.
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SPECIAL TEAMS
Senior placekicker Hunter Lawrence is about
as steady as they come in the college game. He has made 17 of 20 field goal attempts this year and has only missed once from inside 40 yards. Junior John Gold has replaced sophomore Justin Tucker at punter but both are fairly capable. Usual return
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man D.J. Monroe was suspended for a DWI Monday, so Shipley might return kicks.
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COACHING
Mack Brown is one of a few college coaches
to lead two different programs to top-five national finishes.His teams have registered 13 consecutive nine-plus victory seasons and 17 consecutive bowl berths.Simply put, Brown is a winner.
Defensive coordinator Will
PETER MCKENNON
Brown
Muschamp is at the top of many programs lists when looking for a new head coach.
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MOMENTUM
If Texas wins out, they will play for the national championship. They won't have to leave the state of Texas to defend their undefeated record either. With their regular season finale coming next Thursday against Texas A&M, you can bet the Longhorns will be focused on reaching their goal. They won't overlook Kansas.
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Prediction:
Texas 52, Kansas 10
away with this one in the first quarter. Texas many of games out of reach in the first half While the Jayhawks are in for an uphill through the game, keeping this one close only provide confidence for a struggling
Offense
LONGHORNS STARTING LINEUP
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Colt McCoy 12 Sr.
RB Foswhitt Whittaker 28 So.
WR Jordan Shipley 8 Sr.
WR Malcolm Williams 9 So.
WR Dan Buckner 4 So.
TE Greg Smith 83 Jr.
LT Adam Ulatosk 74 Sr.
LG Charlie Tanner 52 Sr.
C Chris Hall 71 Sr.
RG Michael Huey 63 Jr.
RT Kyle Hix 64 Jr.
P John Gold 47 Jr.
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Sergio Kindle 2 Sr.
DT Ben Alexander 92 Sr.
DT Lamarr Houston 33 Sr.
DE Sam Acho 81 Jr.
OLB Emmanuel Acho 18 So.
ILB Roddrick Muckelroy 38 Sr.
OLB Keenan Robinson 1 So.
CB Curtis Brown 3 Jr.
SS Blake Gideon 21 So.
FS Earl Thomas 12 So.
CB Chykie Brown 8 Jr.
K Hunter Lawrence 15 Sr.
AT A GLANCE
Texas is about as steady a football team as you'll find in the nation. The Longhorns have started slow in some games but have turned it on when they've needed to. Celt McCoy is as dangerous as ever, but it is the constant pressure of the defense that makes this team one of the best in the nation. Kansas has its hands full.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Senior defensive end Sergio Kindle
While he has the speed to get around the tackle, he doesn't over-pursue and take himself out of a play. He has hit the quarterback an astounding 26 times this season and also has 14 tackles for loss.
Athletes like Kindle don't come around often. He's 6-foot-4 and 255 pounds but
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QUESTION MARKS
Will the Longhorns try to bury the Jayhawks early?
Against UCF, Texas found itself in a 3-0 hole in the second quarter before lighting it up for 25 unanswered points. Against Colorado, Texas was losing at halftime 14-10. Mack Brown has to know that his team can't mess around with a Kansas team that is in a alump but is still offensively talented.
If Shipley gets locked down, who will McCoy throw to?
Shipley has double the amount of catches than any other receiver on the team and is McCoy's safety blanket. The other receivers are capable, but if forced into extensive duty, they may struggle. If Kansas decides to double Shipley or give the comeback a lot of safety help, McCoy might have to put his trust in the supporting cast.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 National ranking in scoring offense
4
Number of years that senior Colt McCoy has led his team to 10 or more wins in a season, making him the only quarterback in NCAA history to do so
7
The number of times Texas has started 10-0 in its history
7 National ranking in scoring defense
70. 7
Career completion percentage for McCoy,
which is tops in NCAA history
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Jayhawks'defense keys narrow victory
Kansas holds Tigers to 35 percent shooting
By Jayson Jenks
jjenks@kansan.com
In the final seconds before halftime in a first half that featured equally-matched sloppiness from both offenses — sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor stripped the ball from a Memphis player, dribbled up the court and flipped the ball ahead to senior guard Sherron Collins for a buzzer-beating layup.
Sure, the play provided Kansas with a six-point halftime lead. But it also illustrated the bigger picture in Kansas' 57-55 victory against Memphis: Even on a night when the Jayhawks struggled offensively, their defense still managed to hold a lead.
It certainly wasn't pretty — Memphis hit big shots down the stretch to make it close — but it was exactly the gritty defensive performance good teams deliver when things aren't clicking on offense.
"We're going to have games like that,"Taylor said. "It's good to get one in early because we're going to have games like that in conference and even in a couple of weeks."
And it turned out to be exactly what Kansas needed.
So far this season, Kansas' offense has proved to be highly potent with multiple players capable of leading a scoring outburst. But Tuesday night, Kansas' offense simply struggled.
The Jayhawks committed 21 turnovers. They didn't take care of the ball in transition, and they couldn't consistently find openings from three-point range.
It only made Kansas' defensive effort more important.
"Defensively and rebounding the ball we were good," coach Bill Self said "Offensively, we stunk."
In the game's opening 20 minutes the Jayhawks routinely clamped down inside, forcing the Tigers to facilitate most of their offense from behind the three-point line.
And it certainly wasn't a recipe for success.
Memphis connected on just two of 14 three pointers in the first half, including a handful of air balls.
"They're a high-scoring team," sophomore forward Marcus Morris said. "I felt like that we did contain them really well."
After Kansas' lopsided victory in the first preseason game against Fort Hays
State earlier this season, the Jayhawks emphasized the need for an improved defensive effort.
Kansas appeared to do just that against a young Memphis team. The Tigers made 35 percent of their attempts, often settling for contested shots.
After cutting Kansas' lead to five points midway through the second half, two Memphis players slashed through the lane on consecutive drives to the basket.
The problem? Junior center Cole Aldrich blocked both attempts and gave Kansas the ball back in a crucial part of the game.
Aldrich finished the game with five blocks and altered a handful of other attempts.
"I love blocking shots, and I was able to block a few tonight," Aldrich said. "And if I wasn't able to block it, I was able to make them think that every time that they drive in there, they were going to have me come over and contest it. That really helped us tonight."
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If Kansas' sloppy offensive play kept Memphis in the game, the Jayhawks' defense allowed them to maintain a lead throughout the second half.
In the end, Kansas simply managed to make enough stops in the game's final minutes to shake off an early season upset bid.
"I think it was a great win just because we had to fight," Aldrich said. "We just had to show a lot of character, hunker down and get stops."
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Above: Senior guard Sherron Collins lays on the floor after cramping up during the second half.
Right: Freshman guard Xavier Henry hits his first basket against Memphis Tuesday night in St. Louis. Henry shot just 3 of 11 from the field for six points in Kansas' second victory of the season.
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2009-2010 men's basketball stats
As of Wednesday
Name Min. Pts. Reb. Ast. To. Stl. Blk. FG% FT% 3P%
Xavier Henry 28.0 19.0 5.5 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 .478 .917 .500
Sherron Collins 30.5 17.5 4.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 0.0 .545 .750 .455
Cole Aldrich 27.0 14.5 9.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 4.5 .733 .636 .000
Marcus Morris 26.5 9.5 2.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 .583 .625 .000
Tyshawn Taylor 29.0 5.0 3.5 5.5 4.5 1.5 0.5 .250 .625 .333
Markieff Morris 13.5 5.0 6.5 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 .750 1.000 .000
Elijah Johnson 12.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 .800 .000 .000
Conner Teahan 8.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .250 .000 .333
Thomas Robinson 9.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 .167 .375 .000
Chase Buford 4.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .500 .000
Tyreel Reed 16.5 0.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 .000 .000 .000
Jordan Juenemann 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000
Team Average 79.0 42.5 15.0 16.5 9.0 7.5 .491 .689 .375
2009-2010 men's basketball schedule
<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th colspan="2">Time</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>11/3</td><td>Fort Hays State (Ex.)</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>W, 107-68</td><td>1/13</td></tr><tr><td>11/10</td><td>Pittsburg State (Ex.)</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>W, 103-45</td><td>1/16</td></tr><tr><td>11/13</td><td>Hofstra</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>W, 101-65</td><td>1/20</td></tr><tr><td>11/17</td><td>Memphis</td><td>St. Louis</td><td>W, 57-55</td><td>1/23</td></tr><tr><td>11/19</td><td>Central Arkansas</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>Played Thursday</td><td>1/25</td></tr><tr><td>11/25</td><td>Oakland</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>7 p.m.</td><td>1/30</td></tr><tr><td>11/27</td><td>Tennessee Tech</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>7 p.m.</td><td>2/3</td></tr><tr><td>12/2</td><td>Alcorn State</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>7 p.m.</td><td>2/6</td></tr><tr><td>12/6</td><td>UCLA</td><td>Los Angeles</td><td>4:30 p.m.</td><td>2/8</td></tr><tr><td>12/9</td><td>Radford</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>7 p.m.</td><td>2/13</td></tr><tr><td>12/12</td><td>La Salle</td><td>Kansas City, Mo.</td><td>1 p.m.</td><td>2/15</td></tr><tr><td>12/19</td><td>Michigan</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>11 a.m.</td><td>2/20</td></tr><tr><td>12/22</td><td>California</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>8 p.m.</td><td>2/22</td></tr><tr><td>12/29</td><td>Belmont</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>8 p.m.</td><td>2/27</td></tr><tr><td>1/2</td><td>Temple</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>4:30 p.m.</td><td>3/3</td></tr><tr><td>1/6</td><td>Cornell</td><td>Lawrence</td><td>7 p.m.</td><td>3/6</td></tr><tr><td>1/10</td><td>Tennessee</td><td>Knoxville, Tenn.</td><td>12:30 p.m.</td><td>3/10-13</td></tr></tbody></table>
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Missouri
Kansas State
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Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m.
Lawrence 12:45 p.m.
Lawrence 8 p.m.
Ames, Iowa 1 p.m.
Lawrence 8 p.m.
Manhattan 6 p.m.
Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Lawrence 5 p.m.
Austin, Texas 8 p.m.
Lawrence 7 p.m.
College Station, Texas 8 p.m.
Lawrence 3 p.m.
Lawrence 8 p.m.
Stillwater, Okla. 3 p.m.
Lawrence 7 p.m.
Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
Kansas City, Mo.
McCray leads Kansas to victory in a shootout
By Max Rothman
mrothman@kansan.com
No one wanted to forget about defense. But there really wasn't a choice.The regular season opener at Allen Fieldhouse swiveled heads of fans back and forth like a seesaw on loose hinges.
The Jayhawks opened their 2009-10 regular season on Sunday, Nov.15 against Oral Roberts. Behind 27 points from senior guard Danielle McCray and 24 points from sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland Kansas defeated Oral Roberts 106-80.
The game was a contest of who could get to the hoop faster. There were 28 total points scored in the first four minutes of the game, 16 by Kansas.
"It ended up being a possession game," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "Both teams were back and forth."
Janae Voelker led Oral Roberts with 29 points and nine rebounds. Freshman guard Kevi Luper surprised everyone but her coach, finishing with 24 points.
Oral Roberts seemed to get a shot off in under five seconds on nearly every possession. Oral Roberts trailed by a 22-point halftime deficit.
Defensively, Oral Roberts played a 3-2 zone for most of the game. The formation
hassled Kansas' point guards into turnovers and hesitation.
"Them being spread out kinda messed with us," freshman guard Angel Goodrich said.
But Kansas' offensive proved to be too much for Oral Roberts.
Senior guard Danielle McCray earned a double-double, finishing the game with 27 points,11 rebounds and seven assists.
"Coach challenged me today for getting on the boards," McCray said. "That really helped me get going."
The shallow coverage in the post enabled sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and junior center Krysten Boogaard to draw fouls and convert easy shots.
Together, the two players finished with 43 points, 18 rebounds and five blocks.
Oral Roberts opened the second half on a 14-6 run and threatened a comeback by throwing Goodrich out of sync and consistently finding Voelker and Luper for buckets with extra passes in the paint.
"We've got to find something inside of us to be better out of the gate," Henrickson said.
But after a timeout, Kansas forced a five-second violation on an attempted inbound pass and a backcourt violation.
With 12 minutes to go and the lead at 21, Kevi Luper fell to the ground and was called for a travel.
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Aishah Sutherland, sophomore forward, goes for a layup against Oral Roberts. Sutherland had 24 points in the 106-80 victory.
2009-2010 women's basketball roster
No. Name Year Pos. Ht.
00 LaChelda Jacobs Sr. G 5-10
1 Aishah Sutherland So. F 6-2
2 Kelly Kohn Sr. G 5-9
3 Rhea Codio Jr. G. 5-5
4 Danielle McCray Sr. G-F 5-11
10 Tania Jackson Fr. F 6-2
13 Monica Engelman Fr. G 5-11
14 Krysten Boogaard Jr. C 6-5
20 Sade Morris Sr. G. 5-11
21 Carolyn Davis Fr. F 6-3
22 Marisha Brown Jr. G 5-9
23 Angel Goodrich Fr. G 5-4
24 Nicollette Smith Jr. F 6-2
32 Annette Davis Fr. F 6-1
34 Porscha Weddington Sr. F 6-1
2009-2010 women's basketball schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 11/1 | Pittsburg State (Ex.) | Lawrence | W, 86-56 | 1/12 |
| 11/8 | Emporia State (Ex.) | Lawrence | W, 85-48 | 1/17 |
| 11/15 | Oral Roberts | Lawrence | W, 106-80 | 1/20 |
| 11/18 | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Played Wednesday | 1/23 |
| 11/22 | Michigan | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 1/27 |
| 11/26 | Xavier | Grand Bahama Island | 3 p.m. | 1/30 |
| 11/28 | TCU/Minnesota | Grand Bahama Island | TBA | 2/7 |
| 12/3 | UCLA | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/10 |
| 12/6 | Northern Colorado | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 2/13 |
| 12/10 | UMKC | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/16 |
| 12/13 | Creighton | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 2/21 |
| 12/20 | UC Riverside | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 2/25 |
| 12/22 | Houston | Houston | 7 p.m. | 2/28 |
| 12/30 | Pepperdine | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 3/3 |
| 1/3 | New Mexico State | Las Cruces, N.M. | 3 p.m. | 3/6 |
| 1/9 | Kansas State | Manhattan | 11 a.m. | 3/11-11 |
Oklahoma State Lawrence 11 a.m.
Missouri Lawrence 1 p.m.
Iowa State Ames, Iowa 7 p.m.
Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 2 p.m.
Colorado Lawrence 7 p.m.
Missouri Columbia, Mo. 5 p.m.
Kansas State Lawrence 1 p.m.
Nebraska Lawrence 7 p.m.
Texas Lawrence 1 p.m.
Colorado Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 5 p.m.
Iowa State Lawrence 6 p.m.
Baylor Waco, Texas 4 p.m.
Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m.
Texas A&M Lawrence 7 p.m.
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Despite holding a 17-16 lead with more than seven minutes left to play, the Kansas Jayhawks fell 31-17 to the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kansas trailed for most of the game before taking the lead on a 21-yard touchdown reception by receiver Dezmon Briscoe. The loss was the Jayhawks' fifth in a row and it dropped them to 5-5 overall.
Quarterback Todd Reesing passed for 236 yards against the Nebraska defense and threw one touchdown. Reesing had no interceptions or fumbles, but completed just 19 of his 41 pass attempts.
Kerry Meier led the Kansas receivers with 10 catches for 127 yards. Briscoe finished with 77 yards on four receptions and Jonathan
Wilson caught two balls for 24 yards.
Reesing also led the Kansas ground attack by rushing for 54 yards on nine attempts. Freshman running back Toben Opurum gained 44 yards on 15 carries.
The Kansas defense held the Nebraska passing attack to 196 yards for the game, but running back Roy Helu, Jr., torched the Jayhawks for three touchdowns and 162 yards. Helu, Jr. scored both of the Cornhuskers' touchdowns in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Kansas travels south this week to play the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas. The game starts at 7 p.m.
- Scott Toland
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It may not be the most entertaining brand of football, but this one is huge for both programs. If Kansas State wins, it will be the Big 12 North's representative in the Big 12 Championship. If the Wildcats lose, they won't make a bowl game. A Nebraska victory would give the Cornhuskers the Big 12 North title.
The game will be decided by who can dictate the running game. Both Kansas State junior Daniel Thomas and Nebraska junior Roy Helu, Jr., are physical backs who can bust through an opening. Nebraska's defense is probably more talented than Kansas state's, but the winner here may be the team who is more physical in the trenches.
Baylor (4-6, 1-5) vs. Texas A&M (5-5,2-4) College Station, Texas, 2:30 p.m.
THIS WEEK'S BIG 12 SCHEDULE
Colorado (3-7, 2-4) vs. Oklahoma State (8-2, 5-1) Stillwater, Okla., 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Kansas State (6-5, 4-3) vs. Nebraska (7-3, 4-2)
Lincoln, Neb., 6:45 p.m.
Oklahoma (6-4, 4-2) vs. Texas Tech (6-4, 3-3)
Lubbock, Texas, 11:30 a.m.
Iowa State (6-5, 3-4) vs. Missouri (6-4, 2-4)
Columbia, Mo., 1 p.m.
Kansas (5-5, 1-5) vs. Texas (10-0, 6-0)
Austin, Texas, 7 p.m.
Nebraska running back
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Offensive Player of the Week Danario Alexander, Missouri WR
Alexander caught 10 passes for 200 yards in Missouri's 38-12 victory against Kansas State. He ranks third in the NCAA in yards per game (123.8) and total touchdowns (11) and fifth in receptions per game (8.1).
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His two interceptions and three pass breakups helped Oklahoma State knock off Texas Tech 24-17. Cox leads the nation in passes defended and is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's best defensive back.
Defensive Player of the Week Perrish Cox, Oklahoma State DB
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Special Teams Player of the Week Josh Cherry, Kansas State K
Cherry hit four field goals in four attempts to account for all of Kansas State's scoring against Missouri.His 47-yarder tied his career long. Cherry started the season just two of seven on field goals but has made 10 of his last 11 attempts.
Texas 47, Baylor 14
Missouri 38, Kansas State 12
Iowa State 17, Colorado 10 Nebraska 31, Kansas 17
Oklahoma 65, Texas A&M 10
Oklahoma State 24, Texas Tech 17
- Missouri went 174 minutes and 24 seconds of game time between second-half touchdowns.
- Colorado has lost 18 of its last 20 road games,including 11 in a row.
Quick Hitters
- Oklahoma's 62-point turnaround was the second largest in school history. In 1980, the Sooners scored 82 points in a game one week after scoring 14.
- Texas' first-team defense allowed 41 total yards on 37 plays against Baylor.
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Every week The Wave will feature a set of 10 college basketball games and challenge any student to correctly predict the winners. If you can pick more games correctly than The Wave
editor Scott Toland, you will be recognized in the next week's edition. Submit your picks online by 5 p.m. Tuesday at promos.kansan.com/kickthekansan or send them to thewave@kansan.com.
Basketball games — Dec. 5 and 6
Kansas @ UCLA Wake Forest @ Gonzaga
Oregon @ Missouri North Carolina State @ Marquette
USC @ Georgia Tech North Carolina @ Kentucky
Washington State @ Kansas State Arizona @ Oklahoma
St. John's @ Duke Lamar @ Hawaii
Scott Toland, The Wave editor
Kansas @ Texas Texas - I've picked Kansas in every game so far this year, but Colt McCoy and the Longhorns' offense will be too much for the Jayhawks to overcome.
Kansas @ TexasTexas - I've picked Kansas in every game so far this year, but Coit McCoy and the Longhorns offense will be too much for the Jayhawks.
Connecticut @ Notre DameNotre Dame- The Fighting Irish will win this one because they have the better quarterback in Jimmy Clausen.
Iowa State @ MissouriMissouri- The Tigers will beat the Cyclones because they are finally getting things together late in the season.
California @ StanfordStanford- The Cardinal will be able to beat the Golden Bears at home because they have too much momentum to slow down now.
Baylor @ Texas A&MTexas A&M- The Aggies should be able to take care of the Bears because their offense is capable of scoring every time it gets the ball.
Oklahoma @ Texas TechOklahoma- The Sooners will win this one because Bob Stoops has the Texas Tech offense down to a science.
Oregon @ ArizonaOregon- The Ducks will win this game because Arizona's offense won't be able to keep up with their high-flying attack.
Penn State @ Michigan StatePenn State- The Nittany Lions will beat the Spartans because their defense will shut down the Michigan State attack.
Ohio State @ MichiganOhio State- Terrelle Pryor's ability to run for first downs and the superior Ohio State defense will be the differences in this game.
Elon @ SamfordElon- The Phoenix will roll past Samford with a balanced attack and improve to 9-2 for the season.
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Which Jayhawk recorded more tackles in a single season than any other Kansas player?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK Willie Piess, who recorded 206 tackles in 1984. He also ranks second and third on the list, with 191 tackles in 1985 and 188 tackles in 1983. Which Jayhawk recorded more tackles in a single season than any other Kansas player?
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CULTURE
Love Garden fuses sweet sounds, art
Artwork on display at local record shop
BY JUSTIN LEVERETT jleverett@kansan.com
The show, which will remain on display until Dec. 18, features local artists Kenneth Kupfer,
Music and eclectic art crossed paths Saturday evening when an art show called "Take Two and Call Me in the Morning" opened in Love Garden, a local record store. It was the first art show to open in Love Garden's new location, 822 Massachusetts St.
Clint Rickett and a street artist known only as b. d. eek. For Love Garden, which relocated in August and will celebrate its 20th anniversary in January, the show was an
familiarize people with its new location.
"I feel like this is the beginning, so we're just testing it out and we're going to see how it goes," said Alicia Kelly, Sapulpa, Okla., senior art student and curator of the exhibit. "This new space is kind of like a new project; they're growing up."
"I feel like this is the beginning, so we're just testing it out and we're going to see how it goes."
SEARCHING FOR THE BEST
being a street artist, he or she wants to remain anonymous"
She said the show was unique not only because it was the first show in Love Garden's new location, but also because it was a showcase for the work of the mysterious street artist b. d. eek. The artist, who sneakily posts his work in public places, is vigilant about remaining anonymous — even Kelly doesn't know eek's identity. She said she had only communicated with eek through e-mail, and was not even certain whether eek was a man or a woman.
The show's organizers said eek could very well have attended the show, but they wouldn't have known because none of them could identify him or her.
"He has someone bring his work and pick it up, so I don't know who he or she, who this person is," she said. "I think,
Love Garden, which opened in 1990, was formerly located at 936 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Massachusetts St. above the Toy Store. It was only accessible through a small staircase opening onto the street. Owners said the new location was more visible and accessible.
ALICIA KELLY curator
Aaron Marable, Love Garden employee, was in charge of organizing art shows in the old location. He said it would
take time for the record store's fans to appreciate the new location.
"A lot of people are really attached to the old space, so nostalgia weighs in heavy in people's response," he said. "Like anybody who's
human, we're all resistant to change, especially when it's a good thing that you're leaving."
But Kenneth Kupfer, one of the artists featured in the show, said events like this helped him become more accustomed to the change.
The show features art with figures "doing weird positions and doing weird things," Kelly said. All the artwork was on paper, and most was done in pencil or marker.
"I was afraid to come to the new Love Garden for a while because I didn't want to think that they moved," he said. "But I think they've already fit in perfect. The Love Garden's more than just a building, man."
- Edited by Brenna M.T. Daldorph
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"Somehow or another, in spite of all of our efforts, we are not projecting the image of welcome that we want to project in our recruitment," Gray-Little said during the same speech. "So the question is how do we get the students to apply that we want to apply that we think would be successful? How do we raise our expectations about what is required, and then once we
identify students we think would be successful, how do we enhance our recruitment efforts to make sure that they come here?"
'IT'S THAT EASY TO GET IN?'
A committee within the University is looking at changing admissions standards. If these standards are changed, the recruiting process might also change.
Illustration by Nick Gerik
Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student
success, said the University had a tiered recruitment policy. She said students who met the University's admissions standards received recruitment material through e-mail, phone calls, letters and postcards. But Roney said a student who was a leader in the community and had special academic talent was recruited much more heavily.
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Stores like The Ect. Shop put out holiday decor to attract shoppers. Events will be held beginning Friday to draw shoppers downtown.
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BUSINESS
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT rsegebrechtkansan.com
Katie Houtz didn't have an agenda as she started moseying down Massachusetts Street with her roommate Saturday afternoon. But as Houtz, Ozawkie freshman, browsed by stores with holiday stock already on display in every window, she said she couldn't help but consider ideas for the seasonal gifts she would soon select.
This two-week span, running from the end of Thanksgiving weekend until Stop Day, is the most popular time of the year for downtown businesses to draw student shoppers, said Jane Pennington, director of Downtown
"I just sort of go by and go through everything until I find what I'd like to buy." Houtz said. In the first or second week of December, Houtz said, she would return to make her final choices.
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Out-of-town students often only have this time to shop for the holidays because they leave town at Thanksgiving and, from the last day of classes to the last Friday of finals week, their schedules are usually too busy to shop, said Joe Flannery, president of Weaver's, 901 Massachusetts St.
Pennington said businesses downtown were working to encourage early holiday shopping so students pick up their presents before traveling home over winter break.
Pennington said although many of the stores had already begun marketing their holiday merchandise, a series of downtown events this Friday would formally kick off the holiday shopping season.
She said the ceremony would start at 4 p.m. with Christmas carolers singing
The following events will launch the downtown holiday shopping season:
SCHEDULE OF DOWNTOWN FESTIVITIES
Friday
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4:30 p.m. — Caroling and other performances on a stage at Ninth and Massachusetts streets.
6 p.m. — A ceremony starting the Salvation Army bell-ringing holiday fundraiser.
6:10 p.m. — A countdown to the first lighting of all the downtown holiday lights.
6:15 p.m. — Santa Claus is discovered with his sleigh on top of Weaver's and by a fire truck and ladder.
Dec. 5
Shoppers who buy at least $5 of merchandise in five different downtown stores can submit their receipts for a $25 downtown gift certificate.
From Friday through Dec. 24 most stores will have extended hours until 8,9 or 10 at night.
Source: Jane Pennington, director of Downtown Lawrence.
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INTERNATIONAL 1. Nun from Palestine moves closer to sainthood
Ghattas helped found the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem in the 1880s. The order, highly regarded in Palestinian communities, continues to run schools for Palestinian girls in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
NAZARETH, Israel — A Palestinian nun who co-founded a charity dedicated to educating Arab girls on Sunday took an important step toward sainthood.
Thousands of worshippers gathered in the biblical town of Nazareth to attend the beatification of the late Sister Maria Alfonsina Damil Ghattas.
2. Storms in England lead experts to check bridges
LONDON — Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain.
Heavy rainfall has ravaged England's popular Lake District, with more than 1,000 homes flooded and several river crossings destroyed. Police said Sunday that concerns over the safety of bridges have crippled the region's road network.
A police officer was swept to his death Friday when a major bridge collapsed close to Cockermouth, the hardest-hit town.
Britain's Met Office said a record 12.3 inches (314.4 millimeters) of rain had fallen near Cockermouth in 24 hours. Military helicopters were scrumbed Friday to winch people from rooftops, while debris floated down the town's flooded main street.
3. Space-ship designer from Russia dies at 83
Feektistov played key role in the development of the Vaskhod.
MOSCOW — Russian spaceship designer Konstantin Feektistov, the only non-Communist space traveler in the history of the Soviet space program, has died at the age of 83.
Approval of his flight met resistance from the Politburo since Fecktistov was not a Communist Party member at the time.
The Russian Space Agency said in a statement Sunday that Feoktistov died of unspecified causes late Saturday in Moscow.
In 1964, he traveled aboard the Voskhod spaceship as part of the first group space flight in history.
Until 1990, Feoktistov helped design Soviet space ships and stations such as Soyuz, Progress and Mir.
NATIONAL 4. Proposed health bill splits Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON — Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.
The dispute among Democrats foretells of a rowdy floor debate next month on legislation that would extend health care coverage to roughly 31 million Americans. Republicans have already made clear they aren't supporting the bill.
Final passage is in jeopardy, even after the chamber's historic 60-39 vote Saturday night to begin debate.
5. Airport bottlenecks may pose problems in NYC
NEW YORK — Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgiving past, especially if they need to land anywhere near New York City.
Despite some recent improvements, the Big Apple's three major airports continue to be the country's worst air travel bottleneck.
Through the first nine months of the year, they ranked first, second and third worst in ontime arrivals among the 31 major U.S. air hubs, according to federal statistics.
The problem doesn't affect just New Yorkers. Because such a large percentage of the nation's flights pass through the city sometime during any given day, delays there have a tendency to ripple elsewhere.
6. Earthquake, aftershock rock Southern California
A San Bernardino County Sheriff's dispatcher says there have been no reports of damage or injury.
LOS ANGELES — A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the first quake struck at 7:55 a.m. Sunday, about seven miles north of Big Bear City.
The same area was rocked by a 2.4 magnitude aftershock two-and-a-half minutes later.
Big Bear Lake is in the San Bernardino National Forest about 80 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
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About noon Thursday near 9th and Michigan streets, a University student reported a criminal threat.
About 5 a.m. Thursday near the Smissman Research Lab, someone reported a burglary and the theft of a glass flask, at an unspecified loss.
About 4 p.m. Thursday near the Wilna Crawford Community Center, someone reported criminal damage to his or her vehicle's window, at a loss of $100.
About midnight Friday near 10th and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported a disorderly conduct.
RELIGION Communion withheld from Patrick Kennedy
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop receiving Holy Communion in 2007 because of the lawmaker's support for abortion right'
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That revelation Sunday proved an ugly climax to a simmering feud between Kennedy and his staunch critic, Bishop Thomas Tobin.
Kennedy told The Providence Journal in a story published Sunday that Tobin "instructed" him not to receive Communion because of his abortion rights stance.
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on the sidewalks and other entertainers performing on stage in front of the U.S. Bank at the corner of Ninth and Massachusetts streets. At 6 p.m., she said, the Salvation Army bell ringing holiday fundraiser would begin and a countdown ceremony, at roughly 6:10 p.m., for the first lighting of all the downtown Christmas lights would follow.
Flannery said after the holiday lights were illuminated, the crowd would discover Santa Claus stuck with his sleigh on top of Weaver's. A local fire truck would come to rescue him with a ladder.
"The idea is he lands up there from the North Pole and the fire department brings him down to Massachusetts Street so he can mingle with all the kids and families and kick off the holiday season," Flannery said.
Pennington said once the family oriented activities ended, the city
had a new event she hoped would draw students downtown. On Dec. 5, the day of the holiday parade, anyone who spends at least $5 at five different stores and submits their receipts will receive a $25 downtown gift certificate.
Pennington said he hoped these activities would encourage students to do their shopping in downtown Lawrence.
"We have such unique shops that they could get things here that they're not able to get anywhere else," Pennington said. "If they're looking for something unusual and not just the run-of-the-mill Walmart or Target sweater, downtown Lawrence is a great place to shop."
Etc, Shop, 928 Massachusetts St. She said she had already noticed the earliest droves of students arriving to pick out their gifts.
Flannery said he was hopeful students would show the same enthusiasm for downtown holiday shopping he expected from Lawrence families this Friday.
"We are absolutely having students come in," Spencer said. "We just had a girl come in looking for a jayhawk charm to go on her mother's bracelet for the holidays. It's amazing how early it is this year."
"We love the students," Flannery said. "Lawrence wouldn't be the community it is without KU and its students."
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Traffic backs up as a turkey makes its daily walk across a busy Rt 462 near Lancaster, Pa., on Nov. 10. A pair of turkeys , who live in the wild, travel back and forth early and late in the day in search of food that neighbors put out for the birds.
She said there was an easy comparison with how coaches recruited athletes.
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"If you think of what Bill Self might do, when there is a blue-chip player out there, he's going all out to recruit that player," Roney said.
Roney is the chairwoman of the chancellor's committee that will look at changing admissions standards. She said that right now some students viewed the University, which admitted 91.8 percent of applicants in the fall of 2008, as a backup plan for college. She said that because some students thought they wouldn't have to work as hard to get into the University, they weren't prepared for the rigors of college.
"There's not much in the way of bragging rights to say you got admitted to KU because you would have been admitted to any institution in the state," Roney said.
Roney said a change in admissions standards would redefine who the University targeted with its recruitment to focus on students who had a better academic profile. Higher admissions standards would also differentiate the University from other institutions across Kansas.
She said some of the recruitment events for honors students have focused on admissions standards and recruiters received a negative reaction after these presentations.
"You could just kind of see them disconnect with us. Kind of like, 'It's that easy to get in?' Roney said. "So we actually changed the program. Instead we talk about undergraduate research opportunities and the honors program and the co-curricular and help them understand the academic excellence that exists even though the admissions standards don't really reflect that."
officials hoped to change the attitudes of potential students as well. She referenced the School of Engineering and its freshman admission program, which has another standards.
Roney said by changing the focus of recruitment techniques to the opportunities available at the University, University
"When you compare opportunity at KU to opportunity at any research institution in the country, we are very, very competitive then," Roney said.
ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT
Alexis McKinley Jones, director of recruitment for the School of Engineering, said recruiters spoke at high-level math and science classes in high schools. They also launched engineering competitions to engage high school students. One of these programs, a competition called FIRST Robotics, challenges teams of high school students to build robots that can complete a certain task. McKinley Jones said the engineering program was also holding a Future City event in January, which would challenge seventh- and eighth-grade students — and potential Kansas engineers — to come up with their vision of a city.
She said it was important for the School of Engineering to reach students at a young age.
"Students are starting to form some pretty solid decisions about what they're interested in and what they want to do early on, so targeting some of those younger students is a direction we want to go in," she said.
McKinley Jones said the school didn't hire its first recruitment coordinator until 2003. It hired a second last year.
"That's really atypical of what you'd find for a professional program," McKinley Jones said. "It's unique that we have two."
jill Hummels, engineering public relations director, said the engineering program had always had a targeted approach to recruiting students because it dealt in a highly competitive
market for students of high ability.
"We let general recruiting happen at the Office of Admissions level, but ours is always highly pinpointed," Hummels said.
"It made sense economically," Bell said.
Craig Bell, Olathe junior, said he made sure the University and the School of Engineering noticed his ACT scores. He said K-State also recruited him, but in the end it came down to scholarship money. He picked the University.
Even the little things, such as mailers, are important to the school. Hummels, who handles printed communications for the school, eliminated the multi-page engineering brochure for students a couple of years ago and instead brought in one sheet with information about the school on both sides. It's a quicker read, she said.
"We want to speak with those prospective students." Hummels said. "We also want to speak with their parents, too. We want them to find the information that they find valuable."
Jeremy Wall, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore, said he spent half as much in tuition by studying engineering at the University as opposed to Missouri. But he said the mailers made little difference in his decision.
"They go into my junk pile," Wall said.
WHAT IT TAKES
The Chancellor's task forces are expected to present proposals for goals such as retention and improved graduation rates in the spring. But recruiting is just one piece of that puzzle.
"We ought to be really clear about what it takes to succeed and try to encourage students to meet that goal so that we do have a much higher success rate," Gray-Little said.
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Discrimination investigation continues at military institute
BY SUE LINDSEY Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Va. — Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school's policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll.
The federal Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has an ongoing investigation of a sex discrimination complaint at the small, state-supported school that so far has taken nearly a year and a half — three times longer than usual.
Defenders say VMI has worked hard to recruit women and make them comfortable since the U.S. Supreme Court ordered co-education in 1997, but women remain a small minority. Of the 1,500 cadets on the Shenandoah Valley campus this fall, 126 are women.
"The language and terminology that is used and considered acceptable by VMI in the barracks reflects a climate and culture that is derogatory and discriminatory toward the women that are required as cadets to live in the barracks", according to the Education Department's June 2008 complaint.
Federal authorities are also investigating whether sexism is prevalent in VMI's tenure and promotion policies; the handling of student and employee complaints; and the school's marriage and parenthood policy, which requires cadets resign once they marry or
Details of the federal complaint were first reported by The Roanoke Times.
conceive a child.
The list of specific policies authorities were asked to investigate was among large portions of the complaint that were redacted in the copy given to The Associated Press, as was any information about the complainant.
Department of Education spokesman Jim Bradshaw said 90 percent of investigations are completed within six months, but had no estimate of when the VMI probe might conclude. It is still ongoing after 16 months.
No similar complaint has been filed against The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., the nation's only other four-year state college with an all-military undergraduate program.
The complaint against VMI doesn't include accusations of sexual assault or other criminal acts, although a cadet was dismissed last spring after being charged with rape and sodomy of a female classmate. Stephen L. Lloyd of Mason Neck was convicted in October of a lesser charge, sexual battery.
Women are more likely to encounter discrimination including degrading comments and lack of advancement opportunities - if they comprise less than 25 percent of a group, said Nancy Duff Campbell, co-president of the National Women's Law Center in Washington.
The school has had seven sexual-offense complaints since women started enrolling in 1997, spokesman Stewart Maclmish said, but Lloyd was the first that resulted in a criminal charge.
"They don't necessarily want to rock the boat by complaining."
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Amber Blain waves to friends and family as she makes her way to the stage to get her diploma during graduation ceremonies at Virginia Military Institute May 16, 2006, in Lexington, Va. The federal Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has an ongoing investigation of a sex discrimination complaint at VMI.
The Virginia military college founded in 1839 fought co-education, but since the court ruling has tried to recruit and welcome women, MacInnis said.
In June, VMI won a top award for its recruitment efforts from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, a Washington-based association of educational institutions.
More women are looking at VMI as an option — applications by women nearly doubled, from 87 in 2003 to 169 for the current year. Of those, 50 women came to campus this semester.
she said. "It's not necessarily fear. It's just 'I want to go along to get along.'"
Still, the school has had only 159 female graduates since it began awarding degrees to women in
Female cadets hold special sessions at open houses for prospective students, and the school has dedicated an admissions counselor to recruiting women.
2001. During that time, 2,349 men have graduated. And far more women drop out after their first year: 29 percent in the class of 2011 did so, compared with 11
percent of men.
The experience has been similar at The Citadel, which went coed a year before VMI and has had 205 female graduates.
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Nidal Hasan to be confined until trial
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FORT WORTH, Texas — The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot
wounds, his attorney said Saturday.
During a hearing at Mai. Nidal Hasan's hospital room in San Antonio on Saturday, a magistrate ruled that there was probable cause that Hasan committed the Nov. 5
shooting spree at Fort
hood, said his civilian attorney, John Galligan. Hasan has been at Brooke Army Medical Center since the shooting, and his attorney said Hasan has been told he has permanent paralysis.
Galligan told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that the judge also ordered Hasan to pretrial confinement, which usually means jail, until his court-martial. The military justice system does not have bail for defendants.
"I don't know what rights and privileges he had that will now be changed, such as visitors or if they'll open his mail."
The magistrate ruled that Hasan will initially remain in the hospital, where he is in intensive care, Galligan said.
JOHN GALLIGAN Defense attorney
Galligan said Hasan has no feeling from the chest down and has limited movement in his arms.
about 150 miles southwest of Fort Worth, declined to comment.
Saturday's hearing was closed to the media. Officials at Firt Hold, Hood.
Hasan was shot by civilian members of Fort Hood's police force after the shooting spree in
a crowded building where soldiers must go before they are deployed to finalize wills, update vaccinations and get vision and dental screenings.
Hasan has been under guard at the hospital, Galligan said, and military officials have not told him how the
pretrial confinement status will change anything.
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"I don't know what rights and privileges he had that will now be changed, such as visitors or if they'll open his mail," Galligan said. "There are still many issues that haven't been addressed. I feel like I just wasted a day."
Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. Authorities have not said whether they will seek the death penalty, his attorney said.
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Galligan said he is concerned about where Hasan will be moved once he's released from the hospital, but he does not know when that will happen.
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Bags sit on the floor inside the apartment of Maj. Nidal Hasan Nov. 11 in Killeen, Texas. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, is accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens more Nov. 5 at the Fort Hood military base. Authorities continue to refer to Hasan, 39, as the only suspect in the shootings.
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Student protesters in California removed from occupied building
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BERKELEY, Calif. — Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California. Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.
The occupation of a campus building at the University of California, Santa Cruz meanwhile continued.
Forty-one people inside UC
Berkeley's Wheeler Hall were arrested on suspicion of trespassing around 5 p.m. Friday, said Claire Holmes, a spokeswoman for the university. The group, which included university students, was cited and released around 7:30 p.m to cheers from supporters outside.
"Our whole goal was to make sure this was safe," Holmes said.
The demonstrators had occupied the building 14 hours earlier to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and job and program cuts.
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SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.
Police and witnesses say that after the attacker went on a shooting rampage Friday that left four dead, he parked his van and walked to edge of Banzai Cliff. But instead of jumping, the gunman shot himself.
Gunman in Saipan kills four, wounds six during shooting spree
Six people were also wounded in the violence that left this usually tranquil tourist island reeling and shaken.
"The commonwealth has never experienced a tragic situation like this, and we are sadened by the appalling action of a single individual that has caused so much harm to our peaceful island community," Gov. Benigno R. Fital said.
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"The commonwealth has never experienced a tragic situation like this, and we are saddened ..."
Besides the gunman, the violence claimed the lives of two men, a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl, all residents of the U.S. commonwealth, Public Safety spokesman Jason Tarkong said. The wounded included a 4-year-old local girl and five South Korean tourists, including a boy and a girl.
groups organized a candlelight vigil, set for Sunday evening at Saipan's American Memorial Park, for the victims of the shootings.
The most seriously injured South Korean, a 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his back, was flown by a U.S. Air Force plane to Seoul for treatment.
Police said the attack began Friday at a shooting range in the community of Kannat Tabla, where two men in their early 20s and the two children were fatally shot. The 4-year-old girl was critically injured with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Shortly after the first attack, the suspect drove several miles and began firing a rifle from a white van at a group of South Koreans visiting a World War II attraction in nearby Marpi, wounding five.
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Roxanne Diaz told the Pacific Daily News about 60 people were in the area taking photos, "just like a regular tourist day."
"And next thing you know.
they hear something that sounded like fireworks," followed by the bloody chaos, Diaz said.
When officers arrived in the area, they discovered the van and found three rifles inside. The gunman's body was found along the edge off the cliff with a .22-caliber rifle strapped around his shoulder.
The suspect was last spotted driving toward Banzai Cliff, the site where numerous Japanese jumped to their deaths to avoid capture in 1944 after the Battle of Saipan.
Authorities said the suspected shooter was a contract worker in his 30s or 40s from China. His name was withheld pending notification of family, which was expected sometime Saturday. Several residents said the man was known as "Mr Lee."
Police have not said if they know of a motive, but they do not believe the shooter was targeting tourists. Tarkong termed the violence as a random drive-by shooting.
The Pacific News Center identified him as Lee Zhong Ren, an employee at the shooting range. The news station also reported that Lee left behind a suicide note that spoke of a business deal gone bad.
The telephone at the shooting range has been disconnected.
Saipan is the main island of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which has about 60,000 residents and is about 3,800 miles southwest of Hawaii. Saipan is a popular tourist destination among South Koreans, with more than 111,000 South Koreans visiting the island in 2008, according to the Marianas Visitors Authority
Saipan officials feared the violence would lead to a drop in tourism, which has already suffered because of the sagging global economy.
The South Korean tourists were sightseeing in an area known as the Last Command Post, a World War II spot featuring remnants of American tanks. A memorial in the area is dedicated to Koreans who fought in the war.
Among those injured, a 39-year-old man was critically hurt with a wound to his back. A 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were treated and released from the Commonwealth Health Center.
Lt. Gov. Eloy Inos called it a sad day for the commonwealth.
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CRIME
Charges dropped in case following investigation
Charges were dismissed against a man accused in a robbery on campus last week because the crime actually happened outside of city limits, according to KU Public Safety Captain Schuyler Bailey.
Police said the 19-year-old who reported the crime, who doesn't attend the University, said he was walking to his vehicle parked in the southwest corner of the parking lot near the tennis courts when he was approached by two unknown white males.
The man said one of his attackers held him down while the other punched him in the face. He said the attackers took his wallet and told him not to call police before leaving the area in a white Cadillac. The man said the stolen wallet contained a credit card and driver's license.
Through an investigation, the KU Public Safety Office determined that the crime did not take place on campus, or even in Lawrence for that matter. The 21-year-old Perry man accused in the crime was released Wednesday when the charges against him were dropped.
Bailey said the results of the investigation had been forwarded
to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to determine the charges.
Student released on bond after over a month in jail
At an arraignment hearing on Friday, District Court Judge Robert Fairchild said a jury trial in the case would begin April 26 at 9 a.m. Billy Kernizant is accused on four charges; two for aggravated robbery and two for conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.
A student who police say was involved in the robberies of two local delivery drivers will have a jury trial next April, according to the judge in the case.
Kernizant appeared alongside his lawyer, who asked that his bail be reduced. At the suggestion of prosecutors, Fairchild ordered that Kernizant's bail be reduced from $70,000 to $40,000 on the condition that he wear a GPS monitoring device at all times.
Kernizant posted bond and was released at 10:07 a.m. Friday. Kernizant had been in police custody since he was arrested on Oct. 5
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Military nurse acquitted in killing
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Man who used tentanyl and morphine on patients says he never second-guessed treatment
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full of fentanyl and morphine when they were not "dying quick enough." After the ruling, Fontana said he never second-guessed his treatment or dosages.
murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.
"My intention the whole time was to take care of dying patients."
MICHAEL FONTANA Military nurse
Capit. Michael Fontana, wearing his Air Force uniform, showed no emotion as a military judge cleared him of three counts of murder, then collapsed into the arms of weeping family members inside a Lackland Air Force Base courtroom.
Capt. Michael
Military prosecutors had painted Fontana as a rogue and arrogant nurse who pumped patients
"My intention the whole time was to take care of dying patients." Fontana said.
Fontana, 36, said he wants to return to nursing.
Seeing the verdict as a validation, Fontana said he
hoped the ruling would serve as a lesson for others tasked with making sure the terminally sick are comfortable. One doctor testified in the court-martial that he worried the case would chill the use of painkillers on the gravely ill.
Elizabeth Higginbotham, Fontana's attorney, said during
closing arguments that a guilty verdict would open the "flood-gates" for lawsuits against nurses when a dying patient finally goes.
Col. William Burd, the military judge, also acquitted Fontana on one count of conduct unbecoming an officer for altering medical records.
"We have great confidence in our military justice system and we believe a fair verdict was reached today," the 59th Medical Wing said in a statement.
"We have great confidence in our military justice system and we believe a fair verdict was reached today."
The hospital
During the weeklong trial, Air Force prosecutors accused Fontana of changing hospital records, trying to cover-up his tracks and chastising other nurses for not being aggressive enough
He continued working at Wilford Hall while awaiting trial, though was stationed in the library.
The hospital said Fontana will now undergo a clinical competency evaluation to determine whether he can return to being an Air Force nurse at the Wilford Hall Medical Center.
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in treating the end-of-life patients. They argued that Fortana knew the lethal effect of the dosages he was giving.
Fontana has been in the Air Force since 2006 and served a tour in Iraq in 2007. He worked as an intensive care nurse
at Wilford Hall, which primarily serves military personnel and retirees but provides emergency and trauma care to some civilians.
CRIME
Men accused in 9/11 attacks to plead not guilty
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NEW YORK — The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.
Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aizi Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but "would explain what happened and why they did it."
The U.S. Justice Department announced earlier this month that Ali and four other men accused of murdering nearly 3,000 people
in the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. will face a civilian federal trial just blocks from the site of the destroyed World Trade Center.
Ali, also known as Ammar al-
Baluchi, is a nephew of professed
9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed.
Mohammed, Ali and the others will explain "their assessment of American foreign policy," Fenstermaker said.
"Their assessment is negative," he said.
Fenstermaker met with Ali last week at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. He has not spoken with the others but said
the men have discussed the trial among themselves.
Critics of Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try the men in a New York City civilian courthouse have warned that the trial would provide the defendants with a propaganda platform.
Fenstermaker was first quoted in The New York Times in Sunday's editions.
Dean Boyd, a spokesman for the Department of Justice, said Sunday that while the men may attempt to use the trial to express their views, "we have full confidence in the ability of the courts and in particular the federal judge who
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Holder for hours about his decision to send the five 9/11 suspects to New York for trial.
may preside over the trial to ensure that the proceeding is conducted appropriately and with minimal disruption, as federal courts have done in the past."
Critics of Holder's decision — mostly Republicans — argued the trial will give Mohammed and his co-defendants a world stage to spout hateful rhetoric.
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Jackson's physician linked to purchase of propofol
LAS VEGAS — Court documents show police linked a drug blamed in Michael Jackson's death to the pop singer's personal physician who bought it at a Las Vegas pharmacy.
Search warrant records released Friday show that authorities raiding Applied Pharmacy Services on Aug. 11 sought paperwork showing it was the place Dr. Conrad Murray bought several vials of the powerful sedative propofol.
Records show a receipt obtained in a July 28 search of Murray's Las Vegas medical office showed he bought propofol May 12 and administered doses from that purchase to Jackson in the
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CULTURE Leonardo da Vinci exhibit to open in New York City
NEW YORK — An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square.
Although best known for painting the masterpiece "Mona Lisa,"da Vinci also designed a fantastical array of futuristic flying machines, robots, weapons and mechanical devices.
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Today is a 6
You start the day on an emotional footing. Listen to a female associate. Apply imagination liberally.
Visitor also can use touch screens to turn the artist's sketches into three-dimensional models.
Provide sweets for your sweetie. This could involve food, atmosphere or action.
Work expands to fill the available time and space. You'll get more done if you set priorities.
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Just because you love someone, you don't have to accept everything they say. Check the facts.
You probably hear far more than you want to about your own business. Others choose to tell you what to do today.
You've been pushing yourself a bit too hard. Lighten up. Take time to work out the kinks with a massage.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
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Not everything goes as planned. When you bump into a problem, don't struggle. Instead, give in on small details.
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Let the ladies help you put the finishing touches on holiday plans. As you do your shopping, shrink to fit.
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Today is a 6
The more energy you put into planning, the more satisfying the result. Try something new. You'll like it.
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HOLIDAY Letters to Santa will still be answered by his 'elves'
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wideeyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
All that was ending with a U.S.Postal Service decision to
During Christmas seasons for decades, these dedicated elves responded to thousands of letters addressed to "Santa Claus, North Pole."
discontinue the program based in the small Alaskan town amid privacy concerns.
The elves from Santa's Mailbag vowed to fight the decision, while North Pole residents voiced outrage.
A reversal of the Postal Service move was announced Friday.
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say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.
Ford was arrested following a report of a bank robbery in Streetsboro just south of Cleveland on Thursday.
Police say a man walked into the bank and handed a teller a note that demanded money.
Police say they found money in a bag in Ford's car, which fit the description of the bank robber's vehicle, along with a bank dye pack that had exploded.
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There is a KU bus broken down on the side of the road on 1-435 in front of Worlds of Fun: Bus #319, I just wanted people to know that I think it got a little off campus.
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A guy named black that turns into a canine? Only Sirius matters. Go team Harry Potter.
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I've seen "New Moon" four times since it came out. Is this bad?
Don't approach strangers: x 83. (Editor's note: Yes, there were 83 messages from a woman who calls in asking people to not approach her and offer help.)
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I just watched a grown man cry and fight over a broken piece of glass. What is this world coming to?
--money, is currently legal in Lawrence. City Commissioner Aaron Cromwell recently sought to pursue a ban on pan-
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--money, is currently legal in Lawrence. City Commissioner Aaron Cromwell recently sought to pursue a ban on pan-
I have lost control over every single aspect of my life.
--money, is currently legal in Lawrence. City Commissioner Aaron Cromwell recently sought to pursue a ban on pan-
I was going to climb the Bailey Hall fire escape, but then I wussed out. I guess I missed social skills and balls in the sixth grade.
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So yeah, KU lost in football. But my roommate and I discovered that "Madden" makes a good drinking game.
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The Chiefs almost have a better record than the Jawhaws.
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Panchandling ban is unacceptable
EDITORIAL BOARD
A law that would ban panhandling is not the solution for an increased homeless presence in the downtown area. Rather than kicking these people off the streets, city commissioners should focus on solving the housing problem as opposed to the possibility of infringing on First Amendment rights.
The act of panhandling, which means asking pedestrians for
handling, citing that the problem has been getting worse. However, there is already an ordinance against "aggressive panhandling," which is touching a person while begging or repeatedly asking someone for a donation.
The law on aggressive panhandling should be enforced to help maintain a family friendly atmosphere downtown.
"Everyone is very interested in trying to do something about the problem," Cromwell said. "But we don't want to do anything that would be illegal and non-enforceable."
Cromwell did not think that a ban on panhandling would be unconstitutional, saying he had a "hard time seeing this as anything other than commerce."
Amendment) concerns. Whether it will violate the amendment will depend on exactly on how it's written."
However, according to constitutional law professor Richard E. Levy, "It will certainly raise (First
Another University constitutional law professor, Stephen R. McAllister, said. "There is a strong potential for a First Amendment claim."
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"They would have to show there is not another way to address the problem than limiting speech," Levy said.
City commissioners should work on enforcing the current ordinance against aggressive pan-handling as well as
researching the reasons as to why the increase is occurring. With the current economy and unemployment rate, an increase in the homeless population should not be a surprise. The city should address the problem with these solutions instead of trying to take away the rights of their citizens.
Recently there was a vote against pushing forward plans to build a new homeless shelter away from the downtown area. If commissioners are concerned with the homeless population, then making it harder for a new shelter to be built is counterproductive. Taking the easy way out by banning them from asking for money is a political cop-out.
In addition to the effects on the homeless, a ban on panhandling would make it harder for street performers, musicians and non-profit organizations to work
downtown. Cromwell touched upon starting a possible licensing program for these agencies that are not a part of the homeless population to be able to legally panhandle.
"The intention is that it would be very inexpensive to free," Cromwell said. "We do want to keep the ambiance of downtown, and we wouldn't want to outlaw any legitimate street performers."
You should not need a license to play an acoustic guitar on the corner of Massachusetts Street. Legitimately organized charity groups should not be required to waste their time in getting licensed when they could be spending the time raising money for other groups that need it.
A ban on panhandling could not only be an abuse of the basic rights of individuals, but it also brings the wrong focus to a discussion that needs to be solved in a different manner. The homeless population that isn't aggressive and the street performers of Lawrence deserve better treatment than to be forced off the streets.
Rather than taking a step backward, city commissioners should come together and take an important step forward in working toward an end to homelessness.
— Caitlin Thornbrugh for The Kansan Editorial Board with contributed reporting by Brett Salsbury.
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As the time approaches for seniors to begin their job searches, many students have already started planning their careers. Even more lay catatonic under the bedsheets with fear, praying to whatever god, idol or "Godfather" character they pray to that such a thing as a job still exists by the time the economy completes its death plummet.
I can't really empathize. I'm afraid. I fully expect the current upsurge in popularity of post-post-punk funk music to provide for me and any family I might sire, especially once my children reach their funky years. (At the end of the day, incorporating your family into your band is the whole point of funk music — not to mention the point of having a family.)
But unfortunately, not everybody has the post-post-punk funk in them. Some must find a way to squeeze an income from the hemorrhaging shambles of the American labor market.
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A Bureau of Labor statistician is one of the hottest careers right now. Do you think all these unemployment numbers collect and report themselves? They used to, until a bloody confrontation with the Statisticians Guild of America. (Do not mess with the Statisticians Guild. They know where Hoffa went.)
I can help with the research part of your career planning.
No, the numbers don't report themselves, meaning every day clipboard-welding statisticians are out there depressing the hell out of representative samples of American households with their questions, and depressing the hell out of everybody else with the answers
Blogging is also a profession on the rise. Bloggers' jobs are perhaps the most secure of any across the economy since anyone can do it and nobody can lose it. Do you
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Make sure to occasionally type an opinion in a form diametrically opposite to how you literally mean it. This is what's commonly referred to as "irony" and it signals to your readers you have a sense of humor. If you have trouble, don't sweat it. There are software programs that can help you.
Portion de-incrementators have also seen high job growth as a result of the current recession. Portion de-incrementators are highly specialized production engineers tasked with slowly decreasing product sizes below the threshold of consumer awareness, or, failing that, above consumer-being-able-to-do-shit-about it levels.
Unglesbee is an Overland Park senior in creative writing and economics.
De-incrementators are the folks slowly removing ounces from cereal boxes. They also reduced the cycle in the coin dryer of my apartment building by 12 minutes. They are why my T-shirts are always either wrinkled or damp, so please disregard the rumors you've heard.
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Students regain focus
Deep in last Thursday's edition of The University Daily Kansan was a wire story from the Associated Press: "Students protest huge tuition hike at University of California."
About 1,000 people demonstrated in protest at UC-Berkeley on Wednesday and 14 protesters were arrested at UCLA, where the Board of Regents meeting was held, according to the article.
The day before, California's Board of Regents met to discuss a 32 percent increase in undergraduate fees — essentially tuition — equivalent to $2,500 by next year. This was in response to the massive revenue shortfalls California, and to a smaller degree the other 49 states, have been experiencing for more than a year.
On Thursday, as the plan was voted on and approved by the Regents, simultaneous protests took place on the campuses of UC- Los Angeles, Davis, Santa Cruz and Berkeley.
This response reminded me of the late 1960s anti-war movement and subsequently, of Mark Rudd, one-time leader of the dissident group Students for a Democratic Society and co-founder of its violent offspring, The Weather Underground. Rudd attended a number of events around town and campus two weeks ago promoting his new book, "Underground."
Rudd said that he thought violent action, in the context of some of the nonviolent movements of the 20th century, was unacceptable and that only through the organization of mass political movements could real change occur.
While visiting Jonathan Earle's "Conspiracy Theories and Paranoia in American History" class, Rudd charged students with submitting to an entertainment culture that shied away from the political action that should, he argued, be the central focus of their lives.
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Not that I don't like music, television or sports. I do. But the current economic crisis and way the government deals with it placing greater burdens either on the present or on the future will have an enormous impact on the way our generation will do business and interact on the global stage.
State institutions, including the University, continue to increase costs at rates of 5 to 6 per cent a year. The national debt recently passed an unfathomable $12 trillion. And the promise of opportunity, as national unemployment soars past 10 percent, remains unfulfilled. Those are all issues for students; issues that students should organize and vote on, so as to ensure their presence in representatives' platforms.
Perhaps the economic climate will force students to speak louder on the national stage. I think students should do this regardless.
Forty-one students at UC:Berkeley were peacefully arrested after a day-long occupation of a classroom building on Friday.
The precedent of nonviolent means of protest and dialogue with elected representatives is vital, and the call to action by the enormous fee hike must be heard.
I hope students' future actions reflect that. And many thanks to the students in California's public university system for doing so already. It's about time we all joined the national discourse.
Holmes is a Overland Park sophomore in political science.
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For many people, including my boyfriend, Austin, and his roommates, the only thing standing between them and sustainable eating is money, money and more money.
I agree, buying sustainable foods can be difficult for those on a budget — but it doesn't have to be.
"Janie, we drink about four gallons of milk a week," Austin tells me. "Yeah, local milk tastes a whole lot better and I would get that instead of regular milk. But paying $3.50 for a gallon is too expensive for us. It just isn't worth it."
Recently, I visited the Community Mercantile, a co-op natural foods store here in Lawrence. I sat down with Nancy O'Connor, the nutrition educator and outreach coordinator, to find out how those on a budget can satisfy their desire to eat more sustainably without emptying their wallets.
The Merc isn't just a grocery store, but a community center as well. In addition to providing groceries and other products, it benefits the local community by supporting local farmers, encouraging nutritional education in our schools and fostering relationships between
consumers and producers by offering co-op memberships.
In short; focus on what you care most about. Is it organic produce or free-range meat? Is it local milk or free-trade coffee? Eating sustainably doesn't mean changing your entire grocery list. Start with certain foods that are most important to you.
So how do we shop at stores at the Merc without breaking our budgets?
Incorporating sustainable foods by starting with one or two items is what eco-psychologists call the "foot in the door technique". By committing to something small at first, it becomes easier to commit to something bigger later.
For example, my family used to only recycle paper — it was easy to collect and easy to recycle. Then we started using curbside recycling and recycled cans, plastic and cardboard in addition to paper. Now, we recycle glass as well, even though that requires driving to a recycling center.
Many people think small changes won't make a big difference. What they forget is that small changes don't stay small for long.
—Janie Chen is a junior from Olathe.
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"If they didn't have it, they would get bored and distracted easily," said Fitzgerald, whose children are 14 and 12. "It just wouldn't be challenging."
Such disparities exist in every state, according to a new report by the National Association for Gifted Children that blames low federal funding and a focus on low-performing students.
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and we ended up on the moon," said Del Siegle, a University of Connecticut researcher who wrote the report. "We really need to consider that again. We cannot afford as a country to ignore talent."
"in the age of Sputnik, we put money into math and science,
The federal government spent just $7.5 million last year
on research and grants for the estimated 3 million gifted children in the U.S. Both the Bush and Obama administrations have tried to eliminate that money entirely, but Congress put it back into the budget each year.
Gifted programs are typically paid for by local districts or states and vary dramatically. In some states, it's as stark as one county with multiple gifted programs — magnet schools, honors courses and separate classrooms for advanced learners — next to a county with nothing.
president of the Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education and the mother of two gifted children.
Just six states pick up the whole tab for gifted programs, and 13 don't put a single dollar toward such curriculum, according to the
"If I'm middle class and my kids are gifted and talented,I'm going to find a charter school or ... find a private school."
"The quality of gifted services is dependent on geography, and it shouldn't be," said Laura Carriere.
MARTHA FLOURNOY Former gifted instructor
gifted and talented children, which, if left unchecked, will ultimately leave our nation ill-prepared to field the next generation of innovators and to compete in the global economy"
For Bellevue, Wash., mother Julie Plaut Warwick, a gifted program was the only option for her now 16-year-old son, who is in a magnet high school in the Seattle suburb.
"He would be very bored and would have gotten in trouble," she said. "If you're in a regular classroom and you repeat things two or three times, he gets incredibly bored and frustrated."
the federal No Child Left Behind
Law, which was passed in 2003, forced states to focus on bringing struggling children up to grade level — inadvertently exaggerating the problem even more, Siegle said. A Fordham Institute study released last month showed gifted students are still improving their standardized test scores, but not as quickly as low-performing children.
As the economy has tanked, some states are shifting money away from gifted programs to help balance their budgets. The report shows that 13 states — more than half of the 23 that actually fund gifted education — made such cuts in 2008-09.
In the Oxnard School District just north of Los Angeles, that means Martha Flournoy, who ran the district's gifted program for a decade, is back in the classroom.
She said the students who are suffering the most are bright children from poor families.
"If I'm middle class and my kids are gifted and talented, I'm going to find a charter school or go to a neighboring district or find a private school," Flournoy said. "That does not happen with all kids."
Some oppose having separate classes for gifted kids. Mara Sapon-Shevin of Syracuse University argues that gifted programs create "haves and the have nots." She prefers grouping students together and then tailoring the curriculum to each child. Sapon-Shevin kept
her own daughter out of a second- grade gift program in the 1980s.
"In the unit on birds, the gifted children would learn myths about birds, go bird watching, build bird houses, learn bird calls, do bird identification," she said. "The problem came when I raised my hand and asked what the other second-graders were doing. They said 'work sheets.'"
But for educators like Sally Walker, gifted programs help bright children reach their highest potential, putting future doctors, scientists and engineers in classrooms where they don't feel embarrassed for being smart.
Walker recalls the day she was testing a particularly bright 5-year-old boy in her gifted program in a Rockford, Ill., elementary school in the 1980s. She asked him what color coal is and gave him three options: black, purple and gray.
The boy marked all three answers and told Walker that coal was black indoors, purple in the sunshine and gray if it burns.
"These are students who are ignored because of the myth that they will make it on their own or succeed without help," said Walker, now executive director of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children. "They get frustrated because they feel they are not being understood."
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.
"Tonight we have more momentum than we've ever had in the history of health care discussions," Biden told about 1,000 Democrats in Des Moines.
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"I see the special interests raising tens of millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars to defeat our agenda." Biden said. "We've never thought change would be easy. You all knew change would be hard. It's hard to change the direction of a nation that's been adrift for at least eight years."
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Obama easily won Iowa in last year's election, and Democrats hold the governor's office as well as majorities in both legislative chambers.
In recent months, however, there have been signs the party may not fare as well next year. Polls have shown Gov. Chet Culver, running
for re-election in 2010, badly trailing the leading Republican candidates. And a poll published by The Des Moines Register on Saturday shows Obama's approval rating has fallen to 49 percent in the state, down four percentage points from September and 19 from January.
Biden argued that as issues such as health care begin to take shape, Democrats will reap political gain. He dismissed those he called "noisy" critics, such as those who shouted at lawmakers at health care forums throughout the country earlier this year.
"Progress in this country has never been produced by yelling and saying no," Biden said. "For those of you who stood with Barack Obama from the beginning, you have heard the doubts. When Barack and I talked about change we meant it."
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kansas coach Mark Mangino stands along the sideline watching texas drive down the field for a touchdown during the fourth quarter Saturday night in Austin, Texas. Kansas lost 20-51 for its sixth-straight Big 12 loss and now moves to a season record of 5-6.
Loss wraps up long week
Sixth consecutive loss follows days of investigation
BY JAYSON JENKS
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AUSTIN, Texas — Traditionally,
in the moments after games
— in media gatherings after
victories or losses — coach
Mark Mangino sticks to the
no-nonsense approach.
His mood doesn't seem to swivel with a lopsided victory or disappointing loss. Generally, he keeps his public temperament level, and he has always preached that is his style while at the University.
Yet after Kansas' 51-20 defeat in the heart of Texas, something felt different about his interview. There was a personable tone mixed with his characteristic professionalism. Mangino smiled and laughed. He engaged in playful banters with reporters.
And he even offered a
life perspective.
"I have a player, DJ. Marshall, who is in Tulsa, Okla., at a cancer center," Mangino said. "He just started his chemotherapy this week."
He paused and lowered his voice before continuing.
"That's called a bad week. I've had a great week."
The change in response-style may be a result of what hasn't actually appeared to be a great week for Mangino or his players. In the days leading up to Saturday night's game against Texas, they answered
never-ending questions about the internal investigation launched by the Athletics Department against Mangino and about the state of the program.
Faced with a relentless line of investigation-based questioning, the Jayhawks attempted to maintain a sliver of hope: Regardless of anything else, Kansas still had a game to play against Texas.
In front of a record-setting crowd on Saturday, Texas crushed that optimism, delivering the Jayhawks their sixth-consecutive loss.
After the game — after a result
that most people expected — questions returned to the investigation surrounding the football program and Mangino's job.
"It's been a distraction for all of us," senior defensive back Justin Thornton said. "Not just the players and the coaches but the whole community and school. That's all that anyone wants to talk about. It's frustrating."
COMMENTARY
After the game, in a small room tucked away inside Darrell K. Royal Stadium, Mangino sat at a desk and
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Kansas' coach is on his way out
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
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Were it not for contract provisions, coach Mark Mangino may well have
been canned at halftime or even a few days before Saturday night's foregone conclusion in Austin, Texas.
The allegedly foul man stands opposite Athletics Director Lew Perkins on a bridge that burns wilder each day.
The investigation of Mangino and his football program the Athletics Department launched last week stems from allegations that he poked senior linebacker Arist Wright during practice and has been further stoked by parents and former players coming forth with accounts of a coach who breaks down and bullies his players.
But don't think that's all. Lori Williams, associate athletics director for risk management, is leading an investigation to determine whether a check with enough room for seven digits is needed or if there's enough dirt to sever ties with cause. I'm willing to bet Mangino will not be Kansas' coach in 2010.
Per Mangino's contract, the coach has 21 days upon being fired to file a written appeal to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little or Perkins. If Mangino is found to have been fired without cause — or if he is simply fired without cause — he will be owed $6.6 million. That's $2 million for three years plus an additional $600,000 buyout
The reason Mangino wasn't fired last week or upon returning to Lawrence after his team's sixthstraight defeat can be summed up using a familiar and ironic axiom: dollar signs.
That Kansas was KOed 51-20 on prime-time national television was a mere formality. The only difference between this game and the team's previous five losses was that it simply got beat rather than
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Morris leads undefeated Jayhawks to victory
BY MAX ROTHMAN
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When the opposition scraps Kansas' game plan, Sade Morris will still be there to mitigate the problem.
So when Kansas' usual transition-based offense was forced into a half-court set by Michigan's speed and attentiveness, coach Bonnie Henrickson put the game in the hands of the stabilizer.
The senior with the salvaging jump shot also serves as the team's lockdown defender. She is the stabilizing force to the No. 19 basketball team.
Kansas defeated Michigan 77-66 and moved to 3-0 on the season as Morris scored a career-high 26 points, passing 1,000 career points in a Kansas uniform.
"Somebody had to score," Morris said.
the milestone. "I just came ready to play."
Junior guard Veronica Hicks led the motion-centric Wolverine offense with 20 points. The Chicago native possessed a streetball-ish swagger with a knock down jump shot. She was the primary reason for keeping the game as close as it was.
"I had no clue," Morris said of
Junior center Krysten Boogaard established her low-post presence early on and seemed to be on her way to an impressive
"They brought the house early," Henrickson said.
"Scoring never matters to me. I just care about winning."
stat line. She was also attacking Michigan's high picks and working as a force all over the floor.
SADE MORRIS Senior guard
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three minutes of first-half play. Her dormancy set the stage for
However, the foul bug bit Boogaard and she was held to just
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center Krista Phillips. On the last play of the first half, Henrickson drew up a Goodrich and Davis pick-and-roll, but Davis' youth showed as she drew the foul but missed both free throws. But Davis was happy enough to get some early action.
"Of course at first I was nervous," Davis said. "I just cleared my head and went out and played."
Hicks and the rest of the Wolverines rattled Goodrich and the usually fast-faced Kansas offense. Goodrich often tried to force the ball to senior guard Danielle McCray, straying from her other options and the usual five-sided gameplan that had been so 'effective in the past. Operating out of a half-court set for much of the game, Goodrich could not speed past defenders and instead had to be more creative in calling plays. She tallied seven points and assists, but also surrendered
But it was Morris' stabilizing effect that solidified the half-court set in a grinding victory. Whether it's drawing a foul, nailing a late three or stealing a critical pass,
"We just weren't getting out fast enough," Goodrich said. "We weren't all connected as a team."
seven turnovers.
Morris has proved herself a steady force.
"Scoring never matters to me," Morris said. "I just care about winning"
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"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
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Senior Sade Morris became the 21st player in Kansas women's basketball history to score 1,000 points.
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Q: Which two players sit atop women's basketball's list of all-time point-scorers having scored more than 3,000 and 2,000 points respectively.
A: Lynette Woodard (3,649) and Adrian Mitchell (2,124) no other players have scored more than 2,000 points.
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First-half blunders don't ruin chances for Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Becky Burke scored 16 points and No. 23 Louisville overcame a sloppy first half to beat Tennessee Tech 84-54 on Sunday.
Chauntie Wright added 15 points and Deseree Byrd had 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the Cardinals (2-1), who bounced back from a 62-50 loss at Hartford on Tuesday.
Tacarra Hayes led Tennessee Tech (1-3) with 20 points and six rebounds but the Golden Eagles shot just 28 percent from the floor and turned it over 20 times.
Louisville led 28-24 at the half before pouring it on over the final 20 minutes. Wright, coming off knee surgery that forced her to sit out last year, keyed a second-half surge as the Cardinals wore down the Golden Eagles.
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deerets california, 09-49 BERKELEY, Calif. — Brittney Griner had her chance to dunk in the waning minutes and missed again. It didn't matter much.
Baylor's 6-foot-8 freshman sensation did enough work to alter shots on the defensive end in the eighth-ranked Lady Bears' 69-49 rout of No.17 California on Sunday, a highly anticipated matchup pitting two of the country's top young teams.
Griner had 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots.
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FIFA refusing replay on bad call
Thierry Henry, one of the best soccer players in France's history became the most hated man in the Republic of Ireland last week. Most of the sports world isn't too happy with him, either.
After two playoff matches to decide who would earn a spot in the 2010 World Cup, France and Ireland had to go to overtime to settle a 1-1 deadlock. In that overtime, Henry blatantly played the ball with his left hand to set up a goal that sent France to the biggest sporting event in the world and gave the entire nation of Ireland a kick in the collective gut.
In Henry's defense, it was an intense situation and he made a split-second instinctive reaction to a ball bouncing in front of him. Probably 95 percent of athletes in his situation would have done the same thing. But handing the ball is a pretty big no-no in soccer, and this one was obvious. It seemed like everyone besides the four referees could see it.
Henry openly admitted his offense after the game. He knew it
was unfair. Ireland certainly knew it was unfair. I knew it was unfair. My French friend, Jean, told me in broken English that it was unfair. However, despite Ireland's appeals to FIFA for a replay of the match (which Henry himself supported), the result stood.
BY JOEL PETTERSON ipetterson@kansap.com
Sports is one part of our lives where we demand fairness. It's the one arena where we can control fairness, at least on the field. It's why we have referees, rulebooks and video replay — to make sure every touchdown, goal, threepointer or fumble is earned.
That's the most frustrating thing about Henry's play. It was caught on at least half a dozen camera angles and replayed over and over. But FIFA refuses to use instant replay to help officiate soccer games. It has said that
replay would disrupt the flow of the game and even ruin the "tradition" of controversial calls in soccer, according to a 2002 Associated Press story.
I can almost agree. Like most sports fans, I've been on either side of botched officiating jobs. During the 2008 NFL season, my favorite team (I won't mention its name for fear of extreme prejudice, but it rhymes with Glenver Shmoncos) was on the fortunate end of referee Ed Hochuli's most famous screw-up. His premature whistle on an obvious fumble by the Shmoncos gave them an undeserved victory over the San Diego Chargers. I knew it wasn't fair, but it still felt good.
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But I also know what it feels like to be on the Irish side. During the 2002 World Cup, I remember staying up all night to watch the United States fight for what would have been one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history against Germany in South Korea. In the second half, Torsten Frings of Germany stopped a shot on the goal line with his left hand, and Germany
went on to win 1-0.
That game felt wrong, like someone had stolen all our Christmas presents and given them to a little German boy who already had three Christmas trees overflowing with presents. There was no vindication in the "tradition" of experiencing a horrible call.
Henry may have committed the handball in the first place, but FIFA is responsible for robbing Ireland of a chance at the world's biggest tournament. Hopefully an entire island full of Irish rage will inspire FIFA to actually back up its slogan: "My Game is Fair Play."
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Chiefs pull off upset against Steelers
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop (6) celebrates with tight end Sean Ryan (89) after kicking a 22-yard field goal to win an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime Sunday. The Chiefs won the game 27-24 in overtime.
BY DOUG TUCKER Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.
A few minutes after Ben Roethlisberger wobbled off the field Sunday with a possible concussion, Ryan Succop kicked a 22-yard field goal with 8.28 left in overtime and the Kansas City Chiefs snapped a team-record 10-game home losing streak with a 27-24 victory over the stunned Pittsburgh Steelers.
Chris Chambers' 61-yard catch-and-run set up Succop, and "Mr. Irrelevant" booted through the game-winner for the Chiefs (3-7).
whose stadium was crammed with tens of thousands of towel-waving fans of the Steelers (6-4).
Roethlisberger had thrown for 398 yards and three touchdowns when he apparently took a knee to the bel-
is or his level of availability. We will have more information as we proceed."
Just before Chambers' big play, Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor dropped a possible interception.
"This job is not for the faint of heart," said a beaming Todd Haley, the Chiefs' rookie coach.
Matt Cassel had a horrendous first half, passing for only 35 yards on four completions. But he came through in the final two quarters and overtime, finishing with 248 yards and two touchdowns.
"It's nice to get a little reward against a team like that. I thought the guys really showed heart..."
"I've got to hand it to (Cassel), the kid's a fighter," said Haley, who grew up accompanying his father to Steelers training camp, where the elder Haley worked as a personnel executive. Haley
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met while being sacked by Derrick Johnson and gave way to Charlie Batch. Coach Mike Tomlin said he was not certain how severe the injury might be.
"He took a blow, needless to say, it was a concussion-oriented thing so I doubt he was going to come back into the football game," Tonlin said. "I don't have a lot of information in terms of where he
lost to Pittsburgh in last year's Super Bowl when he was Arizona's offensive coordinator.
"It's nice to get a little reward against a team like that. I thought the guys really showed heart and guts," he said.
The Chiefs faced
third down when Cassel connected with Chambers, who was signed three weeks ago off waivers from San Diego. He went 61 yards before he was pushed out of bounds at the 4.
Succop, the final player drafted in April, came in and clinched the Chiefs' first home victory in more than a year. Succop also had a 27-yarder that tied it 17-all in the final seconds of the third quarter.
It was the second loss in a row for the Steelers, who have fallen twice to division rival Cincinnati and were without injured Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu. Defensive end Chris Kemoeatu also went out with a knee injury.
In regulation, the Steelers (6-4) had the ball for almost 19 minutes longer than the Chiefs (3-7) and outgained them 463-206. The Chiefs stayed in it with
"I think we lost the momentum in the third quarter with all the turnovers and stuff like that," said Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward, who had 10 catches for 128 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown. "When you let a team hang around like that, you give them a chance. When you give them hope, they thrive off the crowd noise. They took it into overtime and did what they had to do"
Jamaal Charles' 97-yard return of the opening kickoff and Andy Studebaker's 94-yard return of an interception.
But Cassel was sacked twice in the next three plays, and the Chiefs had to settle for Succop's 27-yard.
Studebaker, making his first NFL start, picked off Roethlisberger's pass 2 yards deep in the end zone in the third quarter and motored to the Steelers 8 before running back Rashard Mendenhall dragged him down.
Roethlisberger's 8-yard touchdown pass to Mendenhall gave the Steelers a 24-17 lead a few minutes later after the Steelers recovered Cassel's turnover at the 27.
"Once I picked it off, 100 yards looked like a long way," he said. "It was a fun play."
But back came KC, playing without suspended wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. Cassel hit Lance Long for 30 yards and Chambers for 47 to set up a 2-yard TD pass to Charles that tied it 24-all with a little under 5 minutes left.
Cassel also had a 21-yard TD pass to Leonard Pope early in the third quarter.
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The Aggies (3-0) played stifling defense against the Tigers (2-2), holding the defending Southeastern Conference champions to 38 percent shooting and forcing 23 turnovers.
Tanisha Smith had 14 points, four assists and six of Texas &M's 15 steals. Adaora Elonu added 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Alli Smalley led Auburn with 18 points, but also committed six turnovers. Keke Carrier added nine points and eight rebounds.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Missouri player Kim English takes career high in victory
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Mike Anderson thought struggling guard Kim English needed to take the pressure off of himself. So he made English a reserve Sunday, hoping to kick-start English's game.
It worked. English scored a career-high 25 points off the bench on 9 of 12 shooting, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, as Missouri rolled to a 100-44 victory.
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Morris transcends role as sidekick
Coach praises senior guard Sade Morris' skill, teamwork as she joins 1,000 point club
BY ANDREW TAYLOR ataylor@kansan.com
Senior guard Danielle McCray, who was recently put on the Naismith Award watch list, sometimes gets nicknamed Batman, while fellow senior guard Sade Morris often finds herself relegated to the role of Robin, Batman's sidekick.
During Kansas' 77-66 victory against Michigan, though, as McCray struggled to find any sort of rhythm, "Robin" stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
"We refer to Danielle and Sade all the time as Batman and Robin," coach Bonnie Henrickson said. "Well, Robin was pretty good today."
Morris had a career game as she torched the Wolverines defense for a career-high 26 points. That total boosted her career
total to 1,002 points.
"I didn't know anything about breaking the 1,000 point record, I just came ready to play," Morris sai.4
As Morris shined in Kansas third game of the season, McCray, the other half of the "dynamic duo" and only other current Kansas women's basketball player to reach the career pinnacle of 1,000 points, failed to steadily produce.
McCray had an especially rough first half against the Wolverines. In 19 minutes of play, McCray only mustered six points while turning the ball over five times.
"I kind of got a little antsy in the beginning and my shots weren't falling," McCrav said.
McCray didn't fare much better in the second half as she only improved her point total to 11
on 5-of-20 shooting throughout the game. She did cut back on her turnovers, though, only giving the ball away once in the closing half.
"I knew she was struggling, so I just did my best to kind of penetrate and get some fouls," Morris said. "I thought she did a great job going in and rebounding."
The way the two interacted — Morris stepping up to fill the void in light of
McCray's struggles — was reminiscent of the way the two players worked together in the Jayhawks run to the WNIT championship game last year.
"When Danielle struggled at the end of last year, not that she struggled much, Sade was good," Henrickson said. "I thought that's what she looked like a lot today."
that made up the WNIT for the Jayhawks, McCray averaged 29.4 points per game. Morris quietly scored 17 points per game.
"We refer to Danielle and Sade all the time as Batman and Robin. Well, Robin was pretty good today."
In the stretch of five games
"There was such a spotlight on Danielle, and rightfully so, but I think a lot of people really lost track of how good Sade was in that run." Henrickson said.
In the Jayhawks' next game against the No. 9 Xavier
Musketeers, Kansas will benefit from Morris and McCray working together as they did throughout last year's postseason run.
"I think we both need to be on the same page," McCray said. "It's great to have another player step up like she did tonight."
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Sade Morris keeps one step ahead of a Wolvenine in Sunday's game in Allen Fieldhouse. Morris scored a career-high 26 points and reached a career total of 1,002. She is only the 21st player in Kansas Woman's basketball history to join the 1,000 point club.
GAME BALL:
SADE MORRIS
The senior guard racked up a career high 26 points and passed 1,000 career points in a Kansas uniform. She stepped up when teammate senior guard Danielle McCray was ice cold from the field and was her usual self as a defensive force on the other end.
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— Coach Bonnie Henrickson said of an improved Michigan team.
Congratulations to Sade Morris, perhaps the most consistent player on the team. She became the 21st player in Kansas women's basketball history to join the 1,000 point club.
REASON TO HOPE:
IMPROVED BENCH PLAY
The Kansas Jayhawks saw a marked improvement in the production of players coming off the bench against the Michigan Wolverines. After the group collectively scored only three points against the Iowa Hawkeyes last Thursday, they provided 13 points Sunday in their relief of the starters, Freshman guard Monica Engelman and junior forward Nicollette
Smith both played extremely well in their minutes off the bench, scoring four and nine points respectively.
REASON TO MOPE:
Poor play in the opening minutes of the second half
In almost every single game the Jayhawks have played this year, the team has come out sluggish in the second half. That was no different yesterday against Michigan as Kansas allowed the visitors to score 17 points before the first media time out of the second half. That permitted the Wolverines to crawl within six with less than 15 minutes to play. The Jayhawks need to develop a killer instinct coming out of the
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AISHAH SUTHERLAND
Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland earned a double double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Michigan. Coach Bonnie Henrickson, though, insisted that Sutherland did not look like herself in her 29 minutes of playing time. If Sutherland can produce that well on an off day, then she should be able to put up massive numbers when she's on top of her game.
— Max Rothman and Andrew Taylor
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McCray makes Naismith Trophy Preseason List
Senior guard Danielle McCray was named as one of the 50 players to the Naismith Trophy Presseason Watch List. The list was released last Wednesday
and featured five other players from the Big 12: Baylor freshman Brittney Griner, Nebraska senior Kelsey Griffin, Oklahoma
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McCray
Ashley Sweat.
McCray has led No. 19 Kansas to a 3-0 regular season record, averaging 23.5 points per game and 9 rebounds per game. Below are some other preseason accolades that McCray has earned for the 2009-2010 season.
■ Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year
All Big 12 First Team Member
Preseason Second Team All-American
- Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
- Preseason Wooden Award
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Gradkowski's throwing powers Raiders to a victory
BY JOSH DUBOW
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Bruce Gradkowski provided more than a spark for the struggling Oakland Raiders. He delivered a much-needed comeback victory that the Cincinnati Bengals handed over to Oakland.
Gradkowski threw a 29-vard game-tying touchdown pass to Louis Murphy with 33 seconds left and Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 33-yard field goal after Andre Caldwell fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Raiders a 20-17 victory Sunday.
The Bengals (7-3) have lost all 10 games in Oakland, including one playoff game. But this had to be one of the most painful. Cincinnati maintained its onegame lead over Pittsburgh in the AFC North after the Steelers lost
in overtime at Kansas City, yet this loss could prove critical to seedings or even a playoff berth down the stretch.
Oakland (3-7) rallied from an early 14-point deficit and trailed 17-10 with 2:06 left when Gradkowski took over at the 20-yard line. Gradkowski, who took the starting job from JaMarcus Russell this week, threw a 19-yard pass to Zach Miller, then a 16-yarder to Chaz Schilens on fourth-and-10.
After a spike, Gradkowski found Murphy near the goal line. Murphy got loose from Morgan Trent and dived across the goal line for the tying score.
Just when it seemed the game was headed to overtime, Caldwell was stripped by Brandon Myers on the kickoff, giving the Raiders the ball at the 17. After three kneel-downs, Janikowski delivered the winning kick, setting off a celebration among the few fans who showed up. Nnamdi Asomugha intercepted a last-ditch pass from Carson Palmer to seal the victory.
The Bengals scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives, but managed only three more points the rest of the way. They were done in by three lost fumbles, eight penalties and a missed field goal.
The biggest fumbles were by fullback Jeremi Johnson at the Oakland 15 and poised to add on to a 17-10 lead and the one by Caldwell. Shayne Graham also missed a 37-yard field goal in the third quarter.
Palmer completed 14 of 22 passes for 207 yards and became the first Bengals quarterback to run for two touchdowns in a game since Jack Thompson in 1979. Rookie Bernard Scott ran for a season-high 119 yards in place of the
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Rell Lewis 43 yds
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Rell Lewis 5 43 8.6 0 15
Jake Sharp 9 22 2.4 1 9
Toben Opurum 2 13 6.5 0 12
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Texas Receiving
| | REC | Yards | Avg | TD | Lg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 32 | 396 | 12.4 | 4 | 68 |
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Avg TD Darrell Stuckey 5 109 21.8 0 Dezmon Briscoe 3 144 48.0 1 Justin Springer 2 20 10.0 0 Team 10 273 27.3 1
Texas Kick Returns NO Yards Avg Lg Team 4 94 23.5 27
Kansas Punt Returns
NO YDS AVG LG
Team 1 32 32.0 32
Texas Punt Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 2 53 26.5 50
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS Jacob Branstetter 2/3 66.7 2/2 8 Team 2/3 66.7 2/2 8
Texas Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 3/3 100.0 49 6/6 15
Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Alonso Rojas 3 116 0 0 40
Team 5 195 0 0 43
Texas Punting Tot Yards TB -20 LG Team 2 61 0 1 37
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Senior cornerback Justin Thornton gets a hand in to break up a pass in the end zone. Thornton recovered a fumble and tallied eight tackles in addition to the breakup in a 51-20 loss. Kansas moved Big 12 play after dropping its sixth-straight game to the Longhorns.
Border Showdown becomes team's
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BY CLARK GOBLE
AUSTIN, Texas — Seniors Justin Thornton and Todd Reeing both said they thought Saturday was the first time they had been flat-out beaten this season.
Coach Mark Mangino told the team after its 51-20 loss to Texas to shift its focus to this week's game against Missouri even quicker than most weeks. Mangino said his focus would shift as soon as he walked out of the postgame press conference.
Thornton said the team wouldn't dwell on the loss.
"We're not going to really spend too much time on this game at all," Thornton said. "We're going to go straight to Missouri because that's our biggest task and most important thing we have going right now."
Former Kansas coach Don Fambrough,
"We're not going to really spend too much time on this game at all."
known for his riveting pregame speeches given before the Missouri game every year, was pacing the sidelines all last week during practice.
Mangino even asked Equipment Manager Jeff Himes whether Fambrough knew that the team was playing Texas on Saturday and not Missouri.
"He has his Missouri game face on a week early," Mangino said. "And you can tell when you're getting ready to play Missouri. He's got his hands behind his
back and he walks around the field about 90 miles an hour. When he talks, he talks so fast, you don't know what the heck he's saving."
Thornton said that the team could salvage some of its season with a victory against its border rival.
"This is a lot more than a regular Big 12 season game; it's bigger than a regular conference game for us," Thornton said. "Right now, it's the most important game of our season. Every week up to this has been the most important game, but this is our last chance to pick up a win and become bowl eligible."
Reesing said that people would bring up last year's thrilling comeback victory but that the team wouldn't reminisce too much.
"For us, it's a chance to end the streak we've been on and get bowl eligible," Reesing said. "We'd like nothing better than to beat Missouri."
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calmly answered each question thrown his way by reporters.
In light of everything that went on this week, was it hard for you and your team to stay focused?
"Distracted? Nah," Mangino said. "Let me tell you what was on my mind: football. This week it was Texas. As soon as I walk out of this room, it's Missouri."
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Are there are any concerns that you won't be on the sideline next Saturday against Missouri?
"None whatsoever," Mangino said. "I'm ready to go. Our players are ready to go. But you asked the wrong person the question."
Continued questions about the investigation came hand in hand with hard-to-answer questions about on-the-field play.
And so on.
That Kansas suffered a lopsided loss to Texas isn't shocking. In fact, that tended to be the consensus heading into the game.
Still, the game represented another point of disappointment in a season that never fully materialized.
Kansas entered the season with its eyes targeting a Big 12 North title, and that goal remained intact until a 17-10 loss at Kansas State two weeks ago.
Now the Jayhawks are stuck in an extended losing streak with controversy and coaching uncertainty surrounding the program.
"It's been hard on all of us." Thornton said. "Not just Mangino and the coaching staff. It's been hard on all of our players to stay focused."
And for the first time all season, Kansas was simply outmatched.
The Jayhawks showed flashes against the Longhorns — they connected on a couple of big pass plays and made a handful of defensive stops — but they never posed a serious challenge.
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing looked more comfortable. Junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. And senior defensive end Jeff Wheeler stripped Texas quarterback Colt McCov.
"Every other game, except for this one, we had opportunities to win the game. And really we beat ourselves in those games," Reeing said. "This is the first time we really played a better team."
Briscoe provided one of the few bright spots for Kansas, catching five passes for 101 yards.
But, really, the game ended in the final minutes of the first half when Texas built a 27-6 lead that sealed and stamped Kansas' loss.
It was a point Mangino reiterated after the game, noting that "the better team won the game."
Yet his performance represented a larger theme from Saturday: Briscoe
"There's more than just Dez," Mangino said. "There's not enough more-thanjust-Dez's."
played well but the Jayhawks don't have enough top-caliber athletes to compete against Texas.
The night was a glowing final home game for a handful of Texas seniors, including quarterback Colt McCoy, whose four touchdowns and 396 passing yards might have placed him as the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy.
For Kansas, the loss places even more importance on the season finale against Missouri, the team the jayhawks need to defeat to become bowl eligible.
"I think he should stick around for the last season," Thornton said. "I don't think there's any sense in stirring up all the commotion and stuff right now. I honestly wish none of this would have come up in the middle of the season. I think it's something that could have waited until we were done."
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In the next few days, the team will probably tire of reporters and fans posing the ultimate question: Will Mangino still be coaching the Jayhawks against the Tigers?
Edited by Brenna M.T. Daldorph
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Texas receiver James Kirkendoll takes hold of a pass from quarterback Colt McCoy after burning past Kansas cornerback Anthony Davis for a touchdown. The layhawks gave up 532 yards to the Longhorns in Saturday nights 51-20 loss in Austin.
Briscoe kick return touchdown first in two years
Junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe's 98-yard kickoff return touchdown was Kansas' first since Marcus Herford returned a kickoff for a touchdown against Baylor in 2007.
It was the fifth-longest return for touchdown in Kansas history.
Biggest crowd in Texas history
Blue pants back again
Kansas wore blue pants for the second time this season. They also wore them against Texas Tech. The last time Kansas had worn blue pants before this season was in 2004.
The announced attendance of 101,357 was the largest crowd in the University of Texas' history. Kansas has never played in front of a larger crowd.
Clark Goble
COLUMN (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
beat itself. That said, it was equally rough to watch
Last week, more than a dozen seniors played their final game in Memorial Stadium in a 31-17 loss to Big 12 North champ Nebraska. The mood and the pitch of the postgame press conference was funereal. And that was before the investigation was initiated
his interruption was imitated.
- All that's left — football-wise
  - is a Saturday trip to Arrowhead Stadium to play Missouri. Two seasons removed from a No. 1 vs.
    No. 2 showdown and one year after one of the program's finest performances, Kansas could well watch its wounds expand. Or hell, it could again put on another classic — that's the nature of the rivalry and a topic for another day.
But does anyone want to see Kansas in a mid-to-late December bowl game? A deserving TCU getting screwed out of the BCS championship game may provide fodder for playoff proponents, but being subjected to a Kansas-Idaho Humanitarian Bowl — as ESPN's Bruce Feldman recently projected — would do just as much to get the BCS to join health care in Congressional deliberations.
I'll be interested to see how this
As far as Mangino is concerned, it is in his best interest that he no longer coaches at Kansas — be it effective immediately or after this season. He's unhealthy physically and, should there be truth to the wealth of accounts brought forth, spiritually.
team — namely seniors such as Darrell Stuckey, Todd Reesing and Kerry Meier — salvage a season long since lost and spiraling further from control.
Mangino indeed could benefit from a break. He has the financial means and could gain exponentially from changing his perspective and lifestyle.
These attributes should find themselves on the list of criteria being considered should Kansas look for a new man to lead it into a new decade.
An effective coach leads with conviction, enforces values and expectations and — perhaps most important of all — maintains the respect of his subjects.
Follow Stephen Montemayer at twitter.com/smontemayer.
— Edited by Amanda Thompson
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Junior receiver John Chiles makes a cut in the open field Saturday against Kansas at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas' offense pulled in 396 yards in the air in a 51-20 victory against Kansas.
Quote of the Game
Senior defensive back Justin Thornton on whether everyone on Kansas' team is pulling in the same direction:"I honestly think I can speak for the majority of our guys are going out there and giving everything they've got. But there are a few on our team that probably think differently."
Thornton
Game Balls
Dezmon Briscoe. There weren't many Kansas players that appeared evenly matched with Texas. But Briscoe certainly was one of them. He caught five passes for 101 yards and returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown.
Todd Reesing. In his return to his hometown, Reesing played his best game since the conference opener against Iowa State Oct. 10. He passed for 256 yards, completed 64 percent of his passes and connected on a handful of big plays down the field. It was refreshing to see
Jeff Wheeler. Wheeler turned in one of the few bright spots for a Kansas defense that surrendered 51 points and 532 total yards. With the game still close in the first quarter, Wheeler sacked quarterback Colt McCoy and knocked the ball loose. Kansas recovered and kicked a field goal on the ensuing drive.
Delay of Games
Phillip Strozier. Strozier played at safety more Saturday than he had all season. Yet he wasn't necessarily effective, allowing Texas' talented wide receivers to find openings for big plays down the field.
Jacob Branstetter. Branstetter did connect on two field goals, but he also botched a couple of other chances. On one occasion, he missed a field goal. More importantly, though, he failed to kick the ball the required 10 yards on a surprise onside kick.
Play of the Game
Anthony Davis. Davis entered Kansas' playing rotation two weeks ago against Kansas State, and he seemed to be doing an adequate job at cornerback. But Davis was beat for a couple of big plays, including a deep touchdown. He was replaced by Calvin Rubles.
With the game out of hand, junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe hauled in a kickoff in the fourth quarter, darted through Texas' coverage unit and sprinted 98 yards untouched for a touchdown. It was one of the few highlights from the loss.
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL...
Notes
THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY...
At least Kansas doesn't have to play Texas, the Big 12's best team, again this season. Not much has gone as expected for Kansas this season and that trend persisted Saturday. The Longhorns didn't struggle too much with the Jayhawks, putting the game away before halftime.
Kansas suffered a lopsided loss on primetime national television. Not many people expected the Jayhawks to seriously contend with the Longhorns. Still, the game was never competitive in the second half. That's not the type of exposure Kansas needs.
SECONDARY STRUGGLES
BIGGEST ANSWER...
Kansas' defense has been a rather patchwork unit all season. Perhaps no unit on that defense has experienced as much turnover as the secondary as players have been shuffled in and out of the lineup all year. Against Texas, the secondary showed giant weaknesses against talented receivers. And the turnover continued: junior cornerback Calvin Rubles played significantly for the first time all season.
Kansas' secondary just isn't that good. It's really that simple. Coach Mark Mangino has attempted to shuffle defensive backs in and out of the lineup all season. Yet the unit struggled for the second consecutive game, routinely allowing too much room for Texas' talented receivers.
STILL QUESTIONING...
LOOKING AHEAD...
Kansas' aspirations of becoming bowl eligible rest on the Border Showdown this Saturday against Missouri. The Tigers enter the game 7-4, including back-to-back victories against Big 12 North opponents. Kansas, meanwhile, enters with a six-game losing streak.
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID?
What the future holds for Kansas. There are still plenty of storylines to play out in the days following the Jayhawks lopsided loss Saturday. In the smaller picture: Will Kansas rally to earn a victory — and bowl eligibility — against Missouri? In the larger picture: What will happen with the internal investigation and, subsequently, Mangino?
Original prediction: Texas 52, Kansas 10. Actual score: Texas 51, Kansas 20. The Jayhawks moved the ball with more ease than expected. Still, the actual score stacks up pretty nicely with the original prediction.
FINALTHOUGHT...
There certainly wasn't much surprise in this result. Not many people gave Kansas a chance in this game and for good reason. Texas is one of the nation's elite teams and the Longhorns will likely play in the national championship game. The Jayhawks, meanwhile, are scraping for a bowl game.
— Jayson Jenks
Schedule
Date Opponent Result/Time
9/5 Northern Colorado W, 49-3
09/12 at UTEP W, 34-7
09/19 vs. Duke W, 44-16
09/26 vs. Southern Miss W, 35-28
10/10 vs. Iowa State W, 41-36
10/17 at Colorado L, 30-34
10/24 vs. Oklahoma L, 13-35
10/31 at Texas Tech L, 21-42
11/07 at Kansas State L, 10-17
11/14 vs. Nebraska L, 17-31
11/21 at Texas L, 20-51
11/28 vs. Missouri 2:30 p.m. on ABC
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
SPORTS 6B
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
VCU upsets Oklahoma.
as former coach returns
as former coach returns
RICHMOND, Va. — Jay Gavin scored 20 points, Larry Sanders 17 and Virginia Commonwealth never trailed in an 82-69 upset of No. 17 Oklahoma Saturday night.
The victory spoiled the return of Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel, who used to coach the Rams.
Leading by one early on, the Rams (2-1) used a 20-8 spurt to take control of the game. VCU hit six straight 3-pointers during the run, including two by Gavin.
Oklahoma cut its deficit to 31-22 with 8:08 left before going without a field goal for just over 6 minutes.
The Sooners (1-2) cut the lead to 10 at the half, but could get no closer in the second half.
Crocker led the Sooners with 19 points and Tiny Gallon added 15.
It marked the first ranked team to play in the Siegel Center, which opened in 1999.
CROSS COUNTRY
Senior ready to compete at national championships
BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON
sanderson@kansan.com
When senior Lauren Bonds takes the course today at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, she will be the first Kansas women's runner to compete in the event since 1994.
Bonds will be going up against the top woman runners in the nation at LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Bonds has been one of the top runners on Kansas' team since her freshman year and said that reaching the Championships has always been a goal.
"Over the years I've gotten stronger and really just improved a lot," Bonds said. "You just kind of have to figure out what exactly it takes to be able to make it to Nationals."
Now that she's at Nationals, Bonds said she has a new goal.
"Now that I overcome the first step I really just want to focus
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on earning All-American honors";
Bonds said.
To do that, she will have to place in the top 40 of 200 runners at the event.
"I think she's capable of doing that if she executes her race like she's done all year," coach Stanley Redwine said.
At this point in the season, Redwine said, most of the runners are in top physical shape. He said the race was usually much more of a mental game.
"She is very competitive and she's really mentally tough," Redwine said, "and I think she's going to be
able to achieve."
Bonds said she was just trying to keep her head clear and not let the nerves of such a large-scale event get to her.
"I'm definitely just treating it as another race and I don't really feel like I need to go out there and do anything that differently." Bonds said. "I'm just trying to focus and pretend that it's any other race I've ever run."
Redwine said he thought that Bond's appearance on the national stage was a 'sign of accomplishment.
"Any time that you are doing things that haven't been done in a while at the University, it's always uplifting. For her, I think it's a great deal, and for us, a step of confidence. And hopefully she's doing things in the right way."
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Senior Lauren Bonds leads the women's cross country team on a run Sept. 30. Bonds will rise in the NCAA Cross Country Championships today.
NFL
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Chargers halt Broncos' offense, earning a 32-3 victory
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos had under center Sunday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton
Philip Rivers and a dominant defense led the Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West with a 32-3 drubbing of the
Denver Broncos, who couldn't move the ball effectively behind either QB.
The Chargers (7-3) have won five straight and the Broncos (6-4) have dropped four in a row, turning the division race upside-down. Just five weeks ago, the Chargers trailed the Broncos by $ \frac{3}{12} $ games.
The balance of power in the AFC West couldn't have shifted in a more dramatic fashion.
Rivers was a crisp 17 for 22 and he led San Diego to scores on seven of 10 drives. Nate Kaeding kicked four field goals and the Chargers also recorded three sacks and forced three turnovers.
The Broncos? They were flagged nine times to San Diego's one. And Marcus Thomas blocked an extra point in the final minute.
Otherwise, all San Diego. Simms' first start since nearly
being killed in a game three years ago didn't last long. After getting sacked twice and losing a fumble, he was replaced by Orton, who didn't take a single snap in practice last week because of a sprained ankle.
Simms was just 2 for 4 for 10 yards with two sacks over three series. He handed the ball off the first half dozen times he took the snap but when he dropped back for his first pass at the Chargers 17,
he was sacked by linebacker Shaun Phillips, who raked the ball out of Simms' left hand.
Safety Steve Gregory recovered, and the Chargers drove downfield for a touchdown and never looked back.
Legedu Naamee's 2-yard TD catch from Rivers and field goals of 28 and
On Denver's next possession,
the Broncos were flagged twice and
Simms was sacked again. . .
47 yards by Kaeding made it 13-0 and Denver coach Josh McDaniels summoned Orton from the sideline.
Orton entered to a standing ovation that only grew louder when he quickly drove the Broncos 60 yards on three completions. But on first-goal at the 4, rookie running back Knowson Moreno fumbled away the ball — and the game — at the goal line.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
SPORTS
7B
ROWING
Offseason doesn't mean time off for Kansas rowers
Jayhawks uses the break between fall and spring seasons to build strength and endurance to prepare for shorter, faster-paced races
BY BEN WARD
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The arrival of winter marks a period of change for the rowing team.
While the fall can essentially be characterized as the team's exhibition season, the spring season carries big-time implications. Events in the spring have a direct effect on Big 12 conference rankings, and even NCAA championship qualification.
Thus, while a majority of the team saw action in the fall, the increased competition in the spring will mean fewer boats on the water. The primary boats that will compete in the spring are the first and second varsity eights and the varsity four, leaving coach Rob Catloth with some personnel decisions to make.
"The main focus there is trying
to find your best eight, your best second eight, and your best four," Catloth said. "Those are the boats that are competing for the NCAA championship."
The movement toward spring
also represents a shift in the style of races. In the fall, the team primarily competes in head races, usually about four to five kilometers in length. In the spring, however, the team focuses on sprint races, which are only two kilometers.
Not only are they shorter, but sprint races have a decidedly more "race-like" feel to them. As opposed to head races, where the competing boats are staggered one after the other to start, sprint races begin with the boats lined up right alongside one another — providing an added boost in competition.
"From the start you know exactly where you are against other boats," senior Stacy Rachow said. "It's a lot more intense."
"All the little things really make a difference when each stroke counts."
STACY RACHOW Senior rower
Because the rigors of the spring demand a heavy off-season work load, the team has continued to focus on polishing up its technique.
"We need to place more focus on all of the technical stuff."
Rachow said. "All the little things really make a difference when each stroke counts."
Though the team's practice routine hasn't varied much, the venue certainly has.
Gone are the outdoor practices
and the actual time spent on the water. The team is relegated to working indoors until the spring, improving strength with weight training and building endurance on indoor rowing machines.
With the only visible sign of progress being digits on machines, the indoor practices can often be frustrating. But Catloth said he hoped his team could continue to work hard and view its efforts during the winter as a means to an end.
"One of our biggest focuses this year is to be really strong in the Big 12," Catloth said. "Hopefully everybody sees it as part of the process to help achieve their goals."
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**Rowers speed toward the finish in the 2009 Big 12 Rowing Championship. Coach Rob Catloth said he hoped to use the time between the fall and spring seasons to build on strength and endurance to be a big presence in the Big 12.**
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BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Nebraska victory ends Kansas State's postseason hopes
Oklahoma, Baylor continue to slide; Missouri receiver dominates against Iowa State
BY CLARK GOBLE
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NEBRASKA 17,
KANSAS STATE 3
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A lot was on the line for the Wildcats.
touchdown for the second-consecutive game.
A victory would have put them in the Big 12 championship game and made them bowl eligible. Instead, a loss to the Cornhuskers ended their season.
Coach Bo Pelini installed an Information in his offense and gave junior Roy Helu Jr. 26 carries to help Nebraska move the ball down the field.
The Wildcats failed to score a
Nebraska will represent the North in the Big 12 championship game, but it will play Colorado next week in its final game of the regular season. The Cornhuskers have won four games in a row.
TEXAS TECH 41,
OKLAHOMA 13
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A nightmare season for the Sooners got worse on Saturday.
Texas Tech's Baron Batch rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns to help the Red Raiders give the Sooners their most losses in a season since 1999.
Last season, Oklahoma routed Texas Tech 65-21. The Sooners haven't had a loss this bad since 2005 when they lost 45-12 to Texas.
With the victory, Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach became the winningest coach in Texas Tech history.
Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts wore the name "Nick" on the back of his jersey instead of "Potts." Leach said after the game.
that the name change was a tribute to former Kansas linebacker Nick Reid, whom he admired.
MISSOURI 34,
IOWA STATE 24
In his last three games, Missouri receiver Danario Alexander has put up numbers that could be considered pretty solid for an entire season. His 173-yard performance against Iowa State gave him 578 yards in the three games.
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Iowa State quarterback Austen Arnaud threw a touchdown pass to put his team up 17-10 at halftime, but Missouri scored on two long touchdown passes in the second half to retake the lead.
The victory broke Missouri's threegame losing streak at home. The Tigers haven't lost more than threehome games in a row since 1993.
Missouri running back Derrick Washington left the game in the second quarter with an apparent
concussion. Blaine Gabbert helped the Missouri ground game out by rushing for 51 yards.
TEXAS A&M 38,
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The Aggies secured bowl eligibility with a dominant rushing attack against the Bears.
Two running backs, Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray, each rushed for more than 100 yards on less than 14 carries. It was the second time this season the duo have rushed for more than 100 yards in the same game.
The teams combined for 25 penalties for 238 yards.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No.6 Tennessee defeats No.12 Virginia, 77-63
BY HANK KURZ JR. Associated Press
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Angie Bjorklund scored 24 points and hit the big shots when Tennessee needed them as the No. 6 Lady Vols beat No. 12 Virginia 77-63 on Sunday.
Shekinna Stricklen added 20 points and Glory Johnson 14 for
Tennessee (3-0), playing for only the second time in Charlottesville, led 40-33 at halftime and pulled away after the Cavaliers (3-1) closed to 42-39. The rally ried up the crowd of 11,895 fans, a record for a women's basketball game at Virginia.
But Bjorklund stopped the surge with a four-point play, and when Taber Spani followed with a 3-pointer, the Lady Vols' lead was back to 10. Virginia got no closer than seven again.
Pre-season All-American Monica Wright led Virginia with 21 points, but Chelsea Shine, coming off a 27-point effort in a victory against South Carolina Upstate, had her first shot blocked by Kelley Cain and never seemed
Tennessee, which has beaten the Cavaliers in 12 of 14 meetings, but lost to Virginia at home last season, 83-82.
to recover. She scored three on 1-for-6 shooting.
Ariana Moorer scored 12 for the Cavaliers and Simone Egwu had 10.
The Lady Vols used an early 24-9 run to open a 26-15 lead. Stricklen had eight points in the spurt, and 6-foot-6 Cain blocked three shots and altered several others.
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Kansas unable to pull off first-ever victory against Nebraska
Jayhawks fall 3-0 against third-straight ranked opponent
ZACH GETZ
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Karasas will have to wait until next season to take another shot at getting its first victory against Nebraska. Kansas was swept 3-0 by Nebraska Saturday, and now has a 0-84-1 all-time record against the team.
Coach Ray Bechard said that Nebraska could possibly make it to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Final Four again and that when a team as good
as Nebraska pushes, you need to push back.
anything we wanted to get going." Bechard said. "When you don't get the opportunity to create some offensive opportunities for yourself, a match like that begins to deteriorate really quickly, and that is what we saw."
"Their serving took us out of
Kansas was unable to disrupt Nebraska's tempo, which was one of its game plans, Bechard said.
"We didn't control some little things that we obviously talked about," Bechard said. "When you're serving the ball and passing the ball, you have complete
PAIGE MAZOUR Senior middle blocker
control over that, and we weren't effective enough in those two phases to have success today."
SCORES BY SET
Kansas 15 12 18
Nebraska 25 25 25
Nebraska had an impressive .433 hitting percentage while Kansas' percentage was just .082. Nebraska almost doubled Kansas' kills.
earning 50 compared with Kansas'
26. Sophomore outside hitter
Allison Mayfield led Kansas with
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Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield goes for a spike against two Nebraska defenders Saturday afternoon at the Horseji Family Athletics Center. Mayfield scored 10 points in Kansas' 3-0 loss against Nebraska.
10 kills while senior libero Melissa
Grieb led the team with six digs
Senior middle blocker Paige Mazour, Nebraska native, said she wanted the victory badly for herself and for her teammates.
"It would've meant the world to me," Mazour said. "And not just for myself, but for the team. This would've been a big ranked-team win. Everything about it was the perfect situation for us right now."
Kansas' post season hopes are cloudier now with only two games left. A victory against Nebraska would've gone a long way in helping Kansas make the NCAA
Volleyball Tournament, Grieb said.
"The situation that we put ourselves in with winning Baylor last week — if we would've won this game, it probably would've extended our season," she said.
Kansas kept the first set close and Nebraska could never build a comfortable lead until Nebraska went on an 11-2 run to finish it. Kansas tallied only six kills in the set and had seven errors, leading to a negative hitting percentage for the set, which it lost 25-15.
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Nebraska quickly came out and took a 10-2 lead in the second set. Things didn't get much better as Nebraska routed Kansas 25-12. Kansas again had seven errors for the set to go along with its seven kills, leading to a .000 hitting percentage.
Kansas and Nebraska went back and forth through the beginning of the third set, tying it up nine times throughout. After Kansas was up 14-12, Nebraska went on a 9-1 run to take a strong lead and Nebraska eventually won
the set 25-18.
Kansas fell to 15-13, 7-11 in conference play, while Nebraska improved to 21-6, 14-4 in conference play. Kansas plays its last home game Tuesday against Texas Tech and finishes the season at
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BIG 12 PLAY
No. 2 Texas(3) vs. No. 24 Baylor(0)
Texas went to Baylor looking for a victory and at least a share of the Big 12 title. The team made fast work of the Bears as it won the match in three sets (25-18, 25-18, 25-23). Senior Setter Ashley Engle led Texas with a double-double with a .409
attack percentage, 20 assists and ten kills. Texas next plays at Oklahoma Wednesday. Baylor next will travel to play Missouri on Wednesday.
Iowa State went into Columbia, Mo., and took care of Missouri in straight sets (25-14, 30-28, 25-20). Senior Setter
No. 8 Iowa State(3) vs. Missouri(0)
Kansas State brought Colorado into Manhattan over the weekend and won the match in
Kaylee Manns led Iowa State with 44 assists for the game. Iowa State plays host to Oklahoma next Saturday. Missouri next plays Baylor in Columbia on Wednesday.
Colorado(0) vs. Kansas State(3)
SWIMMING AND DIVING Proehl sets the pace for her team at invitational
"It was a good travel trip for us." Elliott said. "We ended up doing pretty well."
Information from Big 12 report was used in this story.
Christian Lucero
Freshmen Christy Cash and Taylor liten and senior Allison Ho placed 11th, 12th and 13th, respectively, in the one-meter quarterfinals.
Given the circumstances, diving coach Eric Elliott said, he was pleased with his team's effort in Houston.
"She did great yesterday, she was definitely nervous about it, but she did well," he said. "We had our ups and downs this weekend but that's just part of training and getting experience."
The Jayhawks competed in the Houston Invitational, a three-day event with the same format as the Big 12 meet Kansas will face later in the season. Megan Proehl, senior and team captain, set the pace for the team, taking fifth place in the three-meter competition and third in the one-meter dive. Elliott said he noticed a difference in Proehl's approach to this competition.
three sets (25-21, 25-15, 25-16).
Senior setter Soriana Pacheco led Kansas State with 36 assists for the game. Colorado next plays Texas A&M in Boulder on Wednesday. Kansas State next plays Nebraska in Manhattan on Wednesday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 5 Villanova beats Mississippi to win tip-off
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Scottie Reynolds scored 21 points, Corey Stokes added 18 and No. 5 Villanova beat Mississippi 79-67 on Sunday to win the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Kansas State coach Frank Martin understands that physical play can sometimes lead to plenty of fouls.It's a delicate balancing act for a team that plays in the rugged Big 12.
Antonio Pena added 17 points and 16 rebounds for the Wildcats (5-0), who did nothing to diminish their status as favorites in the Big East during their trip to the Caribbean.
Villanova used an 8-0 run in the opening minutes Sunday night and led 27-23 at halftime holding the Rebels (4-1) to only 29.6 percent shooting from the field.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Wildcats defeat Dayton to take third in tip-off
The Wildcats bullied their way to an 83-75 victory over No. 18 Dayton on Sunday in the third-place game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, but Martin lamented sending the Flyers to the foul line 27 times — even if most of the fouls were competitive ones.
"We've got to stop fouling," Martin said, "but that's what we do. That's the identity of our basketball team."
Don't think that the whistle was being blown in only one direction, though. The Wildcats went to the foul line 44 times — 28 of them occurring in the second half.
The Wildcats turned a 44-32 advantage on the glass into 15 second-chance points, and although their speedy guard tandem lit up the scoreboard, they also had a 38-24 advantage scoring in the paint. Jamar Samuels led the way with 12 points and seven boards.
Junior guard Jacob Pullen scored 26 points, including 12 of 14 free throws, while fellow backcourt mate Denis Clemente made four 3-pointers and finished with 21 points.
Arizona wins against Rams 21-13 in game at St. Louis
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ST. LOUIS — Kurt Warner wasn't the only quarterback who got rocked by a hard, high hit in the Cardinals-Rams game. St. Louis quarterback Marc Bulger said he also took a blow to the head late in Arizona's 21-13 victory on Sunday.
Bulger was injured on the team's final possession, apparently on a sack by Darnell Dockett, and will undergo evaluation on Monday. Warner was held out in the second half as a precaution after experiencing concussion-related symptoms following a hit by Rams safety O.J. Atogwe that drove the quarterback's head into the turf.
Rams coach Steve Spagnuo called Bulger got a "little bit dinged in the head. He took some whacks there at the end."
Like Warner, Bulger said his head had cleared after the game. Bulger said he also had hamstring and groin injuries.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Mississippi, North Carolina and Calif. reenter AP Top 25
There was little change, however, at the top of The Associated Press rankings Sunday after a weekend when most of the highly ranked teams had easy victories or time off.
The only change in the top 10 came at No. 10. Oregon moved up a spot after LSU slipped seven places to No. 17 following a 25-23 loss at Ole Miss.
place votes, Alabama had 13 and Texas 11.
The top seven in the BCS standings released Sunday were the same as the AP Top 25.
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BY JESSE RANGEL
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Almost every state agency will be affected by Governor Mark Parkinson's newest round of budget cuts, which were announced in a news conference Monday and will cut $2 million from the Board of Regents' budget.
Citing declining tax revenues, Parkinson cut a total of $285.9 million from state agencies and opted to keep the money in the state general fund. The Board of Regents' budget, which was $747 million, will be cut back to what it was in 2006.
Kathy Damron, director of state relations for the University, said University officials feared an even
larger cut than what was announced.
She said she was pleased the governor found a way to balance the budget without another deep cut to higher education.
"I think that's in line with the statements he has made up to this point about his priorities for Kansas and wanting to see our universities be able to continue to serve students and meet the needs of future workforce areas where we have particular shortages," Damron said.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in a news release that it was a relief to know Parkinson was able to avoid future deep cuts to education. But she said the University endured those cuts earlier this year when it had to gliminate course sections and lay
off 200 employees. Gray-Little said the budget reductions had affected efforts to earn a National Cancer Institute designation.
"We've had to scale back efforts to recruit top faculty and researchers who are vital to this and other important research programs." Gray-Little said.
The Board of Regents will make the final decision about what cuts to individual academic institutions will be. The Regents have their next general meeting Dec. 16 and 17.
Regent Gary Sherrer said in a news release that the cuts had already reached a point where the quality of education would be affected.
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BOARD OF REGENTS' BUDGET
Fiscal Year 2006: $747 million
FY 2007: $785 million
FY 2008: $829 million
FY 2009, first draft: $853
million
FY 2009, after amendments: $817 million
FY 2010: $790 million
FY 2010, after amendments: $768 million
FY 2010, after first allotment: $753 million
FY 2010, after second Allotment: $747 million
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Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson answers a question during the press conference on state budget cuts Monday afternoon in Topeka. Parkinson c扣$285.9 million from state agencies
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Frugal students stay in town on ground for Thanksgiving
High-priced holiday flights make going home harder
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT
rsegebrechtk@kansan.com
For the second straight year, Ryan Fazio, Sedona, Ariz. sophomore, is spending Thanksgiving hundreds of miles from
her family. But she said the nervousness she felt exactly one year ago tomorrow, when all her roommates left Lawrence, wouldn't return. Those friends who would normally fly home, Fazio said, have decided to be more frugal and stay in town.
"it's a money thing." Fazio said. "They decided its better to just stay here and not travel home."
Seany said those who had waited to see if ticket prices might drop would be worse off than those who planned ahead this holiday season.
Americans nationwide have been finding airfare prices too expensive this fall. Elizabeth Merida, communications manager for the Air Transport Association, said, Rick Seaney, CEO of Farecompare.com, said tight times combined with higher airline ticket prices around Thanksgiving have made traveling home for the holiday especially difficult.
"The average ticket price for midweek Thanksgiving are probably running in the high $300s right now instead of the high $200s a week ago," Seaney said.
Last year, when oil prices reached $145 a barrel in July, the airline industry falsely predicted a continued increase to $200 and kept ticket prices high, he said.
By the time the holidays arrived, oil had gone back down to $75 per barrel, Seaney said. The procrastinators ended up holding cheaper tickets.
He said this year, the exact opposite has happened — the recession hit its lowest point at the end of May, and since October, ticket prices have only increased.
"If you haven't purchased your ticket yet, the price tends to increase by $25 to $40 dollars a day," Seaney said. "Procrastinators aren't going to win this year. They won last year but not this year."
Merida said the U.S. airplane industry lost $3.1 billion between July and September, and airlines worldwide likely lost about $11 billion. She said that U.S. airlines this fall lowered ticket prices by an average of 13 percent in an effort to boost passenger numbers, but that ticket prices would still remain high for Thanksgiving.
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HEALTH
Study says dark chocolate helps stress
BY ANNA ARCHIBALD aarchibald@kansan.com
"Americans consume 100 lbs of chocolate every second," reads a sign sitting on the chocolate display at Penny Annie's Sweet Shoppe, 845 Massachusetts St.
Despite that seemingly stomach-churning number, indulging in some types of chocolate can actually be good for you — in moderation. On November 11, the American Chemical Society's Journal of Proteome Research published a study that said eating 1.4 ounces of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced the levels
This is some of the first conclusive evidence to suggest that one of America's most popular candies may actually reduce stress. It also said the treat partially corrected other stress-related biochemical imbalances.
of stress hormones in people who were reportedly highly stressed.
"I tend to binge eat when I get really stressed," Schauer said. "I eat a lot of Easy Mac and chocolate. The Snickers' dark chocolate is really good."
With finals week approaching,
Austin Schauer, Topeka freshman,
plans on testing the study himself.
"The higher the percent of cocoa in the chocolate, the better it is for you," Istas said, explaining that many types of dark chocolate have different percentages of cocoa. "I've probably been eating a lot more dark chocolate myself and will definitely give it a shot at lowering my stress levels. It seems like it's more of a natural instinct to eat when it gets colder, anyway, and chocolate is a go-to."
Annie's, said the bittersweet treat had been the new hot item in the chocolate display over the past couple of years because it had been mentioned in so many medical journals.
Monica Istas, owner of Penny
Based on the study's findings, if students eat the equivalent of seven foil-wrapped chocolate balls, approximately 1.4 ounces of candy, for two weeks, their stress levels could be slightly lower by finals week.
Brandon Steinkuhler, St. Louis junior, is an employee at Penny Annie's. He said his favorite candies were the chocolate covered peanuts and the truffles.
"I get to eat all of the chocolate I want while I'm working," he said. "My friends like it, too, when I get to take chocolate back home."
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INTERNATIONAL Convicted murderer flees from low-security prison
LONDON — A convicted murderer who once served as the personal assistant to the duchess of York has escaped from a low-security prison in southern England, British officials said Monday.
The Ministry of Justice said Jane Andrews was found missing during a Sunday evening roll call at the East Sutton Park open resettlement prison, a mansion about 45 miles southeast of central London.
Andrews was jailed for life in May 2002 after a jury found her guilty of killing her millionaire partner Thomas Cressman with a cricket bat and a kitchen knife, aparently in revenge for his refusal to marry her.
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Cristina Fernandez said while hosting Palestinian President
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East.
Mahmoud Abbas Monday that every participant needs to comply with international agreements.
But she singled out the U.S. in particular, saying it can do more than it has. Last week, Fernandez urged visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres to recognize a Palestinian state.
Twins in stable condition after separation surgery
SYDNEY — Conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated in a marathon surgery last week left intensive care on Monday and were adjusting well, hospital officials said.
Trishna and Krishna, who turn 3 next month, had been joined at the top of their heads and shared brain tissue and blood vessels. They were separated last Tuesday after 25 hours of delicate surgery in Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital and then underwent an additional six hours of reconstructive work.
On Monday, the hospital released a statement saying the girls had left the pediatric intensive care unit and were sharing a room together. They were in stable condition.
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HONOLULU — A Hawaiian man accused of selling military secrets to China has been found competent to stand trial.
U. S. Magistrate Kevin S.C. Chang says Noshir Gowadia's personality may make him a difficult defendant. But Chang says Gowadia's unwillingness to thoroughly consult with his lawyers does not equate with an inability to do so.
Three expert witnesses found Gowadia suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, but the prosecution argued he can still assist in his own defense.
Police respond to hostage report from elevator call
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Police said an unfounded report of a hostage situation in a building near the Missouri governor's mansion was caused by someone calling an elevator phone to warn of a hostage-taking.
Police locked down the Jefferson City office building for several hours on Nov. 10. The
building houses Missouri utility regulators and several other government agencies. Police searched office by office and found nothing unusual.
Jefferson City police said Monday the hostage report started with a call from a still unidentified person to a telephone in an elevator in the building warning of an ongoing hostage situation.
Sister of jailed commuter criticizes police for force
OAKLAND, Calif. — The sister of an unruly passenger injured after being removed from a San Francisco Bay area commuter train said transit police used excessive force on the mentally ill man.
Lisa Gibson said the officer was being overly aggressive when he grabbed her 37-year-old brother Michael Gibson, who has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Michael Gibson is in custody on suspicion of battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
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City: Solomon
Location: Mideastern Kansas
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Population: 1,053
City: Solomon
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the Buchanan Town Company. The second name, Solomon City, was given after French settlers named the nearby river Solomon River. It later became Solomon and was a center of economic activity by 1865.
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Downtown, there is one bar, The Brick.
To do a little grocery shopping visit Bush's Market.
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Jennifer K. Smith
"Everything was in walking or four-wheeler distance. I liked being close to Salina and Abilene because that's where all the shopping was since we didn't have any shops, let alone a stoplight. Something I'll never forget is having burn-out contests and parties in the school parking lot. Those were the best!"
Canadian politician Kenneth McLeod lived in Solomon.
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"The best part would have to be the obscene amount of crazy fun we had. It was small enough so no one really had rules, and we were allowed to just be kids. And we were able to establish really close friendships and make some great memories."
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The Thankskilling Movie Night and Food Drive will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
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About 11 a.m. Thursday near 23rd Street and Inverness Drive, a University student reported an aggressive animal.
About 2 p.m. Wednesday near 19th and Iowa streets, a University student reported a case of telephone harassment
About 2 a.m. Friday near 17th Street and Naismith Drive, someone was arrested by campus police for having an outstanding warrant.
About 2 a.m. Friday near 17th Street and Engel Road, someone was cited for being in possession of a fake driver's license.
About 3 p.m. Friday at Corbin Hall, someone reported a criminal threat and harassment by telephone.
About 5 p.m. Friday, a University student reported the criminal use of his or her credit card multiple times, at unspecified losses.
About 1 a.m. Friday near 23rd and Iowa streets, a University student reported an aggravated battery and aggravated assault by knife or cutting instrument.
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About 2 a.m. Saturday at a campus parking lot, someone was arrested by campus police for having an outstanding warrant.
About 9 a.m. Saturday near 6th Street and Wakarusa Drive, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a GPS.
About 11 p.m. Saturday near the Art and Design Building, someone reported criminal damage by graffiti, at a loss of $20.
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The women's basketball player in the photo with Monday's article "Morris transcends role as sidekick" should have been identified as freshman guard Angel Goodrich.
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"It's important for Kansans to understand that ongoing higher education budget cuts are jeopardizing their opportunity to enroll in and complete academic programs," Sherrer said.
Sherrer said increased class sizes and reduced course offerings made it harder for students to graduate in four years.
Other state budget cuts include $50 million from highway maintenance funds, $36 million from K-12 education and $5 million from the Kansas Bioscience Authority.
"There's no way to sugarcoat
this” Parkinson said. “This will have very negative effects across the state.”
Parkinson said he did not wait for the legislature to meet to cut funds because he wanted to give agencies time to figure out what to cut before the 2010 Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2010.
"By making the announcements now, the recipients of funds can act in a prudent way," Parkinson said.
Parkinson said the frequency of budget cuts in the past four years was unprecedented in the state's history. He said there was never a
time before when the budget has been cut multiple years in a row
"The waste is gone," Parkinson said. "The cuts we are making now are to basic services."
Before the governor's news conference, Kevin Corbett, president of Jayhawks for Higher Education, said the group was "extraordinarily concerned" about budget cuts to higher education. He said he hoped Parkinson, who graduated in 1984 from the University's School of Law, would be considerate of the Regents institutions.
"We hope he will show strong support, as he has in the past, of
higher education," Corbett said.
Parkinson said he would start working on the 2011 budget today. The University announced it would hold a budget forum to discuss how budget decisions will be made at noon Dec. 2 in Alderson Auditorium on Level 4 of the Kansas Union.
Alex Garrison contributed to the reporting of this story.
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GOVERNOR'S LATEST BUDGET CUTS
The governor's largest cuts from the fiscal year 2010 budget include:
Replacing K-12 funding from the State General Fund
Stimulus funding: $85 million
Highway maintenance: $50 million
K-12 education: $36 million
Bioscience Authority: $5 million
Department of Corrections: $4 million
Regents: $2 million
Highway Patrol: $1 million
Kansas Bureau of Investigation: $1 million
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"This is sadly part of a larger trend that we're seeing," Merida said. "Twelve moths in a row now, a whole year, the airlines have lost money."
Seaney said the relatively higher prices at Thanksgiving resulted from more people than usual trying to purchase tickets for this week.
"The week after Thanksgiving, the ticket prices drop," Seaney said. "It's supply and demand. The product is more heavily in demand."
Afewairlines,such asSouthwest, Midwest and United, have offered some relatively cheaper
continental flight deals recently, according to the Farecompare.com Web site. The Southwest deal expired yesterday, but the United deals close today and the Midwest deals end Wednesday. Graeme Wallace, chief technology officer of Farecompare.com, said he did not see any way to avoid the typical sky-high airline prices once these ticket deals disappeared.
"Unless the airlines are going to file special last-minute sales, you're going to be looking at paying the most expensive coach fares to get a seat on the plane," Wallace said. "The chances are you'll pay hundreds of dollars if
not more than you would if you bought a sale fare or three weeks in advance."
Merida said she hoped the economy would improve for both the sake of struggling airlines and the travelers who would like to fly but can not afford it. However, she said she could not see any signs that it would happen soon.
McCollum and the Jayhawker Towers will remain open over break for students who live on campus but cannot afford to travel home, said Jennifer Wamelink, associate director of student housing. She said more than 150 students have requested to
stay in smaller unused rooms in McCollum, and other students can still sign up.
As a student who lived alone off-campus for the first part of Thanksgiving break last year, Fazio said she couldn't have been more grateful to have friends close to Lawrence who invited her to their homes to celebrate the holiday.
"Last break and this break friends really came through," Fazio said.
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Sandford faces charges of spending
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford is accused of breaking 37 ethics laws regarding campaign finances and travel, including using taxpayer money for high-priced airplane tickets that took him around the world and to Argentina for a rendezvous with the woman he once called his "soul mate."
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The governor's attorney said he looks forward to answering the "technical questions" regarding
Sanford's travel and finances at a State Ethics Commission hearing early next year. Details of the civil charges were released Monday and carry a maximum $74,000 in fines.
They came
times of improperly using state-owned aircraft for travel to political and personal events, including a stop at a discount hair salon; and 10 times he improperly reimbursed himself with campaign cash.
Herb Hayden, executive director of the commission, said he could not recall another governor facing this number of charges in the past 25 years.
"We are confident that we will be able to address each of these questions..."
Sanford has been under scrutiny since he vanished for five days over the summer, reappearing
after a three-month investigation by the panel and could be pivotal in a push by some South Carolina lawmakers to remove the Republican governor from office before his second and final term expires in January 2011. The state attorney general is deciding whether Sanford would face any criminal charges.
BUTCH BOWERS Sandford attorney
The civil charges include 18 instances in which Sanford is accused of improperly buying first- and business-class airline tickets, violating state law requiring lowest-cost travel; nine
to tearfully admit to an extramarital affair with the Argentine woman.
"We are confident that we will be able to address each of these questions, none of which constitutes findings of guilt and none of which we believe
The ethic commission's investigative report shows it reviewed 668 flights on state-owned planes, 12 overseas trips on commercial planes and 25 reimbursements to Sanford and his wife using more than $10,800 in campaign money.
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rise anywhere near to the traditional standard of impeachment." Sanford attorney Butch Bowers said Monday.
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Each of the counts claims Sanford used his office for personal financial gain.
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Summer Brooks adds more dark chocolate to the scale at Penny Annie's Monday afternoon. Penny Annie's has found its dark chocolates to be a hot item with recent research pointing to its health benefits.
Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition services at Watkins Health Center, said the biggest
problem with this finding was people's tendency to over-indulge in chocolate after hearing findings such as these.
"If you're consuming excess calories every day in any form it's not good."
"A piece of chocolate no bigger than one of the little Dove bites can be good."
She said students either tended
ANN CHAPMAN Nutrition Coordinator, Watkins Health Center
be careful and more studies need to be done to reinforce this."
Chapman said. "Although there is some research that the antioxidants in chocolate are good for you, not all of the fat in chocolate is good fat."
"Small amounts of dark chocolate may be good for us," she said. "That's my take. But at the end of these studies, there is always the warning that consumers need to
She said excessive eating was common during the holiday season, especially considering the fast approach of finals.
students enter tended to overeat or undereat around finals time because of the stress they experience.
"Going into finals, try to snack on healthier foods and not just on potato chips or candy bars," Chapman said. "A piece of chocolate no
bigger than one of the little Dove bites can be good."
Savannah Rose, Great Bend graduate student, said she always ate the dark chocolate out of the Hershey's variety bags, but said she didn't think she would eat chocolate to relieve her final stress.
"I tend to not eat as much when I'm stressed," she said. "I imagine I will find other ways to de-stress that are better for me."
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Bloomberg, Kelly approve police actions on subway
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says police did the right thing when they kept subway doors closed while they searched for a suspect accused of stabbing a passenger.
Dwight Johnson was stabbed to death Saturday morning in
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford attends a meeting in Columbia, S.C. Aug. 13. Sanford is charged with breaking state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money.
front of horrified passengers on a "D" train. A passenger pulled the emergency chord and police met the train when it arrived in the station at Seventh Avenue and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan. One door was opened as officers quickly worked through the train to locate the suspect.
Gerardo Sanchez was arrested on the train. He pleaded not guilty to charges of murder.
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Mangino said Monday that he would have preferred the situation be handled in a different way.
"If someone is going to have an investigation into something, that's fine. I don't have a problem with that," Mangino said. "You would not like for it to be leaked out before anything has been done and even before the investigation actually starts. From that aspect you don't like it. But you know what, you live with it."
Mangino reiterated that point during his 10-minute call with
members of the media yesterday. He made a point to say that Kansas' players were focused and that the layhawks were zeroed in on becoming bowl eligible.
"It hasn't played out yet, and it isn't over," Mangino said. "You can only focus on the things you can control in life and that's what I'm doing."
"I talk to my players about this constantly. Let's take care of the things we have control over. Let's work on those The things we can't control, we can't let it take up our
For his part, Mangino continues to emphasize that neither he, nor his team, have lost any focus as a result of the media attention created by the internal investigation.
time because it will stop us from achieving what we want to achieve."
"You keep coaching the kids. You keep doing what you like to do. You have confidence in yourself and in your players," Mangino said. "And you try to focus on winning games. That's what we do here. That's why I coach here and that's why the players play here. They want to compete.
Beyond the off-the-field issues. Kansas has plenty to fix on the field as well.
They want a chance to win. That's what my focus is."
Kansas has lost six consecutive games, falling to 5-6 before the season finale against Missouri in Arrowhead Stadium Saturday.
But even if the Jayhawks knock off the Tigers, six victories do not guarantee a spot in a bowl game - something that has settled in with Kansas' seniors.
"It's tough because if we pick up
this next game, it's our sixth win,
and we're not guaranteed a bowl,
senior defensive back Justin Thornton said. "It's definitely important because we feel like we've been a big part of building the program up."
Last year's Border Showdown produced arguably the most memorable highlight from the 2008 season. In the final minute of the game – and with Kansas trailing – senior quarterback Todd Reesing floated the winning touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Kerry Meier.
"I'm sure a lot of people will talk
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about the way the game was last year and how it ended up. But for us it's a chance to end this streak we've been on and get bowl eligible," Meier said. "And of course, wed like nothing more than to beat Missouri."
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This week, four Kansas seniors will step on the KU court for the last time as Melissa Grieb, Paige Mazour, Katie Martinicch and Brittany Williams prepare for their final match as Javahawks.
"I can't remember the last time I didn't play sports, so it might get a little emotional," Grieb said. "I'm just going to focus about coming out hard and playing Tech."
Mazour said she was sad her career was coming to an end.
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"It's a new coach putting in a new system, and now that they've had 25 matches, they'll probably see more statistical results than what they saw earlier in the year," Bechard said.
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"You can't fall asleep on Tech," Grieb said. "They are playing really well at the end of the year, so we'll give them just as much respect as anybody else."
"I'm sure they'll come in here loosey-goosey with not much to lose, and we need to respond to that," Bechard said.
After Texas Tech, Kansas finishes out the season in Austin, Texas, against No. 2 Texas. Texas has lost only five sets all year in conference play and its only loss came from No. 8 Iowa State. Texas also hasn't lost at home since October 2006.
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are just numbers, but their meaning is not all forgotten.
"It's kind of in the back our minds," Jacobs said of Xavier's lofty rank. "We've just got to keep the focus."
Xavier coach Kevin McGuffobaists one of the finest front courts in the nation, led by junior forward Amber Harris and junior center Ta'Shia Phillips, a teammate of McCray's on the USA National Team this summer and last year's Atlantic 10 player of the year. The two bruisers post double-doubles regularly and should keep sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and junior center Krysten Boogaard busy in the paint.
to have to stay out of foul trouble."
"We've got to be able to hold our own on the boards," Henrickson said. "Krysten and Aishah are going
Yet Xavier's backcourt is not to be overlooked simply because of the towers up front. Junior guard Special Jennings was a preseason Atlantic 10 third team selection and freshman guard Katie Rutan was just named Atlantic 10 rookie of the week after schooling Arizona State for 13 points and shooting 3-of-4 from three point range.
"Both teams will be trying to run," Henrickson said of the game plan.
No. 9 Xavier is currently sitting at its highest ranking in the school's history after taking the Atlantic 10 title (25-7, 13-1), leading the nation in field goal percentage and placing third in rebounding margin last year. This may be the toughest test for Kansas so far this season, and
should serve as an ideal barometer as to how ready this team will be when Big 12 competition rolls around.
"If we are fortunate enough to beat them, we'll know how good we can be." Morris said.
Despite the high stakes, the team does still plan to have some fun in the tropics.
"I did hear we'll get a chance to go on the beach and ride some jet skis," Morris said.
Henrickson said, however, that she'll be abstaining from the turkey.
she'll be abstaining from the turkey.
"I think I'm getting chicken," Henrickson said.
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The No.9 Xavier Musketeers seem to have a knack for generating turnovers. Over an 11-minute stretch against the then-No.14 Arizona State Sun Devils, the Musketeers forced nine turnovers.Also, in that game the Musketeers had 15 steals. If Xavier is as active defensively as they were against Arizona State, No.19 Kansas will have to be on top of its game defensively and prevent Xavier from getting points off of any turnovers created.
KEY TO THE GAME Points off turnovers
After a rocky game against Michigan last Sunday, senior guard Danielle McCray will need to make a quick turn around if the Jayhawks are going to have a good chance to knock off the Musketeers. If McCray can get back on her "A" game and if her teammates continue the stellar play they exhibited against Michigan, Kansas will be tough to beat. It also doesn't hurt that the Jayhawks are playing the Musketeers on a neutral court in the Bahamas.
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Xavier Musketeers junior forward Amber Harris has earned a double double in every single game her team has played this year. She even earned one in limited playing time in an exhibition game against Indianapolis. Even if Harris doesn't have a big game she will likely draw plenty of attention from junior center Krysten Boogaard and sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland, freeing up other Musketeers to wreak havoc in and around the paint.
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Will Kansas' seniors play in their third consecutive bowl game?
The senior class has toppled records throughout its time in Lawrence. If the Jayhawks win and subsequently earn a bowl berth that would make three consecutive years with a postseason appearance. That has never been done at Kansas.
Will anvone show up?
Will anyone show up?
The past two Border Showdowns have been well-attended events.
This season could be different.
With neither team turning in stellar seasons to this point, playing the game in Arrowhead Stadium could backfire with a small turnout.
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Well, this one is pretty easy. Kansas enters Saturday with a six-game losing streak — the longest since coach Mark Mangino's first season in 2002. Missouri, on the other hand, has won two consecutive games for the first time in conference play. The two teams are on vastly different ends of the spectrum.
KEY TO THE GAME
Again, another simple answer: The Jayhawks must be able to run the ball. Without freshman running back Toben Opurum, who will not play because of an undisclosed injury, Kansas must still produce a reliable run option to keep Missouri's defense honest.
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Kansas will try to make up ground by ending its losing streak
OFFENSE
One of the bright spots in Kansas' current sixgame losing streak was the defense's continued improvement. Against Texas, though, the unit took a step backward. The Jayhawks routinely allowed the Longhorns to move the ball, and the secondary struggled heavily throughout the game. Senior safety Darrell Stuckey and the rest of Kansas' secondary must play better against an improving Missouri offense.
Entering the season, the offense was expected to be Kansas' greatest strength. And why not? The Jayhawks returned a handful of proven playmakers, including senior quarterback Todd Reesing. But the offense has been inconsistent throughout the season and, in some games, the unit developed into a liability. That can't happen against a Missouri team that has won two consecutive games.
DEFENSE
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Okay, so it's always important to watch Reesing. But this could very well be his last game in a Kansas uniform. Reesing's senior season hasn't gone quite as expected, but he will still leave as one of the best quarterbacks in school history.
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MISSOURI (7-4)
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Junior running back Derrick Washington provides speed in the running game, but let's be honest: Missouri's offense is led by senior receiver Danario Alexander. Relatively unheard of nationally, Alexander has a whopping 12 touchdowns on the year and averages 128.3 yards per game. Sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert has been prolific in his last four games and is improving in his decision-making.
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Senior linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is a tackling machine. He has 101 tackles on the season, leading the Tigers with more than 30. Freshman defensive end Aidon Smith has been impressive in his first season for Missouri, recording 10 sacks. Missouri has a defense that bends but doesn't break. But the Tigers also don't make game-changing plays. They have just seven interceptions in 1
Alexander
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Weatherspoon
Mangino will likely be mum about his game plan to stop Alexander this week, but it is obvious something will have to change for the Jayhawks. Alexander has shown he can't be stopped in single coverage, and at 6-foot-5, he can come down with jump balls against safeties. He has 413 receiving yards in his last two games.
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What kind of game will coach Gary Pinkel want to play?
In a few games, he has let Gabbert toss the ball all over the field and left the running game by the wayside. Other games, he used Gabbert as more of a game manager and gave Washington lots of carries. Kansas' defense has contained the run pretty well this season, so expect Gabbert to attack Kansas' cornerbacks early and often.
What kind of attitude will Missouri take?
Kansas needs a victory to have hopes of making a bowl game. Missouri? A victory might move the team up in the Big 12 bowl pecking order, but other than that, not much is on the line. The game is still a rivalry though, so the Tigers will have lots of energy. With Kansas' potential bowl berth on the line, the Tigers would love to end Kansas' season.
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By Dave Green
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LITTLE SCOTTIE
NEXT UP, MAKING HIS PARADE DEBUT, IS LITTLE SCOTTIE.
SCOTTIE STANDS AT 42.3 FEET TALL. THIS WILL TEACH HIS FRIENDS NOT TO MAKE FUN OF HIS DIMINUTIVE FRAME!
WOW, YOUR DREAMS ARE LAME AND SHORT. JUST LIKE YOU!
MOBSTER LOBSTER
Before you is a Lobster fillet, glimmeted with an chumie-churry sauce and roasted kumquat
This isn't soiculous; the plate is a muttered mask of makinmashie dress, and honestly the blondness of the dish is offensive.
f**f! Me, right??
Cameron Killer
NATIONAL
Court overturns conviction in riding lawn mower theft
Associated Press
BY GREG BLUESTEIN
ATLANTA — A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car. If it's stolen, however, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded Monday that it's not a motor vehicle.
The 4-3 decision overturned
the conviction of Franklin Lloyd Harris, who was convicted of felony motor vehicle theft after he loaded a Toro riding mower in 2006 from a Home Depot in Dalton into his van and sped away. Because Harris was a repeat offender, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison
years in prison.
Public defender Michael McCarthy told the justices that while Harris should still be charged with theft, he shouldn't be punished if he had stolen a car. A riding
mower is many things, a modern mechanical marvel among them, but McCarthy said it was not a motor vehicle under state law.
Prosecutes countered that the state defines a "motor vehicle" as a "self-propelled" device, and there's no doubt a riding mower meets that standard.
"To be sure, a riding lawn mower is capable of transporting people or property...but that is not what the machine is designed for..."
The state's top court agreed,
concluding in an 18-page decision.
that the sentence should be overturned because the purpose of a riding mower is to cut grass, not transport people.
"To be sure, a riding lawn mower is capable of transporting people or property and of driving on the street for short stretches," Justice David Nahmias wrote in the opinion. "But that is not what the machine is designed
for or how it is normally used."
The case, which lawyers said set a precedent in Georgia, comes as other courts around the country grapple with similar concerns about whether riding lawnmowers and similar devices should be classified as vehicles.
mowers. It warned that the ruling "has interpreted the statute in a manner that creates conflict and leads to an absurd result."
In a dissent, Justice Harold Melton argued that Georgia lawmakers specifically defined "motor vehicle" broadly enough to include riding
That's still a blurry issue in Georgia, where it's a criminal offense to operate a car, truck or other "motor vehicle" while under the influence of alcohol. Despite the Supreme Court's ruling, prosecutors might still pursue charges against those driving under the influence on mowers, too.
There was no discussion in the ruling over how the state defines motor vehicles for the purpose of alcohol-related arrests.
That issue also has drawn headlines across the country, as prosecutors from West Virginia to Oregon have charged suspects with driving under the influence after catching them prowling the streets on lawnmowers, golf carts and even a tricycle.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
An older person offers you a chance to follow your heart's desire. Give your imagination free rein.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
Today you get to present practical ideas in imaginative ways. An older person influences you to adjust your focus.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Take care of business today.
Check items off your to-do list.
You'll be glad you did.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 5
Take time today to accomplish your top-priority item. Make a list for tomorrow, when you'll have more energy.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Take care of errands close to home. Line up everything you need for the next several days. Bake dessert today.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Todav is a 6
Take care of priorities and start early. Emotions enter the scene around midday and fog up the environment.
Today is a 5
If you can get past the obstacles within your own mind, you can gain clarity with co-workers. Persuade, don't push.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
Today is a 5
Contact a school or other institution to share a good idea. Instant feedback is not part of today's plan. Await a response.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
This is a good day to work on your own assigned tasks and let everyone else stick to theirs. Plenty of time to assess results tonight.
Make a list and check it twice. You have a lot to get done in the next two days. Delegate to an older male.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
Tension grabs you. Take this moment to relax the muscles in your forehead. You'll feel better immediately.
An older person provides you with a chance to shine. Glow like you never did before! You deserve it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
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5 Uppercase letters
9 Skirt edge
12 Soda pop favorite
13 Chills and fever
14 Eggs
15 Small storage space
17 Morsel
18 Monarch
19 Black fur
21 Frequently
24 Grant of Hollywood
25 Heavy cart
26 Just looking
30 Brylcreem quantity
31 Rosary components
32 Vast expanse
33 Writ to appear in court
35 Celebrity
36 Part of MYOB
37 Failing the white-glove test
38 Bgone AMC car
40 Complain repeat-
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43 Hair holders
48 Kitchen item
49 Hershiser of base-
ball fame
50 Appear-
ance
51 Type squares
52 — a soul (nobody)
53 A deadly sin
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2 "Skip to my —"
3 Priestly vestment
4 Q's neighbor,
to a typist
5 Song-writer
Sammy
6 Enthusiastic,
plus
7 Afghani coin
8 Teeter-totters
9 Collectors,
often
10 Satan's specialty
11 Partner
16 Yang counter-part
12 "— Poetica"
13 Tote-board info
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34 "The Raven" writer
35 Limber
37 Parched
38 Cartoon skunk Le Pew
39 Tiny bit
40 Trucker with a radio
41 With skill
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: TRADITIONAL SONG
WRITTEN ABOUT A NEW YORK BASEBALL
PLAYER'S CURLY-COATED DOG: "YANKEE POODLE."
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: 1 equals D
ODD NEWS
ravern owner to serve vodka-infused turkey
NEW YORK — You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. A spokesman for the owner of O'Casey's Tavern in Midtown Manhattan said that the bird is infused with fruit-flavored
and 100-proof Georgi vodka for three days before being cooked. The flavors ofvodka include peach,raspberry,cherry and apple.
The gravy is also laced with the distilled liquor.
Out of concern for the danger of drinking-and-driving, the tavern is offering free taxi ride home to anyone who orders the turkey.
It wasn't immediately clear how much it will cost to have some of the boozy bird.
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CARROLLTON, III. — A cat went from meow to ow when officials say it accidentally made contact with a substation's fuse, causing an outage to about 1,500 homes and businesses in southwestern Illinois. The feline apparently survived the encounter early Monday in the Greene County city of Carrollton.
Most of the affected Ameren customers had their power restored within hours.
Cat causes power outage after contact with fuse
Workers responding to the outage found the cat still on the ground several feet from where it apparently touched the fuse. An Ameren spokeswoman said the animal eventually managed to get up and walk away.
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United States First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Editorial: City disappoints gender identity advocates
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God damn, I hate my roommate's Ugg-like leggings. She always has loud sex while listening to Miley Cyrus or watching "Twilight." (Did I miss any clichés?)
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Glitter is the herpes of crafts materials.
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My friend and I were watching Jerry Springer the other day and she said, "I only watch this to feel better about my life." It's sad but true.
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TFLN is like FFA on steroids.
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When the stairs start feeling like escalators, that's when you know you're wasted.
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My girlfriend just told me that I should get a pin-up girl tattoo on my arm so she could get a pin-up guy on her's and we could rub arms like they're having sex.
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Whenever I'm sad, I think of bulldog puppies.
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There's nothing like waking up in the morning and taking a fresh drink of water. Oh wait, that's vodka.
I was just told I sound like Glenn Beck. Awesome.
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Chuck Norris jokes are still funny.
I've just figured out the easiest way to impress girls. Sure as hell not going to share it, though
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I still can't resist the urge to ride my shopping cart across the parking lot to my car.
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Had I known that online dating was just an expensive way to get rejected by women, I would have just gone to a bar instead
Does anybody else wish that they can get hit by a bus so they don't have to pay tuition?
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Man, I haven't gotten a friend request in like two weeks.
Is it bad that I hid my weed in my tampon box because my dad is going to be coming into my apartment?
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You stay classy Lawrence.
Why must the fourth floor bathroom in Wescoe always smell like ass? Please make that stop.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
A Jayhawk Thanksgiving
Admittedly, the world can be a confusing. overwhelming place full of finals, bad weather and a football team that can't seem to win. However, this week is a week to remember the good stuff: To be thankful that the pilgrims and the Indians got together more than 300 years ago to eat
1. BASKETBALL SEASON IS STARTING
2. THANKSGIVING IS ON A THURSDAY
No offense to the football team—you guys have given it your best—but every Jayhawk should be thankful for the start of basketball season. With three official victories behind us, and two games during break, it looks like the beginning to a beautiful season. Even if the turkey is dry and your family is driving you crazy, there is nothing that Sherron Collins, some good
recruits and a Sports Illustrated cover can't cure.
KANSAN'S
OPINION
Thursday might be the unannounced start to the weekend in Lawrence. However, because Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday, that means less
school. Though this might be obvious, it's important to remember the simple reasons to be thankful. Students
and faculty have five days of blissful rest to forget about lectures, PowerPoint slides and Scantron tests.
Though school may not seem like something to be thankful for, in this economy, it definitely is. To the majority of students, at least you don't have to worry about finding a job. To the seniors, sorry, you should probably go watch the basketball team win to cheer up, and know
3. WE'RE STILL IN SCHOOL
you still have one more semester on campus.
4. IT'S ALL INCLUSIVE
No matter what religion you are, if you're in the country on Thanksgiving, this holiday is for you. This holiday has a little something for everyone. There's football, shopping, no school and food. Whatever dish is your favorite, from stuffing to pumpkin pie, even vegetarians have to appreciate Turkey Day.
5. NO PREPARATION NEEDED
Thanksgiving is a holiday that requires no preparation. As students you don't have to think of a cleverly ironic or "just sexy enough but not too sultry" costume. You don't have to find the perfect gift for the perfect someone and then at least halfway decent gifts for the rest of your list. Just show up, help your mom mash some potatoes and you're good to go.
Caitlin Thornbrugh for The Kansan Editorial Board.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
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IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME— IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIKED "CHANGE IN AFGHAN WAR POLICY" AS AN '08 CAMPAIGN PLEDGE...
小博士
Joe Biden
TOM PARKER
A man in a suit holding a document and a woman in a dress.
... THEN THEY'LL LOVE IT IN 2012!
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
NUTRITION
Healthy for the holidays
Slushy snow. Freezing winds. Bundling up in multiple layers of clothes. Looks like another Kansas fall. Despite the misery of walking to class in bone-numbing temperatures, these pains do come with a silver lining: The holiday season has arrived!
With great food often the centerpiece of celebration, the biggest challenge during the holiday season is finding a balance between indulgence and health. A few simple guidelines make this easy to do.
1) Snack smart. Planning for small meals throughout the day will help ward off temptations to taste-test and will control serving sizes when actual dinner rolls around. Kick snack power up a notch by choosing "dense" foods, such as fruits and vegetables over lighter options such as chips. This way, a smaller amount of calories will be consumed, while more effectively satiating an appetite.
2) Plan in exercise. The holidays are a time to catch up with family. So why not invite Cousin Timmy or Aunt Susan on a pre-feast power walk? Better yet, get some much-needed time away from the
PURSUIT OF HEALTHFULNESS EMILY MCCOY
3) Savor the food. For me, there is nothing like spending hours in the kitchen, diligently preparing a feast, to stir up a big appetite. When time comes to sit down to the dinner table, my general inclination is to dive straight in and enjoy the fruits of my labor. This becomes a problem when, only five minutes in, I am already making a third run through the buffet line.
constant family gossip and strange distant relatives by blocking out some time for a run. Just load up the iPod with holiday music and hit the pavement.
Instead, I've learned the best strategy is to slow down and enjoy each bite. That way my stomach has time to process whether it is full or not and I can fully experience the food.
I am, the very mention of dessert gives my stomach a second wind. I eagerly load up my plate with thick slices of pie and mounds of whipped cream. A few bites in and I already realize my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Again, time has taught me that instead of taking big portions of dessert, it is best to get small samples. That way, I get to enjoy more variety, while cutting back on post-binge regrets.
4) Go for small desserts.
Somehow, no matter how stuffed
5) When in doubt, bring a healthy option. One of the best ways to ensure healthy eating at holiday time is to offer to bring a nutritious side dish. Some good options include veggies with dip, fruit and yogurt sauce or pita with hummus.
The moral of the story: No holiday feast is complete without a small sample of Grandma's butter and heavy cream laden mashed potatoes. So go ahead, indulge. Just remember, it's all about careful selection, thorough enjoyment and knowing that leftovers often taste better than the first time around.
McCoy is a Lincoln, Neb., sophomore in journalism.
NAVIGATING THE BUFFET
Simple food substitutions can save hundreds of calories and dozens of grams of fat, all without sacrificing taste.
3 oz. roasted turkey breast
½ cup rice pilaf
½ cup broccoli
½ cup fresh cranberry relish
1 baked roll
1 slice pumpkin pie
Total Calories = 730
Total Fat = 21 g
Go for ...
Instead of ...
Instead of ...
4 oz. roasted ham
½ cup stuffing
½ cup broccoli with cheese sauce
½ jellied cranberry sauce
1 crescent roll
1 slice pecan pie
Total Calories = 1319
Total Fat = 80 g
Total Savings = 589 calories and 59 grams of fat
— Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutritional services at Watkins Memorial Health Center
DIVERSITY
Thanksgiving then and now
Thanksgiving has some wonderful traditions. It brings families together
Thanksgiving has some wonderful traditions. It brings families together to give thanks, catch up and pass down beloved recipes. It's a wonderful reminder to focus on the good things in life. But its present is nowhere near perfect.
Lawrence is lucky to have a strong Native American influence as well. And though it's not a new topic, I can't help but consider how the modern conception of Thanksgiving is perceived by our Native American population.
Growing up on Kodiak Island, an island south of Alaska, my education was heavily influenced by native traditions. We studied totem poles, created traditional beadwork and attended Alutiq museums and dance ceremonies. In short, the native point of view was never far from my mind
In most media, the first Thanksgiving is boiled down to a happy-go-lucky picnic cartoon. The Indians, with their feathered headdresses, happily share food with the friendly Pilgrims, who wear massive belt buckles and black suits. In some schools, it's even taught that the Pilgrims did the sharing.
In reality, the Wampanogs didn't wear feathered headdresses and the Pilgrims didn't wear giant buckles. The natives gave aid, as per Wampanog tradition, but things definitely weren't tension-free. European slave traders had entered the territory decades prior, creating an immense disrust between the two peoples. And the Pilgrims were incapable of sharing. They were starving when Suanto found them
The underlying lesson of charity and idealism of the first Thanksgiving story is noble, but naive. It's impossible to create the kind of equality portrayed by just glossing over one of the most brutal eras of America's history. Instead of creating millions of construction paper turkeys, children could be taught the traditions of their local tribes. The University can do its part by
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I am a female. I am from India.
MELISSA LYTTON
Brooke Hansen, associate professor of anthropology and Native American studies, said President Franklin D. Roosevelt "moved Thanksgiving to the third week in November so there would be a longer holiday shopping season."
There are alternatives. Buy Nothing Day, which is held on Black Friday has opposed Thanksgiving-centered consumerism for 20 years, and is now celebrated in 65 countries. It's a wonderful way to refocus and simplify the way we celebrate. Instead of camping out overnight to buy sale-priced electronics, we can stay warm with our families.
Considering the economic situation at the time, it made sense to stimulate the economy in any way possible. It just seems to have spiraled out of control.
Thanksgiving hasn't just drifted culturally, but commercially as well. Last year's Black Friday deaths at Walmart make it startlingly clear that things have gotten out of hand. But Thanksgiving has been used for capitalistic purposes as early as the 1930s.
Use the evening to explore your family traditions, learn about your local tribe and reflect on the progress we've made — and the progress still to come. Take the holiday back to its roots, and remember what it's really about. Be thankful, and focus on a better future.
hosting more cultural events to celebrate the holiday. I've seen several Veteran's Day events on the University's online calendar, but no programming for Thanksgiving.
Lytton is a Kodiak, Ala. senior in creative writing.
UNDER OBSERVATION
ALEX NICHOLS
NICHOLAS
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? Family survival guide
If you happen to have a family that isn't 100 percent awesome all the time, here's a handy tip: At the dinner table, stuff one of the turkey legs in your sleeve and pretend it's your arm. Your grandfather will laugh non-stop for the next 15 minutes. Believe me. I've witnessed this first-hand.
So if there's ever an awkward pause in the dinner conversation, or your grandmother asks what exactly a creative writing degree is supposed to do — though this has never happened to me — whip out that gem and cause a distraction. When your grandfather finally catches his breath, you'll forget what was even awkward in the first place.
— Nichols is a Stilwell Junior in creative writing.
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ALEXANDRA ESPOSITO
The holidays are filled with good food, great friends and no school, but they can also have a troublesome side — a reunion with those pesky relatives you, thankfully, only see at this special time of year. These are the distant cousins, anuts and uncles who you know live far away from you for a reason.
They ask caring questions including, "Do you have a boyfriend yet?" and say loving things such as, "Don't let the freshmen 15 get you down," but it's important to just ignore them to keep them from ruining your holiday season.
Remember, no matter what, they're still your family, and just remind yourself that you're the normal one.
— Esposito is an Overland Park sophomore in journalism and film.
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AT A GLANCE
This is the Jayhawks third game of the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase and the second on their four-game homestand. This is the third straight season where Kansas started 3-0. Kansas hopes to extend its nation-leading 43 home game winning streak. On the season, Kansas has a plus-29.3 margin of victory, scoring 84 points per game and allowing 54.7 a game.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Cole Aldrich
Aldrich said he was excited for the match-up because he had the chance to compete against a bigger team in the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. With only five rebounds against a smaller Central Arkansas, look for Aldrich to be more aggressive on the boards and maybe in scoring, too.
Maryland
Aldrich
QUESTION MARK
Can the ball movement become fluid?
Kansas coach Bill Self said the ball was "sticking"too much. In other words, the ball is not moving like it should be. Teams continually pass the ball to make the defense work and eventually they are caught off guard and somebody is left with an open shot. Self said the team wasn't passing the ball well enough, giving the defense enough time to reset.The absence of Brady Morningstar is evident in the ball "sticking."
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Kansas will play host to Oakland for the first time in University history
Sherron Collins
Collins has a lighter load this season with his other teammates making plays. Fewer double teams should open him up and make life easier for him and the Jayhawks if the game gets close for any reason.
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OAKLAND
Xavier Henry
(2-2) STARTERS
Keith Benson
Benson, a 6-foot-11 center, leads the Golden Grizzlies with 16 points,10.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks. He will give Cole Aldrich all he can handle.
Marcus Morris
Jones is second on the team with 13.7 points per game, but has cooled off lately. His scoring has gone down each of his first three games this season.Starting from game one, he went 23, 15 and three.
Freshman phenom Henry leads the team in scoring 16.7 points per game. He did not perform well when Memphis put the pressure on. Oakland is closer to him in talent than any of the Jayhawk's recent opponents.
Johnathon Jones
Henry
Morris had his first start this season against Central Arkansas replacing brother Markieff. Coach Bill Self said it was just a matter of using his perimeter defense to play around with the lineup and give more minutes to Thomas Robinson.
M. JOHNSON
DENIS KUCKMAN
Cole Aldrich
Morris
Rebounding is an early weakness to this team and it all starts with Aldrich. He had five rebounds in 24 minutes against Central Arkansas after having 11 against Memphis.
Derick Nelson
Nelson is third on the team with 13 points per game and second with 7.3 rebounds. He shoots a lot of outside shots and will give Xavier Henry and Marcus Morris a good test on the perimeter.
Morris
Aldrich
Markieff Morris
Averaging six points and 5.7 rebounds per game, the Morris twins have shown vast improvement more on their athletic ability than stat sheet. The twins own most of the highlights of the season. Surprisingly, most of those highlights include what they disliked doing last season: dunking.
NATHANIEL JONES
Larry Wright
Wright transferred from St. John's to Oakland last season and had to sit out because of NCAA transfer rules. He had his biggest scoring output against Rochester with 16 points.
Will Hudson
"Will the Thrill" is one of their better defenders and rebounds at 6.3 a game.
Benson
Blake Cushingberry
Jones
He averages 18 minutes per game and has yet to score in double figures."Cush" doesn't shoot a high percentage and doesn't fill the stat sheet in any other area.
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AT A GLANCE
Oakland is the favorite to win the Summit League this season, but the team is off to a 2-2 start. All five starters from a year ago have returned and this year, the Golden Grizzlies have to be hungry after losing to Bradley from a 75-foot buzzer beater in the quarterfinals in the D-I Collegesider.com Postseason Tournament. Oakland has scored 97 points twice this season — both victories. Offensively, the Golden Grizzlies average 72 points while allowing 67.3 points per game.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Keith Benson
Benson is a 6-foot-11 junior and holds the all time season for blocks at Oakland. He's averaging a double double
THE BALL
Benson
this year and that is more than can be said about Cole Aldrich. He was one of the 15 players (along with Aldrich) to attend the Amare Stoudemire Skills Academy this summer. He's also projected to be a first round pick in the NBA. Benson is the best individual Kansas has faced so far.
HEAR YE, HEAR YE
QUESTION MARK
Can Oakland pressure Kansas as well as Memphis?
"It's a disappointing way to start the season. I think that there was a lot of talk and speculation about how good we are and all that kind of stuff. I think a good Eastern Michigan team showed us today that we're not that good and we have a lot of work to do."
The Kansas coaches and players said Oakland was one of the biggest challenges in the early part of the season along with Memphis. That said, the only way Memphis had success against Kansas is because of its defensive pressure, Kansas turned the ball over 21 times as a result and was held to 57 points. Oakland may not be as athletic as Memphis, but the team have a dominant big man in Keith Benson. That dimension is going to test Cole Aldrich, Thomas Robinson, Marcus and Markieff Morris.
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— Thierry Henry
"Sometimes in football you have to score goals."
Kansas Athletics
Kansas-Missouri is the nation's second most played football rivalry, dating back to 1891. Kansas leads the all-time series 55-53-9.
FACT OF THE DAY
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A victory Saturday would give the football team at least six victories in five straight seasons. This has only been accomplished twice in program history. When?
Kansas Athletics
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NFL
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*PITTSBURGH* — Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers should have seen this one coming. Somehow, they didn't.
They didn't believe they could lose to the rebuilding Chiefs, not a week after a loss to the Bengals seriously hurt their chances of repeating in the AFC North. That confidence — or maybe overconfidence
- going into Kansas City was very evident.
They promised to be prepared, and their coach all but said they weren't. They promised to correct their special teams problems, and they didn't. They promised one loss wouldn't ruin their season, yet they suffered an even-worse defeat to a team that seemed totally surprised to have beaten the Super Bowl champions.
"I take responsibility for that performance," coach Mike Tomlin said in a candid admission following the 27-24 overtime loss. "I have to have this football team better prepared. . . We are capable of much more than that and that is not us. It won't be us."
Experienced and upset-war, the Steelers (6-4) pride themselves on not losing games like this. They did, and the amount of time devoted to damage control before Sunday's division game at Baltimore (5-5) could be considerable.
BIG 12 FOOTBALL Columbia police arrest football practice coach
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A former Missouri wide receiver working as a volunteer practice coach has been arrested after a weekend fight outside a downtown Columbia nightclub.
Columbia police say 23-year-old Tommy Saunders was arrested for charges of punching a man once in the face outside Tonic about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. Saunders was released on $4,500 bond.
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Football remains holiday tradition
Thanksgiving is not, despite what you may have been told by overly moralistic types growing up, an occasion to humbly and gracefully ponder the fortunate aspects of your life. That sounds nice, of course, but it's hardly realistic. Neither is it about turkeys drawn using a human hand for an outline, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with its giant floats and balloons, Pilgrims and their funny hats, or charming family get-tochens
All of those things may have a place in your heart, or they may not. But regardless of their standing, there are more important matters.
The first, and most primal, is food.
About which, I have little to offer in the way of expertise. I can eat pretty well, but the cooking part can get dicey if the meal in question includes anything more complicated than oatmeal. But thankfully, save for those unfortunate few tasked with kitchen duty (thanks Mom). Thanksgiving requires little
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So yes, eat indulgently. And when your stomach feels Octa-Mom levels of full, stave off the pending food-coma, and enjoy the second primal pleasure of Thanksgiving: football.
culinary talent. After all, you don't have to be an Iron Chef to know how to gorge. And there is no occasion on which one can binge-eat as shamelessly as Thanksgiving.
Sadly, I'll find that traditional revere difficult to engage in this year. Not because I won't be stuffed full of delectable eats, or because of some uninterest in the games. No, it's none of those things. It's just that it's kind of hard to feel thankful about anything football related these days
Kansas has lost six games in
a row, sending a laudable senior class out on a series of progressively lower notes. The coach likely has one foot out the door, while the powers that be in the athletics department try to prod the other out as well. Rumors swirl of transfers, and general institutional unrest. All of this is occurring in a thick smog of controversy, a virtual pea-soup of he said/he said and finger pointing
Or at least try to.
And none of that addresses the looming problems: How much money might the University have to eat on Mangino's contract? What level of coach could Lew Perkins land to replace him? What kind of program and talent will there be to inherit?
But then maybe I'm being too whiny. Maybe I just need to learn the most important lesson Thanksgiving has to offer: No matter how bad you think you have it, you can always feel better at someone's expense.
Sure, Kansas' football program is in disarray. But at least Mangino's contract isn't as large as Charlie Weis', and Kansas'
expectations aren't Notre Dame's. And despite the turmoil, Kansas does still have a football program. The same can't be said for Northeastern, which just cut football.
And the future isn't necessarily bleak. A victory against Missouri would make Kansas bowl eligible, and would provide another year of chest-thumping superiority above Kansas' primary rival. Beating Mizzou just makes everything better, after all.
THE MORNING BREW
If all that's not good enough, there's always basketball — truly a fan's salvation worth being thankful for.
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CROSS COUNTRY Senior has rough start in the NCAA Championships
Senior Lauren Bonds continued after a difficult start, finishing 61st in the NCAA Championships.
Bonds fell for the first time in her career in the
CITY OF NEW YORK
first mile of her race.
Bonds
Bonds got back up, however,
and finished the 6K race. She
ended up finishing in the top half of the race, 61st out of 254,
still beating almost 200 other competitors.
"People got tangled up. It happens a lot in cross country."
Bonds said. "It's just funny that this is my last race of my season or my last race of my career, and this is the first time it has happened to me."
"She recovered well and maintained a decent position," Michael Whittlesey, assistant coach, said.
Bonds finished with a time of 21:02.3, which was better than her time in the pre-National
meet held on the same course Oct.17.
"I was happy with my time, the second time." Bonds said.
Bonds needed to get a time of 20:44 to place 40th and qualify for All-American, a goal she set for herself before the race. Her desired time was only two seconds faster than her actual regional time of 20:46, which qualified her for the National Championships.
Bonds said she was glad to still have the track season despite the difficult ending to her cross country season.
going to take just a couple days off and relax," Bonds said. "Then, I'm going to start building my base for track and hopefully me and the team will have a really good year this year."
"Track's what I have next so I'm
Whittlesey said the cross country team would be different without her next year.
"It was a lot of fun working with Bonds this season,"Whittlesey said. "She is a great athlete and person, and we are proud of her. We will miss her leadership both on and off the course next year."
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BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Conference teams make last stand for bowl games
BY LUKE MEREDITH
Associated Press
The Big 12's five remaining matchups are rivalry games with major implications on bowl seeding and, for Oklahoma State, a possible trip to its first BCS bowl game.
Nebraska (8-3, 5-2 Big 12) beat Kansas State on Saturday night, earning the North's spot in the league championship game for the first time since 2006. No. 3 Texas (11-0, 7-0) clinched what had seemed inevitable since the middle of October with a 51-20 win over Kansas and their embattled coach, Mark Mangino.
DES MOINES, Iowa — The races in the Big 12's North and South divisions have been settled, but there's still plenly for grabs during the season's final week.
tions are out there. You've got people out there taking about Texas and going to Dallas." Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. "It's important that we keep our football team in focus because I know Colorado's going to be ready."
Before they meet up in Cowboys Stadium on Dec. 5, the Longhorns and Cornhuskers have tricky road games to survive.
on. The Aggies (6-5, 3-4) have twice bounced back from losses of at least 48 points with huge wins the following week, including a 38-3 drubbing of Baylor last week that followed a 65-10 loss to Oklahoma. Texas A&M also beat the Longhorns in College Station.
Oklahoma State (9-2, 6-1) is in position for its first BCS nod, but the Cowboys must first beat Oklahoma (6-5, 4-3) in Norman. Though the Sooners collapsed in a 41-13 loss at Texas Tech over the weekend, they've won six straight against the Cowboys and 29 straight at home, the longest streak in the nation.
The Huskers face a Colorado team that nearly stunned No. 11 Oklahoma State in Stillwater last week. It's a huge game for the Buffs (3-8, 2-5) and their coach, Dan Hawkins, who has come under fire for yet another disappointing season in Boulder.
Kansas (5-6, 1-6) needs to beat Missouri (7-4, 3-4) in Kansas City to become bowl eligible. If the Jayhawks lose, it could be the final game for Mangino, who is under an internal investigation into allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of his players.
Texas closes its regular season at Texas A&M, perhaps the toughest team in the nation to get a read
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TESTING THEIR METTLE
BY JAYSON JENKS jjenks@kansan.com
Mangino said that he received a "social call" from Perkins last week, noting that the call lasted just a few minutes. He then repeated that he hadn't had any communication with Perkins.
In his weekly Big 12 teleconference call Monday morning, coach Mark Mangino revealed that his communication with athletics director Lew Perkins had "been practically none" since the Athletics Department launched an internal investigation against Mangino last week.
When posed with a question on the subject, Mangino said he wasn't sure what the proper communication level should be in a situation such as this.
"I don't know the difference. I don't know if there should be or should not be." Mangino said. "You always like communication with everybody — communication with your players, your coaches, your administrators, your support
For more information about Saturday's football game against Missouri, check out page 5A.
staff — all those people. But I'm good.I'm fine and I'm working."
Mangino then repeated a point he made after his team's 51-20 loss * to Texas Saturday.
"Once again," Mangino said,
"your question, perhaps, should not be directed at me if you understand what I'm saving."
Perkins released a statement Nov.17 stating that an internal review of Mangino was taking place. The statement preceded a report that indicated senior linebacker Arist Wright met with Perkins to discuss allegations that Mangino poked Wright in the chest
Since then, several former players have stepped forward with allegations of verbal abuse by Mangino.
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Senior guard Sade Morris goes in through a pair of Michigan opponents for a layup. The Jayhawks will play in the Junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island Thursday.
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BY MAX ROTHMAN
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Women's basketball is about to find out what turkey tastes like in the Bahamas.
After defeating Michigan 77-66 Monday night, the 19th ranked Jayhawks head south this week for the junkanoo Jam on Grand Bahama Island — a 12-team tournament that sets the stage for another matchup against No. 9 Xavier, Thursday at 3:03 p.m.
"I's been one of my dreams to go," senior guard Sade Morris said.
"We've got to be mature and understand that we're going down there with a purpose", coach
The last two times these teams met, home-court advantage was nothing but a myth. In the 2007-2008 season, Kansas marched into the Cintas Center in Cincinnati. Ohio and edged the Musketeers 62-60 with help from senior (then sophomore) guard Daniel McCray's 24 points. In the 2006-2007 season at Allen Fieldhouse, senior (then freshman) guard LaChelda jacobs led Kansas with 18 points but the team still fell to Xavier 72-63.
This time it's a neutral setting for two highly ranked teams to prove their worth. The rankings
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Junior center Cole Aldrich hits a jumper in the middle of lane Thursday night against Central Arkansas. Aldrich will face Oakland junior Keith Benson Wednesday.
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KU prepares for Oakland
Jayhawks may have tough time against Golden Grizzlies
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Kansas coach Bill Self said that a good matchup could be in store when the Jayhawks played host to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Wednesday night.
"I think it will be a very difficult game for us," Self said. "With the exception of Memphis, by far the best challenge we've had and maybe comparable to the Memphis game."
Oakland returns all five starters from last year, including one of the premiere centers in college basketball; junior Keith Benson.
Cole Aldrich Wednesday and the two know each other fairly well. Aldrich first encountered Benson during the Amare' Stoudemire Skills Academy this past summer.
"He's going to be real fun," Aldrich said. "He's going to be tough to guard. I think it's going to give our post guys a real good challenge."
Benson will play opposite
Benson is 6-11 and leads the Golden Grizzlies with 16 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game. He is also projected to be a first round pick in the NBA draft, and is among the most formidable players Kansas has faced this season.
Marcus Morris said he didn't care who was on the team and that the Kansas players weren't going to let their top ranking give them a false sense of security against Oakland.
"No team is a pushover," he said.
Oakland is one of three teams Kansas is playing for the first time this season. Oakland belongs to the Summit League and Kansas is 15-4 against teams in that conference.
"Whoever they do have," Morris said, "we're going to play
Sherron Collins added that even during the Memphis game, they didn't fall asleep. If ever the Jayhawks look bad, it's not because they underestimated the team. Give credit to the opponent, Collins said.
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For more information about Wednesday's basketball game against Oakland, check out page 8A.
Self said the coaches warned the team about the danger Oakland poses.
Kansas will play host to Tennessee Tech Friday at 7 p.m. in its final game of the Hall of Fame Showcase. Both games will be aired on Jayhawk TV.
pick to win the division, but has started 2-2. The Golden Grizzlies are averaging 72 points per game while allowing 67.3.
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Bob Antonio remembers teaching "Sociology: The Economy" like it was yesterday. Antonio, a sociology professor lived by one book for the class, "The Making of Economic Society" Antonio
praised the author and the book for its simplicity and effectiveness.
"One of these textbooks I really liked, soft cover, no pictures and no special spoonfeeding kinds of things,"
"Very straightforward and easy to read."
"I look up the book because I'm going to start teaching the course again and I see $62. I said, 'This can't be right..."
More importantly, he said, the 200-page book was less than $20 when he taught the class in the '80s. He said he taught the class again in the mid-'90s and the book was between $25 and $30. When Antonio taught the class again about five years ago, the cost had more than doubled.
going to start teaching the course again and I see $62", Antonio said. "I said, 'This can't be right and it must be a hardback."
"I look up the book because I'm
BOB ANTONIO
Sociology professor
Although Antonio said he
praised the content of the book, he said the steep price incline was a rip off. So when discussions of a textbook rental program started to surface this semester, Antonio said he was ready for a change
Earlier this month, Student Senate voted in support of creating a textbook rental program that would allow students to rent textbooks for larger, introductory courses.
Student Senator Michael Wade Smith, Goodland junior, is leading the charge to create the program.
"We want to start working with the bookstore and different classes and departments to
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Ensemble brings big beats
The African Drum Ensemble draws from traditions
BY ALY VAN DYKE avandyke@kansan.com
Every Monday in a cramped room on the bottom floor of Murphy Hall, five people sit in a semi-circle, hugging three-foot drums between their thighs. With eyes cast down in concentration, their hands skip across the surface of the drums like lightning, producing a rhythmic thunder that rumbles through the building.
The members of the African Drum Ensemble at KU have practiced the rhythms enough that the tones, basses and slaps on the Diembe drum come automatically.
"Once you get in rhythm for 20 minutes, all you think about is the drumming." Lindsay Ryan, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore and vice president of ADEKU, said. "Everything kind of goes away."
Through the sounds of their beats, Ryan and her companions are carried to a time of oral tradition and harvest rituals in West Africa, when music wasn't merely something to listen to — it was the life, the sweat and the heart of the community.
"Once you get going, it's like a heartbeat, it's like an erratic heart-beat," Ryan said. "Once everything is in unison, all you hear is just one beat."
The drum ensemble started in the Spring 2007 at the suggestion of Khalid El Hassan, former associate director of the Kansas African Studies Resource Center, and with the support of former Chancellor Robert Hemenway. The group is directed by Dylan Bassett, a local percussion instructor, and is mostly funded by performance fees and
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Taylor Babb, Garden City sophomore, provides a beat on the Malinke bass drums Nov. 23 at Murphy Hall. Babb is a member of the African Drum Ensemble at KU, a student organization that meets every Monday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Chancellor Gray-Little discusses budget concerns with The Kansan
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BY JESSE RANGEL University in light of recent budget shortfalls.
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Editor's note: The Chancellor's Office scheduled a sit-down interview with The University Daily Kansan well ahead of the announcement of a budget press conference by Gov. Mark Parkinson last Monday. The interview was conducted an hour before the
Tenor's announcement to cut 32 million from the board of Regents, so Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little did not answer specific questions regarding the budget.
Since taking office in August, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has been crossing the state from Kansas City to Parsons to Pittsburg meeting with alumni, media, members of the community and honor students. She also attends monthly Board of Regents meetings in Topeka and spends one day a week at the Kansas University Medical Center. The University Daily Kansan caught up with her just before Thanksgiving break to take a look at how her first several months have gone and to discuss her views on the future of the
Kansan: You mentioned recruitment as one of the concerns you've heard with your travels across the state. What are some of the other things that you've learned in your travels across the state that surprise or concern you?
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little:
I don't know if there were big surprises.
With recruitment there were a number of people that I met in different places who said essentially the same thing; that the University needed to raise its profile of recruitment in those areas and be seen as a more welcoming place.
Another thing that I learned — not particularly surprised — is that people all over the state see KU as an institution in the state, and that wherever I've
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little:
"... The level of commitment to KU, and their loyalty to KU is outstanding."
gone there's been a wish to have a connection with KU and to see KU in their communities. And that's been a pretty consistent message.
in that way?
How important was it to start off your time at the University by starting to travel the state and to learn about the people of Kansas and our institutions across Kansas
BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLE
Chancellor
It was very important to me. And one thing that I did learn is that it was also important to people in similar places that I visited. While they didn't expect that I would be there, a number of them commented on the fact I had come out so early in my time at the University.
which they interpreted as a sign of my interest in actually finding out about the people.
What are people saving about KU?
So, wanted to make sure that we're competitive, both competitive for students and for faculty, and the other thing that is impressive to me is the level of commitment to KU, and their loyalty to KU is outstanding. And that's very impressive when you meet so many people that are
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BURLINGAME, Kan. — A 12-hour manhunt ended Sunday with the arrest of a man wanted for questioning in a shooting that left three dead and one wounded in eastern Kansas.
Kansas authorities had been looking for Kahler since Saturday night and warned that he could be armed and dangerous. They would not say how Kahler was connected to the people who were shot.
James Kahler, 46, was arrested about 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning, said Ashley Anstaett, a spokeswoman for attorney generals' office. He was from Columbia, Mo., he said.
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FAA spokeswoman Laura Brown says the pilot reported engine problems that forced him to land on 43rd Avenue in northwest Phoenix about 9:20 a.m. Saturday.
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Metro officials are investigating.
The crash was the latest accident involving Washington's rail system. A June crash killed eight passengers and the train operator. A track repairman was killed in August when he was hit by a gravel spreader. Another worker was killed when he was hit by a train in September.
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money from Student Senate. The funds pay for drumming classes for group members and drum repair. The ensemble meets every Monday
from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in room 110 of Murphy Hall
Pulling from Bassett's 15 years of experience in West African drumming tradition, the members play the traditional rhythms from the ancient
"When they are brought together, that's what makes the music have such a power."
DYLAN BASSETT ADEKU director
home mom.
Ryan said what struck her was the fact that these civilizations needed music for more than just
empire of Mali and the cultural beats of Ghana and Senegal.
Bassett said the most beautiful part of the African rhythms was the way the diverse beats worked together.
"It's that conflict between two different rhythms that wouldn't seem to fit together," he said. "When they are brought together, that's what makes the music have such a power."
entertainment. They needed it to tell the stories of their past, to celebrate the birth of a child, to mourn a loss.
In that sense, the rhythms reflect the range of people in ADEKU — from Ryan, a 20-year-old college student, to Sandy Beverly, a Lawrence resident and stay-at-
She said one songa the "Dundunba" or "strongman dance," was used by an ancient Guinea civilization to settle disputes.
"Their music in Africa is part of their everyday life." Ryan said. "We view music as strictly leisure,
Hands flash to the rhythms of an African beat last Monday night in Murphy Hall during the African Dium Ensemble's weekly meeting. The student organization played multiple beats requiring the coordination of more than 10 members who played that night.
it's not something that gets us through the day.
Ryan said she hoped to use the expressive power of the African drum in her career as a musical therapist.
Jake Herman, Manhattan soph-
are how much the people of West Africa helped one another.
"I think that over there they have a better sense of brotherhood than we have here in the States," he said. "It seems like people are more willing to help each other than being caught up in their own life."
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Bassett said the Mali used "Sunu" to help laborers stay on their feet for another day of harvesting.
One song, the harvest song "Sunu" of the Mali empire, exemplifies this attitude. Herman said.
"Everybody would be tired, and then when they started singing, you'd have the energy to be able to continue going," he said. "Music was part of the work."
"Their music in Africa is part of their everyday life. We view music as strictly leisure ..."
LINDSAY RYAN Kansas City, Kan., sophomore
omore and president of the group,
said he had learned to apprecii-
As thriving as the group may be now, members agree it's missing a key element - dancers
dancers
"In Africa, there's not a separate word for music and dance," Ryan said.
meant to have dancers. But ever since the dance instructor left for
Bassett said the West African drumming tradition was
London last year. ADEKU has yet to find a replacement, turning the ensemble into a percussion performance group that lacks the traditional presentation of the songs. Herman said the group was considering actively searching for a
The ensemble's last practice of the semester will be Dec. 7. But Bassett said the first two sessions next semester, Jan. 18 and Jan. 25, will be open for new enrollees to start fresh on a new set of songs.
new dance instructor.
As of now, membership for the ensemble is free.
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develop some kind of plan where students can come in and buy an extremely reduced-priced textbook for a major class — the big lecture classes, the 300-plus classes — and purchase their textbooks at, ideally, about a quarter of the cost," Smith said.
Smith said the plan would have to require close cooperation between the departments and the bookstores to make sure that if a teacher was going to teach a course, he or she would teach it for the next three to four semesters. At 25 percent of the cost for renting the book, the span of three to four semesters would even out the full price.
Smith said he would like to see this textbook rental program be implemented for the Fall 2010 semester. He said the rental program could also be beneficial to teachers because more students would be inclined to take a course if the textbook didn't cost about $200.
"I know in some of the classes we have on campus when you're doing intro-level courses, you're paying $180 for a single textbook, $160 for a single textbook," Smith said.
The resolution still has to go through University Administration,
but Smith said he was confident it would pass.
He said to have the bookstore buy them back for just $80 didn't make sense.
"If our faculty is here for our students, which I fully believe they are, I think it's something that they'll want," Smith said.
Smith said a textbook rental program had been tried in the past with chemistry. But as a subject that constantly gets updated, the practice of renting a textbook became a moot point. Smith has other subjects in mind for textbook renting.
"I think we need to start with the math books, the big art history lectures, the big earthquakes and natural disasters, the big 1,000 person lectures," he said. "If we start there with those professors who usually teach the course for a lot of years, we could start to see the impact made right away."
Margaret Bayer, associate chain of the mathematics department, said she wholeheartedly believed in the idea of textbook rentals.
"I would encourage every means people can have for bringing down those prices," Bayer said.
Bayer said the mathematics department asked publishers to make an edition of their textbooks specifically for the University. Essentially, the mathematics department asks that certain chapters are included in the books it receives and that some chapters are
omitted. The book, then, comes at a lower price.
Bayer said math professors would generally be happy to keep a certain math book for the next several years.
"I'm using a book this semester in a 500-level course. I used the same edition of the same book six years ago," Bayer said. "The exact same thing was half the price as it is now. And there haven't been any new production costs but the book price has gone up like that."
Jonathan Earle, associate director of the history department, has co-written the textbook "Major Problems in the Early Republic 1787-1848" for a class relating to early U.S. history. When Earle heard his textbook was going to be used as an example for the pilot rental program, he said he was conflicted.
"I have two interests — as both an educator, I want you guys to be able to get the best quality textbooks for the lowest possible price," Earle said. "I'm also a author so I want to get royalties because I worked really hard to write that book."
Earle said he was skeptical because he thought there was a possibility that these rental programs wouldn't help his students or himself. He said he hoped it was beneficial to the students and
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"We're exploring rentals as well and they have not talked to us about it at this point," said Steve Rhodes, director of KU Bookstore. "It takes a lot of preparation and you have to have the correct point of sales system and everything but we are working towards that right now."
himself as an author.
Much of what the bookstore is planning is similar to the plans being made by Smith and Student Senate with the cost of books and the targeted date to start the program. Rhodes said other details needed to be ironed out, such as if a student decided to keep a book after the end of a course. He said the bookstore was heavily leaning toward renting because the publishing market was trying to adapt to modern challenges.
"We still can't get any commitment from faculty so it's pretty much a gamble on the bookstore," Bridges said.
"The driving force is really the cost to the students, looking for that other option." Rhodes said.
Rhodes said the high cost of textbooks was a reason why publishers were leaning toward textbook rentals. Some of these books can also be obtained cheaper over the Internet. He said he thought the move toward renting was more good-natured.
"In terms of sheer numbers, it's pretty small, but the people that use it are extremely grateful." Bridges said. "If you gauge success that way, I'd say it's very successful. The fact that we have one and give students options makes it that much more so, too."
Bradley Bridges, bookstore manager at the University of Illinois, said his bookstore already had a textbook rental program in place.
Although the KU Bookstore and Student Senate haven't met yet to further discuss possibilities, Rhodes said he imagined they would meet soon to coordinate their efforts.
Bridgesaid that if the bookstore got commitment from the faculty, it would incrementally lower the price to rent the textbooks.
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and a long-term implementation. Is it something that can be scaled to what the budget is?
Remember I had three goals, and the third one was resources, generating resources, which is a recognition that most of the things that we want to do would require resources of some type, if we want to expand the research profile, the research programs that requires faculty and staff, and in many areas additional graduate students. If we want to enhance retention, that may require programs on campus for students. So, I think most of those things would require resources. One of the things that we can do at this time of uncertainty — and this is something that is happening — is look at what things seem to work, that there's some good research on retention and graduation rates, recent research in particular, what things seem to work at universities like ours. Which things would make good sense for us to do, so we have a well-developed plan so we can start to work on bit-by-bit. So, you
asked if it can be scaled. it perhaps we can scale it by working on parts of it instead of looking at what all the recommendations might be, and trying to implement them all at one time.
Are you taking about retention and graduation, ideas on how to improve that, as some of those examples?
Yes.
"If we had additional severe budget reductions, could it affect those goals? Absolutely."
How does that run into a budget shortfall? This is something that I'm
progress, that would be anti-the goals that we're talking about. Or if we had less funds for students who need financial aid, or if we had programs that we were going to offer to support student success, if those
not talking about years ahead, the student that's looking at, what's going to happen this winter, this spring, next fall?
If we had additional severe budget reductions, could it affect those goals? Absolutely. Let's say we were talking about next year, if we had further reductions next year, if we had fewer classes for students to get the classes they need to make
BERNADE TTE GRAY-LITTLE Chancellor
Certainly, it's no secret were in a recession and have budgetary concerns across the state. But are there any—again go back to a theme of this interview surprises—are there any unexpected or surprising aspects of what's happening with the budget, with there being mid-year cuts and mid-month adjustments? And were looking at state tax revenues for last
were cut further,
that would certainly
impact those goals.
I think that most of
those things the task
force will look at
doing will be things
that require staff and
resources, in some
way. Certainly the
budget is relevant to
all of this.
month, is that something that you anticipated when you applied?
Well, it's certainly not something I hoped for. And, I can't say that I anticipated it that it would happen here in Kansas, but certainly I have seen this happen in other states and on other campuses, so it's not something that we are alone in — I think it's characteristic that to the extent that I can tell, in Kansas that we have a combination of a tax system of lots of exemptions on one hand, and on the other, a reluctance to enhance revenue through other means. And I think that makes it very difficult to have a combination of those two, very difficult to get the kind of support for education and for higher education that is really needed. And in the long term
- of course it's a concern for the University generally, but I think it's especially a concern because if the state doesn't support higher education at a level that allows us to keep tuition low, then the students who will have the most difficulty are the low socio-economic students who
can't pay the additional tuition. And I think that is played out on places that when a state reduces support, that's the group that hurts the most. And there is also a premium put on recruiting students from out of state, et cetera. So that is one of the reasons I think it's especially troubling.
Well, I certainly wish we would have headlines with athletics that would be more positive than the ones we have because I would prefer that whatever gets into the national media about the University would be more positive, whether it would be academics or athletics. That has been unfortunate. I think, just as our previous conversation indicated, once there is a hint, or even before there's a hint that there's
How does the appearance by athletics in national headlines affect your idea of having an institution that is focused on academics, rather than the negative attention that's been going on with some headlines nationally with athletics?
something awry, or once it gets into the media it kind of blows greatly out of proportion. And I don't think there's very much that we can do to control that.
Why did you feel it important to refute published reports or rumors on Thursday regarding Lew Perkins and athletics?
Well, before the rumors continue, I thought it was worthwhile to say 'there's no grounds for this.' I think if there were a review of Lew Perkins going on, I would know about it. I am not conducting a review — the University is not conducting a review — and I thought it was important to try to put an end to that conversation as soon as possible. There was absolutely no truth to it at all. And it would just lead to idle speculation.
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INTERNATIONAL Swiss voters ban minaret construction in mosques
GENEVA — Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European
backlash against a growing Muslim population.
Muslim groups in Switzerland and abroad condemned the vote as biased and anti-Islamic. Business groups said the decision hurt Switzerland's international standing and could damage relations with Muslim nations and wealthy investors who bank, travel and shop there.
"The Swiss have failed to give a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights," said Omar Al-Rawi, integration representative of the Islamic Denomination in Austria, which said its reaction was "grief and deep disappointment."
About 300 people turned out for a spontaneous demonstration on the square outside parliament,
holding up signs saying, "That is not my Switzerland," placing candles in front of a model of a minaret and making another minaret shape out of the candles themselves.
"We're sorry," said another sign. A young woman pinned to her jacket a piece of paper saying, "Swiss passport for sale."
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TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey blogger about to stand trial on charges he made death threats against federal judges apparently was paid by the FBI in its battle against domestic terrorism, according to a published report.
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The Record of Bergen County reported Sunday that Hal Turner received thousands of dollars from the FBI to report on neoNazis and white supremacist groups and was sent undercover to Brazil
Turner also claims the FBI coached him to make racist, anti-Semitic and other threatening statements on his radio show, but the newspaper also found many federal officials were concerned that his audience might follow up on his violence rhetoric.
The newspaper reviewed numerous government docu-
He goes on trial Tuesday in New York, accused of making death threats against three Chicago-based federal appeals judges ...
He goes on trial Tuesday in New York, accused of making death threats against
court records and almost 20 hours of jailhouse interviews with Turner.
The postings included the photos and work addresses of the judges — Richard Posner, Frank Easterbrook, and William Bauer — along with a picture of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago and notations indicating the placement of "anti-truck bomb barriers."
Turner's FBI connections began in 2003 with the Newark-based Joint Terrorism Task Force and continued on and off until this year, according to
His lawyer, Michael Orozco, has subpoenaed Chris Christie, the former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey and the state's governor-elect, to testify on Turner's
the newspaper. He claims his postings and other inflammatory statements were part of an undercover operation to ferret out violent left-wing radicals.
three Chicago-based federal appeals judges after saying in Internet postings in June the judges "deserve to be killed" because they had refused to overturn handgun bans in Chicago and suburban Oak Park.
In a separate case, Turner was charged with "inciting injury to persons" for urging blog readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut lawmakers ...
ecute Turner for his statements. It was not known whether Christie would be called to testify.
Federal prosecutors and FBI officials declined comment on Turner's claims.
He said last week that he had not yet seen the subpoena, but said "any advice I gave as U.S. attorney regarding prosecutions is something I am not going to talk about publicly."
behalf.
In an affidavit filed with the subpoena, Orozco says Christie knew of Turner's activities between 2002 and 2008 while Christie held his federal post. Orozco says Christie issued a letter saying he would not pros-
"We do not comment on matters before the courts, and will not address Mr. Turner's allegations in the press," said Weysan Dun, who runs the FBI's Newark field office.
Turner said he feels double-crossed by the bureau after
But other documents show federal agents growing more anxious about his extremist views while valuing his ties to right-wing hate groups, the newspaper said. It noted one memo that stated Turner "has proven highly reliable and is in a unique position to provide vital information on multiple subversive domestic organizations."
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In a separate case, Turner was charged with "inciting injury to persons" for urging blog readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut lawmakers who proposed legislation to give Roman Catholic lay members more control over parish finances.
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Standing tall
The forest is quite dense and the trees are tall. It looks like a pine forest with sparse vegetation. The sky is overcast, and there is no visible sunlight. The ground is covered in grass and small plants. There are no obvious signs of human activity or wildlife in this scene.
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Pacific Forest Trust forester Matt Fehrenbacher hikes into a stand of Douglas fir on the Van Eck Oregon Forest near Burnt Woods, Ore., on Nov. 19. Besides managing the forest to produce lumber, Fehrenbacher leaves some big trees standing to store carbon as a hedge against global warming.
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PARKLAND, Wash. — One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff's spokesman said.
Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyter told reporters that investigators were asking area medical providers to report any people wounded by gunshots.
Troyer said investigators believe two of the officers were shot dead while sitting in the shop, and a third was killed after standing up. The fourth apparently struggled with the gunman out the doorway and "gave up a good fight," getting off a few shots before he was either shot there or succumbed to earlier wounds.
"We believe there was a struggle, a commotion, a fight ... that he fought the guy all the way out the door," Troyer said.
He added, "We hope that he hit him."
The gunman burst into the coffee house Sunday morning and opened fire on the officers as they sat working on their laptops. The gunman killed the three men and one woman in what Troyer
Troyer said officers were looking for one male suspect who fled the scene and haven't ruled out an accomplice, possibly a getaway driver.
described as a targeted ambush.
Troyer said investigators determined that a hoax call from a person in nearby Tacoma led officers to believe the gunman was on foot and still near the coffee shop. A number of officers spent part of the afternoon carefully searching buildings close by.
Troyer said the attack was clearly targeted at the officers, not a robbery gone bad.
Troyer said the officers — all from the Lakewood Police Department — were catching up on paperwork at the beginning of their shifts when they were attacked at 8:15 a.m. Sunday.
"There were marked patrol cars outside and they were all in uniform." Troyer said.
With no known suspects, there was no indication of any connection with the Halloween night shooting of a Seattle police officer. The suspect in that shooting remains hospitalized.
"We won't know if it's a copycat effect or what it was until we get the case solved," Troyer said. "We don't even have a suspect ID right now."
Troyer would not release the names of the victims in Sunday's shooting. He said Lakewood has a small police force and the deaths represent a loss of 10 percent to 15 percent of the department.
Troyer estimated that a couple of hundred officers from the Washington State Patrol and multiple surrounding police agencies in the area were at the crime scene, with some coming on their own time.
"We have no motive at all," Troyer said. "I don't think when we find out what it is, it will be anything that makes any sense or be worth it."
Two employees and a few other customers were in the shop during the attack. All are being interviewed by the Pierce County Sheriff's investigators.
"Some are in shock. They are very upset," Troyer said. "They are the ones who are going to put together for us how this happened."
Base in Tacoma, about 35 miles south of Seattle. The shop is in a small retail center alongside two restaurants, a cigar store and a nail salon.
The Forza Coffee Shop, part of a popular local chain, is on a side street near McChord Air Force
Brad Carpenter, founder and owner of Forza Coffee, said his staff was OK and being interviewed by police, and that his main concern was for the families of the police officers.
"I'm a retired police officer, so this really hits close to home for me," Carpenter said.
Trover said the Lakewood officers were two blocks outside their jurisdiction, and the coffee shop was a popular place for officers from surrounding jurisdictions to meet and share information.
Streets around the coffee shop were blocked off late Sunday morning, and a police helicopter hovered over a large crowd of investigators. TV video showed police taking possession of a pickup truck parked in a grocery store in Parkland.
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Troyer said investigators were checking surveillance video from multiple sources, trying to identify a possible getaway car.
"We are looking at some people. We are looking at some cars. We are looking at some residences," Troyer said.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30,2009
SKETCHBOOK
I saw his face in my toast...
...in the puffs of steam from
the power plant...
...in a puddle near the curb...
FISH BOWL
Joe Ratterman
IN LIGHT OF THE THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY, I THOUGHT WE SHOULD SHARE
WHAT WE'RE THANKFUL FOR...
I'M THANKFUL FOR
THE FISH BOOK THAT SUSTAINS
US, GIVES US LIFE, AND FOR THE
"HAND" THAT FEEDS US SUCH
TASTY MORSELS.
I'M THANKFUL
FOR BUBBLE, FOR IT
IS SHINY AND FUN!
CHICKEN STRIP
How was your break?
It was pretty good
KU put up 201 points in two games
Yeah, that was good too
Why do you seem so bummed out then?
Oh, yeah
Now we have to go back to class
ORANGES
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LEGAL Oprah Winfrey's mother settles dispute with store
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A financial dispute between Oprah Winfrey's mother and a high-end fashion store in Wisconsin has been settled.
Details of the agreement between Vernita Lee of Milwaukee and the Brookfield store,
But Valentina co-owner Tony Chirchrillo says the store will receive some of the $155,000 he said it was owed.
LEGAL
Valentina, have not been released.
RECREATION
Organizer Maria Mastalerz says the weeklong "performance" aims to attract interest in a play, "Caveman," showing in the Polish capital. But she says it also
Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage — humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors.
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Start the new week with high energy. Emotions respond to physical work.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Present your findings as though you're certain.
Others introduce emotional diversions. Stick to your point.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7 Even though it's Monday, spend extra time at home. Can you take a mental health day? It would be nice.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Try to check one thing off
your list at work today. If
you get more than one,
give yourself a gold star.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Getting back into the work-
load takes effort. Apply
physical energy to relieve
emotional stress.
RECREATION Polish zoo exhibit features people dressed as an airplane.
WARSAW, Poland — Visitors to
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Group effort moves a project forward. Get everyone on the same emotional wavelength for best results.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Put in special effort to understand the work you have in front of you. Ten minutes of thought can save hours of wasted effort.
Yeah, sure, it's Monday. Still, be sure to make extra time for the ones you love.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Apply your effort to something you love. This could mean putting a less enjoyable task on hold until tomorrow.
Back to work on changing the group dynamic. Reassign tasks to suit each person's skills and interests.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is an 8
Rested and ready, you blast through work that has piled up recently. Then clean — yes, clean — your desk.
Back to the daily routine after a holiday. Actually, you feel pretty good about yourself and your work now. Enjoy.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Dressed in furs and animal skins, the young woman and man smoked a fish over a fire Friday, poking it with a stick, or stared from behind bars at startled zoo visitors.
carries a message that humans today are not all that different from their prehistoric ancestors
The display runs through Sunday.
ACROSS
1 Energy
4 Manila hemp
9 Legume
12 “— Kapital”
13 Man of La Mancha
14 Jamaicar export in a bottle
15 Plaster ingredien
17 Rage
18 —- CIO
19 Follower of Brigham Young
21 Hire
24 Lotion additive
25 By way of
26 Carpet
28 "Peter, Peter, pumpkin —"
31 Sea eagles
33 9-Across holder
35 It ain't worth a nickel
36 Of birth
38 Dict. information
48 Wrong (Pref.)
41 Curved molding
43 "Everybody Loves Raymond" brother
45 Maiden in distress?
47 Savings plan acronym
48 Midafter-noon, on a sundial
49 Musical mobile, maybe
54 Branch
55 "— Grows in Brooklyn"
56 Book spine abbr.
57 Caustic solution
58 Decade parts
59 Sweet potato
DOWN
1 Fast (Abbr.)
2 — de cologne
3 Omega preceder
4 Request
5 Bankrupt
6 Blackbird
7 Punctuation mark
8 Colored ring
9 8 to 11, on TV
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11 "So be it"
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21 Divisible by two
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23 It goes without saying
27 Deity
29 Eastern potentate
30 What-ever's left over
32 Droops
34 One given to mockery
37 Elbow room
39 Impels
42 The 400
44 "Phooey!"
45 Rotary phone part
46 Ethereal
50 Gun lobby org.
51 Wall-climbing plant
52 Extinct bird
53 "Slippery" tree
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I want a Henry. I'll settle for either.
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Is it gay if my friend and I watched "He's Just Not That Into You" in my basement by ourselves? We are both guys.
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Last night I had a dream that I worked for Nickelodeon and was an extra on the Amanda Bynes show. Why can't my real life be that cool?
Darling, you put me in the magic position.
I am ready to start living my life instead of planning to
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I put your mom in the magic position — financially.
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I watched a guy straight up pee on the seat in front of him at the game on Saturday. Then the person in front of him sat down in it. Absolutely disgusting.
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I really don't want to write this essay.
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To compensate for my faults, failures and wrong doings I just work harder. An oddly Puritan mindset for an atheist.
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I just realized: on the first date, we each paid for our own meal. On the second date, she paid for both of us. I'm doing pretty well.
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The procedure is that the man is supposed to fork over his cash. Get used to it, gents!
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Get tested for HIV at no cost
Tomorrow several campus groups will be sponsoring free HIV/AIDS testing to students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kansas Union as a part of World AIDS Day. Students should take advantage of this generous event.
The tests will be provided by the LGBT Resource Center, Queers and Allies, and the Douglas County AIDS Project
Taking the steps to get tested can seem unnecessary or scary, but it's important to remember that for diseases such as HIV, treatment is always easier and more effective the earlier it is diagnosed. Ignoring a possible problem can only make it worse. Finding out as soon as possible should be a priority for anyone who engages in sexual intercourse.
Sharing drug needles and having unprotected sex are the easiest ways of getting the disease. The most common symptoms are fever, rash and severe sore throat, all occurring together around 10 days after infection. These symptoms rarely occur together
People with friends who are at risk should encourage them to get these free tests as well. Presenting the facts and statistics is sometimes not enough, but hearing it from a friend can be a strong motivation.
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Getting the test can prevent that from happening, as can practicing safe sex, with a latex condom
their responsibility to their sexual partners; no one wants to transmit this disease unknownly.
The actual testing is quick and easy. Results come back promptly, often within the same day.
As scary as a positive result may be, today the outlook for leading a normal life with HIV is higher than ever. Even though 33.4 million people throughout the world are living with HIV, more than ever before, deaths caused by complications of AIDS are down 10 percent during the
Though the treatments and testing for HIV have improved, a lot of stigma and discrimination is still attached to the virus. Despite stereotypes, the virus is not isolated to gay men. Twenty-six percent of HIV cases in the U.S. are female, according to the Center for Disease Control. High risk sexual behavior and the sharing of drug needles means heterosexual men are also at risk. Spitting, kissing, touching or sharing utensils does not spread HIV.
past five years, according to the World Health Organization. Newer treatments are allowing people to live longer, more productive and healthier lives with HIV.
Getting a test for HIV takes courage to get past the fear of what the test could mean. However, ignoring the problem doesn't solve anything. Finding out sooner only improves the chances of keeping the disease under control. Sexually active students should visit the Union tomorrow for a free test.
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Some say that "No Complaining Day"
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But thinking isn't just cynicism,
and it isn't worship either...
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Hip-hop's balancing act
As everything in life requires balance in order to sustain its own existence, the genre of hip-hop music is no different. Emerging as a revolutionary brand of music in the late 1970s, hip-hop has since branched off into two sub-genres that every artist, righteously or not, is allocated to and associated with. The balance these sub-genres achieve with one another is what allows hip-hop to remain appealing to so many people and continue to be successful.
Rappers are generally classified as either "gangster," referring to the majority of highly publicized artists featured on MTV and BET, or "conscious," those generally associated with the underground hip-hop movement.
Typically, gangster hip-hop artists produce "trap rap," referring to the work of rappers who spit mostly about hustling, gangbanging and material possessions.
"Conscious" artists, on the other hand, generally tend to rap about real life for the rest of us, the state of society as a whole and their own lyrical ability.
Though all hip-hop fans like most kinds of rap (as long as it has tight lyrics over a dope beat), hip-hop heads almost always have a personal preference for one genre of hip-hop over another
One fan may listen to Young Jeezy and T.I., while another might like Little Brother and De La Soul. This can cause rifts
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Though hip-hop is essentially divided into gangster and conscious rap, it is also a melting pot boiling with thousands of voices, each one unique and impressionable regardless of its designation as a gangster voice or a conscious one. Each of hip-hop's sub-genres has so much to offer that it's foolish not to explore the many other realms of the hip-hop universe.
There are many gangster songs that incorporate thoughtful lyrics and outstanding production on par with any underground artist. There are conscious rappers that release songs the biggest Rick Ross fan would agree "go hard." It's the balance of contrasting influences inherent in different breeds of hip-hop that make the genre and culture as a whole so
between hip-hop enthusiasts because one may respect the other's brand of hip-hop less than their own as they often value drastically different ideals. For this reason, some fans tend to neglect the opposing sub-genre of hip-hop and stick exclusively with the style and artists they are familiar with. This is a grave mistake.
intriguing and fascinating to follow.
Gangster and conscious, mainstream and underground, all offer a different voice and appeal to different hip-hop fans. Hip-hop accommodates fans seeking violence and fans seeking guidance and knowledge of self. As a result, it psychologically appeals to a wide variety of fans.
The two primary sub-genres hip-hop has created have contributed an equal amount to the hip-hop movement in its rise to popularity and the international influence it enjoys today.
Hip-hop is a versatile genre with ideals that are sometimes drastically different from one another. But, such as our own world, it is the balance of these ideals that enables hip-hop to maintain its existence and remain so popular.
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Let's talk about something totally cliche in life, especially in college: curiosity and experimentation, or as my friend Julia jokingly puts it, "IUGS"
Bi- curiosity is just as normal as any other kind of experimentation. You come to college and take different classes and try to decide on a career path. You may also indulge in other new and exciting activities. You know, alcohol, minor drugs, new religions or making out with someone of the same gender
What is a LUG? A LUG is a "lesbian until graduation." These are women who date or sleep with other women until they graduate college, whereupon they revert back to the hetero-normativity that is expected of them by society. They are part of the bi-curious or "questioning" category — what most people who are curious about the same sex, but not sure if it's really for them, are commonly called
Although these may have crossed your mind before, you were unable to pursue them until the freedom offered by college life came around. Curiosity is as natural as breathing. If you happen to be of the bi-curious nature and remain unsure of how to pursue your new-found interests, here are some tips.
If you are a man curious about other men, just blast showtunes, ABBA or Barbra Streisand from your room and see who shows up at your door. If you are a woman curious about other women, consider the Indigo Girls or Tegan and Sara.
iPhone also makes a "gaydar" application that will show other people in your area who have the same application.
On a more serious note, if you are truly curious, get to know someone in the LGBT community, which on our campus, is not hard. We have an active LGBT student group, Queers and Allies, as well as
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local gay-friendly establishments such as Henry's on Eighth and Wilde's Chateau 24. It's all about networking.
The best way to approach your curiosity is to put yourself out there. Most of us in the gay community are used to curiosity. After all, we were once ourselves. And believe me, we're more than willing to share our own stories and experiences with you. We understand the curious thoughts and feelings, and you will find plenty of support within the community in whatever way you need to fulfill your curiosity.
Whether it's connecting with a gay acquaintance, using the Internet or playing a game, there are many ways in which to indulge your curiosities. Just don't be afraid. Like I said, it's natural. Hope to see you "out there."
If person-to-person contact isn't your kind of thing or even if you're a little shy, no worries. That's why we have the Internet. There are plenty of Web sites where you can connect with gays everywhere. Personal recommendations for the ladies: afterellen.com and autostraddle.com. For men: afterleton.com or connexion.org.
It's not a crime to kiss someone of the same gender and decide it's not for you any more than it is to find you like it more than you thought you would. Heck, that's how it happened for me during a game of Truth or Dare.
Bornstein is a Lawrence senior in women's studies and sociology.
Can one movie save the planet?
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Unable to attend a showing of "Food, Inc." at the Kansas Union two weeks ago, my boyfriend Austin and his roommate Blake watched the DVD instead.
What was most interesting about their reactions to the movie was how the plight of the modern farmer seemed to resonate the most with Austin and Blake. Having grown up in Western Kansas and seen firsthand the effects of industrial farms on small family farms, they felt most connected to the stories of farmers caught under the control of large food corporations.
I knew the movie probably wouldn't turn them into complete organic eaters or vegetarians, but I hoped that watching it and having a more visual representation of what our current food system is like would be more effective.
Can one movie change a person? It appears that in this instance, Austin and Blake remain unaffected. Though a bit disappointed, I realize
that it is difficult to change a person's established mindset with a 90-minute documentary. Change is not sudden. It's not immediate, easy or a one-time thing. It takes time, encouragement and gradual implementation.
Living a more sustainable lifestyle is not an easy thing to do. Sometimes it is easier to go out for fast food, pop in a TV dinner or reach for a bag of chips.
But I like to think it's kind of like exercising. Sometimes you are motivated and you hop on that treadmill every day of the week. Other times you feel discouraged or lazy and sit on the couch and play "Call of Duty 2" every day (ahem, Austin).
But when those down weeks or days or moments happen, you can't just quit. You get off that couch and get on your treadmill. You put down the fast food and head to the farmer's market to show your support for eating and living sustainably.
— Janie Chen is a junior from Olathe. Her sustainability blog can be read at www.greenmgyuy.wordpress.com.
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MISSOURI 41, KANSAS 39
Season affects view of last game
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In any other season, Saturday's 118th edition of the Border Showdown would be considered better than its 41-39, last-second finish already suggests.
Its razor-thin margin was narrower than each of the last two years' results. There were no frigid temperatures. No, the sun shone brightly and the temperature remained a steady fall cool on a day that would be bittersweet for Kansas, win or lose.
A glimpse at the stat sheet following the game indicates a game that was, by most accounts, a dead heat — save for one glaring disparity.
Though Kansas had 547 yards total offense to Missouri's 553, a time of possession of 29:53 to Missouri's 30:07 and, obviously, an ability to score not seen since September, Kansas once again found itself unable to run the ball. It picked up just 49 yards rushing compared with Missouri's 250. Missouri's sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert nearly doubled Kansas' team total.
The Tigers pinned Kansas inside the 3-yard line on three occasions. Lining up inside his own end zone, senior quarterback Todd Reesing — playing perhaps the finest game of his college career — answered the call each time. Except for one
Of the things this game will be remembered by, and of the potentially final memories of coach Mark Mangino's career, it will be the refusal to run the ball while up five and on Kansas' own 3-yard line with under three minutes to play.
Just one drive prior, Reesing set up shop on the Kansas one-yard line before rushing for 6 yards for breathing room. Two plays later, Reesing found junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe for a 25-yard gain to keep alive a drive that would find Kansas pulling ahead with a
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Senior wide receiver Kerry Meier hugs senior quarterback Todd Reed after the conclusion of Kansas' game against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium. The Jayhawks lost 41-39 on a last-second field goal. The two seniors played in their final collegiate game Saturday as Kansas fell to 5-7 on the season.
Seniors take their final stand
Jayhawks spend moments after the last-second loss reflecting on the season
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Senior quarterback Todd Reesing stood near the sideline with his hands on his hips and his chin straps dangling from his helmet.
He hugged teammates and fellow seniors Kerry Meier and Justin Thornton. He shook hands and exchanged words with Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, who worked his way across the field to find the No. 5 jersey.
Reeing titled his helmet on top of his head, raised his hands toward Kansas' fans and pauladed. And then, for the final time, Reeing turned and headed for the locker
room.
Moments before, on a field 42 miles from Memorial Stadium, Reesing and the layhawks suffered a final disappointing setback in a season that hasn't gone as anyone expected.
Sure, the 41-39 last second loss to Missouri dropped Kansas to 5-7, ensuring that the layhawks won't play in a bowl game for the first time since 2006. And sure, plenty of questions still persist surrounding the future of coach Mark Mangino.
But viewing the game in a larger scope, Saturday provided the final touches on a career that shook a dormant football program to life.
Reesing tossed a school-record
498 yards and accounted for all five of Kansas' touchdowns in delivering the type of performance that will certainly define his legacy long after he is gone.
"The fact that it's over and it happened so fast, you know it sucks, man," Reesing said. "I hope the legacy is still positive, though, because we have done a lot. We've had a lot of players do things that people said they couldn't do."
Perhaps no one has proved as many wrong as Reesing, the undersized quarterback who jumped at Mangino's offer to play Division I football when few schools provided him the chance.
For three seasons, big plays and victories rolled together to develop
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into the norm for Reeing. And during that time he certainly delivered both, including plenty of school records and an Orange Bowl victory in 2007.
Then his final season started and the attention shifted to a Big 12 North title — an accomplishment that would certainly serve as the icing for an already successful career.
Yet that fairy tale ending crashed and so, too, did Kansas' goals. In a way, Missouri's last-second field goal to snap Kansas' bowl aspirations was a fitting close to an odd season.
"I started 11-0 and I finished 0-7." Reesing said, "Talk about an up and down career. We've been through a lot as a senior class."
But Mangino was quick to add that the seniors' overall legacy would not be overshadowed by a disappointing final season.
"They won't be judged by their record this season throughout the rest of their lives," Mangino said. "They will be judged by their
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Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor battles to break past a Tennessee Tech guard for a loss ball Friday night. Taylor led the Jayhaws with a season high 18 points in Kansas' 112-75 victory.
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Practice makes perfect for Taylor, Aldrich
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
A few dunks were all it took for Tyshawn Taylor and Cole Aldrich to break out of their respective slumps Friday night.
Taylor's shabby performance in previous games, including his seven turnovers against Memphis, had fallen short of optimistic pre-season expectations. However, his aggressive offensive play Friday night was a good sign for the lajwhaves.
Taylor scored a season-high 18 points in the Jayhawks' 112-75 victory against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
"I was getting open shots in other games," he said. "They just weren't falling for me. I knew it was going to come eventually."
After a rough start to the season, Taylor put in extra time in the gym and it showed Friday. He said he hoped this game was the end of his slump.
"I think it's over," Taylor said. "I
feel good. I'm happy. I just have to keep working."
Aldrich also seemed to feel good about his performance Friday. When he scored his first dunk in the game, he let out a cry as if releasing all the frustration from his 6-foot-11 frame.
"It was nice. It was a relief," Aldrich said. "I hadn't really been playing all that well, but I'm just happy to kind of get through a little funk."
Aldrich's recent illness could have been the cause of his poor play for the past couple of games. But he bounced back on Friday, scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while adding three blocks.
Aldrich said he went in early to practice Thursday and threw about 100 book shots. He also practiced before the game.
"I just tried to work on my game again and it paid off" he said.
After combining for 11 points in his previous two games, Aldrich got a needed jolt of confidence from
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Sherron Collins was scorching behind the arch, hitting four of six 3-pointers. He took only one 2-point shot in the game and didn't attempt a free throw, but finished with 12 points.
Xavier Henry continued his sizzling start to the season with 15 points. His four steals made him a defensive nuisance to the Golden Eagles.
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Markieff Morris was also in double figures with 11. Morris was 4-for-4 from the floor and had two 3-pointers. Though he missed his first shot of the season, he has since hit 14 consecutive shots.
As a team, the layhawks shot a blistering 66.7 percent from 3-point
range, hitting 14 of 25. Overall, they shot 60.6 percent from the floor.In the second half alone they hit 70 percent.
Coach Bill Self said that was the best offensive performance he had seen this season, but that his team took a step back on the other end of the floor.
"We've been stressing ball movement and not sticking, and it's moving," he said. "The problem is we've been stressing that and we forgot to guard a little bit."
"We've got to somehow play fast offensively but tighten up a lot of things defensively." Self said.
The poor defense, Self said, may have to do with the speed of the offense. When the offense plays fast, it causes more breakdowns on the defense.
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FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas wore a Jayhawk logo on its football helmet Saturday for the first time since 1991.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What record did Kansas football finish with in 1991?
A: 6-5 under Glen Mason
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Woods cancels meeting with police after wreck
WINDERMERE, Fla. — Tiger Woods canceled yet another meeting with state troopers but, for the first time, talked about his car crash on his Web site, saying it was his fault, that his wife acted courageously and that remaining details were private.
The statement was posted about an hour before troopers were to meet with the world's No.1 golfer at his home inside the gates of Isleworth. A meeting was not rescheduled.
In a tape of a 911 call released Sunday, two days after the accident, a neighbor told dispatchers that a black Cadillac Escalade hit a tree and "I have someone down in front of my house."
Woods' neighbor never mentions the golfer by name, and the call is inaudible at several points because of the bad connection.
"I came out here just to see what was going on." the neighbor, who was not identified, told dispatchers. "I see him, and he's laying down."
NBA
Tim Duncan scores 22 as team defeats 76ers
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight with a 97-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.
Tony Parker added 16 points and the Spurs extended their longest winning streak since last December, when they climbed back up the standings after a similar slow start last season.
Andre Iguodala had 21 points for the Sixers, who dropped their sixth straight. But the skid is being overshadowed by speculation that Philadelphia may bring Allen Iverson back to the city where he became an NBA star.
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MORNING BREW
College football fever in South
You probably wouldn't immediately peg my sister-in-law, Laura, for a college football fan. She drives a lime green Volkswagen Beetle, spent just one semester at a major university, and she usually prefers to spend an afternoon shopping rather than playing sports — although she wouldn't be afraid to jump in an intense family football game if necessary.
But the thing is, Laura's from Mississippi. College football is in her DNA.
Thus, when Mississippi State played Ole Miss Saturday in the annual "Egg Bowl," my brother was required to watch the game online and give her play-by-play over the phone during the fourth quarter while she happened to be out of the house. When Mississippi State pulled off the upset against the Rebels, it was like a second holiday for her and the rest of the Bulldog faithful, even though it only meant a 5-7 record for the school.
Growing up in the South, she didn't really have a choice whether to love college football or not. Even she admits she probably wouldn't care for it if she grew up here instead. But she comes from a place where tailgating starts
BY JOEL PETTERSON
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on Friday night, not Saturday morning. Where learning school fight songs is just as important as learning the ABCs. Where school pride is as much a part of one's blood as family pride.
It's a culture the Midwest — or any other part of the country — can't compete with Suns on.
have great college football — the Border Showdown alone easily proved that. But it doesn't match the atmosphere you'll find in Gator, Bulldog or Crimson Tide country every Saturday.
Part of it is the tradition. Part of it
Friday night lights as it does to Saturday afternoon. According to ESPN, 42 of Rivals' top 100 recruits came from south of the Mason-Dixon Line in 2008, with 15 more coming from Texas. It's simply easier to attract a Florida Texas Georgia senior to a campus that won't be covered in ice come December.
It's no reason to be bitter, though. In the lingering spirit of Thanksgiving, it's important to be grateful for what we do have in the glorious Great Plains. We havent, and probably never will, break into the upper echelon of
is the national championships. Part of it is simply the geography. The majority of the best high school recruits come from the South because the football culture applies just as much to
college football,
but we have something better; variety.
Though the Midwest has its fair share of die-hard football fans, it can't match the states below the Mason-Dixon line for football fervor.
league baseball. Arena Football (though the AFL may never return), even professional tennis and apparently minor-league hockey — all within about an hour's drive. And I probably failed to mention other sports.
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So we might not have the NBA or NHL yet, but, as we re-learn at the Thanksgiving table every year, sometimes it's just better not to have everything.
Kansas' location allows it to bring in basketball talent from the Northeast and snag the occasional quality football recruit from the South — like ones named Reesing or Briscoe.
It might be quite awhile before Kansas is mentioned in a discussion of college football's elite. It might not ever happen again. But that's nothing to get down about. If it ever does start to depress you, however, just remember to repeat the official Kansas post-football season refrain: "There's always basketball season!"
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New Jersey Nets fire coach after losing first 16 games
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Assistant Tom Barrise will coach the team Sunday night in Los Angeles against the Lakers, when the Nets could tie the record for the worst start if they lose.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—The New Jersey Nets fired coach Lawrence Frank on Sunday after losing their first 16 games during one of the worst starts in NBA history.
Frank was in his sixth full season, the longest-tenured coach in the Eastern Conference and the winningest coach in the Nets' NBA history. But none of those victories came this season, and the team dismissed him with a 225-241 record.
The Nets said a permanent replacement for Frank hasn't been determined.
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Justin Forsett set career highs with 130 yards and two touchdowns and the go-ahead score came on the Seahawks' third defensive touchdown of the season in a 27-17 victory over the St. Louis
ST. LOUIS - The Seattle Seahawks ended their road woes in an environment that was far from intimidating, a stadium half-filled at best.
"No matter what their record is, you've got to celebrate, be happy and keep it going," said cornerback Josh Wilson, who had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown near the end of the first half. "If it wasn't for the 'W' I wouldn't be doing this interview with a smile on my face."
Rams on Sunday.
Never mind that the Rams have lost 10 in a row at home and have one victory this season, it was an upbeat Seattle locker room.
Seattle (4-7) had been 0-5 on the road but ended the drought against the Rams (1-10), who have lost 11 in a row at home and 10 in a row to the Seahawks.
"Yeah, that was a step backward," Rams defensive end Leonard Little said. "I think we've got a long way to go, we can't afford to take any steps backward."
Olindo Mare added field goats of 29 and 38 yards, tying the franchise record of 16 in a row shared by Rams kicker Josh Brown.
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Jayhawks no longer undefeated
2009 Junkanoo Jam brings Kansas first losses of season as team falls to Xavier and TCU
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Last week, the Jayhawks were nationally ranked, undefeated and heading south for the holiday, eagerly anticipating beachside
sunshine on Grand Bahama Island
Yet the eight teams competing in the 2009 Junkanoo Jam played under an unexpected spell of overcast weather.
The unforeseen cloudy weather
became symbolic as Kansas, a once pristine 3-0, withered to 3-2. But how?
GAME ONE, KANSAS VS. XAVIER
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
The game plan: If Kansas was to have had any shot in this one, it would have needed to establish a low-post presence early on to combat Xavier's star juniors,
center TaSbia Phillips and forward Amber Harris. This responsibility lay primarily on the shoulders of junior forward Nicollette Smith, sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and junior center Krysten Boogaard.
The blunder: Boogaard picked up two early fools, sending herself to the bench when her team needed her most. This meant that despite excellent offense — senior
guard Danielle McCray scored 23 points and Sutherland and Smith weren't shabby either — Kansas was left with no defensive response for Phillips and Harris. Tallying only 10 minutes the entire game, Boogaard observed a demolition from the sideline instead of playing her supposed big day.
What coach said: "Danielle knocked down some great shots and we did a good job of getting some deflections and forcing some turnovers on the other end." Henrickson said. "We just couldn't quite get over the hump."
Final score: Xavier 76, Kansas 71
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The game plan:
The jayhawks were just looking to play their game.
Kansas' standard offensive game plane relies on finding freshman point
guard Angel Goodrich right off the rebound. Once she has the ball, Goodrich pushes the ball quickly up court alongside her teammates, initiating a mad sprint towards the other side. This transition style has wreaked havoc before and would have needed to do the same in the game against TCU by providing open shots to Kansas.
"... in the heat of a tight game, sometimes those things happen."
BONNIE HENRICKSON Kansas coach
The blunder: With 13.8 seconds left and a one-point Kansas lead, senior guard Danielle McCray pulled a Chris Webber, calling a timeout that she didn't have. The mistake led to a technical foul and two key free throws that gave
the Horned Frogs a lead that they would never relinquish. (Dishonorable Mention: Despite scoring 21 points, Boogaard shot 5/14 from the free throw line).
What coach said:
"I have never had that
happen before. I have never had a staff member or a player call timeout in that situation," Henrickson said. "In our last huddle, the first and last thing I said was, 'Don't call timeout, we are out.' But in the heat of a tight game, sometimes those things happen."
Final score: TCU 74, Kansas 69
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Senior guard McCray puts up a shot against a Michigan defender in a Nov. 22 game. Playing in the Jankanoo Jam this weekend, the Jayhawks lost to Xavier and TCU.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Richmond defeats Missouri in South Padre Invitational
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Missouri's Keith Ramsey, left, pulls down a rebound over Texas-Pan American's Luis Valera, right, during the second half of the first round of the South Padre Island Invitational Sunday in Columbia, Mo. Missouri won 100-44.
The Tigers lost 59-52 in the final round of the tournament, their first loss of the season
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— Unwilling to rest on a stunning one-point victory over one power conference team the night before, Richmond handed an undefeated Missouri team its first loss of the season Saturday.
The Spiders (6-1) used an experienced starting lineup, featuring three juniors and two seniors, to pull off upsets over Mississippi State on Friday and Missouri on Saturday night, going 59-52 to win the South Padre Island Invitational.
"I think both of the teams we beat are going to be NCAA (tournament) teams, and to beat them back to back was great for us," Richmond head coach Chris Mooney said.
The Tigers (4-1) kept it close
Senior guard David Gonzalvez scored 18 points to lead Richmond. He gave the Spiders the lead for good with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with a little more than four minutes remaining.
after that, even pulling within two points when Laurence Bowers hit a shot with eight seconds left to make it 54-52.
However, after being fouled, Kevin Anderson hit two free throws with four seconds left to give Richmond some breathing room. Anderson, who at 6 feet
was the smallest player on the court, scored 14 points overall and had six rebounds.
Anderson, who also hit the winning shot against MississippiState the night before, was named the tournament's most valuable player.
"Kevin Anderson, he's a guy who can make pressure fade away," Mooney said.
In the first half, Missouri pushed the ball at every opportunity, employing a full-court press to quicken the pace and force nine Richmond turnovers.
Missouri's pressure better than Old Dominion did in its seminal loss Friday and created shots with a half-court offense led by Anderson and Gonzalez.
"We didn't have the defensive energy we hoped for," Missouri coach Mike Anderson said. "We have to keep building, that's all.
But Richmond handled
"We didn't have the defensive energy we hoped for. We have to keep building, that's all."
MIKE ANDERSON Missouri coach
We will learn a lot from this experience down here."
The Spiders patiently moved the ball and shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, compared to Missouri's 33 per cent. Richmond
ended the game shooting 40 percent from the field to Missouri's 33 percent.
The game was physical at both ends with every shot contested and a lot of contact in the lane.
The teams combined for 41 personal fouls. Richmond's junior starting forward Justin Harper poured out with nearly five minutes remaining, finishing the game with six points and three rebounds. Senior forward Ryan Butler added nine points for the Spiders.
Missouri never led by more than three in the first half and Gonzalvez gave the Spiders the lead late in the half with two 3-pointers. The Spiders led 33-26 at halftime.
The Spiders led by as many as nine points early in the second half, but Missouri's aggressive defense created some easy baskets that brought the Tigers back to within one with nine minutes to play.
Sophomore guard Kim English gave Missouri a key offensive lift off the bench, scoring 14 points, 10 of those in the second half. Senior starting guard J.T. Tiller had 11 points and five rebounds. Bowers added eight points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Tigers.
Missouri hit 18 percent of their 3-point tries, making only two of 11 attempts. Richmond made four of 12 from long range.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Centralia defeats Smith Center in title game
The Redmens' loss marked the end of a 79-game winning streak, one of the longest in history
HAYS, Kan. — One of the nation's longest winning streaks in high school football is over.
Centralia scored on its first overtime possession to defeat Smith Center 20-12 Saturday in the Kansas high school Class 2-1A title game. The Panthers' win ended the Redmen's 79-game winning streak, the longest in Kansas history and believed to be the longest active streak in the nation among 11-man teams.
"We had nothing to do with the 79 in a row," Centralia coach Larry Glatzak said. "These kids don't even know where Smith Center is at. I told the kids last week after we beat St. Marys that all we had to do was win one game. That's all it is. We had nothing to do with the last 79. The kids took that and ran with it."
Centralia's first state football title came in dramatic fashion.
Trailing 12-9, Smith Center kicked a 30-yard field goal to tie the game with 49 seconds left in regulation.
The win against Smith Center, which dominated the 2-1A ranks for several years, was just the latest triumph for the Panthers. Centralia had knocked off perennial Kansas powers Colgan and St. Marys to reach the title game.
Smith Center fumbled on its first play, and Centralia's Tyler Gleason recovered the ball to seal the win.
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"The kids hit them in the mouth," coach Glatczak said. "We told the kids all year to hit them in the mouth, and these kids weren't
On its first overtime possession,
Centralia's Tyler Glatczak scored
on a 9-yard draw.
"It was the greatest feeling in my life," said Gleason, who finished with a team-high 12 tackles.
going to back down from them."
Shattuck High School in Oklahoma, which fields an eightman team, lost its semifinal game
It was the second big high school streak to fall in late November.
Nov. 20 — ending what was believed to be the third-longest winning streak in high school football history at 93.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jacinta Monroe scored 12 points to lead No. 12 Florida State to a 73-66 victory against Missouri Sunday.
Story against missouri Sunday. Christian Hunnicutt added 10
points for the Seminoles (6-0).
Amanda Hanneman led Missouri (3-2) with 20 points.
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Florida State was trailing by five in the middle of the second period when Hunnicutt keyed a 16-0 run, scoring 10 points in a four-minute span.
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Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
Jake Sharp 29 yds
PETER PARKS
Passing
Todd Reesing 498 yds
Receiving
DANIEL CHOONEY
Dezmon Briscoe
242 yds
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Kansas Passing
Player C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Todd Reeing 37/55 498 9.1 4 1
Team 37/55 498 9.1 4 1
Missouri Passing
| | C/ATT | Yards | Avg | TD | Int |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 23/41 | 303 | 7.4 | 1 | 0 |
Player CAR Yards Avg TD Lg
Jake Sharp 7 29 4.1 0 10
Rell Lewis 3 12 4.0 0 11
Todd Reesing 8 8 1.0 0 17
Team 19 49 2.6 0 17
Missouri Rushing
| | CAR | Yards | Avg | TD | LG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 35 | 250 | 7.1 | 3 | 40 |
Player REC Yards Avg TD Lg
Dezmon Briscoe 14 242 17.3 2 74
Jake Sharp 8 78 9.8 0 20
Kerry Meler 10 54 5.4 2 8
Tim Biere 2 49 24.5 0 33
Rell Lewis 1 42 42.0 0 42
Bradley McDougald 2 33 16.5 0 22
Team 37 498 13.5 4 74
Kansas Receiving
Missouri Receiving
| | REC | Yards | Avg | TD | Lg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 23 | 303 | 13.2 | 1 | 68 |
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Avg TD Darrell Stuckey 3 57 19.0 0 Dezmon Briscoe 3 49 16.3 0 Bradley McDougald 1 11 11.0 0
Missouri Kick Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg Team 8 214 26.8 34
Kansas Punt Returns
Player NO YDS AVG LG Team 1 4 4.0 4
Missouri Punt Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg Team 1 9 9.0 9
Kansas Kicking
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS
Jacob Branstetter 1/1 100.0 4/4 7
Team 1/1 100.0 4/4 7
Missouri Kicking
Team 4/4 100.0 43 3/3 15
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Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Alonso Rojas 3 123 1 1 48
Team 3 123 1 1 48
Missouri Punting
Tot Yards TB -20 LG Team 5 247 0 5 58
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The Kansas defense watches as Missouri kicks through the game-winning field goal at the end of Saturday's game. The loss gave Kansas a final record of 5-7 making the team ineffective for a bowl game.
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character and their effort."
Sometimes it's hard to remember that Kansas started the season 5-0. The Jayhawks crawled into the top 20 and Reesing's name was even mentioned in the same sentence as the Heisman Trophy.
But on a crisp night in Boulder, Colo. in early October, Kansas suffered its first setback. Reeing had two turnovers that led directly to Colorado touchdowns, beginning a trend that eventually led to his benching against Texas Tech Oct. 31.
The lajhwaks lost their final seven games of the season, and after each loss they simply struggled to explain the reasons for the collapse.
"No one wants to be 5-7," junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe said. "I mean, that's a terrible feeling. I'm hurting inside right now."
After the game — after Kansas
There, inside the locker room, Kansas players looked around and realized that this season — and therefore the seniors careers — had finally reached an end.
let 3-point lead slip away in the final three minutes—the layhawks slowly exited the field and headed into the belly of Arrowhead Stadium.
"You see the emotions on all your teammates' faces," Thornton said. "They're the guys that you've been playing next to for the last five years and the guys who helped build this program. We left our legacy. I just wish we could have gone out on a winning note."
off-the-field issues.
But Reesing was tackled for a safety in the fourth quarter after attempting a designed quarterback draw and Missouri drove down the field for the game-winning field goal as the final seconds ticked off the clock.
Kansas held onto the lead for much of Saturday's game, delivering a performance that proved the Jayhawks hadn't given up on a season that has featured plenty of
For a while, it seemed that was going to be the case.
"The reality is that's the last game we're ever going to play in a Kansas uniform," Reesing said. "It hurts that it happened that way. But the thing we're holding our head high on is we played hard the entire game. We just fell short and things didn't go our way as they haven't the entire season."
He also said graduate school and a chance at professional football could sit in his future.
In his first moments as a former collegiate athlete, Reesing said he wasn't sure what he was going to do with his time. He said he would most likely sleep in, and he said the pain from the loss would most likely still be there when he woke up.
But at that moment, Reesing wanted to focus more on a career that has seemingly taken every possible twist and turn in just four short years.
That's why as he walked off the field, he looked into the stands and applauded those who were applauding back.
"Just to have that kind of support after this kind of skid is what really shows the growth in this program," Reesing said. "Ten years ago, five years ago, if a team hit a skid like this, I don't know if they'd get that kind of support from the fans."
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Senior receiver Kerry Meier comes down with his second touchdown reception Saturday against Missouri to give the Jayhawks a 28-19 lead. Meier had 10 catches for 54 yards in Kansas' 41-39 loss.
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Briscoe's future unclear
With his 242 yards, Briscoe now ranks second on the KU single-game list behind his own 269 yard performance at Oklahoma last season. He also became just the eighth player in Big 12 history to record more than 3,000 career receiving yards.
NFLDraftDog.com has Briscoe selected 12th overall in its 2010 NFL Mock Draft. CBSSports.com projects him as a second-round pick.
When asked if he will be returning for his senior season or bolting to the NFL, junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe said he didn't know his decision quite yet.
Reesing dominant against Missouri
In four career games against the Tigers, senior Todd Reesing threw for 1,285 yards and eight touchdowns. That's an average of more than 321 passing yards and two touchdowns per game.
field goal.
O-line expects to be offense's strength
Next time around, though,
Reesing looked Briscoe's way on
the first two plays — both throws
unattainable. And so on third-
and-10, Reesing ran a quarterback
keeper that went nowhere but
down. Kansas' lead shrunk to one
off when Missouri earned a safety,
Missouri ran eight plays for 43
yards, four of which were rushes
for 39 yards, and kicker Grant
Ressel sent Kansas to the locker
room heartbroken and defended.
With all five starters on the offensive line expected to return, junior tackle Brad Thorson said the unit had big expectations.
Thorson also said the young unit will gel even further in the offseason.
"I if we could be the first group to get back in the weight room and keep preparing, we would," Thorson said. "But everybody's going to be there right along with us."
It would have been different if Kansas had a rushing attack to be confident in. Having freshman running back Toben Opurum watching the game on crutches on the sideline didn't help. Opurum's ability to crash through a defensive front in short yardage situations kept drives alive this season and balanced the running game. Without him, Kansas rushed just
Reesing ends a career atop lots of lists
"It's really going to be a goal for us to prove that we can be the strength of this offense next year" Thorson said. "There's a huge responsibility put on our shoulders."
With his 498 passing yards and four touchdowns, Reesing finished his career at the top of nine KU all-time records: passing yards (11,194), attempts (1,491), completions (932), touchdown passes (93), 300-yard passing games (18), 200-yard passing games (31), total offense yards (11,840), plays (1,796), and touchdowns responsible for (105).
19 times all game while Reeing attempted 55 passes. He would complete 37 of them for 498 yards and four touchdowns.
If Kansas would've won — and, yes, we all would have been thrilled — the aftertaste wouldn't have been as savory as it was a year ago. And you know why.
Consider for a moment all the things that have contributed to Kansas' seven-game slide. The fact that not once has it collectively rushed for more than 100 yards in those games should be high on the list. That inability places a woefully unrealistic burden on the quarterback and now places weighty expectations on Opurum, 2010's Most Important Player.
When Mangino concluded his postgame press conference with, "I will tell you that I may be one of the more pleasant people to deal with in college football ... trust
— Clark Goble
There's not much to add aside from it gets increasingly difficult to envision Mangino being retained. And though I've written and said enough to eat my weight in crow should he defy the odds, there is little else to add right now.
me," I half-expected the embattled coach to stop, raise his arms above his head and flash the "V" symbol before making his exit.
But say what you want about Mangino, he is correct in saying it's not the coach we should be concerned about. It is his players, several of whom played their last game as college football players Saturday.
It's easy to compile a list of personal favorite memories from the last several seasons. Me, I'll always remember the conviction with which senior safety Darrell Stuckey carried himself.
Hearing him talk,you always
got the sense that he wasn't just there to hit somebody. He was there to learn and grow as we should while in college.
Still wearing the puffy-red features and dried tears following his postgame address to team-mates, Stuckey offered a summary of this game, his last at Kansas, that is best left untouched: "It was a bittersweet feeling. You go out there and it's going to be a classic of course and it's a game we will always remember and a game that defines us men and makes us better people. It's something that when you fall short you remember everything that you've done to fall short and you won't make that mistake again."
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Senior linebacker Arist Wright stretches out to make a tackle before Missouri receiver Jerrell Jackson breaks free for a touchdown. Missouri racked up 553 total offensive yards in a 41-39 victory against Kansas Saturday afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas unable to hold Missouri's star receiver
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas secondary bottled up Missouri's senior wide receiver Danario Alexander for a half.
The second half? Well, Alexander burst out of that bottle like a champagne cork. In the second half alone, he caught 10 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown.
At halftime, Missouri made an adjustment and moved Alexander to the slot position more, a spot closer to the offensive line than he usually plays. Junior cornerback Chris Harris said he thought he "held him down" in the first half and the Missouri coaching staff realized that fact.
"They did a good job of keeping
him away from me." Harris said.
Harris said he tried to match up with Alexander in the second half, but a lack of time and communication hindered his ability to make a switch in the secondary.
"It's like every time I went to the left side, he went to the right side," Harris said. "They pretty much had a good game plan on who they tried to match him up with."
Senior defensive back Justin Thornton said he thought part of the problem was Alexander's sheer athletic ability and deceptive quickness. He said Alexander's skill did not compare with any receiver he faced this season and called him and his gaudy numbers for the season "legit."
With Saturdays' 15 catches and
233 receiving yards, Alexander
now has 107 catches for 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns for the year. That's an average of 137 yards per game. He has also had 200 or more receiving yards in three of his last four games.
"He's a good combination of size and speed," Thornton said. "I think he's a lot faster than I gave him credit for."
Alexander's speed was on display on two receptions late in the third quarter — a 68-yard touchdown reception with a little more than four minutes remaining and a 59-yard reception with about two minutes left in the quarter.
Harris said the key to stopping the deep pass came mostly in the defensive back's positioning.
And yet, Thornton said, he thought the Jayhawks could have cut Alexander's numbers in half if they tackled better and stayed with their assignments soundly.
“Whenever a receiver looks back, that’s when you look back.”
Harris said Alexander's success would stay with the returning members of the secondary and fuel their fire in offseason workouts.
"We got to remember this feeling next year," Harris said. "Not trying to get through the workouts, but trying to kill the workouts."
Follow Clark Goble at twitter.
com/clark_goble.
Edited by Abbey Strusz
PASSPORT
Quote of the Game
Schedule
6 5 3 79 76
Date Opponent Result/Time
9/5 Northern Colorado W, 49-3
09/12 at UTEP W, 34-7
09/19 vs. Duke W, 44-16
09/26 vs. Southern Miss W, 35-28
10/10 vs. Iowa State W, 41-36
10/17 at Colorado L, 30-34
10/24 vs. Oklahoma L, 13-35
10/31 at Texas Tech L, 21-42
11/07 at Kansas State L, 10-17
11/14 vs. Nebraska L, 17-31
11/21 at Texas L, 20-51
11/28 vs. Missouri L, 39-41
Senior defensive back Justin Thornton on playing his final collegiate game: "It's tough, man, knowing that it's your last college game and knowing that it's the last time you're going to suit up with these boys and wear the crimson and blue. It's been a frustrating season."
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing looks up as the referee and players signal for a safety against the Jayhawks Saturday. Missouri converted on the following drive for a 27-yard field goal to leave no time on the clock and give the Tigers a 41-39 victory.
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Thornton
Game Balls
Kerry Meier. Meier delivered another day at-the-office performance in his final game. He caught 10 passes for 54 yards and added two touchdowns on the same field where he made "The Catch" to win the Border Showdown last year. Plus, he became Kansas' second all-time leading receiver in yards.
Dezmon Briscoe. Briscoe certainly had a mixed bag (see delay or games below), but there's little doubt that he was Kansas' biggest playmaker. Briscoe caught 14 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns, going head-to-head with Missouri's ultra-talented receiver Danario Alexander, who had 233 yards receiving.
Todd Reesing. Statistically, this is the way Reesings career should have ended. He set one final school record, passing for 498 yards, and he also accounted for all five of Kansas' touchdowns. Reesing did throw an interception, but he was gutsy and efficient, ending his career with his best game this season.
Delay of Games
Dezmin Briscoe. Briscoe is on the list for one reason — fumbles. Briscoe lost the ball twice during the game and Missouri recovered both times. And each occasion resulted in touchdowns for the Tigers.
Tackling. Kansas' tackling sure wasn't pretty to watch Saturday. The Jayhawks routinely allowed the Tigers to pick up extra yards after first contact. Against an offense such as Missouri, that can't happen.
Play of the Game
Faced with third and 12 early in the third quarter, Reesing floated a pass down the sideline to Briscoe, who caught the ball and took off for the end zone. As Missouri's Jasper Simmons sprinted closer, Briscoe slammed on the brakes and changed directions to complete the 74-yard touchdown. The score tied the game at 36.
Notes
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL:
This isn't the ending that Kansas' seniors pictured, but at least they each played well in their final game as Jayhawks. Reesing passed for a school-record 498 yards, Meier had 10 catches, safety Darrell Stuckey led Kansas with 15 tackles and running back Jake Sharp had 107 total yards.
THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY;
Only question marks surround Kansas' program at this point.That's never a good sign for a football program still searching for its footing in the competitive Big 12. Will Mangino return next season? Will the current investigation affect recruiting? Can the Jayhawks replace Reesing and Kansas' other talented seniors?
OFFENSIVE LINE EFFECTIVENESS:
Kansas' offensive line certainly did an adequate job protecting Reesing against Missouri. The offensive line has been an uncertainty throughout the season, but the unit continued improving down the stretch. Perhaps the only complaint from Saturday was that the offensive line couldn't keep defenders from dropping Reesing in the end zone.
BIGGEST ANSWER:
For the first time since 2006, Kansas won't be attending a bowl game this season. The Jayhawks entered the season with hopes of winning the Big 12 North and those dreams quickly faded amidst the seven-game losing streak. Instead, Kansas finished with its first losing record since 2004.
STILL QUESTIONING:
The future of coach Mark Mangino. After the game, players declined to comment on the situation, noting that they expected everything to be resolved in the next week. At this point it's hard to predict an outcome, although the general consensus seems to be that Mangino won't return for his ninth season.
LOOKING AHEAD:
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID?
The Jayhawks have a roster of young players who played significantly this season and the offensive line should return intact. Of course, Kansas also loses its best players in Reeing. Meier, Stuckey and possibly Briscoe to the NFL. The one positive? The schedule gets easier.
Original prediction: Kansas 31, Missouri 28. Actual score: Missouri 41, Kansas 39. Kansas held a slim lead heading into the final three minutes, but the Jayhawks simply couldn't hang on. Missouri edges out a victory, ensuring that the final game ends with a bad selection.
FINAL THOUGHT:
At this point, there's not much that can be said for a disappointing season. Instead, here's a hats off to Kansas' seniors, who reshaped the way Kansas fans viewed the football program. The Jayhawks certainly would have liked to end with a better season, but their legacy will always be tied to the 2007 Orange Bowl victory.
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Oakland
MONDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2009
59 22-37
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
PETER GARRETT
Xavier Henry 19
Rebounds
Marcus Morris
FARRELL MCKENZIE
11
Assists
Sherron Collins 7
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Marcus Morris | 6-10 | 2-3 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| Cole Aldrich | 2-10 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Xavier Henry | 8-11 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| Sherron Collins | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Thomas Robinson | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Conner Teahan | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CJ Henry | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrel Reed | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Elijah Johnson | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Markieff Morris | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Chase Buford | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jordan Juenemann | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33-66 | 10-21 | 43 | 89 | 18 |
Oakland
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Derick Nelson | 6-12 | 4-5 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Will Hudson | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Keith Benson | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| Larry Wright | 2-9 | 2-5 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Johnnathon Jones | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Ledrick Eackles | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Valentine | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Cushingberry | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Maynard | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kast | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Thames | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilija Milutinovic | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 18-54 | 7-8 | 35 | 12 | 59 |
Kansas 112 | 53 — 59
13
Tennessee Tech 75 31-44
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
PETER BALENEY
Tyshawn Taylor 18
Rebounds
BARRY BARTLEY
Cole Aldrich 10
Assists
PETER SOMET
Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Marcus Morris 2-7 0-2 3 1 7
Cole Aldrich 5-8 0-0 10 3 14
Xavier Henry 6-12 0-3 3 5 15
Sherron Collins 4-7 4-6 1 5 12
Tyshawn Taylor 7-9 3-4 3 2 18
Thomas Robinson 3-6 0-0 4 0 9
Conner Teahan 3-4 2-3 0 1 8
CJ Henry 1-2 1-2 1 2 3
Tyrel Reed 2-3 1-2 2 3 5
Elijah Johnson 1-2 0-0 2 4 4
Markieff Morris 4-4 2-2 6 3 11
Jordan Juenemann2-2 1-1 1 0 6
Chase Buford 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 40-66 14-25 37 29 11.2
Sherron Collins 5
Tennessee Tech
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Bassey Inameti | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alfred Jones | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin Murphy | 2-10 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Elijah Muhammad | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Frank Davis | 9-13 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Charles Newton | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terrell Barnes | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Riley Hunley | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Pickens | 3-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| Jud Dillard | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Zach Bailey | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Totals | 27-69 | 6-11 | 38 | 75 | 12 |
MEN'S BASKET
Junior center Cole Aldrich knocks down a shot attempt Friday night against Tennessee Tech. Aldrich had four blocks and 14 points in Kansas' 112-75 victory.
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BASKETBALL
Coach Bill Self calls Marcus Morris 'best player in the game'
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
chibodeaux@kansan.com
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
With Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins experiencing slight illnesses, Marcus Morris and Xavier Henry stepped up their play in Wednesday's game against Oakland.
Morris finished with a career-high 19 points, including two 3-pointers and 11 rebounds in the
89-59 victory. Henry chipped in 19 along with a trio of 3-pointers.
Aldrich was rec a bout of the flu
and Kansas coach Bill Self said he was told Collins felt nauseous at halftime, though Collins did play in the second half. The All-American duo combined for only 13 points.
There were still
er in the game," Self said. "He showed a little bit of everything — he showed range, he showed
"He showed a little bit of everything — he showed range, he showed post moves."
"I thought he was the best play-
other standouts in the game. Self marveled at Morris' breakout performance.
Morris caused the defense serious matchup problems by driving to the basket, making turnaround jump shots and making threes. The only trouble he had was at the free throw line.
post moves."
In the middle of the second half, Morris missed two free throws in a row. He fought for the rebound off his own miss
and was fouled again. His mother, Thomasine Morris, was in the crowd and yelled to him, "Bend your knees."
Morris said he didn't think his knees were the trouble, but ended up making the pair of free throws after using the motherly advice.
"I bent my knees and I made it and that's why I started laughing," he said. "I pointed up in the air because I knew she was laughing."
Henry had a solid outing, hitting 7 of 10 field goals, including three alley oops from Collins. With his 19 points, Henry is the only layhawk to score in double figures in all four games this year.
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"I feel like I'm getting more comfortable every day and I'm starting to learn stuff quicker and quicker," Henry said. "Coach is gaily helping me a lot."
The marquee matchup with Aldrich battling Oakland's Keith kenson went in Oakland's favor. Aldrich struggled throughout the game, shooting 2 of 10, but he'd have nine rebounds in 23 innings.
Benson finished with a game-high 20 points and four blocks.
I think he gave Cole trouble with his length and he's a quick jumper," self said. "He's really a nice player. I bet he has an unbelievable year in the Summit
League."
This is the first time in his career Aldrich is facing high expectations, Self said. Aldrich is many experts' pick for player of the year, but he has not lived up to it thus far. But said he he hasn't let the pressure get to him.
"Last year, nobody thought I'd have the year that I did, but it really gave me a lot of confidence," Aldrich said. "I'm just going to continue to work on my game."
Follow Corey Thibodeaux at twitter.com/c_thibodeaux.
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry throws down an alley-oop against Oakland Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Henry led the Jayhawks with 19 points shooting 8 for 11 from the field.
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The Jayhawks shot a blistering 70 percent in the second half, going 21-30 from the floor while holding the Golden Eagles to 42.1
percent. In that half, Kansas hit 8-12 from beyond the arch. The 60.6 percent shooting for the game is the highest percent for the Jayhawks this season.
Morris
Stat of the night
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-Marcus Morris on hearing his mother, Thomasine Morris,
in the crowd during his free throws
When Tyshawn Taylor looks at the stat sheet, the first thing he looks at, he said, is the assist to turnover ratio. He had only had two turnovers but two assists against Tennessee Tech. But where he lacked in assists, he made up for in points. He had a season high 18 points with three 3-pointers and a couple of nice dunks as well. His previous high was eight against Hofstra in the season opener. "Tonight was just the night," he said.
Game to remember
Quote of the week
Oakland: Prime plays
"I could hear her actually saying, 'Bend your knees,' and I'm like, 'Mom, that doesn't have anything to do with me missing the free throws. I could stand straight up and still miss. I bent my knees and I made it and that's why I started laughing. I pointed up in the air because I knew she was laughing."
(score after play
1ST HALF
3:54 — Xavier Henry stole the ball, passed it to Sherron Collins up the floor. Collins then threw it up to Xavier for a one handed slam. That is the second alley-oop of the game between those two. (32-19)
6:54 — Nobody respected Marcus Morris when he had the ball behind the 3-point line, so they left him alone. He decided to take the shot for his first 3-pointer of the year. (26-16)
2ND HALF
3:38 — Tyrel Reed made his second 3-pointer of the game then stole the inbounds pass. He drew a foul and earned a standing ovation from the crowd. (80-56)
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7:27 — Sherron Collins and Xavier Henry hooked up for the third alley-oop of the game. (71-45)
Tennessee Tech: Prime plays
1ST HALF
10:40 — Tyshawn Taylor poked the ball away from Kevin Murphy and slammed it home. These first two plays were exactly what he needed to get his offensive game back. (25-9)
5:13 —Cole Aldrich took a Xavier Henry miss and shamed him it home with a cry. You could see his frustration from the past few games unleashed. It may have been Aldrich's most exciting play in that span. (36-26)
15:40 — Tyshawn Taylor hit his first three since the first game of the season. (8-6)
2ND HALF
1:58 — Jordan Juenemann hit his first shot as a Jayhawk-a three pointer- giving the crowd just what they wanted. He finished with six points in two minutes. (107-69)
3:20 — Thomas Robinson sent the ball back at Zach Bailly and Terrell Barnes' face with two blocks in a row. He had a career high four blocks in the game. (102-64)
Key stats
The 112 points against the Golden Eagles are the most points scored by the Jayhawks during the Bill Self era.
Kansas has held 79 straight opponents under 50 percent shooting. No team has shot over 40 percent against them this season.
The Jayhawks are 5-0 for the third time during the Bill Self era (2004-05, 2007-08)
Kansas is now 1-0 against Tennessee Tech and 16-0 against current teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.
— Corey Thibodeaux
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 3 FORT HAYS STATE (Exhibition) W,107-68
Nov. 10 PITTSBURG STATE (Exhibition) W,103-45
Nov. 13 HOFSTRA W,101-65
Nov. 17 Memphis, St. Louis, Mo. W,57-55
Nov. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W,94-44
Nov. 25 OAKLAND W,89-59
Nov. 27 TENNESSEE TECH W,112-75
Dec. 2 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 RADFORD 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 La Salle, Kansas City, Mo.(Sprint Center)1 p.m.
Dec. 19 MICHIGAN 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 CALIFORNIA 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 BELMONT 8 p.m.
Jan. 2 Temple, Philadelphia, Pa. 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 CORNELL 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 TEXAS TECH 12:45 p.m.
Jan. 20 BAYLOR 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 Iowa State, Ames, Iowa 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 Kansas State, Manhattan 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Feb. 6 NEBRASKA 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 Texas, Austin, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 13 IOWA STATE 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Texas A&M, College Station, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 COLORADO 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 OKLAHOMA 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 Oklahoma State, Stillwater, Okla. 3 p.m.
March 3 KANSAS STATE 7 p.m.
March 6 Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30.2009
Jayhawks miss postseason after final weekend loss
Seniors reflect on their college careers after sweeping Texas Tech but being swept by Texas
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
Kansas had a bittersweet end to the season over the weekend. first sweeping Texas Tech 3-0 at home during its most decisive victory of the season, then being swept by No. 2 Texas in Austin Saturday. Kansas finished the season 16-14 (8-12), its best record since 2004.
Kansas tell just short of making the post-season.
Kansas' fell just
Six Big 12 Conference teams will continue their seasons in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament as Texas, Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
A&M and Baylor all made the tournament.
Senior libero Melissa Grieb said she enjoyed her time at Kansas.
"It's unreal to think I'll never play another volleyball game," Grieb said.
"It's unreal to think I'll never play another volleyball game."
Coach Ray Bechard said he was happy for the seniors and said they had been a big part of what Kansas had been in the past four years. Seniors graduating with Grieh this year are setter Katie Martinicch and middle blockers Paige Mazour and Brittany Williams.
MELISSA GRIEB
Senior libero
"Katie in her fifth year probably
Kansas went out on top at home
as Kansas swept the Tech 3-0.
represents a student athlete as well as anybody," Bechard said. "Not a lot of people thought Paige could be a Division 1 volleyball player. She sure looked like a good one tonight. Brittany trusted us coming a long way from home and Grieb proved that local talent can have a really, really good career in a Jayhawk uniform."
Kansas had twice as many digs and kills as Texas Tech at 42-to-21 on both accounts. Kansas also had a .468 hitting percentage and six slayhawks hit better than .400 for the match. It was the best hitting percentage by Kansas
since August 2006.
Beachard called the performance by Kansas exciting.
"We came back Sunday in practice after the Nebraska game and got pretty serious with the game plan early, and I thought it showed tonight," Bechard said.
Kansas started out strong in the first set, taking an 11-1 lead. Kansas kept stretching its lead out and Texas Tech never recovered as Kansas won the set 25-8. Kansas hit an impressive .500 in the set and had only one error with 16 kills.
WEEKEND SCORES
Kansas 25 25 25
Texas Tech 8 15 10
Kansas 20 15 19
Texas 25 25 25
Texas Tech hung around the second set, but could never seem to gain any momentum. At 12-10, Kansas finally started to pull ahead and used a 10-3 run to help propel itself over Texas Tech, winning the set 25-15.
Texas Tech came out and took a quick 5-3 lead, but it was short lived as Kansas scored the next six in a row to take a 9-5 lead and continued on a 22-5 run to finish the set 25-10.
After the match, the seniors gave speeches to the crowd without shedding a tear, but Mayfield said there were tears before the match.
"When you play volleyball for 12 years, there have been times seasons that seem to drag on," she said. "But this season went by so fast. It just flew by, and it's really weird to think about we won't be playing here again."
Martinicch said it hadn't sunk in that her career was over yet.
Kansas couldn't get the marquee
victory at No. 2 Texas that may have sealed the deal on a postseason berth. Texas was too athletic and its offensive power was in full force, Bechard said.
Texas' possible player of the year candidate Desteine Hooker had a match high 14 kills on a .522 hitting percentage, and six Long-horns hit for .333 or better.
Williams led Kansas' offense with 11 kills while Mayfield had eight. Kansas' defense only racked up 20 digs with no player getting more than five.
Texas came out and quickly took a 4-10 lead in the first set, but Kansas battled back and tied the set at 15-15. Texas then went on a 5-1 run to take a solid lead that it would use to win the set 25-20.
Kansas and Texas traded points for the beginning of the second set, but after Kansas trailed 8-10, Texas rattled off seven points in a row to take a nine-point lead. Kansas could never recover and lost the set, 15-25.
Texas took a 7-2 lead to start off the third set and Texas' offensive prowess kept Kansas at bay for the rest of the set, and Texas won the set 25-19.
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Senior middle blocker Brittany Williams goes for a kill against Texas Tech. The Jayhawks defeated texas Tech 3-0 in the last tome game of the season tuesday.
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Teams with experience win at volleyball championships
BY PAT ELAND
peland@kansan.com
The basketball courts of the Student Recreation Fitness Center are traditionally home to epic pick-up and intramural basketball battles, but on Tuesday they received a bit of a makeover to accommodate the intramural indoor volleyball championships.
The first matchup of the night was between the Mathletes and Rough Sets for the co-rec championship. Rough Sets featured a partial squab of last year's co-rec indoor volleyball championship team. The Rough Sets players, looking for a back-to-back championship, came in with a tremendous amount of confidence, but the Mathletes brought quite a
"We practice a lot together," said Kendall Harris, Lawrence sophomore. "We run an organized system, and we all have our positions."
bit of swagger themselves. The Mathletes had not lost a single set throughout the entire intramural season.
The Mathletes continued their tremendous winning streak, using their team chemistry to crush the hopes and dreams of back-to-back intramural championship titles for the Rough Sets. They won in straight sets 25-18, 25-23.
The second championship game of the night was supposed to be between Pi Beta 2 and Notorious D.I.G. for the women's volleyball championship. But, as in many of the brackets on the schedule for the nights, there was a forfeit —
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Co-Rec: Mathletes defeat Rough Sets (25-18, 25-23)
**Women's:** Notorious D.I.G. defeat PI Beta 2 (winner by forfeit)
Men's: Afternoon Delight defeats Dominating the Hardwood (25-14, 25-21)
probably because Thanksgiving break had already begun. Pi Beta 2 was a no-show, giving Notorious
**Greek:** Phi Kappa Psi defeat Triangle (25-19,16-25, 17-15)
D. I.G., which consisted of merely four girls, the championship.
Next on the agenda was the men's championship bout. This game featured Dominating the Hardwood against Afternoon Delight. Dominating the Hardwood came into the game with two players who had already captured that illustrious intramural champion T-shirt earlier in the night playing with the co-rec champion Matheletes: Harris and Drew Schelar, Lawrence junior.
Afternoon Delight had a few ringers of their own, however, as they came in with two players who were seeking their fourthstraight men's indoor volleyball championship playing with the squad: Brad Jones, Topeka graduate student, and Michael Calvin, Topeka senior.
The intramural volleyball dynasty of Afternoon Delight appeared to be just a little too much for Dominating the Hardwood to handle, as Afternoon Delight came away with the victory in straight sets, winning 25-14, 25-21.
Burtin said that his teammates all had some experience playing sand volleyball and pick-up games in high school, and said he thought that they were really able to use that experience to their advantage.
The final championship game was for the greek championship. This matchup boasted Phi Kappa Psi vs. Triangle. The greek championships sometimes have just a
little bit more edge to them and this was no different. Players from both sides spent quite a bit of their time on the floor diving after the ball. Players also spent a large portion of their time making sure that the referees were doing their jobs — players disputed a majority of the calls. This was the closest battle of the night — it was apparent that both teams wanted the championship. It was the only championship to be forced into a third set, with Phi Kappa Psi finally capturing the victory.
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San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson heads through a hole for a six-yard gain during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in San Diego.
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The San Diego Chargers turned four turnovers into touchdowns, including a 40-yard tumble return for a score by safety Paul Oliver, to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14
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The Chiefs (3-8) lost a week after stunning the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime.
Tomlinson had 39 yards on 13 carries, giving him 12,257 for his career. Up next is Marshall Faulk in ninth with 12,279 yards.
Tommilson began the day 12th on the all-time list with 12,218 yards. He passed Marcus Allen (12,243) on a 5-yard carry in the first quarter and Edgerrin James (12,246) on an 8-yard run in the second.
The most spectacular play was Oliver's. Matt Cassel dropped back and cocked his arm to throw late in the second quarter and the ball slipped out of his hand. Oliver grabbed it in the air, bobbled it, gained control, turned and ran 40 yards into the end zone to give the Bolts a 28-7 lead
A defense that lost outside linebacker Shawne Merriman to a foot injury in the second quarter still came up big. Cornerback Quentin Jammer had an interception and forced a fumble, and Brandon Siler and rookie Larry English also recovered fumbles.
Rivers was 21 of 28 for 317 yards.
with no interceptions, for a rating of 135.6. He wasn't sacked.
It was San Diego's second touchdown in a span of 20 seconds. Rivers had just thrown a 15-yard scoring pass to Gates to cap a drive set
The only San Diego touchdown that didn't come after a turnover was Tomlinson's 1-yard run early in the second quarter. That one was set up when Malcom Floyd hauled in a 53-yard pass from Rivers. Although he appeared to tumble into the end zone with the ball, Floyd was ruled down at the 1.
up when lammer forced a fumble by Jamaal Charles, which Siler recovered at the San Diego 39.
KC's fourth turnover came early in the third quarter when a shotgun snap went over Cassel's head on third-and-1 from the Chiefs 31 and was recovered by English at the 10. Tornilson scored on a 3-yard run two plays later to make it 35-7.
San Diego's first touchdown, a 19-yard pass from Rivers to Gates, was set up by Jammer's interception. Gates had seven catches for 118 yards.
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Chris Chambers, released by the Chargers a month ago and quickly signed by KC, caught a 7-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7 in the second quarter. Jamaal Charles scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter.
Backup QBs Billy Volek of San Diego and Brodie Croyle of KC came in late in the game.
San Diego's Nate Kaeding kicked a 55-yard field goal in the third quarter, second-longest in club history to his 57-yarder last year at Tampa Bay. He added a 23-yarder in the fourth.
Cassel was 19 of 31 for 178 yards.
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The Cowboys' offense struggled throughout the matchup, with quarterback Zac Robinson completing only nine passes
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OKLAHOMA 27,
OKLAHOMA STATE 0
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Though the Sooners haven't had the season they expected, they did knock their rival out of its first BCS appearance on Saturday.
Oklahoma State quarterback Zae Robinson completed just nine of 21 passes for 44 yards after returning from an injury. He was pulled in the fourth quarter.
The Sooners won their seventh game in a row in the rivalry and their 30th in a row at home.
Oklahoma State finished with just 109 yards of total offense and didn't have a single first down in the second half.
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TEXAS 49,
TEXAS A&M 39
It was a good oil' Texas shootout. But Colt McCoy and Texas took a few more shots and knocked off Texas A&M, 49-39 on Thanksgiving.
In his final regular season game,
McCoy threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for a career-high 175 yards on 18 carries. Freshman running back Tre Newton also picked up more than 100 yards on the ground.
Texas A&M junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson actually threw for more yards than McCoy and tossed four touchdowns but also threw an interception.
Freshman running back Christine Michael brought the Aggies within one score on a 16-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.
From there, the teams exchanged passing touchdowns. A kickoff return touchdown cemented the victory for Texas
Texas takes on Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship game for a shot at the BCS Championship game in February.
NEBRASKA 28,
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After the announcement that coach Dan Hawkins would return to coach Colorado next season, the Buffaloes put up a good fight, but fell to Nebraska.
Though the Cornhuskers were already in the Big 12 championship whether they won or lost, coach Bo Pelini said the team took
The team picked up only 217 total yards, just 73 through the air.
a step backward in the victory.
Touchdowns off a punt return and an interception were enough for a victory.
Colorado sophomore quarterback Tyler Hansen completed 21 of 44 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns.
Hansen threw three interceptions, including one that was returned for a touchdown just before halftime.
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It was an odd low-scoring game for the Red Raiders, but a defensive stop in the fourth quarter helped Texas Tech survive at Cowboys Stadium.
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With Oklahoma State's loss and its likely subsequent drop into the Cotton Bowl, Texas Tech will probably to settle for the Holiday or Alamo Bowl.
The Red Raiders scored their fewest points in a victory since beating Texas & AM 12-0 in 2001.
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Note: Information compiled from Associated Press reports.
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**Oklahoma State linebacker Andre Sexton, left, moves in on Oklahoma running back Jermie Calhoun, right, forcing a fumble on the play in the fourth quarter in Saturday's game in Norman, Okla. The Sooners won the game, 2-7.**
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his 290 pounds as he dominated under the basket.
Pittman was 7-of-8 shooting from the field for the Longhorns (5-0). Suleiman Braimoh scored 12 points to lead the Owls (4-2).
Tesla led by 17 points early in the second half before the Owls rallied to get within 59-54 with just under 7 minutes to play. But Rice couldn't stop Pittman and
JCovan Brown added 15 points for Texas, including two rally-killing baskets in the final minutes. Brown, a freshman, switched his jersey from No. 14 to No. 50 for the rest of the season to honor teammate Varez Ward, who was lost for the season with a thigh injury in pregame warmups last week.
Jordan Hamilton finished with 11 points with three 3-pointers for Texas.
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NEW YORK — For the second straight season the Southeastern Conference championship game will be a No.1 vs. No.2 match.
Florida extended its lead in the AP college football poll Sunday, receiving 46 first-place votes after routing rival Florida State 37-10.
The Crimson Tide received seven first-place votes and 1,416 points to edge No. 3 Texas, which received seven first place votes and 1,414 points. Both teams had close
victories against in-state rivals over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Last season, Florida went into the SEC title game as the No. 2 team in the AP Top 25 and beat No. 1 Alabama to earn a spot in the BCS national championship game. The SEC title game will again be a de fact national semifinal, with the winner of Saturday's game in Atlanta earning a spot in the national title game in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 7.
The top six in the BCS standings were the same as in the AP poll.
Oregon moved up three spots to No. 7 heading into its seasonfinale against No. 13 Oregon State, a Thursday night game that will decide the Pac-10's representative in the Rose Bowl.
The top six in the latest poll was unchanged for the third consecutive week. TCU is No. 4, followed by fellow beatens Cincinnati and Boise State.
Three Big Ten teams round out the top. Ohio State is No. 8, followed by Iowa and Penn State.
Virginia Tech is No.11 and fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member Georgia Tech dropped five spots to No.12 after losing 30-24 to Georgia.
25 after a 34-17 loss to South Carolina, Saturday in Tampa, Fla., for the ACC championship and a spot in the Orange Bowl.
The Yellow Jackets will play Clemson, which fell 10 spots to No.
Pittsburgh fell six spots to No. 14 after losing 19-16 to West Virginia. Pitt hosts Cincinnati in a game that will decide the Big East title. West Virginia moved back into the rankings at No. 24.
No. 15 LSU, No. 16 BYU and No.
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Houston jumped seven spots to No. 18 after clinching a spot in the Conference USA title game with a 73-14 victory against Rice.
No. 19 is California and No. 20 is Southern California.
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Alabama's Marcell Daree reacts at the end of Alabama's 26-21 victory against Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. Friday, Alabama will play Florida for the SEC title.
Colts come back from 13-point deficit to defeat Texans
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HOUSTON — The AFC South champion Indianapolis Colts have perfected the art of the comeback in their undefeated march into the playoffs.
Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns and the Colts rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit Sunday for a 35-27 win over the Texans, their 20th straight regular-season victory. Indianapolis (11-0) is one victory shy of the New England Patriots' NFL-record 21-game run from 2006-08. The Colts can tie the record if they beat Tennessee at home next weekend.
The Colts improved to 15-1 against Houston (5-6) in their fifth straight come-from-behind win. They became the first team to secure a playoff berth and gained the AFC South title Sunday evening when San Francisco beat Jacksonville 20-3.
"We don't get overexcited certainly when things aren't going the way we want them to," Manning said. "We don't panic, we don't yell, we don't throw helmets. We just try to put the series behind us and move on to the next one. There was a lot of that (Sunday)."
Manning threw two first-half interceptions, but had a pair of second-half touchdown passes, including a 4-yarder to Dallas Clark that gave the Colts a 21-20 lead with about nine minutes left.
Clint Session stretched the lead to 28-20 when he returned an interception by Matt Schaub 26 yards for a touchdown seconds later.
"That's a good team over there, but we're the Colts." Session said. "We do things the right way and we try to get every win we can get."
Schaub fumbled on Houston's next possession and Chad Simpson's touchdown run put the game out of reach.
"If you doubt, you're done." Reggie Wayne said. "It's just like showing a bad poker face. If they see that, you're in trouble. Guys just
stick with it. We knew the defense was going to pick it up. We know we have to take care of the offense and get some drives going"
Houston, which has lost three straight, was all but unstoppable in the first half, and the Texans scored on their first four possessions. It was a different story after halftime, with the Texans unable to get anything going offensively until Schaub hit Jacoby Jones for a touchdown with 18 seconds remaining.
"This isn't the first time this has happened to us," Andre Johnson said. "It's just real frustrating. I'm very upset with myself. It's kind of sounding like a broken record, we've just got to find a way to play
for four quarters."
The Colts' first lead came on Manning's touchdown pass to Clark. In what was a theme Sunday, the drive was helped by a 17-yard pass interference penalty on Houston.
Matt Stover missed a 32-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, keeping Houston's lead at 20-14.
In the third quarter, the Texans were called for pass interference on third-and-goal from the 8-yard line, giving the Colts a first down at the 1. Wayne caught a touchdown pass three plays later making the score 20-14.
Houston's Jacques Reeves got a
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"You can't play a half against this football team," Houston cornerback Dunta Robinson said. "We knew coming out of halftime that this game was far from over. ... (Manning) is great. He's going to find a way to not get sacked and he's going to find a way to make plays and that's what he did."
Ed Davis added 16 points, 15 rebounds and a pair of momentum-changing blocked shots late for the Tar Heels (6-1), who endured an uncharacteristic second-half slump, warmed up down the stretch with an 11-3 spurt and hit 4 of 7 free throws in the final minute to dodge Nevada's upset bid.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Deon Thompson scored a career-high 23 points and No. 11 North Carolina beat pesky Nevada 80-73 Sunday night to give coach Roy Williams his 600th career victory.
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Armon Johnson scored 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting and Luke Babbitt added 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Nevada (2-3). The
Manning finished 27 of 35 for 244 vards.
That was enough to make Williams the 33rd coach in Division I history to reach the 600-victory mark. He improved to 600-139 in his 22nd season and became the eighth active coach to hit that milestone.
Wolf Pack shot 41 percent and held the Tar Heels without a field goal for five minutes before missing 10 of their final 14 shots.
But for a while, that landmark victory seemed like anything but a certainty against a Wolf Pack team playing the second game of a three-game 5,731-mile road swing.
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Derek Glasgow, Winfield graduate student, and Chelsea Paxson, Newton junior, collect seeds at the Rockefeller Natural Prairie in north Lawrence Saturday afternoon. They were a part of an effort to restore and preserve native prairie, which was led by Kelly Kindsher, senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey, and included members of KU Environs.
Saving Douglas County's prairies
Students and scientists venture into the prairie to collect seeds from endangered species of plants
BY ALY VAN DYKE avandyke@kansan.com
From a distance, the 10 acres of the Rockefeller Natural Prairie in north Lawrence look like a sea of sand. Get a little closer, and see the sand become millions of wheat-colored stalks, stretching their fingers toward the sky and blocking the vision of even the tallest person. Get closer still, and notice the traces of purples, whites, blues, blacks, grays and
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Standing in the middle of this plot of land, which has never been plowed, never been grazed to stubble by domesticated animals, never been corrupted by human hands, you are taken to a
time before settlements and agriculture, to a time when buffalo roamed freely and prairie grasses covered most of Douglas County.
Today the prairie remains confined to scattered plots of land and students and University members are working to preserve it.
PRESERVING HISTORY
The prairie, in all of its simple beauty, does not distract Kim Hernandez, Hutchinson senior, from her task.
She searches, scouring the plants in front of her for a natural bouquet of white, star-shaped petals known as tall boneset. Almost 100 years ago, this tiny plant, which is an immune system stimulant, helped some of our ancestors beat the 1918 flu epidemic.
"I found some," Hernandez calls to her scavenging partner, Ryan Callihan. "Over here."
Callihan, Lenexa senior, joins her and together they collect the
small petals, crush them in their palms and extract the centimeter-long brown seeds.
The two were joined Saturday by about 20 other members of KU Environs and others to collect seeds of native prairie wildflowers and grasses as part of an on-going effort to restore the native prairie that once blanketed Lawrence in rolling fields of grasses and wildflowers.
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Protestors seek KU protection of wetlands
BY JUSTIN LEVERETT jleverett@kansan.com
Student and local groups will demonstrate on the Strong Hall lawn this afternoon to pressure the University administration to protect the Baker Wetlands nature area south of Lawrence.
The demonstrators oppose the South Lawrence Trafficway project, a plan to pave over the wetlands and build a highway circling the city.
The project, which first emerged in 2002, is still unfunded. It has met with heated opposition from environmental groups and Native American organizations, among others.
The University owns 20 acres of the 640-acre wetlands area, but does not use or actively protect the portion it controls.
Jason Hering, president of student environmental group EcoJustice, said the demonstrators' goal was to get the University to either use the 20 acres of wetland or to return them to the Native-American groups concerned about their fate.
"The goal is to get attention from the KU administration," Hering said. "We're for having them claim and take responsibility for the wetlands."
Eco-justice and KU Environs collaborated with the First Nations Student Association and the Wetlands Preservation Organization from Haskell Indian Nations University to organize the demonstration.
Hering said he expected about 200 people to attend.
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BY ANNA ARCHIBALD aarchibald@kansan.com
The legendary Jayhawk-Tiger rivalry is going virtual.
For the third year in a row, the Student Alumni Leadership Board is holding the Border Hunger Showdown, a virtual food drive that will take place from Nov. 1 to the kickoff of the Kansas-Missouri football game.
Harvesters, a community food network in Kansas City, Mo., will be holding the event with the Kansas and Missouri alumni associations to donate food throughout the Kansas City area. Harvesters serves 26 counties in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri and provides meals for more than 60,000 people every week.
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"It been a very successful campaign for us every year," said Ellen Feldhausen, director of communications for Harvesters. "We are encouraging alumni from both schools to support their schools and help us feed the hungry."
The first Border Hunger Showdown took place in 2007 when the two alumni associations approached Harvesters about
tors can choose between different sized grocery bags and cases of soup, cereal or peanut butter.
There will also be donation sites available in grocery stores where people can physically donate cans of food.
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doing a food drive.
In the beginning, however, the food drive was not primarily online. The two alumni associations placed collection bins around the stadium for people to bring in cans.
"People kept mistaking them for trash cans," said Stefani Gerson, coordinator of student programs for the University of Kansas Alumni Association. "We ended up with all kinds of trash in the bins and no
one really knew where to donate their cans."
Last year, the food drive went completely virtual to make the donation process more efficient. In all, the two schools collected 141,705 meals. Missouri collected 76,487 meals and Kansas ended with 65,218 meals. Each dollar donated is the equivalent of five meals.
As of Sunday night, the University had collected 375 meals while Missouri had yet to collect any.
Feldhausen said soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters and other agencies that helped people in need reported up to a 40 percent increase in the number of people needing assistance this year. She attributed the additional need to the recession.
"While we're having fun with the competition and all that leads up to it, we hope they will also think of
those in need" she said. "The need for emergency food assistance has grown greatly."
People can go to wwwborder-
hungershowdown2009.harvesters.
org to contribute, Gerson said.
Then they can choose the school of
their choice and donate the desired
amount. They can also see how
much each school has raised so far.
"You don't have to be a stu dent to donate," said Brent Blazek, Lenexa senior and president of the Student Alumni Leadership Board. Blazek has been helping to promote the event. "We're just using everyone's dislike of Missouri for a good cause."
Blazek said online option of the food drive was a good way for people who didn't live near campus to help support their respective teams.
"Last year we started out really strong, but then lost it in the end to Missouri," Blazek said. "This year we hope to get a fast start and keep it going up to the end."
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1. Saudi authorities find al-Qaida weapon stockpile
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi authorities have discovered large quantities of weapons in the capital Riyadh belonging to al-Qaida terror network, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
The official Saudi Press Agency quoted Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki as saying the discovery included 281 assault rifles and 51 ammunition boxes.
Al-Turki said police learned about the cache after investigating a group of al-Qaida suspects arrested in August.
He said the weapons were found buried in a vacant house in the capital.
He said police are searching for the owners of the house whom they suspect of having links with al-Qaida.
The al-Qaida terror group, whose leader Osama bin Laden is a Saudi, has called for attacks on the kingdom's oil facilities as a means of crippling both the kingdom's economy and hurting the West.
2. Suicide bombing leaves five dead in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — A bomb attached to a bicycle killed five people in southern Iraq on Sunday, and at least five others were killed in violence across the country, police said.
The bloodshed comes as Iraqi lawmakers intensify negotiations over a new election law that many hope will hasten the end of political gridlock over control of oil-rich Kirkuk — an old dispute between Arabs and Kurds that has threatened Iraq's fragile stability as U.S. troops prepare to leave the country.
3. Man in Cyprus flees airplane about to take off
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off.
Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says the 28-year-old sailor, who holds a Greek passport, then jumped the Larnaca airport fence and disappeared.
Katsounotos did not release the man's name before a formal arrest warrant is issued later Sunday on charges of breaking civil aviation safety regulations and entering a prohibited airport space without permission.
He said investigators don't know what spurred the man to exit the Cyprus Airways jet Saturday night moments after the captain ordered the crew to lock the aircraft doors.
The Airbus with 158 passengers aboard was on a scheduled flight to Athens.
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SEATTLE — Seattle police searched for clues Sunday in a shooting that killed a police officer and injured a trainee, marking the city's first officer killed in the line of duty since 2006.
Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said a male officer was training a female student officer in a marked patrol car Saturday night when their vehicle was suddenly struck several times by gunfire, shortly after 10 p.m.
Pugel said a light-colored car pulled alongside the parked police cruiser and began shooting in the mostly residential Central District, east of downtown Seattle.
5. No reopening date yet for San Francisco Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — There's still no word yet when the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be open to traffic again.
California Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Ney said Sunday morning that crews were still conducting stress tests and modification work.
He did not have a projected time for when the bridge would open, but suggested commuters should again on Monday morning consider other alternatives to get across the bay.
6. Man accused in killing faces charges in Arizona
PEORIA, Ariz. — An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter with his car because she was becoming "too Westernized" was returned to Arizona Saturday to face aggravated assault charges.
Faleh Almaleki was arrested Thursday when he arrived at Atlanta's airport, sent from the United Kingdom after authorities denied him entrance. He was returned to the Phoenix-area city of Peoria, booked and taken to a county jail.
Noor Almaleki remains hospitalized in serious condition after undergoing spinal surgery. The other woman, Amal Khalaf, is in serious but stable condition, according to family members.
He is accused of striking and then running over his 20-year-old daughter and her boyfriend's mother with his Jeep on Oct. 20 as the women were walking across a Peoria parking lot.
Police said the Almalekis moved to Peoria from Iraq in the mid-1990s.
Family members said Noor Almaleki had been living with her boyfriend and Khalaf, and Faleh Almaleki was upset that his daughter had become too "Westernized" had failed to live by traditional Muslim values and had disrespected the family.
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KU Environs is a student group dedicated to sustainability and promoting environmental education. Members of the group volunteered in the effort to preserve what's left of the prairie in Douglas County.
"The prairie is a unique resource we have, so we're doing our part to
keep it, said sara Schenk, Omaha, Neb, junior and secretary for Environs. "The prairie is part of Kansas history. We need to hang on to what little we have left."
In the 1850s, approximately 94
percent of Douglas County was covered in native prairie, according to a study on native prairie remnants released in 2005. As of 2005, only 0.5 percent of that prairie remained.
"The prairie is a unique resource we have, so we're doing our part to keep it."
SARA SCHENK Environs secretary
Kindscher said Kansas lost most of its native prairie to agriculture. He said preserving and restoring the prairie was important not only
Kelly Kindsher, senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey and co-author of the 2005 study, led the group of students to the site to collect the seeds. He said he would store the seeds in a refrigerator at the Kansas Biological Survey until April, when it came time to plant them.
to the history of Kansas, but to existing animals and plants that relied on the prairie habitat, such as the federally endangered mead's milkweed and the state bird, the meadowlark.
The Environs students braved the thorns and thistles of the native prairie, along with its resident, often large, spiders, for three hours to collect seeds in manila
Kelly Kindscher, senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey, demonstrates to a group, including members of KU Environs, how to extract seeds. Kindscher led the seed-gathering effort held at the Rockefeller Natural Prairie Saturday afternoon.
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chickens to habitat loss and deg radiation, he said.
BRAVING THE PRAIRIE
"If we don't start
"If we don't start protecting the prairie and their habitat, we're going to see these species continue to decrease or even disappear," Kindscher said.
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In this decade alone, Douglas County has lost all of its prairie
envelopes. Kindscher said the group collected seeds from about 30 species, a small but important fraction of the 200 species currently growing on the preserve.
Chelsea Paxson.
Newton junior,
searched amidst
grasses a full two feet taller than her to find rattlesnake masters — a waist-high plant known for its sharp, black thistles once used by the Fox Indians to keep rattlesnakes at bay, according to Kindscher.
Though the rattlesnake masters, as well as the season, prevented any rattlesnake sightings, they couldn't protect Paxson and her partner, Derek Glasgow, Winfield graduate student, from being cut by the thistles, despite the gloves they used to extract the seeds.
"The prairie isn't as showy as the rainforest, but it's just as important."
"The prairie is pretty, in its own way," Paxson said, pausing, "when you're not getting stabbed by everything in it."
EMILY LUBARSKY
Shawnee freshman
While they were feeling the pain of the rattlesnake masters, Emily Lubarsky, Shawnee freshman, collected Indian grass seeds — among the more popular and easily found plants on the prairie.
"It's an awesome opportunity for KU
students to get hands-on experience with the environment and form an attachment to a part of it that's endangered," Lubarsky said. "The prairie isn't as showy as the rainforest, but it's just as important."
Lubarsky partnered up with Shade Little, husband of Chancellor Gray-Little. He said he joined the students to experience a habitat had never seen before.
"It is a big part of us, even though we don't think about it," he said.
The seeds collected Saturday will be planted next April along a new cement path that winds its way through the native prairie. Although the trail would disrupt some of the habitat, Kindscher said, it would also allow the land to be more accessible to people for research, education and admiration.
AIR AND WATER
And with native prairie lining the path, he said, people will get a closer look at the natural beauty this area once held.
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Members of KU Enviros take part in a seed collecting at the Rockefeller Natural Prairie Saturday afternoon. The seeds will be planted in April as part of the effort to preserve the prairies.
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KORSOER, Denmark — The world's largest cruise ship cleared a crucial obstacle Sunday, lowering its smokestacks to squeeze under a bridge in Denmark.
The Oasis of the Seas — which rises about 20 stories high — passed below the Great Belt Fixed Link with a slim margin as it left the Baltic Sea on its maiden voyage to Florida.
Company officials are banking that its novelty will help guarantee its success. Five times larger than the Titanic, the $1.5 billion ship has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. It has 2,700 cabins and can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew members.
Bridge operators said that even after lowering its telescopic smoke-stacks the giant ship had less than a 2-foot (half-meter) gap.
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ry suits with balconies overlooking the sea or promenades.
Accommodations include loft cabins, with floor-to-ceiling windows, and 1,600-square-foot luxu-
Hundreds of people gathered on beaches at both ends of the bridge, waiting for hours to watch the brightly lit behemoth sail by shortly after midnight (2300GMT; 7 p.m. EDT).
The liner also has four swimming pools, volleyball and basketball courts, and a youth zone with theme parks and nurseries for children.
Oasis of the Sea, nearly 40 percent larger than the industry's next-biggest ship, was conceived years before the economic downturn caused desperate cruise lines to slash prices to fill vacant berths.
"It was fantastic to see it glide under the bridge. Boy, it was big," said Kurt Hal, 56.
It was built by STX Finland for Royal Caribbean International and left the shipyard in Finland on Friday. Officials hadn't expected any problems in passing the Great Belt bridge, but traffic was stopped for about 15 minutes as a precaution when the ship approached, Danish navy spokesman Joergen Brand said.
The enormous ship features various "neighborhoods" — parks, squares and arenas with special themes. One of them will be a tropical environment, including palm trees and vines among the total 12,000 plants on board. They will be planted after the ship arrives in Fort Lauderdale.
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The Oasis of The Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, clears a crucial obstacle, by lowering its smokestacks, to squeeze under a bridge in the Baltic Sea, Denmark Saturday. The Oasis of the Seas, which rises about 20 stories high, passed below the Great Belt Fixed Link with a slim margin as it left the Baltic Sea on Saturday on its maiden voyage to Florida. Five times larger than the Titanic, the ship has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a small golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheatre.
Aboard the Oasis of the Seas, project manager Toivo Ilvonen of STX Finland confirmed that the ship had passed under the bridge without any incidents.
In the stern, a 750-seat outdoor
considered sacred because there are Native-American children buried there."
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Demonstrators will hold signs, distribute fliers and encourage passers-by to sign a petition from 2 p.m. to 4
"Nothing fell off," he said.
STEPHANIE FARVE First Nations President
First Nations Student Association, a community organization for Native-American students.
senior, plans to attend the event.
Farve is president of the KU
"People just don't know the true history of Haskell and the true history of that area."
Farve is also a participant in the exchange
tru e history of that area," she said. "The Baker Wetlands are
p. m. today.
She said the wetlands held spiritual and historic significance for Native-American students at Haskell.
The petition will assert support for protection of the wildlife area, which contains more than 471 documented wildlife species.
program between the University and Haskell.
"People just don't know the true history of Haskell and the
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theater — modeled on an ancient Greek amphitheater — doubles as a swimming pool by day and an ocean front theater by night. The pool has a diving tower with spring boards and two 33-foot (10-meter) high-dive platforms. An indoor theater seats 1,300 guests.
One of the "neighborhoods," named Central Park, features a square with boutiques, restaurants and bars, including a bar that moves up and down three decks, allowing customers to get on and off at different levels.
Once home, the $1.5 billion floating extravaganza will have more, if less visible, obstacles to duck: a sagging U.S. economy, questions about the consumer appetite for luxury cruises and criticism that such sailing behemoths are damaging to the environment and diminish the experience of traveling.
It is due to make its U.S. debut on Nov. 20 at its home port, Port Everglades in Florida.
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A University student suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at a costume party late Saturday, according to Lawrence police.
Lawrence Police Sgt. Bill Cory said the 20-year-old student was attending a party at a residence near 13th and Ohio streets when he became involved in an
incident with another man at about 11 p.m. The suspect attacked the victim with a knife, causing a laceration to the student's arm. The victim was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by friends, where he received medical attention for his injury.
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The suspect had not been apprehended as of Sunday afternoon.
The Kansan also won on-site awards at the National Collegiate Media Convention, of which the Associated Collegiate Press was a host.
Former Kansan reporter Ryan McGeeney won third place in the Pacemaker contest for Story of the Year for his story "Ghost World," which ran in The Kansan
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The Wave took Best of Show in the special sections category. The Kansan's daily paper took third in Best of Show. All winners in the Best of Show contest can be found at http://studentpress.org/acp/winners/f09bs.html.
China to attend forum on relations with Africa
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BEIJING — China will set the future direction of its ties with Africa at a multinational forum in Egypt this month, Foreign Minister Yang Ieichi said Sunday.
Premier Wen Jiabao plans to attend the Nov. 8-9 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Yang said in an interview with the official Xinhua News Agency.
No details were given, but at the last forum in 2006, China pledged
to double assistance to Africa by 2009, provide $5 billion in preferential loans and credits, cancel debts and establish a $5 billion fund to encourage Chinese investment.
Yang said those goals had all been met, while the upcoming meeting marks "another important occasion to boost China-Africa friendship and cooperation."
China's trade with Africa has soared by a factor of 10 since 2001, passing the $100 billion mark last year.
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U. S. Coast Guard pilots prepare a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter before taking off on a search mission at the San Diego Coast Guard Station Friday in San Diego. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were searching early Friday for as many as nine people off the Southern California coast following a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter officials said.
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LOS ANGELES — The search for nine people missing since a U.S. Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine Corps helicopter over the Pacific Ocean is now a recovery mission, officials said Sunday.
Petty Officer First Class Allison Conroy said there was little chance of finding survivors among the seven military personnel aboard the Coast Guard C-130 and the two in the Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter.
"We always hold out some hope, but at this point the Coast Guard has suspended the active search for survivors," Conroy said.
The two aircraft collided Thursday evening as the Coast Guard was searching for a missing boater. The Marine helicopter was flying in formation with another Cobra helicopter and two transports on a nighttime training exercise.
The Coast Guard has begun its investigation into the cause of the crash, Conroy said.
Kenneth Claiborne, the father of one of the missing crew members on the plane, said Sunday that his son, Marine 1st Lt. Thomas Claiborne, had been declared deceased. He declined to comment further and referred calls to a Marine spokesperson.
Rear Adm. Joseph Castillo said Saturday evening that the chance for finding survivors would be
"Miracles do happen," Nina Bryant said Sunday. "Miracles every day."
But the mother of Lt. Adam W. Bryant, 28, of Crewe, Va., who was a co-pilot on the Coast Guard plane, said she hadn't given up hope despite the Coast Guard's announcement.
slim, even though the servicemembers had access to heatretaining drysuits and were in excellent physical shape. Water temperatures were in the low 60s at the time of the collision.
"We don't ever want to suspend the case prematurely, when there may be someone out there," Castillo had said. "But hope gets less every day. My hope today is..."
Debris from both aircraft was found, but there was no sign of the crew members.
what it was yesterday."
All seven aboard the Coast Guard plane are stationed at the Coast Guard Air Station
"Miracles do happen. Miracles every day."
The Coast Guard search for the missing boater, David Jines, 50, was called off Saturday evening.
in Sacramento,
Calif. Among the other missing crew members on the plane were Lt.
Cmdr. Che Barnes,
35, of Capay, Calif.
Chief Petty Officer
John F. Seidman,
43, of Carmichael.
Nine aircraft searched over a 644-square-mile patch of ocean in waters about 2,000 feet deep.
Calif.; Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl P. Grigonis, 35, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio; Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham, 29, of Decaturville, Tenn.; Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Mozetzky, 26, of Norristown, Pa., and Petty
Officer 3rd Class Danny K, Kreder II, 22, of Mott, Texas.
Maj. Samuel Leigh, 35, of Belgrade, Maine, was the other crew member on board the Marine Corps helicopter.
"These brave men and women dedicated their lives to ensuring our safety, and today we are tragically reminded of the dangers they face while protecting our state and nation." California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement Sunday. "Maria and I join all Californians in expressing our respect and gratitude for their service and sadness over their deaths."
The investigation will be conducted jointly by the Coast Guard and the Marine Corps, Petty Officer Henry Dunphy said Sunday.
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Sudanese leader calls for secession
Salva Kiru's first-ever call for the mostly Christian, oil-rich south to split off from the Muslim north could increase tension with the Arab-led northern government and further strain the fragile 2005 peace agreement that ended the more than two decade long north-south civil war and left more than 2 million dead.
KHARTOUM, Sudan — The leader of southern Sudan called on his people to vote for secession in an upcoming referendum if they do not want to end up as second class citizens, as voter registration began Sunday for elections across the country.
"If you want to vote for independence so that you are a free person in your independent state, that will be your own choice and we will respect the choice of the people," he added, according to a recording of the event obtained by the Associated Press.
"When you reach your ballot boxes the choice is yours; you want to vote for unity so that you become a second class in your own country, that is your choice," Kiiir told worshippers Saturday at the cathedral in the southern capital ofuba.
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The civil war ended with the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that set up a national unity government, established an autonomous south and stipulated the holding
The agreement also calls for all Sudanese parties to work for unity prior to the referendum. But the partnership has been rocky, mostly because of mutual distrust between the former rivals.
of a 2011 referendum to determine the future of the south.
Last week, Kiri, who is vice president in the transitional government, accused the Khartoum of never making "unity an attractive option" for the southernners and of failing to fully implement the peace agreement.
"What has been said is contradictory to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which calls for favoring the option of unity," he said, according to the official state news agency.
Mandour al-Mahdi, a member of the ruling party's political bureau, expressed regret over Kuir's statements, calling them not befitting of someone holding the position of vice president in the republic.
Southern Sudan's vice president, Riek Machar, said the Kiir's statements were not a change in southern policy but rather a way of saying that the northerners have not made unity attractive, leaving southerners angry.
"It is an expression of how south Sudanese people are getting frustrated," he told Associated Press. "People want to see the peace dividends, the country reconciling and development."
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The Internet pastor for the Flamingo Road Church in Cooper City, Fla., chats with attendees around the world as he prepares to deliver a sermon on Oct. 25.
Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.
When the sermon is done, it's time for communion, and the pastor guides attendees through the ritual. Later, worshippers exchange Facebook and e-mail addresses so they can stay in touch.
There is nothing remarkable about this encounter, which is replicated countless times each weekend at churches around the world. It's all happening online.
The World Wide Web has become the hottest place to build a church. A growing number of congregations are creating Internet offshoots that go far beyond streaming weekly services.
The sites are fully interactive, with a dedicated Internet pastor, live chat in an online "lobby," Bible study, one-on-one prayer through IM and communion. (Viewers use their own bread and wine or water from home.) On one site, viewers can click on a tab during worship to accept Christ as their savior. Flamingo Road Church, based in Cooper City, Fla., twice conducted long-distance baptisms through the Internet.
"The goal is to not let people at home feel like they're watching what's happening, but they're part of it. They're participating," said Brian Vasil, Flamingo
Road's Internet pastor.
The move online is forcing Christians to re-examine their idea of church. It's a complex discussion involving theology, tradition and cultural expectations of how Christians should worship and relate. Even developers of Internet church sites disagree over how far they should go. Many, for example, will only conduct baptisms in person.
The critics say that true Christian community ultimately requires in-person interaction. They deride the sites as religious fast food.
But advocates consider the Internet just another neighborhood where real relationships can be built. Rob Wegner, a pastor at Granger Community Church of Indiana, calls the Web the church's "front porch." Pastors who back the
sites say they feel a religious duty to this new way for reaching the spiritually lost.
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Students stand in the back row of a full chemistry class at the California State University East Bay in Hayward, Calif., on Sept. 23. More than 50 students were on a waiting list for the class.
Courses filling up quickly
High enrollment nationwide causes long waiting lists for classes
BY DEANNA MARTIN
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INDIANAPOLIS - Arthur Call commutes three hours roundtrip to his anatomy class at community college because similar courses on campuses closer to his Indianapolis home are packed this semester.
"Classes around the state were just full," says Call, a full-time student who takes the rest of his classes in Indianapolis. "Thank God it's only Tuesdays. I just have to drive there once a week."
President Barack Obama wants to invest some $12 billion in community colleges with the aim of seeing an additional 5 million students graduate by 2020. This goal comes while many schools are already bursting at the seams with droves of displaced workers hit by the recession competing with traditional students seeking an education bargain.
"All community colleges are not prepared to take on those potentially large numbers of students," said Debra Bragg, a professor and director of the Forum on the Future of Public Education at the University of Illinois.
Bragg says the schools' ability to deal with more students largely comes down to cash.
The Obama administration notes that 5 million more community college graduates doesn't necessarily mean there will be that many more students — schools could increase graduation rates to reach the goal. And the administration says money from the 10-year initiative to rebuild aging facilities and establish online classes would help schools handle the extra students.
Much of the money for the nation's 1,200 community colleges comes from local and state sources. That funding has been hard to come by during the
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"We're cautious in making sure that we don't make expenditures on staffing."
Obama's 10-year initiative would provide a welcome infusion of cash, but some fear it would not sustain community college programs.
Americans than ever are going to college, particularly community college. A record high of about 11.5 million Americans age 18 to 24, or nearly 40 percent, attended college in October 2008, according to a study of Census data recently released by the Pew Research Center. Almost all of the increase of 300,000 students over the previous year came at two-year schools.
"They will be constrained by funding," says Bragg. "It could be potentially extremely challenging if there's not increased funding at the federal, state and local level to make that happen."
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Enrollment numbers are not yet available for the fall 2009 semester, but the American Association of Community Colleges estimates enrollment is up at least 10 percent over 2008. Some schools have reported increases of 25 to 30 percent.
Michael Hansen, president of the Michigan Community College Association, says classes in popular fields such as nursing require low student-to-faculty ratios and expensive equipment. He is concerned it will be difficult to meet new demand without yet more funding.
"It's a little bit of a bittersweet pill," Hansen said. "It's great that people are coming back to community colleges to get trained, but a student only brings about a third of the cost of their tuition."
The conundrum comes at a
Ivy Tech Community College President Thomas Snyder says his school can handle more growth
in part by finding savings internally and relying on philanthropic and community donations. The school will not expand too much and find itself with empty classrooms if an economic turnaround slows future enrollment.
"We're cautious in making sure that we don't make expenditures on staffing, for example, or other critical areas that we can't sustain," Snyder says.
While officials wait to see whether Obama's plan will become reality, community colleges are turning to creative — though not always convenient — ways to cope with already large crowds.
Bunker Hill Community College in Massachusetts holds graveyard shift classes that end at 2:30 a.m., while the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland has converted a student lounge and locker room space into classrooms. Parking shuttles and weekend classes are popping up across the country.
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What's up dude?
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Did you set your clock back?
No.
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HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Adapting to your partner's desires can be tricky. Listen carefully to the words, but also pay careful attention to your instincts. You get further that way.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Focus on the deeper meanings in your relationships. Imagine a world where you can say "I love you" every day.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Keep your eyes open. You're likely to discover new methods for getting things done. It's all about imagination now.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7
Adapt your desires to the needs of an associate. Use your imagination to figure out how to fix a communication problem.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an R
Because you have to adapt to someone else's needs, shake off emotional tension and focus on compassion action.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7
Immerse yourself in feelings.
You sense the wealth of love in your environment. Say "thank you."
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Be ready to change your tune.
Your partner's playing a different instrument. You'll love the duets.
A female acts like she's seen a ghost. Listen carefully to her story. There's a message in it for you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Group effort works only if everyone participates. Listen to each person and weave a complete story.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Fresh concepts earn money and boost self-esteem. Add a feminine touch, even to products designed for men only.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Cash flows out now. You see that more income is possible, but it won't arrive today. Adjust your behavior accordingly.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Your imagination carries you away to a wonderful story land. This is Monday. Do you need to focus on work?
ACROSS
1 TV alien
4 "Everybody Loves Ray-mond" wife
9 Slight application
12 Animation frame
13 Bankrupt company of 2001
14 Regret
15 Indoor garment
17 Finish
18 Latin 101 word
19 Plays unfairly
21 Tenant
24 Steersman's place
25 Asia's neighbor (Abbr.)
26 Last mo.
28 Big, colorful parrot
31 On the briny
33 Long sandwich
35 Not
36 Play for time
38 Attl. counterpart
40 Alias abbr.
41 Sir's partner
43 Dentist's concern
45 Suddenly, to the maestro
47 Rage
48 Expert
49 It's not a lot, but you can live on it
54 — Khan
55 Cheer up
56 Work with
57 Encountered
58 Plastic wrap name
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O E R E E A T
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2 Zodiac sign
3 Winter ailment
4 Considered
5 Concert extensions
6 Sis' sib
7 Kitchen pest
8 Country song?
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10 Family member
11 Hotel furniture
16 Droop
20 Verve
21 Meadows
22 Expel
23 Very attractive one
27 Coffee holder
29 "Diana" singer
30 Have on
32 Jai —
34 Whom Castro overthrew
37 Wood-shop machinery
39 Lurch
42 Bread
44 CSA soldier
45 Unwanted e-mail
46 Incite
50 Old Mideast inits.
51 No longer chic
52 Bonfire residue
53 Golf-hall
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Saturday's number 11.9
Saturday's answer 11-2
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11-2 CRYPTOQUIP
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W L K W O O K T Y T S Y G W Y
A T I N J Z W IN F J T R: "Y G J
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Scandals may pose problems for Scientology, experts say
BY ERIC GORSKI Associated Press
The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
Over the course of two days last week, a French court convicted the church of fraud and Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Huggis' resignation from the church over a litany of concerns was aired publicly. On one hand, it was just another bad press week for the embattled institution founded in 1953 by the late science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.
But for former Scientologists and scholars of the movement, the
setbacks pose a greater challenge coming on the heels of defences of top-level Scientologists who lifted a veil of secrecy on the organization and alleged a culture of violence and control under Hubbard's successor, David Miscavige.
Church spokesman Tommy Davis said Scientology is flourishing, with more than 8,000 Scientology churches, missions and groups in 160-plus nations. He said assets and property holdings have doubled over the past five years, including a new church in Rome and another opening this weekend in Washington, D.C.
"With any organization, the loss of a substantial number of your most experienced people and chaos at the upper levels is problematic," said David Bromley, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor who studies new religious movements and has written on Scientology. "There are PR implications, the possibility of legal actions ... That dwarfs the other things."
The church has strenuously denied the allegations against Miscavige, portraying the accusers as lying disgruntled ex-employees.
"From our perspective, things are going pretty great," Davis said. "In fact, that's downplaying it. Actually, what's happening with the church right now is frankly spectacular. To
One major survey of American religion shows Scientology declining in the U.S., however. The estimated number of Americans who identify as Scientologists rose from 45,000 in 1990 to 55,000 in 2001, then plummeted to 25,000 in 2008, according to the American Religion Identification Survey.
the degree there are these various things happening, it really is a lot of noise."
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Davis said that while the church avoids membership estimates, it's "absolutely in the millions" globally and growing in the U.S.
Scientology has long been controversial. The Internal Revenue Service granted the church tax
Confetti swirls as actor Tom Cruise, left, embraces Church of Scientology leader David Miscavage during the opening of a Scientology church in Madrid on Sept. 18, 2004. The church's recent setbacks — a fraud conviction in France and high-profile defections — have the group on the defensive
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Hubbard taught that the "thetan," the equivalent of a spirit, can be cleared of negative energy from
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The allegations of violence were leveled by four former high-ranking Scientology executives who told their stories to the St. Petersburg Times last summer. The executives said they witnessed Miscavile, chairman of the board that oversees the church, hit staff members dozens of times and urged others to do the same.
Davis called the allegations "absolutely, unquestionably false" and "sickening and outrageous." ABC's "Nightline" aired a report this month covering much of the
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The Oread Inn has added a new piece to Lawrence's library.
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The original drawings of the hotel showed the four flagpoles on top of the building as being 33 feet shorter than their current length. The flagpoles, which also will serve as cellular phone towers, add significant height to the building, bringing the total height to 156 feet. This increased height was mentioned in a technical note submitted with the plan but was not shown in the drawings.
City Planning Director Scott McCullough noted that though
"The building itself went through
had a significant effect. Initially, Student Senate voted on a thin 22-30 margin to reject a resolution against the Oread Inn. In addition to Student Senate's support, city commissioners voted unanimously to approve the ambitious project. But now, it is evident the public should have been better informed
itself went through a public process and they were not concerned with the height." McCullough said. "I hope there's not a perception that it is meant to compete with other buildings in the area."
The construction of the Oread Inn has faced opposition in the past, but no complaints have
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Even with the recent height detail coming into focus, McCullough said he was looking forward to
about the technicalities of the plans
seeing the buildings completion.
"The detail was approved by the governing body, and it wasn't overlooked," McCullough said. "As I recall, there were no questions about it, and as I understood, the commission knew what it was, that it included larger flagpoles, and there were no questions raised
seeing the'building's completion.
about the height."
The commission might have known how large they would be, but because it was a technical note, it could have been misleading to the public.
The Oread Inn is a valuable new part of the city and the University. Its construction will bring in revenue and add a new dynamic to an already historic area. However, the increased height of the hotel adds a new point of focus to the historic Lawrence skyline, and in doing so, is a competing focal point with other campus buildings, most notably the flags atop Fraser Hall. The visual center of campus for visitors and community members should be one of the oldest academic buildings on campus as opposed to an off-campus business.
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RELIGION
A not-so-Christian nation
In his song "With God on our Side", a disillusioned Bob Dylan wrestles with America's past identity as a Christian nation, questioning whether God was using America or if America was using God. In doing so, he underscores a theme of the American mythos as old as the nation itself.
The relationship between faith and politics in America has long been contentious. Presidents have invoked God to justify policies. Religion, particularly evangelicalism, has invoked America to broaden influence, while the cry for separation between the two has never been louder.
If the debate about church and state seems perennial in today's public forum, a historical look at the Christian church might explain why.
Yet, under such marginalization the faith thrived, growing vastly in numbers and in aid to the poor. Unlike evangelicals today, adherents never sought influence through political means. Early followers were even pacifists, protesting Roman military drafts
At its outset, Christianity was not only separate from the state, it was illegal. On the fringes of the Roman Empire, adherents gathered in secrecy to avoid persecution or worse.
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of the day. To them, holy war seemed an oxymoron.
Then in the fourth century, Emperor Theodosius I adopted Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. For the first time, the church was in bed with the state. Christianity was plunged to the forefront of government affairs and the Western world changed forever.
This intertwining of sacred and state altered the church's stance on many issues, including pacifism. Crosses were plastered on the front of shields and wars were first waged for a prince of peace. Religious faith became not an active personal decision, but a passive collective assumption.
Rome, like America after it,
appeared to have God on its side
Historian David L. Holmes concludes that none of America's first five presidents were Christian in any conventional sense. Yet a Christian America has remained prevalent in the minds of many throughout history, perhaps with more fingerprints of Rome than
they would care to admit.
In his book "Myth of a Christian Nation," Dr. Gregory Boyd notes history's effect on the American mythos.
"We have tended to believe that God's will was manifested in the conquest and founding of our country," he writes. "The truth is that the concept of America as a Christian nation is losing its grip on the collective psyche."
If Boyd's assertion is true, and if history is any teacher, perhaps it's reason for Americans both sacred and secular to reioice.
Though the constitution nowhere mentions "separation of church and state," it does promise a government free of religious bias. The more pluralistic America Boyd foresees would more accurately reflect the diversity of worldviews in American society, as well as the constitutional framers' intent.
As for the church, perhaps finally shedding the stigma of a Christian nation — and the shadow of Rome — would set communities of faith free, enabling them to reach out and focus where they always have best; along the margins of society. Indeed, it is there that Mother Teresa visited far more lepers than politicians. Hafner is a Great Bend junior in journalism.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Domestic violence revealed
This week is Domestic Violence Awareness Week at the University of Kansas. The student group Delta Force will be spearheading a campaign to educate students and community members about domestic violence, and several other student organizations and community groups are co-sponsoring the event.
A week of education about domestic violence is important because it's extremely pertinent to the daily lives of many people at the University and in Lawrence.
"A lot of people don't understand how prevalent it is," Liz Stuewe, Lawrence senior and member of Delta Force, said.
A survey done in 2000 by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention found that one in four women is a victim of domestic violence. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Web site said most cases of domestic violence were not reported to the police.
Until I started learning about the advocacy groups on campus and what they planned to do during Domestic Violence Awareness Week, I did not know much about domestic violence. I don't think many students think about it until they or someone they know experiences it firsthand.
It seems this problem is only made worse by common misconceptions about domestic violence.
"The overarching stereotype is so often between a husband and a wife," Stuewe said.
Stueve explained that domestic violence happened in non-marital relationships, LGBT relationships, between family members and even between roommates.
Another seemingly widespread fallacy is that domestic violence constitutes mainly physical abuse.
"I believe that domestic violence is any abuse, albeit verbal or physical, that takes place in the confines of a situation where one person feels like the other one has more power in a relationship." Tanner Willbanks, Hayes senior, said.
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Domestic abuse often occurs in relationships where one partner tends to be more dominant than the other, Willbanks said.
Willbanks is the domestic violence outreach coordinator for the Commission on the Status of Women, one of the groups spreading awareness during Domestic Violence Week.
"Another big misconception when it comes to domestic violence in particular is that, well, if it's that bad, she can just leave or he can just leave," Willbanks said. "That's not really the case. These people have been pretty much terrorized to the point that they don't see a way out, and part of the abuse is usually their partner convincing them that there is no way out."
It is my hope that students will take time to educate themselves about domestic violence so if they find themselves in violent situations, they can recognize it and remove themselves immediately.
Other groups involved in Domestic Violence Awareness Week include KU Young Democrates, Queers and Allies, Amnesty International, KU College Republicans, Alpha Chi Omega, The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, Women's Transitional Care Services and the GaDuGi Safe Center.
For information on the week's schedule, students should stop by the informational tables that will be on the lawn in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall this week.
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Lastly, the public option will
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Not an option not create com
Ben Cohen's "Politically Correct" column in favor of the public option is an ever more frequent insight into stage-five liberal dementia. The public option is not a good idea. It will not "guarantee us coverage until we could afford it ourselves." If coverage is defined as the government telling you what sicknesses you can be treated for, long waits for simple surgeries and small businesses collapsing because of mandatory health coverage costs, then, empirically, coverage will be guaranteed.
These problems didn't arise in some distant land, they occurred in Massachusetts within one year of state law mandating health insurance for all. Within two minutes of searching on ehealthinsurance.com I found more than 70 health insurance plans for $27 a month and more, or four hours of work if you make minimum wage. Most 19- to 29-year-olds forgo purchasing health insurance because they don't think they will get sick, not because they can't afford it.
not create competition — it will destroy it. How can private insurers compete with this "new player" who doesn't have to worry about costs or having a profit margin? It's simple — private insurers can't charge a price below their costs and then tax all of us to make up the difference. The government can.
President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have spoken of their desire for single-payer government health care on record several times. The public option is not a mere player — its Obama's stepping stone to socialized health care. Competing with the public option is comparable to wanting to go to Quinton's tonight but realizing you have insufficient dinero in your ATM to finance another night of debauchery. Meanwhile, the government also wants to go to Quinton's, checks their bank account at an ATM, realizes its overdrawn $11 trillion and decides to buy all of Massachusetts Street anyway.
Hoyt Banks is a senior from Stilwell.
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JERUSALEM — The Palestinians on Sunday accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton of undermining progress toward Mideast peace talks after she praised Israel for offering to curb some Jewish settlement construction.
After meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders during a visit Saturday, Clinton called for an unconditional resumption of peace talks and welcomed Israel's offer for a slowdown in settlement activity.
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Palestinians expressed deep disappointment and frustration at Clinton's words, which signaled a departure from past U.S. calls for a complete freeze on settlement activity.
"If America cannot get Israel to implement a settlement freeze, what chance do Palestinians have of reaching agreement with Israel on permanent status issues?" Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said.
Similar sentiments were voiced by Jordan and Egypt, the only two Arab countries to have peace agreements with Israel. The two countries said most of the blame lay with Israel, but signaled their unhappiness with the American shift.
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Jordan's King Abdullah II traveled to Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. After the meeting, a royal palace statement released in Jordan said both leaders "insisted on the need for an immediate halt of all Israeli unilateral actions, which undermine the chances of achieving peace, especially the settlement construction"
Clinton is set to meet with Arab foreign ministers in Morocco in the coming days.
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Afghanistan's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdul哈 announced his decision not to participate in Afghanistan's runoff election during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday. Abdullah effectively handed a victory to his opponent; incumbent President Hamid Karzai
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai was effectively handed a second five-year term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man it has previously criticized to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.
President Barack Obama has been waiting for a new government in Kabul to announce whether he will send tens of thousands of new troops to Afghanistan. The war has intensified and October was the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces.
Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah announced his decision to quit six days before the runoff election, after last-minute talks led by the U.S. and United Nations failed to produce a power-sharing agreement acceptable to Karzai, according to a Western diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.
In an emotional speech, Abdullah told supporters that he could not accept a runoff led by the same Karzai-appointed election commission that managed the fraud-marred vote in August. The runoff was set for Nov.7 after U.N.-backed auditors annulled nearly a third of Karzai's votes as fakes.
Nov. 7 election." Abdullah said, because a "transparent election is not possible."
The Obama administration, which had been critical of Karzai's leadership, appeared to accept the outcome.
Senior Obama adviser David Axelrod said most polls showed Abdullah would have lost the runoff anyway "so we are going to deal with the government that is there."
"And obviously there are issues we need to discuss, such as reducing the high level of corruption," Axelrod said on "Face the Nation." These are issues we'll take up with President Karzai.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Abdullah for a "dignified and constructive" campaign and said the U.S. "will support the next president and the people of Afghanistan, who seek and deserve a better future."
Obama is still weeks away from deciding whether to send more troops. Top White House advisers said Obama's painstaking review, ongoing since early September, would not be hampered by Abdullah's withdrawal.
About 68,000 American troops already have been ordered to report to Afghanistan by the end of the year.
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, wants the Pentagon to send him an additional 40,000 troops to prevent the Taliban from letting al-Qaida once again use Afghanistan as a
haven — as it was in the days leading up to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
Despite misgivings over Karzai, the U.S. has little choice but to support a leader who was once the toast of Washington for his charm, his fluent English and his role as a conciliator in the wake of the Taliban collapse. Fluent in both major Afghan languages, he could reach out to different ethnic groups, including his fellow Pashtuns who also form the overwhelming majority of the Taliban.
But critics say he has been reluctant to rein in some of the former warlords whose support he sought to bolster his own political power but who are allegedly responsible for much of the corruption that plagues the government.
Karzia insists he fell out of favor in Washington when he openly criticized U.S. military tactics, including the heavy use of air power that has killed many civilians. McChrystal has ordered troops to use air power sparingly to avoid turning Afghans against the NATO mission.
Abdullah stopped short of calling on supporters to 'boycott the polls — a move U.S. officials feared would have enflamed tensions. He also urged his followers "not to go into the streets" to protest the election.
"The people have the right to have a fair election," Abdullah said. "But this election was a failure. It was not independent. It was not transparent."
Karzai's campaign spokesman, Waheed Omar, said it was "very unfortunate" that Abdullah had withdrawn but insisted that the Saturday runoff should proceed as planned.
"We believe that the elections have to go on, the process has to complete itself, the people of Afghanistan have to be given the right to vote." Omar said.
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Junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe keeps his head to the turf as Texas Tech celebrates after recovering a fumble for a touchdown during the fourth quarter. Kansas gave up 28 points during the fourth quarter in a 42-21 loss
Jayhawks disheartened with play
Offense continued to struggle against a tough Texas Tech
BY JAYSON JENKS
PAGE 1B
jjenks@kansan.com
The senior quarterback with the flair for the dramatic, the one who led Kansas to an Orange Bowl victory and who has delivered in the clutch countless times before was benched.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Todd Reeing's senior campaign — the final go-around for one of Kansas' biggest playmakers of all time — has struck an abrupt and rather unexpected road block.
Yes, on the plains of Texas and in front of a less-than-capacity crowd, Reesing stood on the sideline while freshman Kale Pick jogged to take his place for the final seven minutes of a 42-21 loss that completely unraveled in the
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"He was not able to get anything moving — or at least consistently," coach Mark Mangino said. "We just felt like, 'Give Kale Pick a shot.'"
The decision left Reesing and his teammates somewhat surprised.
"I was, I'm not gonna lie," Reesing said. "At that point we were two possessions down, but by no means was the game over. It's not my decision obviously. I gave them a reason."
Still, when senior wide receiver Kerry Meier joined Kansas' huddle in the fourth quarter and didn't see the No. 5 jersey, he was admittedly startled.
"I was kind of confused at first," Meier said. "I thought they had pulled him because he got banged
or hit one of those plays. He was getting hit quite a bit throughout the whole game. Then we come out for a series and I see Kale in the huddle. I didn't know what was going on."
Reesing's mistakes have always been tolerated, simply justified as an important part of the quarterback's home-run mentality. Without it, teammates and coaches said, Reesing couldn't compete at his highest level.
And it all became part of Reesing's easy-to-root-for persona — the one fans latched and held on to after Rees-
Yet for the third consecutive game, Reesing produced costly miscues, which resulted in points for Kansas' opponents. On top
of that, Reeing struggled to find receivers and couldn't effectively move the offense throughout the game.
ing led Kansas to a comeback victory against Colorado in his first game in 2006.
This time Mangino simply decided enough was enough.
"I'm at a loss for words to understand what has happened the last two weeks." Reeing said.
"It's not the way we play football at Kansas. It's not how we do things here."
MARK MANGINO Kansas coach
ing against a white wall in a
tiny makeshift interview room, Reesing admitted that he suffered a groin injury against Colorado that has continued to nag him.
As Reeing noted after the game, though, he wasn't replaced because of an injury, which he said
didn't hinder his performance. Instead, it was his less-than-average performance that kept him planted on the sideline.
pointing finish. But the burden of the loss is not Reesing's alone.
True, Reesing's tale is undoubtedly the headline and most prominent story from Saturday's disap
Far from it, in fact.
"If it was just him. I would have taken him out of the game a long time ago and put Kale Pick in," Mangino said. "But it's not just him. You've got receivers, veteran guys, dropping passes all over the field. And I don't like it. It's not the way we play football at Kansas. It's not how we do things here."
Kansas' offense — the unit expected to carry the Jayhawks this year — struggled as a whole from start to finish on Saturday.
Reeing completed 20 of 35 passes for just 181 yards. He also had two fumbles.
Junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe had an uncharacteristic number of drops and the usually sure-handed Meier fumbled deep in Kansas territory, setting up a Texas Tech touchdown.
Kansas lost four fumbles in the game.
SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 4B
COMMENTARY
Season's original hopes are dashed
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
montemayor@marsan.com
Down by two scores with more than seven minutes left in the game, Todd Reesing — the quarterback of myriad miraculous comebacks — was benched.
Let that simmer for a moment.
Let that simmer for a moment. Freshman quarterback Kale Pick supplanted the man who floated the game-winner in the snow at Arrowhead Stadium a year ago in the Border Showdown. Nearly every notable school passing record stood on the sideline, helmet unnapped and pulled above his forehead.
Joining Reesing on the bench were the expectations of what the culmination of the respective careers from one of the program's more distinguished senior classes would entail.
Texas Tech 42, Kansas 21.
The quarterback who engineered a historic 12-1 Orange Bowl season as a sophomore, the senior wide receiver who humbly accepted being replaced as signal caller and the junior pass catcher who seemed a lock for an NFL roster spot were among those who again were humbled and at times embarrassed.
Kansas' preseason slogan "History Awaits" may need amending as hopes of a Big 12 North title—and higher aspirations—are all but history.
That's not to say flashes of the magic we've come to expect weren't still there Saturday. The
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sutherland breaks out to guide Kansas to 86-56 victory
In Sunday's game against Pittsburg State, sophomore point guard rockets to center stage
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
Someone forgot to tell Aishah Sutherland that this was Danielle McCray's team.
the wiry forward had a coming out party in yesterday's opening exhibition game against Pittsburg State, tallying 20 points and nine rebounds in the first half alone. The sophomore showcased her premier athleticism right off the bat, dominating the paint with powerful lay-ups and forceful rebounding. She ran wild in transitions, leading to easy baskets on the other end. With senior guard Sade Morris benched because of foul trouble, Sutherland and senior guard and forward Danielle McCray displayed an unstoppable inside-outside tandem.
"It causes the guards to suck in and try to get something inside," M. Gray said.
Sutherland's dominance leaves opposing defenses with a troubling question.
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and Sade to go double?" coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
But the game didn't start as smoothly as the 86-56 final score implies. The first exhibition game of the year for Kansas women's basketball justly fit its title. Each team kicked off the contest sloppily, with basketballs soaring out of bounds as if they were magnetically repellent from the players' hands. Contact-heavy fouls were frequent and jump shots clunked off of an unforgiving rim. The opening four minutes of the game were polluted with 11 total turnovers (eight from Pittsburg State, three from Kansas). But the chaos cooled down and
Once the defense is drawn to Sutherland, in other words, it's bombs away for McCray and Morris.
"Are you gonna leave Danielle
In her first ten minutes of play, Sutherland went six for six from the field and two for two from the stripe. She collected five rebounds. She had no turnovers and only one foul. Pittsburg State simply had no answer for the 6-foot-2 slasher with twisting tree branches for arms.
Read more about women's basketball on page 8B.
Sutherland took over.
The only time Sutherland showed any shyness on the floor was after she snagged a rebound from a McCray miss. As she swiveled her body and soared towards the hoop for the put-back, Sutherland's trademark white headband popped off her head and to the floor and her shot was blocked.
"She just outperformed everybody at her position," Henrickson said.
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Senior guard Daniel McCray dribbles upcourt after a steal in the season. In their season,
theer 20 ranked hawks defeated Pittsburgh State, 86-56.
Co-captain Nicollette Smith provided a gritty and versatile spark off the bench, spreading the floor with her range and finishing with 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Redshirt freshman point guard Angel Goodrich showed flashes of brilliance with 10 assists but was also bitten by the turnover bug. If the clairvoyant passer can take care of the ball, she will continue to feed the bevy of scorers that Henrickson has at her disposal.
"She sees things that most players don't," Henrickson said. "The post players benefited the most from how Angel can play."
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"There's just something about my headband," Sutherland said later.
"It spaces people," Henrickson said. "What's good about Nic and Aishah is that they don't play alike."
McCray and center Krysten Boogaard took over in the second half, scoring 21 of the first 23 Kansas points.
But its the two new pieces. Goo-
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"Most of my cliches aren't original."
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FACT OF THE DAY
Freshman wide receiver/de fensive back Bradley McDougald became the first Kansas player to record a reception and an interception in the same game since Aqib Talib against Kansas State in 2007.
Kansas Athletics
Q: What were Talib's total receiving statistics for the 2007 season?
The Colts (7-0) are the last unbeaten team in the AFC for the fourth time in five years after Baltimore defeated Denver 30-7 on Sunday.
A: 8 receptions,182 yards and 4 touchdowns.Those would be his career reception totals as well.
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Undefeated Colts win 16th consecutive game
The fourth-year running back threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne early in the final quarter to give the Colts their only lead.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts won their 16th straight regular-season game, the equivalent of an undefeated season, and Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach since the NFL merger to open his career with seven consecutive wins thanks to Sunday's 18-14 victory over San Francisco.
NFL
Peyton Manning topped 300 yards and got credit for another Colts rally, but it was Joseph Adalai who won it.
Indianapolis extended the franchise record for consecutive wins, becoming the eighth team in league history with 16 straight wins.
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RUNNING U.S. wins NYC Marathon for first time since 1982
NEW YORK — Meb Kelezigli became the first U.S. man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982 on Sunday, a victory that capped an outstanding day for American distance running.
Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia captured the women's race, with two-time defending champ Paula Radcliffe falling back to fourth then grabbing her left leg in pain after finishing.
Kefleziighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, learned after a disappointing performance in the U.S. Olympic trials in New York two years ago he had a stress fracture in his hip. He capped the long and painful comeback with a landmark victory against a deep field for his first major marathon title.
That day in 2007 he also lost close friend Ryan Shay, who collapsed and died during the race. Keflezighi said the tears she shed after winning were for Shay.
Born in Eritrea, the 34-year-old runner became a U.S. citizen in 1998. He was second in New York in 2004 and third in 2005. Wearing "USA" on the front of his jersey, Keflezigh won in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 15 seconds.
MORNING BREW
Kansas-Texas Tech in 140 or less
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Editor's note: As usual, The Kansan provided live tweet coverage of Kansas' football game Saturday as Clark Goble (@cgoble89) detailed the loss the best he could within the restraints of 140 characters. Below are a few examples of what you might have missed:
"Not too many press boxes where more than one reporter is sporting a cowboy hat. Lubbock, Texas everybody!"
"End of the first quarter, 7-0 KU. Expected at least one offensive touchdown. I still think the offenses will get going soon. #kubball" (Ed.: Clark has tried to pioneer The Kansan's usage of hashtagging. He has since seen the number of followers swell to 95 as a result.)
"61-yard pass from Doege to Detron Lewis for the touchdown, 7-7. That just might open the offensive floodgates."
BY CLARK GOBLE
cqoble@kansan.com
"Um... maybe that touchdown
pass only opened Texas Tech's floodgates. Three plays to Sharp leads to Rojas punt."
"I'm all for getting the right calls, but sometimes you just need to trust the referee's decision. These stoppages kill the game's rhythm."
"Texas Tech scores on two yard run. Of course, play is reviewed. Let's just create robot referees, we're pretty much there already. #kubball"
"Halftime, 14-14. Not the game I anticipated. Whichever offense gets going in the second half will win. If neither do, it won't be pretty."
"Missing, 21-24 year old male, blonde hair, very laid back and relaxed. Oh wait, there's Kerry Meier. Never mind, my mistake. #kuball"
"Reeing avoids tackler and finds Dez Briscoe wide open in the back of the endzone. 21-14 KU. Now that was 2008 Reesing-esque. #kubball" (Ed.: My, how quickly things can and did change.)
"Fourth and goal at the KU goal line. Big play obviously."
"Batch finds the endzone, 21-21. 11 minutes left, and we're back to square one."
"Reesing connects with Meier for just the second time thus far, but Meier fumbles trying to gain extra yards. TTU ball at KU 29."
"With that kind of room, half of the University could have scored that touchdown. 28-21 TTU. Little under 9 minutes left. #kufball"
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MORNING
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"Huh. Reeing fumbles snap on fourth-and-one and TTU scrambles for the touchdown, 35-21."
"Kale Pick."
"Final score: 42-21 TTU. It'll B interesting 2 hear Mangino's rationale 4 benching Sparky, enough was enough or was Pick the better option?"
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Texas Tech Masked Rider Brianna Aucutt-Hight rages down the sideline as she leads the Texas Tech team out of the tunnel Saturday against Kansas. The horse, named Midnight Matador, makes appearances at events, rodeos, and other school and civic functions across Texas. The Masked Rider has been a tradition at the school for 55 years.
MEN'S BASKETBALL No.1 recruit visits campus, spends time with team
The Rivals.com No.1 basketball recruit for 2010 made his official visit to Lawrence this weekend.
Brandon Knight, the 6-3,
185-pound guard from Pine
Crest High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., arrived Thursday, left Sunday and spent much of his time with the men's basketball team. His father, Efrem Knight,
said Brandon was pleased with his time here. Efrem said Kansas coach Bill Self and the practitioners he conducts were big factors in his son's visit.
"Coach Self was basically himself this weekend," Efrem told Shay Wildeboor, senior writer for Rivals.com. "He was just himself, which we liked. I liked watching practice during the visit. The practice at Kansas was very intense. That is one part of the visit that stood out to me."
8. 7 rebounds and 5.6 assists a game last year for the Pine Crest Panthers.
Knight's visit made up for a visit that was originally scheduled for "Late Night in the Phog" because the event conflicted with his high school's homecoming. Knight has already visited Kentucky and Connecticut, and Florida, Miami-FL and Syracuse are left on the list of potential visits.
Knight averaged 31.8 points,
thought Kansas was still an option after the visit. Efrem said the weekend spent in Lawrence was well worth it, regardless.
"Brandon didn't have just one host this weekend," Efrem said. "He hung out with all of the guys on the team. I know he liked the trainer at Kansas. I think that part of the visit impressed him. The school is a great school. Kansas is a great place and Brandon really liked his visit."
Efrem told Rivals.com that Brandon, a five-star recruit,
Johnson's slur suspension cut in half. agent savs
"We've been working hard at it since Thursday," Schaffer said. "We think we have a positive resolution and we'll be able to move forward in the right direction."
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Larry Johnson's agent said he and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed Saturday night to cut the running back's two-week suspension in half, saving him more than $300,000.
The Chiefs suspended Johnson for two weeks until Nov. 9 for what they called conduct detrimental to the club. It would include only one game, Nov. 8 at
sociated Press that nothing had been signed.
Corey Thibodeaux
On his Twitter account last Sunday night and then again the next day speaking to reporters, Johnson used gay slurs. It triggered quick reaction from gay rights groups demanding that he be punished. In another tweet, he also questioned Chiefs coach Todd Haley's competence
Peter Schaffer told The As-
Jacksonville, because this is their bye week.
The two-week absence would cost him $630,000. He
might still face punishment from the league.
NFL
The Chiefs have consistently said they would have no comment on the situation and a spokesman told AP Saturday night the club had nothing to say.
Johnson, who turns 30 this month, needs only 75 yards to become the Chiefs' career leader.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Florida, Texas back on top of Associated Press poll
NEW YORK — Texas is back to No.2 in the AP college football poll.
The Longhorns jumped Alabama and landed right behind top-ranked Florida on Sunday, a day after winning 41-14 at Oklahoma State in their best performance of the season.
Florida, No. 1 for all but one week this season, received 38 first place votes after a 41-17 victory over Georgia.
The Longhorns started the season ranked second, but have been No. 3 behind the Gators and Crimson Tide the last three weeks. Texas received 13 first-place votes from the media panel. Many voters were swayed by the ease with which Longhorns handled Oklahoma State.
Doug Lesmerises of the Cleve land Plain Dealer jumped Texas from No. 3 to No. 1, past both Florida and Alabama.
"The Longhorns haven't had the same type of struggles that Florida and Alabama have experienced in some down-to-the-wire games, and a blowout win over their toughest opponent of the season finally added some heft to the Longhorns' schedule,"he said. "But I still think Texas, Florida and Alabama are separated by very little at the top."
Alabama, which spent a week at No. 1, slipped to No. 3 during an off week.
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Kansas plays for final spot in Big 12 tournament
Season still under way after Senior Day victory against No.20 Missouri
BY JOEL PETTERSON jpetterson@kansan.com
A weekend of triumph followed by confusion resulted in the Kansas soccer team taking an early trip to San Antonio to play an unprecedented play-in game today for a Big 12 Tournament berth.
After an unforgettable 3-2 victory against No. 20 Missouri Friday on Senior Day, Kansas (12-7-1, 4-6 Big 12) ended in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big
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Senior defender Kim Boyer fights off a Missouri player in the Senior Day game against Missouri Friday. The Jayhawks won the game 3-2, placing them in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big 12. Kansas will play Texas Tech today in a play-in game to determine which team gets the eighth and final spot in the Big 12 Tournament.
12 Conference standings with Baylor (8-5- 5, 3-4-3 Big 12) and Texas Tech (8-8.3, 3-4-3 Big 12). Only two teams could advance to the tournament and the conference announced that Baylor and
Kansas would advance because of a four-step tiebreaker.
"They made a mistake, and because of their mistake, we're still playing."
But Saturday afternoon the Big 12 reconsidered that ruling, saying in a statement that the rule to break the three-way tie was "open to interpretation and can be applied in different ways." So it ruled that Kansas and Texas Tech would participate in a play-in game Monday night in San Antonio to decide who would receive the eighth and final spot in the tournament. This is the first time such a play-in match has been used to determine entrance into the Big 12 Tournament.
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Coach Mark Francis said he thought his team had been eliminated after Friday's results. According to Francis, the conference's initial decision was based on a misinterpretation of "goal differential," or the difference between the amount of goals a team scores and allows. The Big 12 only counted goals in games between the three teams in their initial ruling, whereas Texas Tech appealed that the goal differential should apply
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MARK FRANCIS Kansas coach
to the entire season.
"We shouldn't be playing right now," Francis said. "If they'd applied the goal differential properly, we would have been out. They made a mistake, and because of their mistake, we're still playing."
The ruling meant the Jayhawks had to leave for San Antonio early Sunday morning to prepare for today's game. Francis said his team handled the quick turnaround fine and was excited to still be playing.
Today's game will
Today's game will be a rematch of an Oct. 9 match that Kansas won 3-2 in Lawrence, Texas Tech is coming off a 200-minute scoreless streak against Big 12 powers Colorado and Texas A&M, while Kansas has won its last two games with Friday's victory and last Sunday's victory against lastplace Iowa State.
LOOKING BACK
The confusion about the tournament overshadowed Friday's gritty and memorable Senior Day upset against Missouri.
kickoff, the Tigers scored betore the Jayhawks could get possession of the ball. Missouri junior Alysha Bonnick finished a cross with one touch inside a crowded penalty area to put Kansas down 0-1 early. Francis said McCabe's injury affected the team's mindset.
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"I think the girls were a little bit shell-shocked after that," he said. "Maybe that's why we were in such a daze at the beginning. I think we were still on the sideline feeling sorry for ourselves."
But the layhaws gathered themselves and responded in the 23rd minute. Sophomore forward Emily Cressy ran onto a well-placed passed from senior midfielder Monica Dolinsky and placed a shot past the goalkeeper at the near post.
Kansas kept its momentum going in the 38th minute when freshman midfielder Shelby Williamson dribbed through the midfield and hit a left-footed shot into the low corner of the net for a 2-1 Kansas lead that the team carried into half-time. It was the first time Missouri had trailed at the break since Oct. 2 against Texas.
and couldn't play in her last home game. Then, just 51 seconds after
"These are the types of games that you play for. These are the games that you remember forever."
ESTELLE JOHNSON Senior defender
During the second half, the game reached a frantic pace of play and referees struggled to control the intense physicality from both teams. In the second half alone, five yellow cards and 19 fouls were awarded to both teams. It was obvious that emotions were running high in a rivalry game that had
Kansas' playoff hopes and Missouri's undefeated season on the line.
"Every time we play Missouri our emotions are high, but especially so for the seniors this year," senior defender Estelle Johnson said.
in the 76th minute. Cressy came through again for the Jayhawks as she scored her 11th
goal of the season to give her team a 3-1 cushion. Johnson's free kick from midfield bounced around the penalty area before Cressy collected it in traffic and placed it in the net
"It was probably one of the best goals I've scored in my entire life," Cressy said.
narrowed the lead six minutes later when Missouri senior Michelle Collins scored off a rebound from Kansas goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau.
It also turned out to be an important one, as Missouri
Kansas desperately clung to the lead in the last seven minutes, packing in their own half and blocking Missouri's last efforts. The final whistle blew, and the Kansas bench rushed onto the field to celebrate
defeating the top team in the Big 12 and keeping their postseason hopes alive.
"I think these are the types of games that you play for," Johnson said. "These are the games that you remember forever."
Edited by Amanda Thompson
CROSS COUNTRY
Competition tough in Big 12 Championship
BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON
sanderson@kanasan.com
The women's cross country team earned its best finish in the Big 12 Championship in 15 years on Saturday in Columbia, Mo., placing fifth overall. The men's team faced some difficulties, but still managed to snag an eighth place finish.
Kansas faced tough competition, but the women never lost a step. They beat Baylor, a nationally ranked team in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings. Three of the four teams that beat Kansas were also nationally ranked — Texas Tech, Colorado and Iowa State.
Senior Lauren Bonds finished first for the women in 10th place with a time of 21:46.52. Sophomore Rebeka Stowe finished second for Kansas. She ran a 22:35:07, finishing second for her team and placing 50 spots higher than last year. Behind her was sophomore Kara Windisch with a time of 22:53.19 and junior Amanda Miller with a time of 22.59.25 — good for 39th place.
"The level of competition on both men and women's side, nationally, is just tremendous for this conference," said assistant, coach Michael Whittlesey.
"I think we ran great," said Bonds. "We did everything we could have."
In the last scoring position was senior Kellie Schneider, who finished with a time of 23.03.85 and had one of her strongest races of the season.
"Kellie Schneider had just a tremendous race. Whittlesey said. "It was really a coming out party for her. She really bought into how good she could be and just competed extremely, extremely well."
place finish as last year. Three runners fell during the race.
"It was a tough race," sophomore Donny Wasinger said. "We came into today looking to kind of proves ourselves a little bit. It didn't probably go as well as we had all hoped or as we planned, but it's going to be a learning experience."
Wasinger finished first for the men, with a time of 26:00.82 in 38th place. Senior Bret Ingmorg and junior Dan Van Orsdel finished next for the Jayhawks with times of 26:03.15 and 26:23.33. Finishing out the scoring for the men were Junior Nick Caprario and sophomore Austin Bussing.
The men earned the same eighth
The men's and women's teams will compete in regionals Nov. 14 in Springfield, Mo.
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Haslem's basket with 47.4 seconds left, off a pass from Wade, essentially sealed it for Miami, which survived a
Carlos Arroyo scored 12 points, Mario Chalmers added 11 and Michael Beasley overcame a 3-of-12 shooting night to finish with 10 points and 11 rebounds for Miami (3-0), which took the lead for good on a jumper by Wade with 3:01 remaining.
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to push his career total to 10,005, reserve Udonis Haslem had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat stayed unbeaten by downing the Chicago Bulls 95-87 on Sunday night.
Luoil Deng scored 26 points for Chicago (1-2),which got 17 points from John Salmons,11 from Brad Miller and 10 from Joakim Noah. Derrick Rose shot 4 of 15 and finished with eight points for the Bulls.
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wild fourth quarter. The teams alternated the lead seven times in the final 12 minutes, before Chicago missed its final six shots over the last 3:53.
The Heat won three of the four meetings with Chicago last season, each of those victories memorable in its own way.
New York ended a 1-4-1 skid that came on the heels of a seven-game winning streak, largely on the strength of their penalty-killing that was perfect in five chances.
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With most New York sports fans focused on a pair of NFL games and the Yankees' World Series run, the Rangers returned home from a disappointing road trip in which they went 0-2 without Gaborik and beat the stingy Bruins.
The Rangers were outscored 6-3 in road losses to the New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild this week. Now they will try to make some noise during a three-game trip to Western Canada that begins Tuesday at Vancouver.
Boston continued alternating wins and losses, absorbing a
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tough defeat one day after backup goalie Tuukka Rask shut out Edmonton at home.
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Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
Passing
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Kansas Passing
Player C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Todd Reesing 20/35 181 5.2 1 0
Kale Pick 1/2 6 3.0 0 0
Texas Tech Passing
C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Team 25/47 253 5.4 1 1
Kansas Rushing
Player CAR Yards Avg TD Lg
Jake Sharp 10 50 5.0 0 12
Kale Pick 4 21 5.3 0 16
Toben Opurum 6 11 1.8 1 9
Todd Reesing 13 -11 -0.8 0 12
Team 33 71 2.2 1 16
Texas Tech Rushing
CAR Yards Avg TD LG
Team 32 105 3.3 4 44
Kansas Receiving
Player REC Yards Avg TD Lg
Dezmon Briscoe 9 110 12.2 1 29
Kerry Meier 3 32 10.7 0 16
Johnathan Wilson 2 20 10.0 0 11
Jake Sharp 4 15 3.8 0 8
Toben Opurum 2 8 4.0 0 6
Bradley McDougald 1 2 2.0 0 2
Texas Tech Receiving
REC Yards Avg TD Lg
Team 25 253 10.1 1 61
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Avg TD
Bradley McDougald 5 76 15.2 0
Team 5 76 15.2 0
Texas Tech Kick Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 2 41 20.5 24
Kansas Punt Returns
Player NO YDS AVG LG
Team 4 2 0.5 2
Texas Tech Punt Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg
Team 1 22 22.0 22
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS
Jacob Branstetter 0/1 0.0 3/3 3
Team 0/1 0.0 3/3 3
Texas Tech Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 0/0 0.0 6/6 6
Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Alonso Rojas 8 383 2 2 72
Team 8 383 2 2 72
Texas Tech Punting
Tot Yards TB -20 LG
Team 7 278 0 5 48
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Mangino benched Reesing, said he is unafraid of adjusting lineup
BY CLARK GOBLE
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Todd Reeing was benched in the fourth quarter after being unable to consistently move the offensive down the field.
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leaving Reesing in the game was not worth the risk of injury.
Coach Mark Mangino said
"I didn't want him to take another hit," Mangino said. "I didn't want him to get sacked again
from the blindside or scramble and take a hit when our offensive line play is not up to snuff"
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So although Todd Reesing was short-arming throws and veteran receivers were unable to hold on to the ball, Mangino said his biggest issue with the offense was the offensive line. Texas Tech recorded six sacks and the Jayhawks managed just 71 rushing yards in the 42-21 loss at Texas Tech.
"We can no longer play the way we are," Mangino said. "We are not efficient in the run game, we aren't physical, we don't finish blocks, and our pass protection at times has become
suspect as well."
"I did take some shots to the head that luckily didn't ring my bell too bad."
TODD REESING Senior quarterback
Reesing,
"I did take some shots to the head that luckily didn't ring my bell too bad," Reesing said. "We'll see how I feel
tackle Tanner Hawkinson tried a cut block on Texas Tech defensive tackle Colby Whitlock.
The key word is "tried."
IMMOROW PECESS.
Perhaps the biggest hit Reesing took came late in the second quarter after freshman left
Whitlock ran free for an excruciatingly
Despite complimenting the offensive line's rapid progression in the first few weeks of the season, Mangino said the line had regressed in the last couple of weeks. Mangino said he was not afraid to make changes in the line, like any other position.
"I know that's it's a young group," Mangino said. "But I think we have some players that are not getting repetitions on the offensive line that probably deserve them, and we'll give them an opportunity here as we go."
grabbed it and scrambled for the touchdown.
The starters on the offensive line were Hawkinson, junior Brad Thorson, sophomore Jeremiah Hatch, junior Sal Capra and sophomore Jeff Spikes. Junior Ian Wolfe replaced Spikes late in
long couple of seconds and hit Reeing from the blindside. The football dribbed behind Reeing on the turf and Texas Tech
"You got to get it all together in order to be the offense we're capable of being."
Junior wide receiver Dezmion Briscoe said the offense's inability to move down the field was a responsibility shared between the offensive line, the receivers and the quarterback.
the game.
it all together in order to be the offense were capable of being." Briscoe said.
"You got to get
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It certainly appeared that way. The Red Raiders scored four touchdowns in the final quarter after the Jayhawks took a 21-14 lead in the final seconds of the third quarter.
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Sophomore quarterback Kale Pick gets brought down from a Texas Tech lineman late in the fourth quarter. Texas Tech tackled the Kansas quarterback a total of six times Saturday.
In turn, Kansas' offense provided little support for the defense
It certainly appeared that way.
FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"We squandered a pretty good defensive performance for about three and a half quarters." Mangino said. "We played very well on defense. But we left the defense on the field way too long."
"It's tough because we go through a week of practice and it looks like we're ready to roll." Meier said. "And then we come out and do something like this on Saturdays the past few weeks. It kind of throws me for a curveball."
It also overshadowed three quarters of tough, turnover-forcing defense from Kansas.
All week, Kansas' players and coaches repeatedly emphasized the need for the defense to create pressure and turnovers. And the jayhawks certainly delivered.
Kansas' defense returned a fumble for one touchdown while the unit forced and recovered another fumble that positioned the offense at Texas Tech's two-vard line.
"It's hard to deal with it," Reesing said. "We were so ready to get into this season with this senior class and the experience we had on offense and to underperform the last few weeks has
as the Jayhawks failed to score in the fourth.
been hard to deal with.
"We've continued to say we we're going to bounce back but the last few weeks we haven't. At this point, it's gut-check time."
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Senior receiver Kerry Meier gets sandwiched by two Texas Tech sa
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Maxwell Onyegebule scores again
With his three-yard fumble return for a touchdown senior defensive end Maxwell Onygebule recorded his second score of the season. He returned an intercept 48 yards for a touchdown against Duke earlier in the season.
Freshman defensive end Brad McDougal making marks on both sides of the ball
Freshman wide receiver-safety Brad McDougald became the first Kansas player to record a reception an interception in the same game since Agib Talib did it in the fifth game of the 2007 season against Kansai State. McDougald returned the interception 38 yards the Texas Tech 47.
After back-to-back Texas Tech personal fouls late in the third quarter, kicker Jacob Branstetter teed up the kickoff at the Texas Tech 40-yard line.
Branstetter only able to kick deep
It seemed like a perfect opportunity for an unortho dox kickoff for a couple of reasons.
Texas Tech would only gain ten yards on a failed onside attempt compared with a relatively easy Branstetter touchback. If Branstetter guided the kick into corner, Kansas' kick cover teams could have tackled the kick returner well behind the 20 yardline.
But coach Mark Mangino said that Branstetter was unable to kick poches or squib kicks.
"All he's capable of is kicking the ball off the tee den Branstetter said. "We figured, 'Let's make sure they go on the 20 and not do anything stupid'."
Briscoe and Meier tied for catch record
With six more catches than senior receiver Kerry Meier Saturday, junior Dezmon Briscoe tied Meier for the most reception in Kansas history with 189.
Briscoe caught nine passes for 110 yards and a touch down, while Meier caught just three passes for 32 yards.
Meier hasn't caught less than four balls since the Nebraska game last season.
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sandwiched by two Texas Tech safeties. Meier had only three catches for 32 yards Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.
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Senior defensive end Maxwell Onyubehley picks up a loose ball before running it in for Kansas' first touchdown against Texas Tech Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas. Kansas gave up 28 points in the fourth quarter to lose 45-21.
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COLUMN (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
game was tied at halftime as well as with a little more than 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
In the second quarter, Reeing took on Texas Tech's Jamar Wall, absorbed a tackle that sent him backwards and, in a move reminiscent of a play in last year's Nebraska loss, stayed upright and finished a 12-yard run.
Late in the third quarter, Reesing spun out of what seemed a sure sack before zipping a pass to a completely uncovered Dezmon Briscoe in the end
For as refreshing it was to see those plays after the last two weeks of shaky starts and troubling performances by Kansas' offense, any relief was short-lived.
zone. It put Kansas up momentarily.
It was also the last time Kansas would
score.
See, for as tenured as the players on billboards and media guides promoting the team are, inexperience still troubles the offensive line. It's why Reesing is constantly under pressure, oftentimes
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But as coach Mark Mangino alluded to in his post-game remarks, it's not only Todd who has been afflicted. Saturday's game became Hell on Halloween for everyone. Kerry Meier — who entered the game averaging 8.9 receptions-per-game (second in the NCAA) — didn't catch a pass until a key third-down grab
on the receiving end of a crushing hit by a man twice his size. It is also why a (listed) 5-foot-11 quarterback is suddenly getting passes tipped by 6-foot-7 and 6-foot-8 defensive linemen.
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more than halfway through the third quarter. But with Pick later behind center — after Reesing, trying to lead a comeback, fumbled a snap that extended the Red Raiders' lead — he dropped a key third-down pass. Meier also fumbled with the score tied earlier in the quarter to later relinquish his team's gridlock.
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And Briscoe's drops continued.
And Jake Sharp is a step slower than what he was at the season's start. And the running game overall averaged just 2.2 yards per rush. And so on.
Kansas will likely be the underdog when it travels to Manhattan this Saturday. There's been nothing to suggest that it shouldn't be. The Wildcats dropped 30 points on a Sooners defense that nearly held Kansas without an offensive score Oct. 24.
Maybe it's time we readjust our expectations.
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Quote of the Game
Coach Mark Mangino on replacing senior quarterback Todd Reesing with freshman Kale Pick in the fourth quarter. "I don't think it was a big deal. On the last series he was in there he short-armed two passes and had a fumble. More than anything, I thought that Kale would give us a little bit of a jump. I just didn't feel good about the offense as a whole. And to be honest with you, I was concerned about the protection. I didn't want him to take another hit."
Mangino
Game Balls
Alonso Rojas. Rojas, who was called on early and often, averaged 48 yards on eight punts, including a long of 72 yards. On a day when Kansas' offense severely struggled to move the ball, Rojas kept the field position battle even with a solid day of punting.
Jake Laptad. Laptad recorded six tackles, including two tackles for a loss. But his biggest play occurred in the final minutes of the first half. Laptad sacked — and stripped — Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege and the result of the play set up a touchdown that tied the game at halftime.
Max Onyegbule. Onyegbule's numbers are solid: He had two tackles, a sack and recovered a fumble for a touchdown. But Onyegbule also continually pressured and knocked down Texas Tech's quarterbacks. His performance goes beyond simply his stats.
Delay of Games
Jeff Spikes. It's hard to fully and accurately characterize the play of an offensive lineman. But one thing is certain: Texas Tech created a lot of pressure and Spikes was pulled mid-series late in the fourth quarter. That's never a good sign.
Kerry Meier. Meier finished with a season-low three catches for just 32 yards. He also had a costly fumble deep in Kansas territory that Texas Tech recovered.The Red Raiders capitalized with a touchdown on their ensuing possession.
Todd Reesing. Not to pile on but Reesing has simply struggled in his last three games. He has seven turnovers in that stretch and many of those miscues resulted in points for Kansas' opponents. He finished with just 181 yards and two fumbles against Texas Tech, and he was benched with seven minutes left in the game.
Play of the Game
In the final minutes of the first half, junior defensive end Jake Laptad stripped Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege from behind, setting off an unusual scramble for the ball. Senior linebacker Arist Wright initially picked up the bouncing ball before it slipped out of his hands. Freshman safety Lubbock Smith then scooped and returned the ball to Tech's two yard line.
Notes
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL...
Kansas' defense has proven that the unit has fully turned the corner after a disappointing performance against Iowa State on Oct. 10. In their previous two games, the Jayhawks played well enough to grab a victory. Against Texas Tech, the defense kept Kansas in the game. The Jayhawks scored a defensive touchdown and limited the Red Raiders offense for three quarters before fatigue set in.
THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY...
D-LINE DOING ITS JOB?
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing is still stuck in the worst slump of his career. For the third consecutive game Reesing had costly turnovers and simply missed open receivers. It was bad enough on Saturday that coach Mark Mangino replaced Reesing with backup quarterback Kale Pick with seven minutes left in the game. At that point Kansas only trailed by two scores.
This looked more like the relentless defensive front that played so well during the nonconference season. The Jayhawks recorded five sacks and forced two fumbles. On one of the fumbles, senior defensive end Max Onyegbule scored a touchdown. On the other, the Jayhawks returned the ball to the Red Raiders' two yard line.
BIGGEST ANSWER...
The offensive line isn't nearly as good as the unit played against Iowa State on Oct. 10 - a performance Mangino characterized as "one of the finest jobs of pass protection I think I've been associated with in a single game." The offensive line has certainly regressed since that point.
The cause of Reesing's slump isn't simply a couple of fluky performances. But other than that it's hard to tell what exactly is going wrong. After the game Reesing couldn't pinpoint the root of his struggles, and that could be part of the problem. Simply put: Something isn't right with Kansas' senior quarterback.
STILL QUESTIONING...
LOOKING AHEAD...
At the beginning of the season, this week's game at Kansas State certainly didn't seem to be a toss-up. Not anymore. K-State played Oklahoma close on the road, letting the game slip away late in the fourth quarter. Kansas, meanwhile, enters on a three-game losing streak.
FINAL THOUGHT...
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID?
This one certainly stung. There's no shame in losing on the road to Texas Tech. But Kansas wasted a solid defensive effort and a chance to take a step forward in the Big 12 North race. Instead, the Jayhawks title hopes seem closer to a distant memory than a realistic goal.
Original prediction: Texas Tech 42, Kansas 27. Actual score: Texas Tech 42, Kansas 21. While the scores were relatively close, Kansas played — and deserved — much more than a 21-point loss. This one calls into the category of so-so.
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Schedule
Date Opponent Result/Time
9/5 Northern Colorado W, 49-3
09/12 at UTEP W, 34-7
09/19 vs. Duke W, 44-16
09/26 vs. Southern Miss W, 35-28
10/10 vs. Iowa State W, 41-36
10/17 at Colorado L, 30-34
10/24 vs. Oklahoma L, 13-35
10/31 at Texas Tech L, 21-42
11/07 at Kansas State 11:30 a.m.
11/14 vs. Nebraska TBA
11/21 at Texas TBA
11/28 vs. Missouri TBA
12/05 Big 12 Championship TBA
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
Weekend brings mixed results
Team falls to Mizzou, defeats Nebraska-Omaha in back-to-back duals
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Junior Brittany Potter competes in the 200-yard butterfly race in the dual meet against Nebraska-Omaha Saturday. Potter finished third in her heat with a time of 2:07.60.
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Swimming coach Clark Campbell likened his team's performance this weekend to the Kansas landscape: flat. The swimming and diving team lost to Missouri 176-119 Friday at the Robinson Natatorium before coming back and beating Nebraska-Omaha 79-45 on Saturday.
"We had a good meet last week in Arkansas and we weren't on that level this week." Campbell said. "To their credit, they came back and took care of business against Nebraska-Omaha."
Senior Meghan Proehl won the one-meter dive competition, accumulating an NCAA-qualifying standard score of 273.9 against Missouri.
She also took second place in the three-meter dive with a score of 241.8. Proehl said she thought she could still perform better, too.
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"This weekend says nothing about the potential this team has," Proehl said. "By the time Big 12 Championships come is when the whole team will be peaking, and we will be much more competitive with Missouri."
Junior Iulia Kuzhil stood out in the pool by breaking a Robinson Natatorium record in the 100-yard backstroke.
Her time of 55.61 seconds bested the previous record by .26 seconds and Kuzhil met the NCAA 'B' qualifying standard.
The next day, the Jayhawks
played host to Nebraska-Omaha in their second straight dual, earning a victory with a first-place finish from sophomore Stephanie Payne in the 200-vard butterfly.
Kansas also got two first-place finishes from freshman Monica Johannessen in the 50- and 100-
yard freestyle events and another from senior captain Carrah Haley in the 200-yard backstroke.
"It's still early in the season and I know both the swimmers and divers are still working on perfecting a lot of skills," Proehl said. "Personally, I'm excited with the way the season has started out."
Campbell said the team dealt with "not typical swimming injuries" and illness, which contributed to a lack of practice time for the entire team.
od where there was at least one girl with things like bronchitis." Campbell said. "Swimming is probably one of the most training-intensive sports because you can only improve when you're in the water. We're really hopeful that we have the sickness stuff behind us to start growing."
The Jayhawks will be back in the pool Nov. 7 in Springfield, Mo., for a dual with Drury University.
"There was a six-week peri-
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Lambeau on Sunday.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre still knows how to win big games at Lambeau Field, even if this one came for the enemy and to a chorus of boos.
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Despite being jeered repeatedly by Packers fans who once cheered his every move, Favre completed 17 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns. The Vikings took a firm hold on the NFC North standings.
"But Packer fans cheer for the Packers first," Favre said. "I know that. But I hope that everyone in the stadium watching tonight said, 'I sure hate those jokers on the other side, but he does play the way he's always played.'"
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Capitalizing on turnovers, Tennessee beats No. 21 S.C.
Favre strong in victory against former team
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Decked out in black jerseys, Tennessee took three South Carolina fumbles and turned them into touchdowns as the Volunteers beat the No. 21 Gamecocks 31-13 Saturday night.
For the second time in less than a month, Brett Favre sliced up his former team and stuck it to the franchise that cast him aside as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 38-26 at
Jonathan Crompton threw two touchdowns, Montario Hardesty ran for two more and Rico McCoy forced two fumbles as coach Lane Kiffin grabbed his first win over a
After warming up in their traditional orange home jerseys, the Vols (4-4, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) seemed to take the Gamecocks by surprise as they took the field in Halloween-inspired uniforms.
And how's this for a twist: Tennessee's victory helped Florida. The Gators clinched the SEC East and a spot in the conference title game when the rival Vols beat South Carolina.
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Novice members excel in first races
ROWING
The varsity rowers were also in action Sunday, turning in similar results. The Varsity Eight boats placed first, second, third and fifth, and the Varsity Four boats
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placed third and fourth. But coach Rob Catloth said it was mostly the freshman rowers' impressive debut that made the day a success.
"As a novice, you don't know what to expect," senior Lindsey Lawrence said. "It was great to get them a few raisons, and let them get familiar with the regatta environment. I think overall they did a really great job."
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Now, the novice rowers will be relegated to practice and improvement until they return to action in March. For the remainder of the fall, the varsity rowers will be firmly in the spotlight. Still, the team's veterans reiterated the importance of the experience that Sunday's regatta provided for the youngsters.
The four Second Novice Eight boats placed first through fourth in their race, while the First Novice Eight boats finished second, fourth, fifth, and eighth. In the Novice Four race, the two Kansas boats finished in third and fourth. In the eyes of their upper-classman teammates, the novice rowers passed the first real test of their collegiate careers.
"Our main thing today was the novice races, trying to get everyone some experience," Catloth said. "They did really well today, so I think we achieved that goal."
For the novice members of the rowing team, Sunday's Frostbite Regatta in Wichita was their first and only chance to compete this fall. They took full advantage of their lone opportunity.
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"It was a great way for them to start off," senior Stacy Rachow said. "They're only going to get better from here."
NBA Pierce notches 27 points, leading Celtics to victory
BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 27 points and the Boston Celtics improved to 4-0 with a 97-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night.
Chris Paul scored 22 points with eight assists for New Orleans, and then had to be held back after the game when he tried to follow the Celtics off the court to their locker room. Paul and Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo also exchanged words in the second quarter, drawing matching technical fouls.
an 11-point runaway.
Ray Allen scored 17, Kevin Garnett had 14 and Rondo had 10 assists for Boston, which pulled away with an 11-3 run in the last four minutes to turn an 86-83 lead into
Peja Stojakovic scored 26 as a reserve for New Orleans, including 6-for-10 3-point shooting. Emeka Okafar had 10 rebounds for New Orleans.
The Celtics, who won their first eight in their 2007-08 championship season but just two straight to start last year, have won four games in six nights, including a season-opening victory over the rival Cleveland Cavaliers and All-Star LeBron James.
Pierce scored 10 in the first and 10 more in the second as the Celtics opened an 11-point lead en route to a 47-38 score at the half. They led from the 9:41 mark of the second until Stojakovic hit a 3-pointer to tie it 69-all with 25 seconds left in the third quarter.
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NEBRASKA 20,
BAYLOR 10
half. Baylor didn't score an offensive touchdown in the game.
In his first start, freshman quarterback Cody Green led the Cornhuskers to a 20-10 lead in the first
Green finished the game 12-for-21 with one interception, but Nebraska cut down its turnover total to two after turning the ball over eight times against Iowa State the week before.
Baylor actually outgained Nebraska 276-273 and recorded seven more first downs. However, Nebraska's Eric Martin blocked a punt on Baylor's first possession and Justin Blatchford returned it for a touchdown.
Nebraska defensive end Jared Crick constantly harassed Baylor quarterback Nick Florence and recorded five sacks.
MISSOURI 36,
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Boulder, Colo., Missouri used a 21-point first quarter to cruise to a victory against Colorado.
Missouri receiver Danario Alexander caught eight passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns, including a 73-yard touchdown reception to put the Tigers up 14-0.
Colorado had -14 net rushing yards. Rodney Stewart rushed 10 times for just three yards but did pick up a touchdown.
Despite being hobbled by a right ankle strain, Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns.
It was the Tigers' first victory in Big 12 play this year.
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The Aggies never punted in a controlling offensive performance Saturday.
Quarterback Jerrod Johnson threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Texas A&M racked up more than 500 yards of total offense.
Iowa State's Jerome Tiller, filling in for injured quarterback Austen Arnaud, threw two costly interceptions and Iowa State fell too far behind early in the game.
Texas A&M picked up 31 first downs, ten of them coming on third down conversions.
Alexander Robinson returned at running back for the Cyclones and rushed for 76 yards on 20 carries.
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Landry Jones is getting pretty comfortable at the helm of the Sooners' offense.
The freshman quarterback filling in
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Three of Jones' passing touchdowns came in the first quarter and gave the Sooners an early 21-0 lead. From that point on, the Wildcats outscored the Sooners, but the
deficit was too much to overcome.
Kansas State wide receiver Brandon Banks caught nine passes for 156 yards and returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the fourth time this season and the fifth time in his career.
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Back Zach Robinson threw four interceptions and Texas returned two of them for touchdowns in Oklahoma State's 41-14 loss at home against Texas.
Oklahoma State outgained Texas 277-275 but had five turnovers compared with Texas' one.
The victory gives the Longhorns complete control of their destiny in the Big 12 South. With victories against one-loss teams Oklahoma and now Oklahoma State, Texas could even slip up once along the way and still be division champions.
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BALTIMORE — The Denver Broncos went from unbeaten to overmatched during a 60-minute beatdown by the Baltimore Ravens.
Rookie Lardarius Webb returned the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Baltimore ended a three-game losing streak with a surprisingly easy 30-7 victory Sunday.
It was Denver's
"We didn't play our best ball, but they're a pretty good team and they beat us pretty good today on all sides of the ball."
The Ravens, however, dominated every facet of the game.
first loss under rookie head coach Josh McDaniels. The Broncos (6-1) came in with the NFL's top-ranked defense, a plus-7 turnover differential and one of the league's best kick returners in Eddie Royal. Denver had also outscored the opposition 76-10 after halftime.
Baltimore (4-3) limited Denver to 200 yards, scored off the game's lone turnover, won the special teams fight and outscored the Broncos 24-7 in the second half.
KYLE ORTON Denver quarterback
Denver started the day as one of three unbeaten teams in the NFL and was trying to go 7-0 for the first time since 1998. Baltimore needed a win to avoid falling under .500 and dropping two games behind Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the AFC North.
Baltimore held Royal in check, bottled up Orton and became the first team this season to rush for more than 100 yards against Denver. Given two weeks to think about a three-game skid in which they lost by a combined 11 points, the Ravens started fast and never relented.
"We didn't play our best ball, but they're a pretty good team and they beat us pretty good today on all sides of the ball." Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton said. "We didn't really do a whole lot."
"They just did a better job of executing. Desperation had nothing to do with it," Broncos safety Brian Dawkins said.
Baltimore went up 13-0 when Webb turned the second-half kickoff into his first NFL touchdown. After breaking free around his own 30, the speedy rookie cut right and outran his pursuers into the corner of the end zone.
"We know we're capable of doing this kind of thing," said Joe Flacco, who went 20 for 25 for 175 yards and a touchdown. "We had a chance in the other games. Today we finished. That's why we won."
In a duel between an undefeated team and a desperate one, the Ravens prevailed.
"All 10 guys got their body on someone," Webb said. "I just saw a hole and ran."
a hole and ran.
The Broncos responded with an 86-yard march fueled by three Baltimore penalties totaling 44 yards. A 39-yard pass interference call on Domonique Foxworth and an offside by Ed Reed on a fourth-and-1 led to a 1-yard touchdown
run by Knowshon Moreno.
The Ravens answered with a field goal for a 16-7 lead, then went up 23-7 on a 20-yard pass from Flacco to Derrick Mason with 13:07 left.
"Around the locker room it's going to be more upbeat," Foxworth said. "It's amazing how winning heals all wounds."
The Broncos, for the first time under McDaniels, will have to rebound from a defeat.
"Anytime you have a game like this, it forces you to look in a mirror," McDaniels said. "Hopefully we can find out just as much about one another ... through the adversity of a loss as you can through six wins."
The Broncos managed only 79 yards in being held scoreless
RayRicecapped the rout with a 7
"Anytime you have a game like this, it forces you to look in a mirror."
the rout with a 7-yard touchdown run with 1:59 to go. Rice ran for 84 yards, the most by one player against Denver this season.
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The tone was set on first play from scrimmage, when Ravens linebacker jarret Johnson blitzed untouched from the left side and sacked Orton.
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Jayhawks lose after starting strong
BY BRITT BEASLEY bbeasley@kansan.com
The volleyball team took on yet another ranked opponent this weekend in Texas A&M. Though the team looked good in the first set, it was not enough as it lost 3-1.
The Jayhawks led through most of the first set. When the Aggies tried to climb their way back into it, the Jayhawks shut the door on them. The team won the first set 25-23.
"We started off strong, which is usually our weak point," sophomore setter Nicole Tate said.W "Now we just have to finish the matches that we start."
Tate led the team with 45 assists to go along with her 10 digs.
The second set started and the Jayhawk battles their way through the second set. It looked as though the team would be able to get back into the game after a kill by sophomore Allison Mayfield brought the score to 18-23, but in the end lost 25-22.
"We hit .233 and had as many kills," coach Ray Bechard said. "We just did not hit as high a proficiency."
In the third set the layhawks battled through most of the game but could not come through as they lost 23-25. Freshman middle blocker Taylor Tolefree started the third set and immediately contributed. She had an attack percentage of .667 in the third set with five kills.
The Jayhawks played the first set and had a .277 attack percentage and looked as though they were the better team as Texas A&M had a.176 attack percentage in the first set.
"This is a really important game that we needed; we didn't get it, but everyone just felt the importance of it." Toilefre said. "From here we go back to practice and we either execute it or we don't, so we will get to a point to do that consistently."
The layhawks looked as if they had some momentum going until the ball got stuck in the ceiling and forced a replay on the ball.
The Aggies proved to be just too much in the fourth set as they took the set 25-15. The Jayhawks never seemed to be in a rhythm during the set. By the time they tried to mount a comeback it was already 8-18 and it was too late.
"This was an opportunity we let go." Tate said, "This is our gym and we should have had bigger pride against them. We had our game plan and just didn't execute. The coaches gave us something to do and we were just not able to pull it out."
The team next heads to Colorado Wednesday and then Oklahoma Saturday.
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Allison Mayfield tips the ball over the net and behind two Texas A&M blockers to record one of her career high 20 kills. Kansas fell to Texas A&M 3-1 Saturday night at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Freshman Goodrich makes solid start
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
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No one could have predicted what kind of play the Jayhawks would receive from the point guard position, specifically that of freshman Angel Goodrich. But Sunday's game against Pittsburg State was a clear response.
With three minutes and 10 seconds left in the first half, coach Bonnie Henrickson subbed Goodrich in despite the starters' two personal fouls.
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"We were trying to tell her you need to learn to play with fouls because it's clear we're going to need her on the court," Henrickson said.
At that point in the game Goodrich had four assists along with four turnovers in what had been an up-and-down first career start. Up to that point she had earned four assists, but matched each assist with a turnover for a total of four turnovers.
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At the close of the first half, Goodrich had walked into the locker room still thinking about her four turnovers.
"I tried to calm myself down," Goodrich said. "There were some decisions I made in the first half and I just tried to focus on making them better in the second half."
Following the bid of confidence from her coach, Goodrich elevated her level of play throughout the rest of the game.
Goodrich played for a total of nine minutes; the last three minutes of the first half and six minutes of play in the second half. During
that time, Goodrich piled up six more assists, for a total of 10, and committed no more turnovers.
At the start of the second half, Goodrich displayed an incredible knack for finding open players, earning two assists in less than two minutes.
"She's the best passer I've ever played with," sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland said. "So long as I run and she's looking for me with the ball, I'll get it."
Some of Goodrich's 10 assists helped Sutherland to earn a double-double for the Jawhaws.
Senior guard and forward Danielle McCray benefited, too. Three of Goodrich's assists led directly to seven of McCray's 18 points.
"She's born with that ability to see the whole floor," McCray said.
Despite not scoring any points and only attempting two shots in the game, Henrickson was very positive about Goodrich's play.
**Game Ball:** Alishah Sutherland — The lanky sophomore tallied 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in only 26 minutes of play. In Sunday's game, shooters Danielle McCray and Sade Morris had plenty of open looks.
Quote of the Day: "I think it bodes well for us that you've got a player of a caliber of
"Sometimes for a young quarterback the game appears too fast for them, but it doesn't for her," Henrickson said.
Danielle McCray and she's not one of the two most impressive players in the gym," Henrickson said.
Stat of the Game:10 assists from Angel Goodrich
— Coach Henrickson has big hopes for her new point guard. Sunday's showing was a good omen.
Goodrich's fellow point guards didn't experience the same success in Kansas' first exhibition game.
Senior point guard LaChelda Jacobs didn't turn the ball over once.
This was somewhat overshadowed by some bad decisions she made in Kansas's transition offense.
"Shot-wise, she probably needs to drive in and not pull up for shots sometimes." Henrickson said.
Junior college transfer Rhea Codio also suffered some setbacks in her first game as a Jawhawk.
Despite getting her first assist in less than 10 seconds on the court, Codio turned the ball over twice while only garnering one more assist.
"Rhea is going to be fine," Henrickson said. "She was playing a little fast and she's not patient enough right now to just let it happen."
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Teams comes in at No.20 in Associated Press poll
Kansas women's basketball team was ranked No. 20 in a national poll released last Friday by the Associated Press. The selection ends an almost decade-long absence from the rankings; Kansas last graced the Associated Press' poll on Feb. 21, 2000.
"We were all excited and we're still excited about it," senior guard Danielle McCray said.
Four other Big 12 schools are also ranked. Among them are Baylor, the preseason pick to win the Big 12 conference, and Texas, picked to finish tied for second with Kansas in the Big 12. Last year's national champions, the Connecticut Huskies, again grabbed the top spot.
"We've got to live it up and show that," McCray said.
Despite this preseason recognition McCray, who was tabbed as the Big 12 preseason player of the year, acknowledged the team needs to focus.
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Members of the Eco-Justice, Environs, First Nation Student Advisory Board and Wetlands Preservation Organization held a demonstration in front of Strong Hall on Monday. The protestors chanted "Don't Pave," to derail the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway on the 20-acre Baker Wetlands.
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BY JUSTIN LEVERETT
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Demonstrators challenged the University's neutral position on the Baker Wetlands debate Monday. Forty students and locals gathered on the Strong Hall Lawn and chanted, marched with signs and gathered petition signatures on both sides of Jayhawk Boulevard.
Jason Hering. Hutchinson senior and president of the student environmental group Eco-Justice, said the goal of the demonstration was to draw attention to the 20 acres of wetlands controlled by the University and to prevent the construction of the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway.
The trafficway was most recently projected to be a six-lane high
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way with a 12-foot sound barrier that would cross through the Baker Wetlands, which span 640 total acres south of 31st Street.
Campus environmental groups collaborated with local groups, some based at Haskell Indian Nations University, to stage the demonstration. Hering said the groups wanted the University to appoint one person responsible for the fate of the 20 acres it controls.
"I don't understand why no one person has responsibility over that section," Hering said. "It's just a mystery."
Demonstrators included members of student environmental groups Eco-Justice, KU Enviroms and local interest group Save the Wakarusa Wetlands, as well as the Wetlands Preservation Organization and the First
Nations Student Association, both based at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Mike Caren, director of the local group Save the Wakarusa Wetlands, said the grouns
director for the University, said the proposed highway has been hotly debated for nearly 20 years. The most recent proposal for the trafficway would intersect the University-controlled area and cut
wanted the University to support them in their fight to stop construction of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
"KU has consistently taken the position that it will not give anyone the land for construction of the SLT."
Lynn Bretz, communications
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through the remainder of the wetlands.
During this time, the University has maintained control of the contested 20 acres but had not made any plans for it. The University's deed dictates that the land must be used "for public benefit".
and demonstrators cite this as an argument for sponsoring research of the wildlife-rich habitat.
Bretz said both the demonstrators and proponents of
the South Lawrence Trafficway had legitimate arguments that their causes would benefit the public. The University has taken a neutral stance through the years and refused to support either side.
"KU has consistently taken the position that it will not give anyone the land for construction of the SLT," she said. "If the state of Kansas decides it needs the land for that purpose then it would have to obtain the land through the power of eminent domain."
Eminent domain is a legal procedure that allows the government to forcefully acquire privately owned land.
At the same time, she said the University could not give the
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CONSTRUCTION
Pharmacy building on track to open for fall
New facilities allow for a 50-percent enrollment increase
The last steel beam is in, and the new School of Pharmacy building is on schedule to open its doors for the fall 2010 semester.
Students, faculty and administration in the school autographed the thirty-foot beam, which was placed yesterday on the northwest corner of the new building on Constant Avenue in West Campus.
BY JESSE RANGEL
jrangel@kansan.com
Ken Audus, dean of pharmacy, said the building should be ready to accept students for the fall 2010 semester. He said the building would offer the school an opportunity to better develop projects such as the standardized client program, in which actors come in to test students on their patient care skills.
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could instantly boost its number of incoming students in Lawrence from 105 to 150 with the new building because of the additional space. He said that 65 percent of pharmacy alumni stayed in the state after graduation and that it would provide more pharmacists for the state.
"For several years we've not had adequate space to expand our program and increase the number of students we're able to take," Hotchkiss said. "There's a significant shortage of pharmacists in Kansas and this allows us to increase our enrollment by 50 percent."
"We do it now, but they're fairly primitive circumstances," Audus said. "This facility has a suite that was designed specifically for that."
Gene Hotchkiss, associate dean of pharmacy, said the pharmacy
Dr. Ron Ragan, associate dean of academic affairs for the School of Pharmacy, signs his name on the final beam before it is hoisted on the new building located on West Campus. Dr. Ragan expressed his enthusiasm for the new building's prospects, "I think we'll not only have more pharmacy students, but better pharmacy students."
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Organizations raise green standards with projects
BY JESSE BROWN
jbrown@kansan.com
As the University discusses green initiatives, a few student groups are shedding light on the issue.
Kimberly Hernandez, Hutchinson senior and vice president of KU Environs, said her group was working to bring light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs to campus, starting with streetlights. Though LEDs are more expensive, they last longer and use less energy than other bulbs.
But Environs is not the only group taking steps to advance conservation on campus. The KU Energy Council, a group of researchers for innovative fuel and energy options, has asked advertising students to create a conservation campaign to promote a "culture of sustainability."
Jeremy Viscomi, KU Energy Council project coordinator, is working with Journalism 676 advertising students to fulfill their appointed task of creating the conservation campaign.
"If we can weave sustainability and various forms of renewable energy into the fabric of how we do things on campus, then it creates an environment that promotes energy research, sustainability research and new energy initiatives." Viscomi said.
Bob Basow, associate professor of journalism, said the class had interviewed about 30 people on campus, including students from campus organizations and Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, to discuss new ways to promote conservation on campus.
Nathan Gill, Iola senior and one of Basow's students, said the class was developing ideas for transportation and other ways to conserve energy. He said that encouraging change would take time, but that the process must begin with small steps. Those small steps could include challenging students to think about their energy usage, by simply turning off electronics and being mindful of recycling and conserving water.
Gill said the class's campaign efforts would be directed at freshmen with the goal of influencing subsequent incoming classes for the next few years.
Kansas City Power and Light, an energy provider based in Kansas City, Mo., has donated $7,500 to fund the research for the ad campaign, which includes visits to other universities such as Colorado and Kansas State to learn more about campus sustainability. Viscomi said he hoped that Westar, another energy provider, would match that donation.
Jeff Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability, said that various departments had initiated green efforts on campus but that
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1. Convicted KGB spy shot dead in central Moscow
MOSCOW — A Russian businessman who had been convicted in Israel of being a KGB spy was shot dead in Moscow on Monday, police said.
Shabattai Kalmanovich, 60, was gunned down near his apartment in central Moscow after unidentified gunmen opened fire on his Mercedes from a passing car, Moscow city police said.
An Israeli court in 1988 convicted Kalmanovich of espionage and sentenced him to seven years in jail. He was released after serving five years and relocated to Sierra Leone, where he made a fortune in the diamonds trade.
2. Peace Corps to return to Seirra Leone in June
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A US official says the Peace Corps will return to Sierra Leone after 16 years' absence.
Peace Corps Acting Regional Director for Africa Lynn Foden said Monday that 50 volunteers
will arrive next June to work on secondary education projects.
The Peace Corps began operating in the West African country in 1962 and hosted more than 3,400 volunteers. But the program was interrupted by a bloody civil war between 1991 and 2002 in which brutal rebels recruited child soldiers and were known for hacking off the limbs of civilians to terrorize them into submission.
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's neighbors will hold a summit this week to try to break an impasse that threatens the southern African nation's unity government, a spokesman for Zimbabwe's prime minister said Monday.
3. African countries meet for Zimbabwe discussion
President Robert Mugabe, accused by the premier of undermining the coalition, indicated he would be at the summit to give his side.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say a man arrested in Colorado is suspected of raping 11 women in New Mexico and Texas during 15 years, and recently trying to kill a police officer.
The Pueblo County Sheriff's Department in Colorado arrested 47-year-old Robert Howard Bruce of Pueblo on Oct. 6 after an officer found a 30-pound propane tank rigged to pump the explosive gas into his home.
DALLAS — A Texas health clinic operator says it regrets telling a Muslim doctor applying for a job that she couldn't wear her
Police say Bruce was tied to the Albuquerque raps after his DNA matched one of the cases, and investigators are trying to determine if he's tied to crimes from 1991 to 2000 in Albuquerque and a 2006 rape in Austin, Texas.
5. Texas health clinic regrets headscarf ban
traditional headscarf.
Coppell, Texas-based CareNow called the ban a misunderstanding.
Dr. Hena Zaki of Plano says she was shocked when CareNow officials told her last month in person and later by e-mail that a no-hat policy extended to her hijab.
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations wrote to CareNow, explaining federal law requires employers to reasonably accommodate religious practices of an employee.
6. Water pipe damage causes 20-foot gesuser
LOS ANGELES — A water pipe has sent a 20-foot geyser into the air in the San Fernando Valley, but no injuries or building damage has been reported.
An immense fountain of water is rising high above the roofs of businesses on busy Van Nuys Boulevard. Thousands of gallons of water have poured into sewers.
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BY COURTNEY BULLIS
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KU Mock Trial is an organization in which members compete with students from other universities in full-length trial simulations.
These cases help students gain the ability to develop critical thinking skills and become well versed in real-world legal procedures, Lauren Beebe, Overland Park junior, said.
Branden Bell, Mock Trial coach, said students participated on teams made up of three attorneys and three witnesses.
"The attorneys direct and cross-examine witnesses, make objections, opening statements and closing statements," Bell said.
Mock Trial at the University began in 1997, and the group
has been to the American Mock Trial Association's national tournament every year but one, according to the KU Mock Trial Web site.
There are about 20 student team members. These students practice year round to compete in nationwide competitions.
E a c h tournament has four rounds, lasting
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"It has definitely helped in building confidence speaking and being able to think more spontaneously."
tournaments across the country. Throughout the year, practices are held twice a week, but team members spend extra time working outside of practices.
To better prepare, first semester is dedicated to learning and practicing for the case. Second semester the team attends
three hours each. During these tournaments, students learn proper courtroom decorum.
ERICA WILLIAMS Mock Trial president
"At the beginning of the semester, you have to spend more time outside of practices to learn the material, but once tournaments start, you don't have to dedicate as much time outside of tournament travel." Beebe said.
Other trips include UCLA and Arizona. Erica Williams, Mock Trial president, said there were also many regional invitations every year.
This weekend the Mock Trial team will travel to Iowa to compete.
everyone. Some students, such as Williams, have experience in high school debate and forensics, but that is not a requirement. Bell said no prior experience was needed to join the team.
Mock Trial is a student-run organization and is open to
"Mock Trial prepares students to think quickly, logically and critically, which has endless applications," Bell said.
Williams said what she had learned from Mock Trial was helpful in many ways.
"I have learned to speak better in front of a lot of people," Williams said. "It has definitely helped in building confidence speaking and being able to think more spontaneously."
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GOVERNMENT Clinton changes her stance on housing in Palestine
MARRAKECH, Morocco — Trying to mute Arab criticism that the Obama administration had retreated from its tough stance on Israeli settlements, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday softened her praise for Israel's offer to restrain new housing in Palestinian areas.
While Israel was moving in the right direction in its offer to restrict but not stop the settlements, Clinton said, its offer "falls far short" of U.S. expectations
Clinton is extending her trip by one day to fly to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, her staff announced.
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About 6 a.m. Saturday near the Kansas Union Parking Garage, someone was cited for being a minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage.
About 5 p.m. Saturday near 19th St. and Constant Rd., someone was cited for possesion of drug paraphernalia.
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About 3 p.m. Saturday near 19th and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of a wallet and contents, at a loss of $22.
About 6 a.m. Friday near 33rd and Iowa streets, a University student reported the theft of a purse and contents, at a loss of $70
About 9 p.m. Saturday at a parking lot on campus, someone reported an auto burglary and the theft of cash, at a loss of $210.
About 7 p.m. Saturday near 17th and Ohio streets, a University student reported criminal damage to her vehicle, at a loss of $200.
About 11 p.m. Saturday near 13th and Ohio streets, a University student reported an aggravated battery.
About 11 p.m. Saturday near 15th and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported criminal damage to a window of a residence, at a loss of $250.
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 9th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported a battery and criminal damage to his laptop, computer monitor and other items, at a loss of $1,640.
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 18th St. and Naismith Dr., a University student reported a disorderly conduct.
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 6th St. and Wakarusa Dr., a University student reported a burglary and the theft of a video game system, pair of shoes, wallet and cash, at a loss of $2,200.
About 4 a.m. Sunday near 15th St. and Crestline Dr., a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a CD player and golf clubs, at a loss of $1,400.
About 5 a.m. Sunday near 10th and Kentucky streets, a University student reported the theft of two kegs of beer, at a loss of $250.
About 4:30 a.m. Sunday near 9th and Connecticut streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $300.
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Members of the School of Pharmacy staff look on as the final beam is placed on the new School of Pharmacy building on West Campus. The new building is projected for completion in August 2010.
beam and to be a part of the new building"
Nancy Muma, professor of pharmacology and toxicology, said the building would offer new technology, such as teleconferencing, which would allow students to communicate with scientists around the world.
Kelli Bryant, Hays first-year pharmacy student, said she signed the beam because she was proud of the hard work she had done to get into the school.
"I think once you're here you learn how important the profession is and just getting through the four years," Bryant said. "It was kind of prideful to put your name on the
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Audus said the new building would have larger labs and lecture halls, which means the school could hold more classes simultaneously.
"This is going to be terrific for
He said the pharmacy skills lab in Mallott — where students learn to fill prescriptions — was on two
different floors. The new building will put that lab in one room on one floor.
"That'll save some wear and tear on instructors running up and down to cover two classrooms," Audus said.
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20 acres back to Haskell Indian Nations University, as some activists have proposed. The government appropriated the majority of the Baker Wetlands from Haskell in the 1950s, called the land "surplus, and distributed it to local public institutions, including the University. But Bretz said that if control of the land were transferred away from the University, under terms of deed, the federal
"We believe in it, we believe that it's a sacred land, and we believe that it helps the environment.
MILLICENT PEPION Haskell student
government could reclaim control of it.
Although the University cannot simply give the land back to Haskell, Hering said it had the option of sponsoring research on the land through the Kansas Biological Survey. In this way, he said, the University could help the activists prevent the Kansas Department of Transportation
from going forward with its proposed trafficway.
Millicent Pepion, a third-year Haskell student representing the Navajo Nation and president of the Wetlands Preservation
Organization, took part in the demonstration. She said the fate of the 20 University-owned acres would be a decisive factor in whether or not the South Lawrence Trafficway would be built.
"We still want to use it for educational
purposes," she said. "We believe in it, we believe that it's a sacred land, and we believe that it helps the environment."
The groups gathered 1,373 signatures from both Haskell and the University, which they plan to present to the chancellor Wednesday.
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After deciding two weeks ago to demonstrate along with local groups, Hering, who is the president of the student environmental group Eco-Justice, searched for any text in the research library that mentioned the words "Wetlands" or "Trafficway." He found a document called the "Resolution on the Trafficway and the Haskell Indian Nations University."
This fifteen-year old text, which he found by consulting the library card catalog with help from library staff, recorded a declaration made by the University Council in 1994.
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD TEXT
DECLARED NEUTRALITY
Jason Hering, Hutchinson senior, discovered a forgotten document at the Spencer Research Library last week that shed light for him on the University's continued stance on the Wetlands.
The declaration was approved by a voice vote on April 14 of that year.
The document he found reads, "The University Council hereby declares that the University of Kansas should disassociate itself from any official endorsements for or against the South Lawrence Trafficway, express or implied, that have been made in the past. The University of Kansas endorses and supports the Haskell Indian Nations University in its effort to build the best Indian educational institute in the country."
The University Council was renamed the University Senate in 2005, and contains representatives of four constituent senates: the Faculty Senate, the Student Senate, the Unclassified Senate and the University Support Staff Senate.
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BASKETBALL Buford, City of Lawrence reach agreement on OUI
Junior guard Chase Buford has entered a diversion agreement with the City for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, according to Municipal Court records.
Buford will pay a total of $802 for a diversion fee, evaluation fee and court costs.
Buford was scheduled to appear in court last week regarding a July 11 arrest for suspicion of OUI near 7th and New Hampshire streets.
Because of the agreement, Buford will not have to go before court. If he adheres to all the terms of the agreement for a period of one year, the charges against him will be dismissed.
According to the agreement, Buford agreed to undergo substance abuse treatment and to
not consume alcohol or drugs for a year. In addition to the OUI charge, the agreement lists additional charges of refusing to submit to a breath test and a stop sign violation.
Junior guard Brady Morningstar was also placed on diversion earlier this month in an October DUI case. The two players agreed to similar conditions and fines, but unlike Buford, Morningstar will be subject to blood, breath or urine tests and has been suspended from team activities.
In a July 11 statement regarding the incident, coach Bill Self said he was disappointed in Buford's actions and would handle any discipline in-house.
"Although Chase is a high quality young man, he made some poor decisions and now has to live with the consequences of those decisions," Self said.
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the recent advertising campaign would be the biggest.
Ryan Callihan, Lenexa senior and president of Environs, said
Hernandez said.
the campus conservation front dealt with energy, waste management and transportation issues. He said Environs was working on another way to improve University sus
"The main goal is to have the entire campus lit by LEDs, but that's not going to be a feasible
"The main goal is to have the entire campus lit by LEDs ..."
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Vice president
of Environs
tainability, this time indoors: software to conserve energy use in labs by having computers automatically shut down overnight. Callihan said the University had more than 12,000 computers that ran between 50 and 100 watts continuously that would reduce energy waste.
Hernandez and the rest of the members of Environs were working with Scott McVey, Facilities Operations energy conservation and utility manager to
goal anytime in the near future," Hernandez said.
Callihan said getting the administration directly
McVey said that as time passed, LEDs would become cheaper and more attractive in conserving energy.
Don Steeple, senior vice provost, said the administration had been asked by the legislature to spend the University's money cautiously and responsibly
"The fact that we have a center for sustainability is because of students."
STACEY WHITE Director of academic programs, Center for Sustainability
install the LED streetlights on Jayhawk Boulevard.
involved would be imperative in creating a dedicated effort toward sustainability.
Environs and Facilities Operations expect to install a six LED streetlights at a cost of $1,000 to $1,500 per bulb along Jayhawk Boulevard near the Kansas Union. The group is seeking funds from the Student Environmental Advisory Board,
and responsibly. Steeple said an official announcement about new plans from the campaigns class for sustainability on campus wouldn't be made until a few months later.
Although the University has made some steps to
change to a greener environment, students have taken leadership in these efforts.
"The fact that we have a center for sustainability is because of students," said Stacey White, director of academic programs of the Center for Sustainability.
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WILDLIFE
SeaWorld in San Diego welcomes baby sea turtles
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LOS ANGELES — The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.
There hasn't been such happy turtle news at SeaWorld since 2003, when 21 sea turtles got an assist from park staff, said Tim Downing, assistant curator of fishes.
This time, the park let nature take its course and didn't incubate the eggs. The babies started poking through their ping pong-sized eggs on Oct. 5.
The birth of the baby turtles was announced Monday. Downing said they are in excellent health and should go on display at the park before the end of the year.
It will be up to the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine whether the new turtles
Since then, they have been getting a diet of squid, krill, shrimp and special pellets.
stay at SeaWorld and whether they will allow the turtles to mate again next year, he said.
SeaWorld has 30 adult sea turtles in its collection, including three green females and one male. They have all been at the park since the 1960s so they are around 40 or 50 years old, or middle age for the creatures, which live to be well past 100 years.
SeaWorld's green sea turtles have reached sexual maturity and all three females may have buried eggs in the sand on the park's Shipwreck Beach, Downing said.
They have to do genetic testing to determine whether one turtle laid all the eggs or there were multiple mothers, he said, and SeaWorld crews have to dig up the beach to determine how many eggs failed to hatch.
"There is so much that is not known about sea turtles," Downing said. "We are getting real good information on the growth rate of juveniles."
A female turtle mates in the water, comes up high on the sand, digs a few false holes to fool
The babies weigh just a few grams now, but when they become adults in 20 years or so, they will weigh about 250 pounds.
The park doesn't name its animals, but the turtles have pit tags and flipper tags, Downing said.
"The biggest reason they don't live that long in the wild is mankind," he said. They are fished in some parts of the world, and pollution hurts.
There are seven species of sea turtles in the world and they are all endangered or threatened, Downing said.
"They are all gaining weight and doing well. We have done some X-rays, and they are progressing just like we would expect them to." Downing said.
predators, then digs a nest and lays between 100 and 120 eggs. Downing said. The eggs incubate for three months, with the gender of each baby being determined by the temperature of the sand.
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"For example, a trash bag looks like a jellyfish. They eat it and it gets impacted in their gut and they starve to death," Downing said.
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Novelist Marie NDiaye answers reporters after she won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, with her book "Trois femmes puissantes," or "Three Strong Women," in Paris, Monday. "Trois femmes puissantes" is the story of women fighting to preserve their dignity in the face of humiliations that life has inflicted.
Novelist wins top French literary prize for her book
Award-winning novel tells tales of struggle, strength
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PARIS — French-born writer Marie NDIaye won France's top literary prize Monday for "Three Strong Women," her moving tale of the struggles of woman in Europe and Africa.
NDiaye has written a dozen books, from novels to short story collections and plays, and in 2001 she won the Femina award. She was born in 1967 in Pithiviers, south of Paris, to a French mother and a Senegalese father.
Her latest novel, "Trois Femmes
Puissantes," is the story of characters Norah, Fanta and Khadi's fight to "preserve their dignity in the face of humiliations that life has inflicted,"
Norah is a French lawyer in with roots in West Africa; Fanta is a Senegalese woman living in France, while Khadi is a young Senegalese woman who tries to immigrate illegally to Europe.
"They are in very difficult situations. (But) they have a hard inner core that is absolutely unbreakable."
according to her publisher Gallimard.
the annual prize was announced at the Drount restaurant in Paris, where the Goncourt jury meets each year to select the book it
"They are in very difficult situations." NDiaye said in an interview with Mediapart newspaper. "(But) they have a hard inner core that is absolutely unbreakable."
Although the prize comes only with a nominal purse, the 105-year-old Prix Goncourt guarantees literary acclaim and high sales for the winning author. Past recipients
deems to be the best new work in French literature.
MARIE NDIAYE Author
include Marcel Proust, Simone de Beauvoir and Marquette Duras
Last year, exiled Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi won the Goncourt prize for "Syngue Sabour", a novel about the misery of a woman caring for a husband left brain-damaged by a war wound.
CELEBRITY Big Brother winner goes to court on drug charge
In accordance with tradition.
BOSTON — The winner of the reality TV show "Big Brother 9" is headed to federal court for
a detention hearing on a drug charge.
Adam Jasinski, of Delray Beach, Fla., is charged with attempting to sell 2,000 oxycodone pills.
allegedly showed a government witness two plastic bags filled with oxydocone, a prescription painkiller that can cause dependence.
Jasinski was arrested in North Reading on Oct. 17 after he
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HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
1
Today is a 6
Take time today to heal any emotional or physical bruises.
An opportunity drops into your lap. Use your imagination to pursue it immediately.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Work takes precedence.
Repair or edit your work care-
fully. Inject a bit of imagination.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Begin your day on an optimistic note. This will carry through as your imagination kicks in and elevates everyone's mood.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 6
Obstacles seem to fall into your path. But you have the power to change them into positive opportunities.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Your partner has just the right information to help you with a project. Be extra careful with the electrical connections.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
To get information from others, you'll need to dig today.
Ask open-ended questions.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
Early in the day you'll identify obstacles and find a way to get around them. By evening, it all seems like water under the bridge.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
Todav is a 5
Today is 3
Family members add to your expanding to-do list. Deal out tasks like a deck of cards.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.22-Dec.21)
Today is a 5
New data causes you to change a basic principle. Are you surprised? You'll get used to the new feeling.
CAPRICORN [Dec. 22-Jan. 19]
Today is a 6
Earnings increase if you put in the effort. Grasp a new concept and move ahead.
A dream wakes you out of a sound sleep. The images are bizarre. Take notes while you recall the details.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is a 7
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5 Singer Tillis
8 Chromosome carrier
12 Griffin of TV lore
13 Eggs
14 Enthusiastic
15 Nobody you know
17 TV journalist Lisa
18 Additionally
19 Ship's kitchen
21 Dieter's entree
24 Shakespeare villain
25 Port structure
26 Hard up for cash
30 Literary collection
31 Sinful habits
32 Prior to
33 Good poker hand
35 Decline
36 Sore
37 Hell's Angel, e.g.
38 Ghost
41 Marshy terrain
42 Fuss
43 Pertaining to summer theater
48 Soon, in verse
49 Historic period
50 Top-notch
51 Solidifies
52 Storm center
53 Apportion
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2 On pension (Abbr.)
3 Mess up
4 Icon in an Internet forum
5 Walt Kelly's possum
6 "Hail!"
7 Thorn in Dennis the Menace's side
8 Fast run
9 Maleficence
10 Baseball team
11 Nervous
16 Affirmative action?
20 Turkish officials
21 Mass-seuses' workplaces
22 "She Sweet?"
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24 Pruritic
26 Go touring, maybe
27 Pinnacle
28 Sea eagle
29 Ante-lope's playmate
31 End of a Caesar quote
34 — rod (medicinal plant)
35 Native American hut
37 Squeezing snake
38 Male 29-Down
39 Corn recipe
40 "American —"
41 Highland hillside
44 Attempt
45 Weeding tool
46 Pismire
47 Ball-bearing item?
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Trick-or-treaters visit president and family
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday doled out presidential M&Ms and dried fruit mixes to more than 2,000 trick-or-treaters, marking their Halloween at a White House event partly aimed at honoring military families.
Dressed as superheroes, pirates, fairies and skeletons, the kids came in with their parents from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and lined up on the orange lit White House driveway.
Standing outside the White House front door, the Obama smiled, chatted and passed out cellophane goody bags that were also filled with a sweet dough butter cookie made by White House pastry chef Bill Yosses. Kids also received a National Park Foundation Ranger activity book.
Mrs. Obama wore furry cat ears and a leopard-patterned top. Obama said the kids looked adorable, as well as his wife, "a very nice looking Catwoman."
A big, stuffed, black spider dangled in a web of string from the top of the portico, and pumpkins had sprouted up around the columns.
Meanwhile, an odd cast of figures wandered around the North Lawn, including skeletons playing musical instruments, walking trees and "Star Wars" characters. The night's arrangements took a month or two to prepare, the White House said.
Then they headed inside to the East Room, where the first couple attended a reception for military families and for the moms and dads who work at the White House, along with their kids.
The Obamas spent about a half hour passing out candy to trick-or-treaters, ages 6 to 14.
The president, dressed in casual clothes, was one of the few not in costume. Even Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was dressed as Darth Vader, the "Star Wars" villain.
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Things I've learned in organic chemistry; how to draw shapes. That's it.
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Dear "Crow Man" from the Granada '90s party: You are awesome
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Does anybody else get really nervous near people in trench coats?
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I'm glad the Tetris guys came back. It's just not Halloween without them on campus.
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I could be naked in my Snuggie right now ... tits and ass out.
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I was listening to the game on the radio on Saturday and I think I heard the call "ruffing the snapper."
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I would rather watch a WNBA game than watch the Chiefs play ever again.
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I just want to find a guy who will let me play Nine Inch Nails while we have sex.
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I just keep finding more and more bruises on my body.
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Just because I wait to put my pictures on Facebook doesn't mean you need to.
I'm still so hungover that even the pictures of vegetables on "farmville" makes me bourgeois.
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So I'm kind of into this girl, then she tells me how she randomly made out with another guy at a Halloween party. Is that her way of turning me
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The Chiefs didn't lose good weekend.
I have sex with you twice and you don't even walk me to my car?
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Struggling economy creates need for affordable education
The economic recession has forced states to cut their budgets, including funding for state universities. The University should be applauded for the "tuition compact" it offers to incoming freshmen. The tuition compact provides freshmen with a fixed tuition rate for four years at the University.
According to a report issued by the College Board last month, four-year public colleges have raised their tuition fees on average by 6.5 percent. Private colleges.
With the tuition
compact, the University provides students with "a tuition per credit hour that is fixed or unchanged for four calendar years for an incoming freshman class." Lynn Bretz, director of university communications, said. Tuition rates can continue to increase each year, but each class will pay only the tuition rate from their freshman year.
"The idea originated with students, who understood that costs would have to increase over the years, but they wanted tuition
for four years to be predictable," Bretz said. "They wanted to know what a four-year degree would cost them."
The compact makes financial planning for students much more predictable.
Bretz said in-state students who were freshmen in Fall 2006 paid $5,513 annually in 2009. Now, as seniors in Fall 2009, they are paying $6,567. This is a difference of $1,054, which is a little less than a $265 per year increase.
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"Freshmen who entered in Fall
2007, Fall 2008 and Fall 2009 will see no increase in their tuition rate, thanks to the tuition compact," Bretz said.
enrolled at the University in Fall 2009 will pay $7,359 annually for in-state tuition. Students paying out-of-state tuition will pay $19,327.50 per semester for the next four years, assuming they take 15 credit hours per semester.
This fixed compact was unprecedented before 2007
Rates were known only two months before they went into effect, according to a press release issued by the University. In the 30
years before 2007, tuition increases ranged from 0 to 25 percent per year, with the average being 9 percent.
"KU's budget was cut by $32.3 million in one year," Bretz said. "The tuition increase passed in June by the Regents produced about $9.8 million in additional revenue, making up not quite one-third of the cut in state funding."
Even with the tuition increase, the University's funding is still hurting.
But Bretz said that the increase helped the University cope with a major budget cut and that "it helped the KU administration protect the academic mission a much as possible"
As the country slowly emerges from this economic recession, it is important to keep in mind that not only does the financial system need to be upgraded, but the public school system as well.
An educated America is vital and programs such as the tuition compact offered at the University help provide students with the opportunity of higher education at a predictable cost.
Kate Larrabee for The Kansan Editorial Board
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SETTING THE STAKES...
Victory for our country!
Stopping al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Crushing al-Qaida in the region
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
De-Talibanizing Afghanistan and modernizing its infrastructure
Fostering democracy, and building a place where girls can go to school
MEANS SETTLING ON AN OBJECTIVE
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
POLITICALLY CORRECT Should Kansans support climate change legislation?
As the debate on national renewable energy sources (RES) continues in the U.S. Congress, Kansans are left wondering whether congressional representatives should get behind the legislation that is designed to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gases. Here's what three of our columnists think about the legislation:
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BEN COHEN
In no way is the prospect of a major focus on renewable energy bad for our state. The arguments against all forms of renewable energy are weak when actually examined. The idea that they would somehow take away jobs was a common idea last year, during the debates on the new coal plants being built in Holcomb.
It was this argument that convinced many, especially from the Holcomb area, to support the plants and oppose the construction of wind farms. The assumption here would be that wind farms do not create any jobs, a fallacy unless there are robots that can build and maintain such farms and power plants.
Kansas is considered the third-best state for wind energy potential, and a focus on renewable energy programs in the state could provide not only jobs for new plants, but outside money coming in to purchase the power generated from them. RES programs would benefit us economically, and make us a leader in green energy.
Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.
Enacting a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions coupled with more stringent renewable electricity requirements is an essential first step in addressing this critical issue.
THE LAWRENCIAN
DAN THOMPSON
The incontestable scientific consensus about climate change has finally compelled the U.S. government to address the long-term threat posed by rising CO2 levels.
Ifnoactionistakentocurcarbon emissions, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has projected that temperatures in Kansas will rise by an average of 10.4 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, more than in any other state.
No doubt, cutting carbon emissions entails sizable economic costs and scientific models cannot tell us the long-term economic impact of a changing climate, but it remains imperative to hedge against the substantial risk posed to people around the world by increasing temperatures, shifting weather patterns and rising sea levels.
— Thompson is a Topeka senior in economics.
THE RIGHT IDEA
CHET COMPTON
CHET COMPTON
The people of Kansas should not have to worry about an increase in their energy bills if the purpose of that increase is to prevent global warming.
In January of last year, President Barack Obama said that "Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."
A national RES was part of the cap-and-trade bill already passed by the House of Representatives designed to reduce climate-changing greenhouse gases. Contrary to claims of green job creation, this bill does the complete opposite. Because everything Kansans use and produce requires energy, a considerable increase in energy prices will have a devastating effect on our economy. This tax will hit Kansans pocketbooks over and over again.
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The result will be a considerable reduction in the rate of economic growth, the amount of gross state product, household incomes and employment. It will also.as promised significantly raise electricity prices and gasoline prices.
Go to Kansan.com to vote and send your topic ideas to pc@kansan.com
Compton is a Wichita senior in political science.
STUDENT LIFE
The college experience: More than a diploma
The years we spend as undergrads are filled with explorations and
with explorations and challenges. We embark on this journey called college in the hopes of making new friends and discovering our place in world. But our time spent at the University of Kansas should consist of more than fraternity parties, fake IDs and library all-nighters. College should also be a time to step out of our comfort zones and challenge our beliefs in order to further develop our values and critical thinking.
The University offers several chances for students to not only become involved in student organizations that foster leadership, but also to acquire knowledge outside of the classroom.
Challenging the beliefs and ideas we hold from our upbringing is part of the college experience. An undergraduate degree is becoming more expensive, and for students to gain the most out of their money and time spent at the University they should take advantage of the many opportunities the University offers to establish critical thinking and open-mindedness.
The student pagan organization, KU Cauldron, held a lecture that was open to all KU students Oct. 27 about witchcraft. This is a perfect example of a chance to learn about an uncommon religion and to meet peers who practice this religion. This was also an opportunity for students to challenge their own religious beliefs by learning about a different religion. Attending events such as this helps promote religious toleration and shape well-rounded adults.
The Hall Center for Humanities also offers lecture series on various topics. The center will welcome Chris Abani Nov. 17 to speak as a part of their lecture series titled "Stories of Struggle, Stories of Hope: Art, Politics and Human Rights." Abani is the author
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ERIN BROWN
of several award-winning and controversial works of fiction. His experiences will likely offer insight to students regardless of their interest in his work. This University-sponsored lecture series presents another opportunity to become informed about topics that might not be addressed in some classes.
If religion and literature don't appeal to you, the University offers lectures and seminars on several other topics and areas of study. The department of linguistics is offering the seminar "Executive Function in Simultaneous and Sequential Bilingual Children" Nov. 12 in Fraser Hall.
All of these events, lectures, and seminars are free to KU students; students need to devote only their time.
Preparing for life after college doesn't simply require passing classes, but also attempting to challenge ourselves by stepping out of our comfort zones. Until we can face conflicting opinions and beliefs with open minds, we can't expect to grow from college students to adults.
The University offers several opportunities for students to foster intellectual and practice critical thinking outside of discussion sections and textbooks. Students should make the conscious choice to further their undergraduate learning experience by attending some of these events. By doing so, students will get the most out of their undergraduate experience and the money spent on receiving their degrees.
Brown is a Wichita junior in journalism and political science.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Understanding modern terrorism as "evil" is not objectiv or helpful in understanding the basic global problems.
"If someone would just give Osama bin Laden a bug, all terrorism would end" is apparently the conservatives' view on liberal international philosophy.
Modern terrorism didn't start in 2001, 1993 or 1972. It started when America decided to protect the world from itself by constructing and maintaining more than 700 military bases in more than 50 countries (including in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Bahrain, Israel and Qatar). Blaming individual presidents since WWII is ludicrous, as they have all directly or indirectly contributed to a continuing struggle with terrorism.
If Sept. 11 should have taught our country anything, it's that morality is subjective. The Sept. 11 attacks were based on al-Qaida's moral beliefs, not a struggle for national resources or independence. A word such
At what point did people twist survival to equal revenge? Is revenge a conservative notion now and anything less is appeasement
— or surrender? We Americans were never completely safe and never will be. We live in an incredibly free society and for that I'm grateful. But the inherent risk to living in a free society is increased danger. If America was a police state, foreign terrorism would not be an issue. But America's not, so terrorism is
And finally, if Fox News doesn't want to be criticized for one-sided tendencies, it shouldn't have covered the story of its criticism so one-sidedly
These and other cultural issues aren't even cases of liberalism versus conservatism; they're reason versus xenophobia.
— Nick Adams is a junior from Manhattan.
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Endangered tree frog in Panama on the brink of extinction
BY FRANK JORDANS
Associated Press
GENEVA — A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday.
The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, which only became known to science four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could soon disappear in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Switzerland-based IUCN surveyed a total of 47,677 animals and plants for this year's "Red List" of endangered species and determined that 17,291 of them are threatened with extinction.
More than one in five of all known mammals, more than a quarter of reptiles and 70 percent of plants are under threat, according to the survey, which featured more than 2,800 new species compared with 2008.
"These results are just the tip of the iceberg," said Craig Hilton-Taylor, who manages the list. He said "many more millions" of species that have yet to be assessed could also be under serious threat.
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to the list this year is the Eastern Voalavo, a rodent that lives in the mountainous forests of Madagascar. IUCN classified it as "endangered" — two steps from extinction in the wild — because its habitat is being destroyed by slash-and-burn farming.
The only mammal to be added
An endangered Agalychnis anaea, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica in Heredia, Costa Rica, Wednesday. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction.
measures, the group said.
The Red List already includes species such as the tiger, of which only 3,200 are thought to exist in the wild and whose habitat in Asia is steadily shrinking due to encroachment by humans. Governments and
"When you name a new species you're attached to it ... I'm pretty sad to be honest, really sad."
JOSEPH MENDELSON
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But for many others conservation efforts are likely to come too late.
The Kihansi spray toad of southern Tanzania is now thought to be extinct in the wild. A dam upstream of the Kihansi Falls has dried up
international conservation bodies use the list as guidance when deciding which species to place under legal protection.
The group added almost 300 reptiles this year, including the Panay monitor lizard and the sailfin water lizard, both of which are hunted for food and threatened by logging in their native Philippines.
Some species have recovered thanks to conservation efforts, IUCN said. The Australian grayling, a freshwater fish, has graduated from "vulnerable" to "near threatened" thanks to fish ladders at dams and other protection
the gorge where it lived, and an aggressive fungal disease known as chytriidomycosis appears to have pushed the toad population over the edge, IUCN said.
The same fate could soon befall the unusually large Rabb's fringe-limbed
tree frog, which glides through the forest using its big webbed feet to steer safely to the ground. It is the only known frog species where the tadpoles feed off skin shed by the male while he guards the young.
The chytrid fungus that causes chrytidiomycosis reached central Panama in 2006, a year after scientists first discovered the tree frog. Since then the fungus — believed to be spread by international trade and global warming — has virtually wiped out the wild frog population.
"Only a single male has been heard calling since," IUCN said.
Zoo Atlanta scientist Joseph Mendelson was part of the group that identified the frog as a distinct species. He said it is likely that dozens or even hundreds of other amphibians have become or are going to be extinct before they are
even discovered.
"This one we caught right before it went off the planet, but other species surely we didn't catch in time," Mendelson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
you're attached to it, and when that species disappears so quickly it's impossible not to have feelings associated with that," he said. "I'm pretty sad to be honest, really sad."
"When you name a new species
Karzai wins Afghanistan's turbulent election by default
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures as he heads to receive U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unseen, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday. Afghanistan's election commission has canceled Saturday's presidential runoff and proclaimed Karzai victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot.
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KABUL — Hamid Karzai was declared the winner by default Monday in Afghanistan's fraud-married presidential election, increasing the pressure on President Barack Obama to end his marathon deliberations at a time when a scaled-down version of his commander's ambitious plans is gaining support.
Obama welcomed Karzai's election with as much admonishment as praise, telling America's partner in war that he expects a more serious effort to end corruption in his government and ready his nation to defend itself when international troops ultimately withdraw.
"I emphasized that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter," Obama said in describing his congratulatory phone call to Karzai. The U.S. president said that when Karzai offered back assurances, Obama told him
that "the proof is not going to be in words. It's going to be in deeds"
Afghan politicians with ties to Karzai said they expected him to try to restore credibility abroad by offering Cabinet posts to supporters of his chief rival, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
But Obama's words appeared to be a sharp warning to Karzai that the American public would not support a significant increase in resources unless it is satisfied that a credible Afghan government is fully committed to tackle the problems of corruption and bad governance which have swelled insurgent ranks.
partner does little to reverse the slide.
Karzai was declared the winner one day after Abdullah dropped out of the scheduled Nov. 7 runoff. Abdullah said the election would not have been fair and accused the Karzai-appointed Independent Election Commission of bias.
The election now decided. House Republican leader Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Obama has no reason to wait any longer to decide whether to accept recommendations by his top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, for up to 80,000 more troops.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged that Karza's win is a factor in the coming decision but did not say the timetable for an announcement has changed.
"I think the decision ... still will be made in the coming weeks," Gibbs said.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
NEWS
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Students mix art, fire and metal
PHOTOS BY ADAM BUHLER
The Ministry of Sculpture, a student-run sculpture club comprised of students who have taken a foundry class, coordinated an iron pour Halloween afternoon.
Members of the community were invited to experience the fun, fire and art by designing tile molds to make miniature iron sculptures. The event was held at the intersection of Ninth and Rhode Island streets and was made possible through the Lawrence Arts Commission.
The Downed
Will Vannerson, Pensacola, Fla., graduate student, taps out liquid iron from the base of the furnace. The molten iron was used to create iron tiles designed by community members at the Saturday afternoon event.
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David Platter, Olathe graduate student, holds his end steady as iron flows into an iron mold. Platter was among several students who participated in the Ministry of Sculpture's iron pour.
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Professor John Hachmeister supervises his foundry students as they pour molten iron into tile molds. Hachmeister is the adviser for the Ministry of Sculpture.
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Tierney Cacioppo, Overland Park senior, pours water on cooling iron casts. Members of the community were invited to design tile molds used in Saturday afternoon's iron pour.
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A dried iron tile is buffed with a coarse bristle brush after cooling down.
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WICHITA — Online auction house eBay has removed items that were posted for sale by anti-abortion activists trying to raise money for defense of a man accused of killing a Kansas abortion provider, the company said Monday.
Supporters of Scott Roeder one in Kansas City, Mo. and the other in Des Moines, Iowa posted various items late Sunday in separate eBay auctions including an Army of God manual, an underground publication for anti-abortion militants that describes ways to shut down clinics.
After about five hours, eBay removed 10 items, activists said. The final two items were removed by late Monday afternoon.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
INTRAMURALS
Flag football teams finish season at Memorial Stadium
BY PAT ELAND
peland@kansan.com
Kansas' football team was in Lubbock, Texas, this weekend, but flags were all over the field back at Memorial Stadium.
The intramural flag football championships were held at Kivisto Field Saturday. Teams from the Co-Rec, Men's Rec, greek and Mens Competitive Reac联赛 played off for "Intramural Champion" T-shirts.
Saturday started with a Co-Rec championship matchup between Dirty Nasty and The Tenacious Tortfeasors at 9 a.m. The games defensive play set the tone for the rest of the day. Both teams had big-
play opportunities but let them slip through their fingertips. Dirty Nasty made an acrobatic touchdown catch and pulled ahead 6-0 at the end of the game.
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"We went out there with
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aid. "And thats what we did.
Next on the schedule was the Men's Rec championship of Child
Please against the Red Rockets. The game was the highest scoring matchup of the day, but it was lopsided at times. Child Please scored 20 unanswered points at the beginning of the game.
Red Rockets
"We went out there with the mindset that we were going to win. And that's what we did."
"The atmosphere made it feel like a championship game."
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rowdiest fans of the day. The fans chanted and ranted throughout the entire game and gave the matchup a rivalry-game feeling. Penalties during the game added an extra edge, but Beta was able to hold a lead for the entire game and captured the victory. 14-7.
"The atmosphere made it feel
CLARK ELLIS Bucklin junior
GARRET PRATHER Wichita senior
Mitch Murrow, Lawrence junior, tries to outpace Adam Price. Garden City senior, in an effort to gain a first down on Oct. 11. The intramural flag football championships were held Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
out there with the mindset that we were going to win," Clark Ellis, Bucklin junior.
showed signs of life in the second half and scored 12 unanswered points of their own. The Rockets' comeback fell short, though, and Child Please won the game 20-12.
and Beta Theta Pi. Fans supporting both fraternities showed up in large numbers and were some of the
like a championship game," Garret Prather, Wichita senior, said. "It made it a lot of fun."
The third game of the day was the greek championship between Sigma Alpha Epsilon
The final game of the day was the Men's Rec Competitive championship between Turn Ur Swag On and the
Mooses. Three players in the game were trying for their second flag football championship of the day, Ellis; Blake Kramer, Seneca junior, and Jeff Slater, Lansing senior, all played for Dirty Nasty in Co-Rec league earlier in the day and came back to play for the Mooses of the Men's Competitive league.
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Kramer said that the Men's Competitive championship was the game they had been looking forward to playing in, because of the high level of competition.
The game did not turn out quite
as well as he had hoped though. Turn Ur Swag On was able to jump out to a quick lead and ride it until the end of the game with a final
"We were, pretty excited for the chance to get two wins inside Memorial Stadium," Ellis said. "But
score of 13-6.
we were more excited just to get to play there, and we were happy that we still got one shirt."
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his teams includes defense, mental toughness and stealing extra possessions.
"I believe that to be the identity of winning teams," Self said. "I don't see that being our identity just yet."
The team has spent only two weeks on defense so this will be the first showcasing of its talent. Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor is prepared to commit on the defensive end.
"We already know we can score because we have scorers on our team," he said, "so I think playing defense and stopping guys from scoring on us is something Coach will definitely look for."
"We've started to get into it — get tough and physical minded to defense," he said. "I don't think we're fully there yet, but we've gotten into it."
The coaches will be watching how well the freshmen can grasp the defense. Kansas' promising under-classman, freshman guard Xavier Henry, said there was a lot of play terminology and mental discipline involved in the Jayhawk defense.
The Kansas and Fort Hays State series started in 1994. Kansas is 6-0 all time against Fort Hays, including three exhibitions. The last meeting of the two teams was an exhibition in 2007 when Kansas won 93-56. The Jayhawks scored in the '90s all but once against the Tigers.
Fort Hays returns five letter winners from the past year, a year in which the team went 20-9. Senior forward Tim Peintner is the top returning scorer with 12.3 points
COLLINS, ALDRICH
NAMED PRESEASON
ALL AMERICANS
The Associated Press announced their preseason All-America team Tuesday featuring Kansas' Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins.
Notre Dame's Luke Harangody led the way with 57 votes from 65 voters. Aldrich received 49 votes and Collins received 39. Finishing out the All-America team were Kentucky's Patrick Patterson (35 votes) and Duke's Kyle Singler (30 votes).
The news took the junior center by surprise.
"That's the first I've heard about it so far," Aldrich said. "I don't even know what to say. It's a huge honor. And like Sherron and I have said before, it's just a reflection of our team and how well our team helps us out a lot."
These days, wherever Aldrich goes, Collins is right there and vice-versa. Every award, be it the Naismith Watch List, Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year or the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, they are mentioned at the top
Their relationship blossomed over the summer so much so Aldrich said he considered Collins the "girlfriend" and himself as the "quy"
Collins had to pause after hearing that metaphor.
"I don't know how that sounds," he said. "I'll say I'm like his big little brother."
The relationship is comfortable enough to joke about, said Aldrich. It is good comic relief for the team as well.
"Like I said, he's a big goofball," Collins said. "He's always joking and we get a laugh out of him every time."
On a more serious note, head coach Bill Self still has some issues with the Jayhawks as a team. But when it comes to the individuals of Aldrich and Collins, there's no one else he'd rather coach.
"I don't think we've as a group practiced to our ranking and individually haven't played up to the things people are saying about us." Self said. "But I think you'd be very hard pressed to find two better players in the country than those two."
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per game and also led the team with
7.1 per game per last year.
The game starts at 7 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse and will be televised on Jayhawk TV. Following the game,
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the Jayhawks will be out of action until their Nov. 10 against Pittsburg State.
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Senior guard Sherron Collins drives to the basket to put Kansas up 58-53 with 4:10 left on the clock. Collins was named to the All-America team Tuesday,
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game. And Reeing undoubtedly struggled, throwing for just 181 yards and fumbling twice.
But Mangino made it a point Monday to reiterate that the loss didn't fall solely on Reesing's shoulders.
Kansas' problems started up front with the offensive line, a group that had appeared to take a step forward after the fifth game of the season against Iowa State. If so, the unit took two steps backward on Saturday.
The offensive line allowed six sacks and failed to consistently open running lanes for either of Kansas'
"The offensive line was progressing well," Mangino said. "But they have kind of flattened out or even regressed a little here."
running backs.
Mangino said the layhawks had five dropped passes against the Red Raiders, and senior wide receiver Kerry Meier fumbled deep in Kansas territory, setting up a Texas Tech touchdown.
Kansas' receivers, an experienced group expected to be the strength of the offense, struggled severely against Texas Tech.
And the problems didn't stop there.
"I think the least of his worries need to be about coming out of a game. He is going to focus on getting himself better and getting back into sync."
The offense's inability to consistently score has developed into a glaring trend during Kansas' past three games. In that stretch, the Jayhawks have been plagued by turnovers and an inability to execute.
"Dropping the ball, there's no excuse for that," Mangino said. "We've had some key drops in games that have set us back."
Still, to silence even the slightest stirring of a quarterback controversy, Mangino said that Reesing would start this Saturday at Kansas State.
And at least one Kansas player doesn't see any problems in Mangino's sentiment taking form on Saturday.
"The offense is going to get it right," senior linebacker Arist Wright said. "Trust me, they're going to get it right. They're going to get it right because they're champions. They have heart, too."
"I don't see any problems with him about anything." Mangino said.
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The Jamaican sprinter's sponsorship of the three-month-old male cheetah is part of an effort to boost Kenyan conservation efforts of its famous wildlife, whose survival is threatened by trophy hunting, climate change and human encroachment.
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TRACK & FIELD World's fastest sprinter adopts baby cheetah
The money will go to the Kenya Wildlife Service, and some will be used to protect Kenya's endangered species, KWS director Julius Kipngetich said.
NAIROBL, Kenya — The world's fastest man adopted the animal kingdom's fastest sprinter Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named "Lightning Bolt" into his life.
Lighting Bolt is among three cubs rescued by KWS officials after their mother abandoned them in a game park.
The world record-holder in the 100 and 200 meters paid $13,700 to formally adopt the cub. He will also pay $3,000 a year to care for Lighting Bolt,
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees."
— Jason Kidd
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas Athletics
Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich are the sixth set of teammates selected for the Associated Press preseason All-America team since its inception in 1986-87.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What was the only other pair of Kansas players to have been named to the preseason All-America team?
A: Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce in 1997-98.
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lowa State quarterback
to return after injury
Iowa State junior quarterback Austen Arnaud missed the team's past two games with a bruised hand, but coach Paul Rhoads said in the Big 12's weekly teleconference Monday that he would return to start this weekend against Oklahoma State.
Rhoads also said that he was close to playing Arnaud last weekend.
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"But there was just enough velocity that was off that he would not have been in a good position to help us win the football game," Rhoads said.
Freshman replacement Jerome Tiller rushed for a touchdown in the Cyclones' 35-10 loss against Texas A&M but also threw two interceptions. Rhoads said that he thought the interceptions were good passes but that the athletic Texas A&M defense made good plays on the ball.
Rhoads said Arnaud did not practice much last week because the coaching staff was worried that the swelling in his hand would flare back up.
"He's grasping the ball fine and we expect him to do a normal amount of practice this week,"Rhoads said.
Arnaud has thrown seven touchdowns and tossed just one interception in his last five games.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Spikes to be suspended during Vanderbilt game
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Topranked Florida will be without star linebacker Brandon Spikes for the first half of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt.
Coach Urban Meyer suspended Spikes Monday, two days after the defensive captain apparently attempted to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a 41-17 victory.
"I don't condone that," Meyer said. "I understand what goes on on the football (field), but there's no place for that. We're going to suspend Brandon for the first half of the Vanderbilt game. I spoke with him. That's not who he is. That's not who we are. He got caught up in emotion."
Spikes issued a statement apologizing for what he did.
"I accept responsibility for my actions and I accept the consequences of my actions," he said. "I would like to apologize to my team and the coaching staff and Washaun Ealey. Football is a very physical and emotional game, but there is no excuse for my actions."
Meyer's wife mentioned Spikes' actions to him Sunday night, then defensive coordinator Charlie Strong did the same Monday morning.
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Kansas is the one and only No.1
When television cameras pan by Allen Fieldhouse's student
MORNING BREW
pian by Allen Fieldhouse's student section tonight, they will inevitably document a bevy of fans, mouths agape and pointer fingers outstretched, declaring the Jayhawks number one. Which, although the act is hardly an unfamiliar one, is actually appro2 priate in this case. Kansas is, after all, No. 1.
But what about those other venues, other teams, and other fans? Surely, when Michigan State takes the court, the Spartan faithful will hoarsely shout claims of their teams' supremacy, all while making that universally understood one-fingered gesture (no, not that one). Surely they know that Michigan State is, in fact, number two. Right?
And what about the rest of the nation? What's to stop fans from North Carolina, Kentucky or Texas from laying claim to the throne that rightfully sits in
BY ALEX BEECHER
abeecher@kansan.com
And it gets worse. Much worse You see, however fraudulent, those teams mentioned above at least can offer a reasonable case for No.1 consideration.
that anyone can lay claim to said title. When such declarations are so arbitrary, they become quite meaningless, not to mention confusing.
Imagine, for a moment, that an alien crash-lands on Earth. It's stranded until its craft can be repaired, and the on-board space T.V. only picks up college basketball. How is it going to know which team is really No. 1? Oh sure, it could wait until the end of the season. And there are those supposedly unbiased polls as well. But the most omnipresent indicator of a team's status is its fans. And when all those fans provide information that is consistently contradictory, the alien is going to get angry. It might even get angry enough to obliterate Earth. Who knows?
Lawrence? Not a thing
But those teams' fans won't be the only ones making such a claim. Across the nation, in every venue on every campus, every fan base will do the same. In some ill-lit high school gym, a student section of 12 will assert its beloved Northern Wyoming A&M Fighting Trout as No. 1. Which is precisely the problem. Not that the Fighting Trout are No. 1 — clearly, they aren't even as good as the Western Oregon Tech Wonder Weasels — but
So, in order to stave off species-wide eradication, this problem needs to be fixed. The most obvious means to this end would be forbidding any fan base whose
team is not recognized by the polls as No. 1 from declaring as much. Unfortunately, the NCAA hasn't found a way to make that illegal — yet.
With the logical option out, the best choice is to go in the opposite direction: Kansas fans should not hold up their fingers and shout "No.1, wooo!" into television cameras. In so doing, they will differentiate Kansas, the rightful No.1, from the rest of college basketball. And they might even save the world.
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Edited by Amanda Thompson
Team fights its way into tournament
BY JOEL PETTERSON jpetterson@kansan.com
Kansas' Big 12 Tournament hopes rested solely on the gloves of freshman goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau. And in a penalty kick shootout to decide the winner of a Big 12 Tournament play-in game, Liebetrau stopped Texas Tech's final penalty kick, sending her team to the conference tournament.
After 110 minutes of regulation and overtime play, the score remained 1-1 after a pair of goals in the 30th and 31st minute from Kansas (12-7-2) and Texas Tech (8-8-4). The Red Raiders kept up constant pressure for most of the match, outshooting the Jayhawks 17-8 through 90 minutes of regulation time. The Kansas defense, anchored by Liebetrau, bent but never broke through the second half and overtime periods.
"We kept really organized in the back with our communication," said Liebetrau. "I was really proud of the
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In the penalty kick shootout, the Jayhawks never blinked, taking their shots as they hit all five past Texas Tech goalkeeper Colleen Pitts. Texas Tech netted its first four as well, but Liebetrau was determined to end the game at the fifth
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"I had almost gotten the fourth PK, and I was just like "This one's mine," she said. "I went for it and got it."
Liebetrau stopped Texas Tech sophomore Maggie Fete's shot, giving Kansas the 1-1 victory. Immediate jubilation ensured for the Jayhawks, who had just earned their 10th straight Big 12 Tournament berth.
The victory means Kansas will face No. 1 seed Missouri for the second time in less than a week Wednesday in San Antonio in the first round of the tournament.
The team can't help but feel a little bit lucky after winning a play-in game that, as coach Mark Francis said earlier in the week, the team didn't necessarily deserve to be in. The game came as a result of a three-way tie between Kansas, Texas Tech and Baylor that left the eighth and final spot in the tournament disputed.
"It was just amazing, everyone was so excited." Liebetrau said.
back line and my whole team."
But Kansas took full advantage of the opportunity and the team is managing to hit its stride at a good, albeit a bit late, time in its season. The game, which officially is recorded as a tie, extends the Jayhawks' unbeaten streak to three after defeating Iowa State and Big 12 regular season champions Missouri last week.
"We worked so hard, we're just really happy for it," Liebetrau said.
Freshman midfielder Whitney
Berry scored the game's first goa when she headed senior midfielder Monica Dolinksy's cross into the back of the net. But Texas Tech equalized 30 seconds later on a 25-yard blast from freshman midfielder Tiffini Smith.
Dolinsky led the Jayhawks with four shots, including one off the crossbar that could have ended the game in overtime, and the game's only assist. She also put in one of Kansas' five penalty kicks helping win the game along with Berry, freshman midfielder Shelby Williamson, sophomore forward Emily Cressy and senior forward Kim Boyer.
"We're excited to be in the Big 12 Tournament and excited to play Mizzou." Liebetrau said. "We're looking forward to it."
The Jayhawks will have to recuperate from the match quickly to take on the Tigers, but for now the team is nothing but confident.
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Philadelphia holds off World Series elimination
BY RONALD BLUM
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Put those parade plans on hold, New York. The Phillies are comine back.
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Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his World Series total to a record-tying five, backing Cliff Lee once again as Philadelphia staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory Monday night and set up a Game 6 for the first time since 2003.
Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley, center, is congratulated by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino after hitting a three-run home run against New York Yankees' J. Burnett during the first inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Monday in Philadelphia. Rollins and Victorino also scored on the hit.
Utley hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the first inning off A.J. Burnett and added a solo shot in the seventh to join Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit five home runs in a single World Series.
Philadelphia closed within three games to two by replicating its winning formula from the opener, when Utley hit two solo homers and Lee pitched a six-hitter. Raul Ianez set off fireworks from the Liberty Bell one last time, adding a second solo shot in the seventh off Phil Coke that made it 8-2.
Just 37 of 43 teams with 3-1 Series deficits have gone on to win the title, including five in a row since Kansas City rallied past St. Louis in 1985.
The Yankees, who have won the Series all eight previous times they took a 3-1 lead, will try to close out title No. 27 Wednesday night at home. Game 3 winner Andy Pettitte is expected to come back on three days' rest and face Game 2 loser Pedro Martinez.
But Pettitte and CC Sabathia, the Yankees' Game 7 starter, will be pitching on short rest — Pettite for the first time this year and Sabathia for the third time in the postseason.
If the Phillies come back to become the first NL team to win consecutive Series titles since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds, Yankees manager Joe Girardi will be widely second-guessed for his pitching decisions. No Series champion has gone the entire postseason with just three starters since the 1991 Minnesota Twins — when there were just two rounds of playoffs.
Pitching on short rest didn't work well for Burnett, who had been 4-0 previously in his career on three days' off and kept the Philies off balance in Game 2. It marked the first time in 14 postseason games this year that a Yankees starter failed to pitch at
Philadelphia ended baseball's record streak of five straight Series that ended in sweeps or five games, ensuring at least one more telecast in a matchup between big-market teams that has revived baseball's ratings. The Phillies still face a tall task: The Yankees lost three in a row just twice after the All-Star break and dropped consecutive home games
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FOOTBALL NOTES Jayhawks'last home game time, channel announced
Kansas' final home game against Nebraska Nov. 14 will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised on ABC.
The Jayhawks will make their third appearance on ABC this season. The network also televised Kansas' games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
Defense not frustrated by offensive game struggles
With Kansas' recent offensive struggles, the improved performance of the team's defense has happened rather quietly.
Despite the offense's lack of production in Kansas' last two games, members of the defense said there was no frustration with the other side of the ball.
"There been so many times where they've had us out there and we didn't come through for them," senior safety Darrell Stuckey said. "It's one of those things we have to go out there and just play the game."
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CHIEFS Smith may take on duties left by running back
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kolby Smith's timing may turn out to have been perfect.
The Kansas City Chiefs will be without suspended running back Larry Johnson when they travel to Jacksonville this week, and Smith, a year after knee surgery, is eligible and eager to come off the physically unable to perform list
Johnson, a former Pro Bowler who is struggling this season, is serving a suspension for making gay slurs and belittling head coach Todd Haley. Presumably, that will shift the running duties to Jamaal Charles and Dantrell Savage.
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Players will start the audition process for positions as Kansas coaches try to solve the roster puzzle tonight.
The much anticipated 2009-10 season for the layhawks begins at 7 p.m. when they play host to the Fort Hays State Tigers in the first of two exhibition games.
The Jayhawks won almost every accolade there is to win in the pre-season, but by only scrimmaging during practices, they haven't had anyone to prove anything against except themselves thus far. Junior guard Tyrel Reed is embracing the breath of fresh air.
"Going against the same team every practice," Reed said, "it'll be nice to see another color out there."
The Jayhawks have a lot of solid players, but where they fit into the rotation remains to be seen. Coach Bill Self knows he will have to make some tough decisions in the coming weeks.
Of course, Self said, that is still up in the air.
"I think we've got a lot of good players," Self said. "I think it's a good problem to have. And I also think this — we can't keep our good players happy if everybody plays. But if you were to red-shirt a couple that were starters at Kansas, then that's not bad either."
The red-shirting referred to senior guard Mario Little and sophomore guard Travis Releford, both of whom will not play against Fort Hays. The coaches are taking the week to decide whether to red-shirt the two so they may have significant roles beyond this season. If they play in the exhibition game, they are ineligible to be red-shirted, but freshmen can be red-shirted at anytime during the season.
Also not playing in Tuesday's exhibition is freshman guard C.J. Henry because of what Self called a "bum knee." The knee caused Henry to miss nine days of practice.
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Junior center Cole Aldrich hangs on the rim after a dunk to give the Jayhawks a 13-point advantage, their largest of the night, against Michigan State during last year's NCAA tournament. Kansas will play the first game of this season tonight against Fort Hays State.
Offense issues continue for Jayhawks against Texas Tech
BY JAYSON JENKS
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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing slowly walked from the sideline to the middle of the field shortly after Kansas' 42-21 defeat. He was quickly engulfed by red and black jerseys, by Texas Tech offensive and defensive players alike, and Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNell.
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In the moments after the game, McNeill jogged across the field specifically to find Reesing. He wanted to offer encouragement to Kansas' quarterback after a tougher-than-average afternoon. He said he wanted to tell Reesing he was a good quarterback.
"I said it all week," McNeilf said.
"That was the best skill set that we have faced — and that's all season long. We said we better be honed in and zoned in because we knew what we were facing."
And McNell continued heaping praise on Reesing and the Jayhawks Sunday night — a full 24 hours after Texas Tech stifled Kansas's once-potent offense.
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For the second consecutive season Kansas' offense simply struggled to move the ball against a Texas Tech team more feared for
On Saturday the Jayhawks couldn't run the ball, couldn't consistently pass or catch it, and the offensive line struggled to keep Reesing or freshman quarterback Kale Pick untouched.
its offensive capabilities than its lockdown defense.
As coach Mark Mangino said, it was a case where all parts of the offense failed to click.
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"Things just weren't in sync for the whole offense," Mangino said.
Junior receiver Johnathan Wilson reaches for a ball that fell just through his fingers Saturday against Texas Tech. Kansas lost 42-21, in its second loss in two seasons to the Red Raiders.
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BY NICOLAS ROESLER
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There have been two major suspensions this year in college football. The first was Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount for punching a mouthing-off Boise State player, well, in the mouth. And the second was Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant for lying to the NCAA about meeting with former NFL star Deion Sanders. Both were actions that deserved a degree of punishment. However, the respective penalties made sports fans and commentators alike scratch their heads.
N CAA suspensions this year have fueled debates about the appropriate degree of punishment that certain offenses warrant.
Blount, in his rampage after losing to Boise State in the first week of the season, punched a player, attacked the fans at the game and had to be thrown off the field like an obnoxious drunk kicked out of night club.
The NCAA suspended Blount for the whole season shortly after, and people started talking. Did he deserve that? Some argued he didn't because the Boise State player got in his face and sparked the aggression. Yet it was an act of violence, and it deserved severe punishment.
For now, Bryant is meeting with attorneys to try to figure out a way to get his feet back on the grass, but nothing has developed yet. His nonviolent, yet immature mistake will cost him his last year of college football, as scouts expect him to enter the NFL Draft.
And now eight weeks later, Blount has the opportunity to play the rest of the season for Oregon. Through profusely apologizing and working his guilty behind off to get back on the field, Blount has turned around the initial suspension and might be eligible to play this Saturday.
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Bryant was not so lucky. The NCAA ruled that Dez Bryant would not be able to play at all this year for lying. The suspension of a player for lying to the NCAA is totally acceptable. The system is designed to put every player on the same level of competition, and honoring that system is necessary to the legitimacy of college sports. However, a year-long suspension seems as though the whip is being cracked a little hard on a player who was not trying to cheat the system in any way. Yet the system has seemed to say violence can be forgiven, but lying, heavens no.
The NCAA's rule book is thick, really thick. And anybody who expects these young players to know everything they are allowed to do would also expect Kansas students to know the student handbook by heart. Not likely. The funny thing about Bryant's case is that his meeting with Sanders would not have resulted in a suspension if he would have told the truth about it. Bryant panicked, not knowing if he had overstepped any boundaries, and then naively lied thinking it would help his chances of playing. Then he apologized. Panic is no excuse for lying to authorities.
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BY RAY SEGEBRECHT rsegebrecht@kansan.com
More than 40 years have passed since the screaming voices of Terry and Marty Davis, class of '66, joined those of their fellow students in the student section in Allen Fieldhouse. They have seen some change through the years, Marty said. Students never had to pay for tickets back then. They never had to camp out for seats either.
But as the couple returned to campus for the men's basketball exhibition game against Fort Hays State, Terry said it all still had a familiar feel. While they drove from their.home in Raytown, Mo., to Lawrence and re-entered Allen Fieldhouse, every ounce of old excitement they once felt as freshmen inside the arena returned in full force.
"When we were kids, we went to all the games, all the time," Terry said. "It was different then, a little, but still pretty much raved fans."
Terry said he thought the team's No.1 preseason national ranking
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Weston White/KANSAN Michael Blair, Galena junior, A.J. Sidhu, Olathe junior, and Danielle Fuller, Olathe sophomore throw torn up newspaper in the air during player introductions at Tuesday's game against Fort Hays State. Fans of all ages expressed their excitement for the start of the college basketball season.
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athe University before his age and health forced him to retire in the spring. Russ Ptack, an old friend of Shaffer who
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played poker with him on Sunday, said breathing had become more difficult in his later life and likely contributed to his collapse yesterday at his home. His wife, Betty, was with him when he died.
"He has been on oxygen over the past year," Ptack said. "It probably had something to do with a combination of old age and his ability to breathe becoming more and more difficult."
Ptack said Shaffer was probably best known among students for his passion for teaching his Introductory Economics class. Shaffer celebrated his 90th birthday in August. Ptack said, by reading warm wishes from the nearly 700 students who had joined his "Harry is the man!" online Facebook page.
"He got a lot of joy from that." Ptack said.
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Eve Kemple, prosecutor with the district attorney's office, spoke in a panel as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Week. The panel brought forth issues relevant to victims of domestic violence.
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BY JESSE RANGEL jrangel@kansan.com
When Thomas Medved walked by students passing out information in front of Stauffer-Flint Hall yesterday, he didn't expect there to be a voice advocating awareness for domestic violence - a problem that affected some of his friends.
"It's important to spread the word about domestic violence, which is actually a huge problem," Medved, Overland Park senior, said. "It's awesome that we have a visible stance on campus against it."
And there are 10 campus groups who want to keep domestic violence awareness going. The groups, which include Delta Force, GaDuGi Safe Center and the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center, are coming together this week to continue to work toward a goal state officials made in October: to raise awareness about domestic violence and how to do something about it.
Domestic Violence Awareness Week with Delta Force, said the groups wanted to hold the event in the first week of November, directly following Kansas' domestic violence awareness month in October. Willbanks said they wanted to show that domestic violence affects people 365 days a year, not just in October.
Along with the tables in front of Stauffer Flint, the groups will sponsor three evening talks and presentations on domestic violence.
Tanner Willbanks, Lawrence senior and coordinator for
He said one in four women would be exposed to domestic violence at some point in their lives. But he also said men, children and even roommates could become victims.
"The rate of domestic violence among people is astonishing," Willbanks said.
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Nursing students vie for places in program
BY JESSE BROWN jbrown@kansan.com
As the national economic recession continues to limit the number of nurses organizations are able to employ, the demand for them has grown significantly during the last eight to 10 years. Debbie Ford, assistant dean of student affairs in the School of Nursing, said that right now the school didn't have the space to accommodate all of the applicants.
She said for the Fall 2010 semester 120 students would be accepted out of an estimated 550 applicants.
It's a struggle Merica Schreiner, Frankfort sophomore and president of the Pre-Nursing Club.
came to understand.
In the midst of this nursing crisis, the Pre-Nursing Club seeks to educate and guide its members to
"When I hear that only 100 out of 500 applicants are getting in, it still makes my stomach drop." Schreiner said.
"When I hear that only 100 out of 500 applicants are getting in, it still makes my stomach drop."
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Because of the nursing shortage, there has been an influx of student applicants attempting to enter the field. Ford said the school doesn't have the space to accept all these
become nurses in the specific fields they want to work in.
students so the application process often becomes competitive
Some students, like Schreiner, said they joined the club to get that experience and the wealth of knowledge they can learn from the speakers.
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INTERNATIONAL 1. Hillary Clinton attempts to restart peace talks
CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding hastily arranged meetings with Egyptian leaders to discuss the stalemate over restarting peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
She flew to Cairo on Tuesday night from Marrakech, Morocco, instead of returning to Washington as scheduled.
The change reflected Obama administration eagerness to tamp down Arab worries that the U.S. is dropping its demand that Israel halt construction of housing in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
2. African nations end climate conference boycott
BARCELONA, Spain — African countries ended a boycott of meetings at U.N. climate negotiations on Tuesday, after winning promises for more in-depth talks on how much rich nations need to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Due to the Africans' demands, most of the rest of this week's talks in Barcelona will be devoted to discussing carbon-cutting pledges rather than other issues including carbon offsets and action by developing countries, said John Ash, chairman of the negotiations on emissions.
The Africans, supported by about 70 other developing countries, said industrial nations were making weak commitments to stave off dramatic temperature rises while Africa was being devastated by droughts and floods blamed on global warming.
TOKYO — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters.
3. Bush throws out pitch at Japanese baseball game
Bush, wearing a Yomiuri warmup jacket, took the mound at Tokyo Dome and threw a pitch to Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe that bounced once in the dirt before being caught.
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FARMVILLE, Va. — An aspiring California rapper has been indicted on capital murder charges in the deaths of four people four'd bludgeoned to death at a central Virginia home in September.
The Prince Edward County Circuit Court indictments were returned for 20-year-old Richard "Sam" McCroskey of Castro Valley, Calif.
McCroskey is charged in the Sept. 18 deaths of his girlfriend, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock; her parents, 50-year-old Presbyterian minister Mark Niederbrock and 53-year-old Longwood University professor Debra Kelley; and Emma's friend, 18-year-old Melanie Wells of Inwood, W.Va.T
ELDORADO, Texas — A Texas judge is ordering that some documents showing multiple women allegedly married to the
5. Texas judge excludes documents in bigamy case
same man in a polygamist group be excluded from his trial on charges of child sexual abuse.
District Judge Barbara Walther on Tuesday ordered that a document listing one pregnant woman and three nursing mothers, all allegedly married to 38-year-old Raymond Jessop, be redacted. He has pleaded not guilty.
6. Rhode Island ends indoor prostitution law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri has signed legislation closing a loophole that made indoor prostitution legal and allowed more than 30 suspected brothels to operate around the state.
The bills signed Tuesday end Rhode Island's status as the only state that allowed indoor prostitution statewide. The practice is legal in parts of Nevada. The new law took effect immediately.
Carcieri praised the new law as a step forward and said it ended Rhode Island's "terrible" distinction.
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Required Credit Hours: The student is required to complete a total of 124 credit hours to earn a Bachelor of Science. Of those hours, 95 are general requirements for all students majoring in atmospheric science. The remaining 29 hours are specific to the four specialized options within the major of atmospheric science, general meteorology, air pollution
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In addition, there are many students who go on to work for the National Weather Service or in
Career Possibilities: Students graduating with degrees in atmospheric science are prepared for careers in education, business communications and various governmental sectors.
broadcasting. By choosing one of *the four options, students also have the opportunity to enter into more specialized career fields.
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Students majoring in atmospheric science have the opportunity to graduate with honors by completing a minimum of nine hours of upper-division credit with a grade point average of 3.5 in all atmospheric science courses and a minimum 3.25 grade point average overall. The student must also complete ATMO 499, an independent study course where the student will prepare an honors paper, which he or she will present to a committee.
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DUDLEY, Mass. — It's now illegal in one Massachusetts town to own more than three cats without getting a special
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The article was in response to a neighborhood feud over the 15 cats owned by Mary Ellen Richards.
The suspect has targeted a Tamarac BankAtlantic so many times that during the last heist one of the tellers said, "He's here again."
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TAMARAC, Fla. — Investigators are searching for a man who has robbed the same South Florida bank four times in the past year.
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The alleged robber is heavyset and has dreadlocks.
Valet attacks man trying to steal woman's purse
BOSTON — A Boston parking valet armed with an umbrella is being credited for helping a woman fight off a knife-wielding purse snatcher. Police said Tuesday that 61-year-old Barbara Pero of Auburn was attacked Monday night outside a Boston condominium just after her car was brought up by a valet parking service. A man forced his way into the car and threatened to kill her.
23-year-old Valet Felix Vega grabbed an umbrella from his manager's office and began beating the suspect.
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About 9 a.m. Sunday near 21st Street and Bishop Court, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of an iPod, at a loss of $55.
About 8 a.m. Sunday near 23rd Street and Naismith Drive, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $200.
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About 11 a.m. Sunday near 13th Street and Crestline Drive, an university student reported an auto burglary and criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $500.
About 11:30 a.m. Sunday near 16th and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of a driver's license, at unspecified losses.
About noon Sunday near 6th and Michigan streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $300.
About noon Sunday near 26th Street and Dover Square, a University student reported an auto burglary, criminal damage and the theft of a CD player, at a loss of $600.
About 1 p.m. Sunday at a parking lot on campus, someone reported criminal damage to the driver's side mirror of his or her vehicle, at a loss of $200.
About 4 p.m. Sunday near 9th and Arkansas streets, a University student reported an aggrieved burglary and criminal damage to a window.
About 4 p.m. Sunday near 15th Street and Crestline Drive, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a CD player, at a loss of 580.
About 11 p.m. Sunday near McCollum Hall, someone reported a criminal threat.
About 5 a.m. Monday near 23rd and Harper streets, a University student reported an auto burglary, criminal damage and the theft of a GPS and satellite radio receiver, at a loss of $1,100.
About 7 a.m. Monday near 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue, a University employee reported an auto burglary and criminal damage to a vehicle, at a loss of $430.
About 7 p.m. Monday near 14th and Ohio streets, a University student reported the theft of a purse and contents, at a loss of $457.
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Rachel Pepper, RN, MS, nurse manager at The University of Kansas Hospital fields questions from members of the Pre-Nursing Club in Watkins Memorial Health Center conference room on Tuesday evening. The club, which features guest speakers, gives members insight into the world of nursing.
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"There's a great need for nursing right now." Chris Gordon,
senior and treasurer of the Pre-Nursing Club, said. "So I try to set myself apart and get as much experience as I can"
available to every student group. In addition to the monthly
Schreiner said the club had grown from last year to the point that they had to
begin talking about finding a bigger venue for its meetings.
"There's a great need for nursing right now, so I try to set myself apart ... "
CHRIS GORDON Leawood senior
As the one who keeps track of the funds and membership fees, Gordon said the club had between 100 and 200 members.
meeting, the club also does charity work around Lawrence. This Friday, the club will be serving breakfast at Jubilee Café to Lawrence's homeless community.
The Pre-Nursing Club is funded by money the group receives from the membership fee, which is $3 per person, and the basic $200 funding from Student Senate
The club's leaders said they hope their extracurricular activities and high grade point averages will get them into the School of Nursing.
"We're there to tell you about the opportunities available and the things we think will increase your chances if you're really interested in getting accepted," Schreiner said.
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Women, said the groups wanted to let students who are experiencing domestic violence know that they are not alone. She said the table in front of Stauffer-Flint would feature a pledge students could sign that says they would not commit, condone or stay silent about domestic violence.
Willbanks said he wanted students to realize that this issue faces them, not people in some far-off region.
"It's very important that people experiencing domestic violence know that they have allies," Higgins said. "They have allies and resources both at KU and in the Lawrence community."
"I think everyone would agree that one in four women is a problem," Willbanks said. "Until we acknowledge how big of a problem it is, we can't fix the problem."
— Aly Van Dyke contributed to the reporting of this story
POLITICS
Edited by Tim Burgess
POLITICS Gringrich to speak at two public events on campus
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, is visiting campus today. Gingrich is the Robert J. Dole Institute of
Politics 'first Distinguished Visiting Fellow. The visit will include two public events.
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Today at
Gringrich
12 p.m. at the Adams Alumni Center, Gingrich will be at one of the Dole Institute's "Pizza and Politics" events. It is open to all students and faculty who would like to eat free pizza while listening to the former speaker
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. Gingrich will be speaking at the Dole Institute in West Campus. This event is open to anyone in the community. Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute, said the former speaker would be talking about the Republican party's place in America today as an "alternative party" rather than an opposition party.
of the House talk about today's political scene.
"He is clearly one of the brightest political thinkers on the Republican side today," Lacy said, "and we're really excited to be bringing him to the Dole Institute."
DICKINSON, N.D. — The bodies of three missing North Dakota college softball players were found Tuesday inside a Jeep after authorities, aided by signals from the women's last desperate phone calls, spotted the vehicle in a farm pond.
Lacy also said he anticipates space running short and recommends showing up early to guarantee a place.
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Police Lt. Rod Banyal said officers were investigating the cause of the deaths and autopsies were planned. He said he believed the women were on a stargazing trip in the Jeep when they called for help, but he did not know whether it already was under water when the calls were made.
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positiones
this season made the fanfare seem particularly ravenous.
"It was still pretty wild then," Terry said. "It may have gotten even wilder."
Among the new wave of freshman joining the fray of red and blue last night was Cody Janousek, Lawrence freshman, who donned an old Sasha Kaun jersey tee and a Kansas flag he flung around his neck as a cape.
Students react to the Fort Hays State starting lineup. Tuesday was the first exhibition game of Kansas' basketball season.
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As long as the Jayhawks won, Janousek said, the flag would continue fly atop his shoulders for every game.
"I probably won't wash the cape," Janousek said. "I'll keep the cape like this all season."
Janousek said he had attended Kansas games on various occasions since he was 5 or 6 years old.
But he said being able to one day join the ranks of the roaring student section had always been a goal of his.
"They all had the newspapers, waiting for the players to come out and they ripped it up and threw it. It looked like the coolest thing ever," he said.
Grace Olson, Houston, Texas, freshman, said even though she wasn't raised in Lawrence, both of her parents attended the University and quickly turned her into an avid Jayhawks fan.
She said she too remembered feeling frustrated one game when her brother, a student at the time.
left her and her parents to join his college contemporaries.
"I was just so jealous because he looked like he was having so much fun in the student section and I couldn't be there," Olson said.
As excited as she felt anticipating the tip off she watched alongside her peers, Olson said she was preparing for an equally exciting and new experience at the next game.
Olson is a freshman member of the KU cheer squad and attended
the game with junior teammate Edneesha Bell, Lee Summit, Mo
She will return again with Bell in one week to lead her classmates during the men's basketball matchup with Pittsburg State on Nov. 10.
Bell, her teammate, said though she loved the limelight of cheering and doing stunts on the floor, some moments in the stands were irreplaceable.
"My favorite is during the free throws." Bell said. "They either do
the wave or they do the popcorn."
But Bell said no matter where she cheered from, she anticipated this year's team would provide impressive results for its fans.
"We have a lot of good players this year," Bell said. "I want us to win that National Championship so bad. This is only my second year here, but this year is going to be awesome, I have a feeling."
— Edited by Tim Burgess
POLITICS
GOP rebuilds in Tuesday elections
BY LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press
WASHINGTON—Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
Conservative Republican Bob
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Maine voted on whether to affirm a state law that would allow same-sex couples to wed. If supporters prevail, it
McDonnell's victory in the Virginia governor's race over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds and Republican Chris Christie's ouster of unpopular New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was a double-barreled triumph for a party looking to rebuild after being booted from power in national elections in 2006 and 2008.
would mark the first time that the electorate in any state endorsed gay marriage.
And Democrat Bill Owens captured a GOP-hold vacant 23rd Congressional District seat in New York in a race that highlighted fissures in the Republican Party and illustrated hurdles the GOP could face in capitalizing on any voter discontent with Obama and Democrats next fall.
Garamendi, also a Democrat, won a special election to a vacant congressional seat, Ohio voters approved casinos and other cities selected mayors, including New York, which gave Michael Bloomberg a third term.
California Lt. Gov. John
The outcomes of Virginia and New Jersey were sure to feed discussion about the state of the electorate, the status of the diverse coalition that sent Obama to the White House.
DOCUMENTARY Center to show film about Mexican women's plight
The Center of Latin American Studies will play host to a free screening tonight of "Senorita Extraviada,"a documentary about the kidnapping, rape and murder of hundreds of women in Juarez, Mexico, since the early '90s. The screening starts at 7 p.m. in 4012 Wescoe Hall.
Before the screening, Laura Herlihy, Latin American Studies lecturer, will talk about the film and the situation it denets.
This documentary is the second of four in the center's annual documentary series. Next Wednesday the center will show "Zapatista," about the Zapatista movement against capitalism in Mexico. The following week brings "Cowboy del Amor," a documentary comedy about a man arranging marriages between American men and Mexican women.
Harry Swartz, Lawrence graduate student, said he hoped the film series would raise awareness about diverse issues.
"We're just trying to give more exposure to Latin American issues," Swartz said. "And if we get more Latin American Studies majors out of it, that doesn't hurt either."
All of these screenings are free and open to everyone.
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SKETCHBOOK
Civilization is a faint memory.
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LEVAR!
A rainbow will save us.
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THE WAY I SEE IT WE'RE
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SO LETS MAKE OUT
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CHICKEN STRIP
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ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
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unexpected ways. Your insight
guides each person's effort
through careful choice of words.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Footloose and fancy free? Your mind takes you to imaginative locales. Planning a trip?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
You find yourself changing your
mind on something you were so
sure about. That's OK. Go with
the flow.
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CANCER (June 22- July 22)
Today is a 7
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LEO July 23-Aug. 22
Today is an 8
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EIBRA (sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is 7
Creative projects move forward much faster than anticipated.
Earlier limitations give way to clear communications.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Today is a 7
An associate delivers some difficult news. It's not over till it's over. By tomorrow, you may see how to repair the damage.
Today is a 7
Are you questioning what you've been told? Now is a good time to research the facts and draw your own conclusions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Today is an 8
Reasoning keeps pace with imagination, bringing ideas into practical form. Work now, talk later.
Today is an 8
More dreams point you in the right direction. Imagine yourself traveling the path you want, then go there.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is an 8
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
The cobwebs clear out of your mind and you see the future clearly. Share your vision with those you want to take along.
CELEBRITY Man pleads not guilty to stalking Seacrest
LOS ANGELES — A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest's workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge.
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday through an attorney. A court commissioner ordered Uzomah to stay 500 yards away from Seacrest if he is released from jail on $150,000 bail.
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MUSIC
Former Beatle's family donating to peace fund
donating to peace fund
UNITED NATIONS — John Lennon's widow and two sons are donating the proceeds from the 40th anniversary release of the hit "Give Peace a Chance" to a U.N. peacebuilding fund used to help countries emerging from conflict, the fund announced Tuesday.
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Chile's U.N. Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, who chairs the U.N. Peacebuilding Commission which oversees the fund, praised Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Julian Lennon for their decision to celebrate "the uniting spirit" of the "universal anthem" by contributing to global efforts to help countries through the difficult move from war to peace.
Starting Tuesday, iTunes will exclusively offer the single's special anniversary single for download purchase, with new proceeds benefiting the U.N. Peacebuilding Fund through Dec. 31, he said.
"I am thrilled that so many in the music business are readily supporting 'Give Peace a Chance' on its 40th anniversary," Ono said in a statement. "It is indeed a time when we are all getting more aware of the necessity of doing something to achieve world peace, no matter how small."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you. I feel deeply that we are all one, regardless of where we stand," she said.
Lennon and Ono wrote the song during their 1969 honeymoon bed-in protest against the Vietnam War and over the years it has become a popular peace anthem.
Munoz told a news conference at U.N. headquarters that Lennon's widow and sons, partnering with EMI Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, were making the first private donation to the U.N. Peacebuilding Fund, which has raised $315 million in voluntary donations.
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Opinion
United States First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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I judge how much homework I've done by how many times I get through "Jurassic Park."
I love the few days after Halloween when everybody's profile picture changes to their slutty, drunken Halloween
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I've figured out your secret.
Every morning you spend an hour on hair and makeup,
then wear jammies to class so we'll all think you wake up beautiful.
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I yelled at my mom and she deleted me off Facebook.
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As I'm walking outside of Watson Library I hear, "So the longer the beard the better I do on tests. I wish I had known this during finals."
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I'm so nervous about how huge my boobs will be when I get pregnant.
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Will someone please clean up the dead skunk on 15th and Iowa Street. It's been there so long it doesn't smell anymore.
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Dear October: November is already showing you up.
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I haven't had sex in two years. I'm a sex camel.
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A girl that had sex with my ex-boyfriend just asked me why I didn't wave to her on campus.
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If anyone has seen a very organized KU planner with cute drawings on the holidays, please turn it in to JRP or the Burge Union. I miss my planned.
I think I have a girl crush on my geography teacher.
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I'm a cute girl, but I'm considering dating an ugly guy because he's so funny.
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I think I have now successfully Facebook stalked everyone's Halloween pictures. I think my favorite picture was a guy wearing a giant block with a rooster on it — "cock block."
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I just saw a full bus even though it is 65 degrees and sunny out. What the hell, KU?
To the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy named David: I'm still looking for you
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I just burped and it smelled like dog food.
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Basketball: KU invented it, so it must be easy.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
ECM earns deserved recognition
ECUMENICAL
CHURCHMAN
MINISTRIES
Since 1959, the Ecumenical Christian Ministries has served as an on-campus haven for events, classes and the popular veggie lunch. After the building's recent addition to the National Register of Historic Places, students should work to support the building as it seeks renovations and improvements.
One of more than 80,000 properties listed on the Register, the ECM played host to luncheons, University club meetings, political meetings and religious group meetings. Campus Minister Thad Holcombe said the process to get the building on the Register was very thorough and required a lot of research. However, the building's rich history justified the effort.
"Our building became the site for people to meet and feel like they were in a safe place." Holcombe said. "It's very accessible, and it's really a sacred place where people can look at where they are and where they are going."
Even with the new distinction of being placed on the Register, the ECM has set its sights on
new renovations to the building. The ECM has set a goal of raising $826,000 for various improvements to the building's inner workings, which include the kitchen, parking lot and a broken
"We're currently in a 'quiet phase,' or a point where we go out to talk to individuals about contributions," Holcombe said. "Later we'll have things like major
KANSAN'S OPINION
events, dinners, and benefit bands." Holcombe said he thought the more active phase of fundraising would probably start in January.
Approximately $230,000 has been pledged. Holcombe noted many students were looking to help out immediately with the fundraising, but the ECM's goal was to hold on on the larger events until the
"quiet phase" was complete.
Though it has been in existence for only 50 years, the ECM has been a valuable piece of the University. Its addition to the Register proves that it will be around for a long time, and renovations are necessary to help the building become even more valuable than it already is.
There will be many opportunities to help with fundraisers and donations, and the ECM will welcome all the assistance it can get. Students should duly note the building's importance to the University, respect its history and become a part of its future.
Brett Salsbury for The Kansan Editorial Board
HUMOR
Would you like a ticket with that?
Last week, four Utah teens were given a police citation for rapping. You may be thinking to yourself, "Of course rapping is illegal in Utah." Surprisingly, however, their crime was not the genre, but the venue.
The rapscallions, mimicking a popular YouTube video that has already drained a deluge of copycats over the years, performed the hip-hop classic "Big Mac" at a McDonald's drive-thru. When they repeated the rap rather than place an order, the manager came out and told them to knock it off. An employee apparently took down their license plate number as they left and police tracked them down at a high school volleyball game, according to CNN.com. They were cited for "being disorderly in public" as well as for "being painfully unoriginal." (The latter citation was made by the Creativity Cops, who were out of their jurisdiction because they don't exist.)
While many may dismiss this as a silly trilogy of a story, I think there are deep, serious issues at play here. Free speech issues. I think these kids should take this First Amendment case all the way to the Supreme Court. I know it's a long, complicated process
UNDER
OBSERVATION
ALEX NICHOLS
What was really the crime here? What is so disorderly about the majesty of song? These youths merely wanted to lighten up the day of those poor souls in the fast food industry. All they got in return was American Fork, Utah's finest hunting them down and embarrassing them in front of their schoolmates.
to reach the Supreme Court — involving pistol duels, death races and a trivia lighting round — but this case would have a chance.
And why did the employees react so negatively? As a veteran of the restaurant industry, I can safely say that any impromptu performance by a customer, even if I'd heard it before, would inspire me to laugh and enjoy it. Any break in the monotony of
Apparently, if Osama bin Laden had performed a folk song about filet o' fish at a Long John Silver's, we would have found him years ago.
the average fast food shift would be a welcome respite, not a case of "creating public fear", which is part of the definition of the law they apparently broke.
It's almost as though people are addicted to being miserable. Rather than embracing these unique happenings, there's a tendency to be annoyed or even angered by people who simply want to do something different. We want people to stop making such a scene so we can continue hating our jobs and making it through the routine we've established.
As long as they aren't dangerous or genuinely disruptive, public displays of silliness should be not only tolerated, but accepted as a gift from people who are trying to brighten our day.
So next time you're at work or walking to class and you see somebody do something wacky such as hand out filers that say, "Throw this away," don't just frown, put your head down and forge ahead. Stop for a second and smile. Save the 911 call for something less enjoyable.
BLOG: GREEN MY GUY
I love to travel: from eating in hole-in-the-wall restaurants to sending postcards to jealous friends back at home, from not having to fold my bed in the hotel to exploring the sights. It opened my eyes to the beauty and vastness of the Grand Canyon, the Pacific Ocean, the Colorado Rockies and so much more.
Yet what are we to do when traveling the world also pollutes it?
Whether you call it ecotourism, sustainable travel or responsible travel, more and more environmentally friendly travel options are now available for those who wish to see the world without negatively impacting it.
Green vacations
My family is from Taiwan and we fly there every other year to see our relatives. Because biking or driving across the Pacific definitely isn't an option, air travel is our only choice. To minimize our overall impact on the environment, we try to be more eco-friendly in other ways, such as using public transportation and
boat or train creates a much smaller carbon footprint (walking and bike ride are the most eco-friendly), sometimes flying is the only way to get where you're going.
Your mode of transportation is by far the greatest impact on the environment when you are traveling. Though traveling by
For those who are unable to stay with family while traveling, green accomodations for all budgets are becoming more widespread.
For those who are traveling to an area without an eco-friendly hotel, there are a number of things you can do:
1. So you don't have to fold your bed in morning, but you can still reuse the sheets and towels rather than having them laundered every day.
2. Though you don't have to pay an electricity or utilities bill, it is still important to conserve energy and water. Keep your thermostat low and your lights off when you're out seeing the sights.
3. Bring your own toiletries in reusable containers. Refrain from buying new travel-sized toiletries to conserve the amount of plastic waste you produce.
You don't have to sacrifice seeing the world to help the world, especially with all the green travel options now available.
— Janie Chen is a junior from Olathe.
Her sustainability blog can be read at
www.greenmyguy.wwordpress.com.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
"Congratulations on your seemingly fraudulent election, Mr. Karzai. This bodes well for the future of Afghanistan."
I will not be quiet. I will not be silent. I will not be shy. I will not be afraid. I will not be frightened. I will not be scared. I will not be nervous. I will not be angry. I will not be frustrated. I will not be irritated. I will not be annoyed. I will not be bothered. I will not be disturbed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed. I will not be alarmed.
JAMES FARMER
SCIENCE
Three questions for health care reform
W When I attended T.R. Reid's lecture on American health
care reform two weeks ago. I expected to be part of a larger student crowd, engulfed in an intellectual mosh-pit of impassioned students both for and against reforming the health care system. Instead, I noticed that the majority of the auditorium was filled with stern-faced men and women more than 55 years old. KU students were scattered throughout the back of the crowd, displaced and overshadowed by the very real concerns of those whose health care has become part of their everyday lives.
Most students are not very concerned with health care reform, let alone health care in general. We are typically young, healthy, carefree and reckless. We are not concerned with chronic disease, medical bills or even our own mortality. Why should we care about changing a system we're not using?
Students need to understand why there is a movement to reform our health care system if they are to make an educated decision about the reform itself. Instead of persuading you to support or oppose this round of American health care reform, I will present a semi-scientific method to better understand the situation, in the form of three questions that informed students should ask themselves.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?
Our system has overlooked more than 35 million Americans who do not have
America does not have the best health care system in the world. When the World Health Organization last ranked 191 heath systems in 2000, the U.S. came in 37th, between Slovenia and Costa Rica. The U.S. spends more than 15 percent of its GDP on health care, the greatest amount in the world. Most countries spend below 10 percent, and Germany and France only spend about 10 to 11 percent. High medical bills are the number one reason Americans are declaring bankruptcy.
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health insurance. Paradoxically, for those with good insurance and high incomes, American hospitals and doctors provide some of the best health care in the world. This difference between good health care and a good health care system is crucial in understanding reform.
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?
To say that other universal health care systems around the world are simply "socialized" medicine is both a gross oversimplification as well as factually inaccurate. Although the United Kingdom has a universal health care system instituted by government-run hospitals and insurance companies, many more, such as Japan, have private hospitals and insurance companies. Japan spends only about 8 percent of its GDP on its universal health care system, and Japanese use their services much more than Americans.
A reformed system could be socialized or privatized, and Americans need to look around the world for alternatives to our current system.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT?
Folmsbee is a Topeka senior in neurobiology.
Every health care system has its weaknesses, so the public must decide what should be valued in each system. The U.S. spends an enormous amount of money and doesn't offer a standard level health care to everyone. Other countries with universal health care coverage may have waiting lists, poor hospitals and decreased physician salaries, but which is the greater price to pay, especially when that price is both dollars and lives?
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry passes from the floor after winning a scramble. Henry had one steal against Fort Hays State and finished with 14 points in his first game as a Jawhawk.
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Four years ago senior guard Sherron Collins arrived in Lawrence as a highly touted prospect with a reputation for scoring. His ability to score, undoubtedly, was the reason Collins was so sought after by many schools.
Defensively? Well, that rarely crossed his thought process.
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"I wasn't asked to guard really," Collins said. "I was just asked to score a lot."
Collins, then, can relate to Kansas' freshman corps - a group that showed highlight-worthy flashes on offense but sometimes failed to match those performances on the defensive end.
The ability to defend — and the ability to do so consistently throughout the game — is usually one of the biggest challenges college newcomers face.
It was a lesson freshman Elijah Johnson quickly learned from coach Bill Self during his first series of collegiate practices.
"It was hard at first," Johnson said. "Coach would yell at me every day at practice, and I wouldn't understand why. I was confused like, 'This has always worked.' But now I see what he means. They'll get you easily in college."
In the moments after Kansas' 107-68 exhibition victory against Fort Hays State, Collins easily — and quickly — pinpointed Kansas' most glaring flaw in the otherwise lopsided game; a lack of consistent defense.
Sure, Fort Hays State committed 21 turnovers and made just 34 percent of its shots. But the seasoned
Collins insisted that the defensive performance was generally less than acceptable.
The Jayhawks simply need to improve, he said.
"Defensively, we've got to get better," Collins said. "As a whole and with some individuals, we have to learn how to guard the ball better."
At halftime, despite Fort Hays State connecting on 30 percent of its attempts, Self entered Kansas' locker room and told his players that their defensive effort simply wasn't good enough.
Johnson said Self told the jayhawks to "turn up the intensity". Collins said he wouldn't repeat the entire version of Self's statements. Instead, he offered a paraphrased and most likely edited version of the coach's message.
"We weren't guarding, point blank. Period," Collins said. "We have to take pride in defending our home court. I think they scored
too many points in the fieldhouse in the first half, and coach didn't like it."
Indeed, Self wasn't thoroughly pleased with Kansas' defense. But it's early and there is certainly no reason for concern.
"Obviously, we don't guard yet," Self said. "But we can improve on that."
Much of the postgame attention centered on Johnson and fellow freshmen Xavier Henry and Thomas Robinson. And the trio certainly created a stir inside Allen Fieldhouse with three-point shots and highlight-worthy dunks.
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But Collins said that Kansas offensive potential only offers more reason for the Jayhawks to improve defensively.
"The biggest challenge is hunkering down and playing defense," Collins said. "We've got to play defense because we're so talented from inside and outside that points are going to come from everywhere as you can see."
"Your head can spin until you get it. And the freshmen just don't get it yet."
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and Cole Aldrich, it was good for those two to see they have teammates to ease their burden.
"Tonight, I didn't do as much as I've always had to do," Collins said. "We have so much talent to take pressure off of me."
Collins led the team with 19 points, going three for six from three-point range in 27 minutes.
Freshman guard Xavier Henry's debut came with a three-pointer 1:05 into the game.
He finished with 14 points in 20 minutes. When under control, Henry looked dynamic. But there
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"It felt great, it was unexplainable," Johnson said. "Especially to have a breakout like that — I'll never forget it."
The offensive sparks were impressive, but they have
no bearing on the regular season, especially when better teams come along.
But this game meant a lot to the players, especially to Taylor, who treated this game just like any other.
"I feel like we have to approach every game the same way," Taylor said. "We're a team that has a lot of expectations, not because we asked for it but because of the situation that we're in."
Collins has the same approach, even for an exhibition game. This game was not just an opportunity to fool around.
"You've got to take every game seriously," he said. "Every time you step on the court, you have to get better."
Despite his team's effort, Self said he is going to work them a little harder in practice to get his team where it needs to be, especially on the defensive end.
"I feel like we should have been a little bit further along than what we are," he said, "but we make the game harder than what it is because we don't share the basketball as well as what most of our teams have done in the past."
Kansas plays Pittsburg State next in its final exhibition game Nov. 10.
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participate in a play-in game to decide the final spot in the tournament. So Kansas jumped on a plane early Sunday morning, flew to San Antonio, then defeated Texas Tech in a dramatic penalty kick shootout to advance to the Big 12 Tournament.
Tonight, Kansas faces none other than Missouri for the second time in less than a week in the tournament's quarterfinal round.
"Oh yeah, it's been a little crazy," coach Mark Francis said when asked if this was one of the strangest weeks he'd seen as a coach.
"But whenever you get dealt a situation, you just have to make the most of it, and I thought the kids did a good job of that last night."
he said.
Last Friday, the Jayhawks edged the Tigers 3-2 in one of the most physical games of the year for the team. But that was in Lawrence against a Missouri team that had already clinched the regular season title and had little to play for besides its record.
Tonight, it's a true elimination game against Missouri, a team that had its undefeated season spoiled by the Jayhawks.
"Any time you beat a team, obviously they're going to be extremely motivated the second time around. It'll definitely be tough," Francis said.
Tonight's game is also a repeat of last year's Big 12 Tournament
semifinal, when Missouri knocked off Kansas in another penalty kick shootout. But the Jayhawks can also draw confidence from last year's tournament, as they pulled an upset over the No. 2 seed Texas A&M in the first round in 2008. Dolinsky said the team is fine with its similar underdog role this year.
"I think we just have to keep proving to ourselves and everyone else that we're a good team and we could win this tournament," she said.
Kansas was able to come back from a 1-0 deficit in the first minute to beat Missouri on Friday. After seeing what Missouri's forwards are capable of, Francis said containing its potent offense will be his team's
first priority.
"Defensively, we've got to minimize the opportunities that they have," he said.
Kansas will also need to recover quickly from its taxing double overtime victory Monday. Francis said his team should be fine after nearly two days of laying low in San Antonio. Right now, the team's focus is relaxing and recuperating, according to Dolinsky. After a three-game unbeaten streak, the team has reason to feel confident.
"We just have to go out and compete like we did the last couple games," Dolinsky said, "and we'll be all right."
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SOCCER PLAYERS EARN AWARD IN VICTORY
Sophomore forward Emily Cressy earned national and Big 12 awards and freshman Shelby Williamson earned Big 12 recognition as well Tuesday. They were awarded for their roles in knocking off then-No. 20 Missouri Friday.
Cressy received the Big 12's Offensive Player of the Week award and Collegesoccer360.com's weekly Primetime Performer award. She is one of 22 players nationwide to receive the Web site's distinction this week. She scored two goals, including the game-winner, in Kansas' 3-2 victory against Missouri and leads the team with 11 goals this season.
Williamson earned the Big 12's Newcomer of the Week award after scoring Kansas' second goal in Friday's match. She ranks second among Big 12 freshmen with seven goals and 16 points this year.
Williams and Cressy join junior Lauren Jackson, senior Monica Dolinsky, and freshman Kat Liebetrau in earning weekly Big 12 awards this season.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Johnson scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, including a 3-pointer with 8.3 seconds remaining, and Division II Le Moyne stunned Syracuse 82-79 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.
Wes Johnson, who led Syracuse with 34 points, hit a 3 from the left corner to put Syracuse ahead 79-78 with 22 seconds left. Christopher Johnson responded with his sixth 3-pointer of the game, which came from the left side off a broken play.
After Wes Johnson missed a 3, Can Ozkaner added a free throw with 1.3 seconds left for Le Moyne.
Andy Rautins had 13 points and Rick Jackson finished with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Orange, who led by as many as 10 early in the second half.
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The Chargers waived Chambers on Monday. Originally a second-round pick by Miami in 2001, Chambers has made 111 starts with the Dolphins and Chargers and caught 482 passes for 6,827 yards and 53 touchdowns.
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WACO, Texas — Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner had 13 points, four rebounds and three blocked shots while playing 19 minutes in the seventh-ranked Lady Bears' exhibition opener Tuesday night, a 97-43 victory over St. Edwards.
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MORNING BREW
Winter boasts variety of sports
November's arrival signals an arctic truth: Winter is coming. At a swifter rate than the redacoats once trotced, rain will turn into snow and lightly grazing winds will gain tenacity, hurling feather-weighted freshmen into the sides of the dooms on Daisy Hill. But just because students are throwing up their hoods and sliding into those long johns, it doesn't mean they suddenly become different people. Whether snow layers the ground or sun blazes onto dry grass, we still love sports. Everyone already knows about basketball and hockey, but what if you lack the skills or the interest to compete in the mighty two of the winter? Alas, the outliers await.
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Don't wait for the baddest storm of the winter to find that hill. Make sure that you know your baby well ahead of time, so that when white flurry madness breaks, you will be ready to go. No time wasted. Then it's off to the races, with zooming lanes downhill and gleeful crashes soon to follow. And don't worry, Local Burger fiends and Chipotle-heads — the more weight the merrier. Your chub will only accelerate your sled.
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Find yourself two brooms, some rocks, and a large body of ice, and now we're talking! No, this isn't a cleaning activity for the homeless. This is an Olympic sport that requires ultimate precision and technique. More or less archery on ice, curling features throwers (those who slide the rock) and sweepers (those who guide the rock's path) who aim to guide their rocks to a target. It is an amusing and challenging sport that can be practiced with basic household provisions. So curl away, my friends, and sweep wisely.
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Kansas set for Colorado match
Kansas volleyball will brave the altitude as the team travels to Boulder, Colo., to face Colorado.
Colorado is sitting in 10th place in the Big 12 conference and has won only one match — against a last-place Texas Tech team — in Big 12 play.
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"if we take care of what we need to do, we will be fine." Manda said.
Kansas is coming in with a 12-10 (4-8) record while Colorado is 6-16 (1-12) this season.
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Colorado is still adjusting to its new coaching staff and has struggled through Big 12 play. Colorado has made a lot of progress lately, though, Kansas coach Roy Bechard said.
team that really wants to get things turned around in November." Bechard said.
UPCOMING MATCHES
Kansas played a little anxiously in the last match as they struggled with high expectations and being the favorite, Bechard said.
Kansas has been good at siding out and passing, but the team needs to work on point scoring and certain rotations, junior outside hitter Kena Kaiser said. Kansas also can't get too complacent early on in the matches. Kaiser said.
"We settle for being happy with winning game one," Kaiser said. "We settle into that rhythm and we need to change something."
Kansas at Colorado
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Kansas won the first set then lost the next three sets in four of its losses.
Colorado can be tough, and playing the Buffalooes at home in
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Boulder can be tricky because of the altitude, Manda said.
"You kind of feel more tired, and the ball floats differently," Manda said. "It's not too much more different though."
The altitude never really is a problem, but Colorado likes to remind you of it, Bechard said.
"They have signs all over the place. 'Welcome to 5,200 feet,' or whatever," Bechard said. "The court is the same size and the net is the same height, so that's the main thing."
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Sophomore Zach Collaros led the Bearcats (8-0) to wins over Louisville and Syracuse, throwing for seven touchdowns during those two games. He's likely to start on Saturday at home against Connecticut (4-4), when Cincinnati attempts to tie the school record for best start.
Coach Brian Kelly said it's possible that Pike could get into the game for a short time, but he would prefer waiting until he's capable of playing without limitations.
Pike expected to practice on Wednesday wearing a special splint instead of a bulky cast on the left forearm, which was injured during a game on Oct. 15 at South Florida. The senior quarterback has missed the last two games while the injury heals.
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Senior guard Sherron Collins drives through the lane for an uncontested lay-up Tuesday night. Kansas defeated Fort Havs State 107-68 at Allen Fieldhouse for the first victory of the season.
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The preseason is not made to make teams look pretty.
The Jayhawks appeared to have the offense of a championship-caliber team defeating the Fort Hays State Tigers on Tuesday night in a packed Allen Fieldhouse. Their defense is another matter.
"You guys saw it," coach Bill Self said. "We showed flashes where we looked pretty good, we showed stretches where we didn't look good at all."
Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor said Self's goal for the players for this game was to show him they could play defense.
Despite this being an exhibition game, high standards remain for the jayhawks. Taylor had 15 points and three turnovers — a performance his coach called "careless."
"Coach still expects things from us no matter who we're playing," Taylor said.
On paper, the defense and offense both looked great; Kansas shot 53.3 percent and held Fort Hays to 33.8 percent.
Several players tried to do too much with the ball, which resulted in 18 turnovers, and the Tigers had wide-open three-pointers available all night long.
"I think that they have a lot of pieces to the puzzle," he said, "and he will get them to play the way that he wants them to play, that is for sure."
The Jayhawks did impress their opposition. Fort Hays State coach Mark Johnson said he is confident Kansas will find a way to maximize its potential.
The most positive news came from the young stars.
With the two best players in the country in Sherron Collins
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San Antonio, Texas — Calling the last six days wild for the Kansas soccer team would be a major understatement, to say the least.
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On Friday morning, the Jayhawks' postseason hopes looked slim. Kansas needed a victory against the top team in the Big 12 Conference, which happened to be Missouri, and help from two other conference games that night for a shot at advancing.
"If we get to keep playing, that's all we can ask for," senior midfielder Monica Dolinsky said.
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Then things got really nuts.
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Baylor tied Oklahoma to put Kansas, Texas Tech and Baylor in a three-way tie for the last two spots in the conference tournament. Friday night, the Big 12 ruled that Kansas and Baylor would advance to the tournament after a four-step tiebreaker.
Less than 24 hours later, however, the conference changed its decision after Texas Tech disputed the tiebler. It ruled that Kansas and Texas Tech would
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Freshmen hold keys to postseason success
BY CLARK GOBLE
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Some things haven't changed. Sherron Collins still back pedals and close after hit
petals and claps after hitting pull-up three pointers. Cole Aldrich's lengthy free throw routine still causes lane violations. Tyshawn Taylor's hands? Lightning quick as always.
But there were a moderate amount of changes in Kansas' 107-68 exhibition victory against Fort Hays State on Tuesday, from the decisively less epic music in the pregame video to the new-school-but still-awesome-old-school layout of Allen Fieldhouse.
But the only thing that truly matters is the changes on the court
"I think they handled it great," Collins said.
It was our first true look at freshmen Xavier Henry, Elijah Johnson and Thomas Robinson. It's obvious that they still have a lot to work on, namely not fouling out like Henry and Robinson did, but their skill sets meshed well with the upper-classmen in their first real game in the fieldhouse.
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It'll take a while to adjust to Taylor wearing number 10 and similarly sized Elijah Johnson wearing the number 15 Taylor sported last season. Their games are similar too. Johnson skied for an alley-op from Taylor and the crowd went nuts.
Xavier Henry's first basket as a lajayhawk was a three-pointer, and his shooting touch from the wing will keep defenders from doubling down on Aldrich. Coach Bill Self said he thought Henry's NBA-ready body is even a bigger asset.
"I think I could have got higher though," Johnson said.
Thomas Robinson plays a lot like former Kansas big man Darnell Jackson. In Robinson's first second on the floor, he grabbed a rebound on a missed free throw and converted the put-back. Just 20 seconds later, he picked up his second foul.
Like we all saw with the Morris twins last year, there are going to be ups with freshmen, and there are going to be downs. Robinson experienced them both Tuesday.
Freshman C.J. Henry sat out with a bum knee, but he will provide more depth at guard. Is he better than Collins like his father Carl Henry claimed this summer? That remains to be seen.
There are two major reasons why Kansas is ranked No. 1 in most preseason polls: the return of two preseason All-Americans and the talent of the incoming class.
Collins and Aldrich have been around the block. Kansas Athletics might as well hand out box scores with 20 points for Collins and a double-double for Aldrich already written in.
But the newcomers hold the key to this season. Two good players can take a team a long way, but if one or both have off nights, there need to be other guys ready to step up.
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich gives a speech at The Dole Institute for Politics. Wednesday night. Among the many topics discussed, Gingrich adressed the recent economic crisis, ways to improve national security, and current issues facing both the Rebuplican and Democratic parties. He also debated on the future of the Obama presidency and how its success could lie on the shoulders of
Newt Gingrich asks for Obama to reach accross party lines
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich carried out his role as the Dole Institute for Politics' first Distinguished Visiting Fellow yesterday, spending the day meeting with and talking to students, faculty and community members in numerous diverse settings.
Gingrich first visited the Natural History Museum in Dyche Hall, which made such an impression on him that he gushed over it at all following events.
"I had a tremendous time looking at fossils," Gingrich said.
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He followed up his museum visit with a Pizza and Politics lecture in the Adams Alumni center's Bruckmiller room at noon. Gingrich's presence brought more than 100 people to enjoy the food and conversation combo, more than twice the previous record attendance since the program's inception five years ago. Here he explained President Obama's political future depends on whether he will be a Jimmy Carter or a Bill Clinton. He said that Carter failed because he refused to take the opponent's policies into consideration, whereas Clinton was willing to work with Gingrich and his Republican majority after the 1994 congressional changeover. Gingrich then took questions from KU students from a variety of political backgrounds on his past in Congress and the future of the Republican party.
Chelsea Mertz, Topea senior and Pizza and Politics coordinator, scheduled the visit to Pizza and Politics.
"They had scheduled him for the
Dole forum program," Mertz said, "So I asked if we could do the lunch program as well. It's been a little hectic, but it's gone really well."
Eric Foss, president of the KU College Republicans, explained the success of this event.
"A lot of us political junkies started becoming aware of politics just around the same time he was leading the republicans, regaining control of Congress," Foss said. "We're all very excited that he chose to come."
After sipping a diet coke and hearing student's thoughts, Gingrich got a chance to share his own during a visit to Jonathan Earle's class "Conspiracy Theories and Paranoia in American History." Earle is the Dole Institute's program
director and associate professor of history, which Gingrich himself used to teach at the University of West Georgia.
"We here at the Dole Institute like to bring in people who matter in contemporary politics," Earle said, "With Speaker Gingrich we had kind of an interesting package, because he started out as a college teacher. We were really able to meet all of those goals."
Next on Gingrich's agenda was a reception downtown for the
friends of the Dole Institute, before heading to the Dole Institute on west campus for his final obligation for the visit.
The Dole Institute began seating at 6 p.m. The building was soon filled to its capacity of 525.
Gingrich emerged shortly after 7:30pm and spoke for about 45 minutes about his view of the country's current issues. He said the nation faces threats from radical Islam and Chinese progress that everyone is scared to address.
He also said the country needs a unified vision of America and its future, as Ronald Reagan had.
Though discussing serious subject matter the former Speaker of the House consistently cracked jokes all day about things such as Carter ineptitude and Eisenhower's wily interstate development.
Earle said the Institute hopes to replicate the visit's success in the years to come.
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BY ALEXANDRA GARRISON AND RAY SEGEBRECHT agarrison@kansan.com and rsegebrecht@kansan.com
The University lost a longtime icon this week, according to the students and faculty who knew Harry Shaffer best.
"He was a legend," said Chris Billinger, WaKeeney senior and former student of Shaffer. "He's the only professor I can think of who everyone knows."
Harry Shaffer, professor emeritus of economics who retired last year after teaching for 52 years, died Tuesday at age 90.
Shaffer was born in Vienna, Austria in 1919 and came to the
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Weather causes home invasions
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Fifteen pairs of black and white striped legs scuttle away as the bed sheets fling up into the air and hit the ceiling. Waking up to a house centipede staring down at you can be alarming.
GSP resident Jenna Schwartz said the building been having a problem with centipedes for the last couple weeks.
"One girl found one on her ceiling when she woke up one morning, and we've also been finding them on our clothes," Schwartz, Eden Prairie, Minn. freshman, said.
Deb Smith, associate professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, said that when the weather fluctuates between warm and cold temperatures, as it has in the past few weeks, temperatures aren't cold enough to kill the bugs but are still cool enough for
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them to look for warmth in residences.
Consequently, students often end up with an unwanted, multilegged roommate.
Although house centipedes are predatory, which means they hunt other insects, Smith said they don't pose a threat to people.
"When you see them around, it usually means there are or there used to be other insects around, as
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TEHRAN, Iran — An earthquake struck a key port city in southern Iran early Wednesday, injuring at least 700 people and cutting power and telephone lines, the state news agency reported.
IRNA said 100 of the injured had been hospitalized while the rest were minor cases.
The broadcast said there were no reports of deaths in the quake, which hit 850 miles south of the capital.
The 4.9-magnitude quake struck Bandar Abbas at 2:56 a.m. local time, sending residents streaming into the streets. Bandar Abbas is home to a large oil refinery that primarily serves the domestic market.
Iran is located on seismic fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. It experiences at least one slight earthquake everyday on average.
2. Ousted Zelaya asks US to clarify stance on coup
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted president Manuel Zelaya has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking the U.S. to clarify its position on the coup that overthrew him four months ago.
Zelaya sent the letter
Wednesday, a day after assistant U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Shannon told CNN en Español that "the U.S. will recognize the outcome" of Honduras' Nov. 29 election even if Honduras' Congress does not restore Zelaya to power first.
Zelaya asks Clinton in his letter "to clarify to the Honduran people if the position condemning the coup d'etat has been changed or modified."
The Obama administration has said Honduras needs to restore the constitutional government.
NEW DELHI — At least eight children drowned Wednesday when a boat carrying at least 35 students capsized in southern India, police said.
3. Children drown after boat capsizes in India
Rescue workers were searching for the other children and their fate was not immediately known, said Vasudev, a local police official who uses only one name.
The accident occurred on the Chaliyar river in the Malappuram district of Kerala state, more than 1,300 miles south of New Delhi. Kerala is a popular tourist destination.
The cause of the accident was not known,he said.
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WOODS CROSS, Utah — A fire broke out at a refinery north of Salt Lake City on Wednesday, reportedly causing an explosion that damaged homes.
There were no immediate reports of injuries at the Silver Eagle Refinery.
KSL said nearby residents reported damage to their homes from an explosion about 9:15 a.m.
Smoke and flames were visible at the oil refinery in Woods Cross. Television images showed several streams of water pouring onto the facility.
ERIE, Pa. — After being robbed of his jacket, cell phone, keys and $300, a Pennsylvania man was left with the odd feeling that his assailants looked familiar. Police say that's because they went to school together about 15 years ago.
5. Man identifies robber as a former classmate
Erie police arrested 30-year-old Anthony Williams on Monday on charges of robbery, terroristic threats and simple assault. The other suspect has not been found.
They say Williams was one of two men who accosted the victim outside a convenience store Oct.17."
Police say the victim recognized Williams because they both attended Central Career and Technical School in the mid-1990s. The victim brought old yearbooks to the police station and identified a newer picture of Williams from a photo lineup.
6. Fire erupts on train, complicates commutes
PHILADELPHIA — Fire has broken out on a Philadelphia commuter train during the morning rush, complicating commutes hampered by the city's transit strike. Officials say no injuries have been reported.
Flames were shooting from the front of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority regional train shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday, the strike's second day. A big cloud of smoke also billowed from the train, which was heading east from the Overbrook station in West Philadelphia toward the Amtrak station in Center City.
SEPTA spokesman Gary Fairfax says no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
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KUlure: Beyond the Door
BY KIRSTEN KWON
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In a city known for celebrating everything hippie, it's no surprise that a vintage store embodying the spirit of the '60s survives in Lawrence.
Beyond the Door, 918 Massachusetts St., is a store that specializes in clothing, posters and "a lot of stuff," as store owner Sherry Fitzgerald put it. Before opening the store in Lawrence
three years ago, Fitzgerald worked at a store in Florida. Her children, who are Lawrence residents, convinced her to move the store here to be closer to them.
a friend of Fitzgerald's, Fred Sack. frames vintage inspired art and puts it up around the shop to be sold. Fitzgerald said the colorful posters and humorous sayings often grab the attention of people walking by.
"The store existed down in Florida so when I moved it here I just kept the same name," she said. "Even though I don't really know what it means."
"Just yesterday a lady came in and bought four of my signs," she said. "They love my signs, they'll see them in the window and stop right in."
Besides clothing,which includes purses, shoes,T-shirts and even prom dresses, posters and framed artwork fill the store. In the back,
Unlike most other secondhand shops, she doesn't usually buy clothing from people looking to
Beyond the Door is also unique in that Fitzgerald receives nearly all of her products from one consignor. When Uptown Monkey, a vintage store in Mission closed down, the owner offered all of her remaining items, including clothing, to Fitzgerald.
sell old belongings.
"Only if it's really something special I'll buy it," she said.
In October, sales were high as many people stopped in the store in search of the perfect Halloween costume. But, throughout the year those seeking decor for their residence hall or apartment can sift through poster collections or browse iconic art in the back of the store.
True to the local vibe of Lawrence, Beyond the Door is also the place for anyone looking for Bob Marley tie-dyed T-shirts, Woodstock posters or peace sign necklaces.
"Most people that come in say 'this takes me back to the ole hippie days.'" Fitzgerald said.
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NEW LONDON, N.H. — New Hampshire wildlife officials said a boar that ran into the side of a woman's car on Interstate 89 in New London most likely escaped from a private game preserve. Becky Field said she didn't realize her car had been hit by a boar until a state trooper told her after her vehicle was damaged on Sunday night.
Fish and Game Wildlife Chief Steve Weber said boar are not native to New Hampshire, but they are stocked at the 24.000-thousand acre Blue Mountain Forest and Game Preserve two towns away.
Calf fitted with two prosthetic legs
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RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car crash in Parana state in southern Brazil, police said.
'Dead' bricklayer shows up to his own funeral
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This undated photo provided by Martha Dickinson shows 9-year-old Luke Burton petting his family's Black Angus yearling calf. The calf is trying out her new prosthetic hind legs at Colorado State University's J. Loving Vespertine Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo.
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The bucolic scene seemed impossible just a few months ago, when rancher Nancy Dickenson and her stepdaughter, Martha, found Meadow on a neighbor's property. The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her prosthetic hind legs.
The Dickensons have rescued dozens of animals and wanted to give Meadow a chance to walk normally again. They located the calf's owner and bought Meadow, and convinced veterinarians and students at Colorado State University to help her.
Doctors amputated a portion of Meadow's hind legs in August and fitted her with the prosthetics, a rare procedure done on livestock typically destined for the food supply. Meadow is believed to be the first bovine calf fitted with double prosthetics, Colorado State veterinarian Dr. Robert Callan said.
He based his claim on discussions with other veterinarian clinics and schools.
Nancy Dickenson said the family decided to pay what she expects
will cost "thousands of dollars" for the procedures because Meadow has become another family pet.
Meadow, named for the spot she was found, returned home to New
Mexico last month. Dickenson said she doesn't want any visitors at Twin Willows Ranch near Ocate while Meadow recuperates.
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"Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun" will be shown at 3 p.m. in the Conference Hall in Hall Center.
The Mark Rudd Talk and Book Signing will begin at 3 p.m. in Oread Books in the Kansas Union.
Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby in the Kansas Union.
New Directions in Research on Close Relationships will begin at 5 p.m.the Spencer Museum of Art.
The Gerontology Faculty Colloquium will begin at 4 p.m. in Room 2094 in the Dole Human Development Center.
ON THE RECORD
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 12th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported a battery.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will be shown at 8 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
About 4:30 a.m. Sunday near 31st and Iowa streets, a University student reported a battery.
About 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Smith Hall, someone reported a burglary and the theft of a laptop, a at a loss of $1,820.
About 6 p.m. Tuesday, a University student reported criminal damage to her vehicle's tires, at a loss of $900.
ODD NEWS Mom guilty of letting teen ride on top of van
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — A woman pleaded guilty and will spend five days in jail after letting her daughter ride in a cardboard box on top of their van. The judge ordered Jackie Knott to 90 days jail time, of which she will serve only five days.
WAFF reported Tuesday that the 37-year-old Knott admitted endangering the welfare of a child. The sentence began immediately and she also has to complete 40 hours of community service, attend a parenting class and driving school followed by two years probation.
Albertville police arrested Knott last month after concerned drivers called police when they saw the 13-year-old in the box.
Knott reportedly told police the box wouldn't fit inside the van so her daughter was sitting inside to weigh it down on the roof. The teen was not hurt.
Image of Jesus Christ appears on man's truck
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Jim Stevens said he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup. Stevens, of Jonesborough, said nearly every morning, an image that looks to him like the face of Jesus Christ has appeared in the condensation on the driver's side window of his Isuzu truck. A Johnson City Press photo of the truck showed a facial image.
Stevens said when he first saw the image, he figured it would evaporate and not return. But it kept reappearing for two weeks now.
Stevens said folks at the grocery store he goes to were amazed to see the image.
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Stranded commuters are loaded on busses near the scene of a train fire in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 4. A Philadelphia commuter train caught fire Wednesday, complicating the morning rush already hampered by the city's transit strike. Officials said no injuries were reported.
Train fire worsens already bad transportation strike
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Commuters biked, walked, juggled carpool schedules and hitched rides as the city's transit system ground to a near halt for a second day Wednesday, a rush worsened when a regional rail train caught fire.
Regional rail lines are running because their workers are represented by a different union. But trouble hit around 7 a.m. when a car caught fire as it headed downtown, causing delays and confusion. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority officials said it was likely an electrical fire and was not suspicious.
More than 5,000 members of SEPTA's largest union walked off the job early Tuesday, leaving thousands of people struggling for ways to get around without the use of subways, trolleys or buses.
"I can't take the whole strike off," said Niki LaGrone, 27, a Catholic school teacher in North Philadelphia, as she prepared to take regional rail as far as it goes and then walk a mile and a half to school. "I'm going to have to show up ... Hopefully, I can find somebody when I get in to work to help me out."
The Philadelphia school district reported a 16 percent drop in high school attendance Wednesday. On an average weekday, about 54,000 public and parochial students take SEPTA to school.
At the J.R. Masterman high school, Robin Carpenter unloaded a bicycle from his father's car so he could make the 7-mile ride home in the afternoon.
"I do ride my bike sometimes but not during cross-country season," he said, adding that the strike was an inconvenience. "It's too tiring."
Karen Pollack scrambled to find ways to get her 16- and 13-yearold daughters to and from their respective schools.
Pollack lives in the city's
Germantown section and left about 15 minutes earlier to drop off her younger daughter at Masterman. Her husband dropped off their older daughter at a school about 5 miles from home.
Getting them home could be a
"I can't take the whole strike off. I'm going to have to show up."
challenge, though, since her older daughter usually takes SEPTA. Now, she's going to walk the 15 or so blocks to her sister's school and hopefully find a spot in that car pool — if there's room.
The origin of the blaze was probably in the heating or electrical system, Jordan said, and the entire fleet will be inspected once the cause is determined.
"It was a little stressful last night," Pollack said. "It's going to be day-to-day."
Jim Jordan, an assistant general manager for SEPTA, said the regional rail car that caught fire was about 40 years old, one of many slated to be replaced soon.
Flames could be seen shooting from the front of the train shortly after 7 a.m. A big cloud of smoke also billowed from the train. No injuries were reported.
Wayne Rafferty, 27, of Pottstown, a lab technician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, said he had to calm down another passenger on the packed train.
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he saw other passengers kicking out the removable emergency windows. Once outside the train, he took a picture of the front of it with flames and smoke.
"I already texted in the photos to my boss. I said, "This was my train," he said. "He said he'll
see me when he sees me, so I'm going to start making the hike." Rafferty estimated that it would take about an hour to walk to his workplace.
The sudden strike by Transport Workers Union Local 234 has all but crippled the system, which averages more than 928,000 trips each weekday. The union walked away from negotiations on a new contract over disagreements on wage, pension and health care issues.
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These beetles were originally brought here to control the population of other types of insects, but have now become more of a nuisance themselves." Smith said. "And honey bees generally come out on these warmish days to eat and dump waste, so they're around more, meaning people are more likely to come into contact with them."
Schwartz said there were always five to 10 of the ladybug-like beetles by her windows in her room.
"They've been getting a lot worse," she said. "It's kind of confusing, though, because my window is closed and I don't know how they are getting in."
"Pack rats can be a huge nuisance since they like to chew on electrical wiring," Haley said. "They can also get into car engines and cause all kinds of expensive damages."
Joanie Haley, office manager of Haley Pest Control, Inc. said that this fall had been busy with calls about pests. She said ants, brown spiders, ladybugs, roaches and termites have been problems this year, but she had also seen an unusual amount of pack rats.
Vince Avila, associate director for facilities in the Department of Student Housing, said most insects found in residence halls traveled in on backpacks, grocery bags and clothes.
"That's how many of the roaches travel in and then they stay because they food that's been left out," Avila said. "That's also where a lot of the rodents come from that we've had to relocate."
"Bugs are so much bigger here than they are at home." Jenny Curran, Chicago freshman, said. "When I moved into Corbin, I had a ton of huge spiders in my room."
Avila said he recommended
There are, however, cases in student living that do require attention, if not by Student Housing, then by the students themselves.
students report insect problems so Housing can take care of the issue.
"We use safe insecticides," he said. "Some of the ones in stores are pretty strong."
Avila said the Housing Department treated every campus building with kitchens monthly for pest problems and responded to others on a call-in basis. He also said he didn't think there weren't many problems in residence halls because students didn't often call in with problems.
Curran, like many other
Patty Quinlan, supervisor of nursing at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said students generally came in with honey bee stings more as temperature changes, but said bug bites could be hard to identify unless the bug is caught.
"I had my dad go get me spray," she said. "That pretty much killed all of them, but I still see bugs around fairly often."
students, did not call Housing and Maintenance to help solve the pest problem. She took matters into her own hands.
"We see a couple people every week who could have a bug bite," she said. "The only time it is a problem is when there's an allergic reaction, Quinlan said, "but, fortunately, most bites aren't that horrific."
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Shaffer was opinionated and passionate, and not just about economics — he acted as an advocate of human rights and freedom of speech throughout his life. He spoke out against Nazi Germany in the 1940s, American segregation in the 1950s, the Vietnam War in the 1970s and recently demonstrated against the Iraq war.
In 1990 Shaffer confronted more injustice when a law, later ruled unconstitutional, forced fulltime professors to retire at age 70, said Joe Sicilian, chairman of the department of economics. Sicilian said Shaffer continued to teach, however, for significantly less pay until age 89 because he enjoyed working with students.
"That was what he loved the most, his interaction with students." Sicilian said. "He would tell me he would love to run into students from the past or the present in town or on campus."
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Sarah Frazelle, KU research analyst and lecturer, spent five semesters as Shafer's teaching assistant before assuming his role as the current economics 104 instructor. Frazelle said she always tried to follow the example Shaffer set with the course, but that there were aspects to his lectures that she couldn't recreate. For example, she said, he would always present a long, detailed island analogy on the advent of money.
Harry Shaffer, former KU economics professor died Tuesday. He was 90 years old.
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"That is something that will never be able to be told the way he told it," Frazelle said. "That is something students for generations will always remember: that money story."
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Shaffer, in his 50-plus years at the University, had the opportunity to tell that story and others to multiple generations of Jayhawks. In a 2007 interview with The Kansan,
"He was very lively. He had a lot of energy," Ptacek said, before adding that the slow, deliberate game was, "absolutely never dull with Harry Shaffer."
wife, was a man who graced everyone around him with his positive spirit and will be missed by many, Ptacek said. Ptacek said he would most miss his friend in the poker group that Shaffer would enliven for hours every Sunday afternoon.
Shaffer, who exhaled his last breath in the presence of his
Lawrence to be with his wife Betty who is a Christian," Platck said. "They were probably the most incredible love story that anybody who knew them had ever seen."
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She said she also remembered it fondly from when she bumped into him in person in the grocery store six years after she took his course.
Shaffer was with his wife Betty at the time, Barker said, and seized the moment to compliment her good her looks. When Barker agreed that Betty was indeed beautiful, Shaffer gleamed and said, "Well, of course, she was a dancer," Barker said.
Manda Barker, a 2005 graduate and former student of Shaffer, said she mostly remembered his endearing charm. It always characterized the stories he would unravel to his hundreds of
"That is something students for generations will always remember: that money story."
Shaffer reported that multiple students had commented on having parents who took his course before they did.
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"Harry is jewish and he went to a Christian-based church in
entire marriage. He said he noticed the steadfast devotion they had for one another from the first time he met Shaffer at the Unity Church of Lawrence.
"Only once did I have somebody say 'Professor Shafer, my grandfather took your course.' Shafer said.
Russ Ptacek, longtime friend of Shaffer, said it was moments such as these that characterized their
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Clifford Adelman, Senior associate with the Institute for Higher Education Policy, is seen in Philadelphia, Tuesday Adelman says the U.S. isn't lissing its edge in higher education.
America lacking college graduates
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The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world's best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many — and is falling behind other countries.
No, the topic isn't health care — it's higher education.
The latest stinging report came last week from a state colleges group arguing the United States isn't producing enough college graduates, especially in science. Similar gloominess emanates from business groups and even the Obama administration, whose top education goals include again leading the world in proportion
of college graduates.
But is it really fair to try to rank American higher education against the rest of the world?
And if you do, is the once-vaunted U.S. system really losing its edge?
A few contrarian experts say no. The most vocal is Cliff Adelman, a sharp-tongued data hound who after a long and influential career in government now works at the independent Institute for Higher Education Policy, where he feels freer to rock the boat.
"We've got a country full of masochists, people who love to be flagellated, they want to hear a bad story," Adelman said in an interview. "We hesitate to call it propaganda, but it is."
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Losing a loved one provides for a difficult time
BY BRANDON SAYERS
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When sophomore Bobby Weiss finally returned to the University after his mother's death earlier this semester, he knew he was behind in his classes.
Bobby had only recently moved to Lawrence as a new transfer student but he didn't want to let his mother's death prevent him from getting the "college experience" that she had so adamantly urged he pursue.
"He was really ready to go back because he had worked so hard to get there," said Zac Weiss, Bobby's older brother. "But, there were obviously academic pressures and just the pressure to get caught up and back in the swing of things."
"I really think dealing with his grief was the main factor," Zac said. "But, I think there were other factors as well."
He was worried about his classes, so he dropped his course load to the minimum for full-time status and switched one class to an online section so he could get caught up at his own speed.
"Bobby was very intelligent and was handling it well." Zae said. "The last time we spoke he was telling me he was pretty much caught up".
But on Oct. 11, less than six weeks after returning to Lawrence, Bobby took his own life.
Bobby was among the 30 percent of college students who have suffered the death of a loved one in the past 12 months, according to research. That same research suggests 39 percent have experienced similar situations during the last 24 months.
David E. Balk, a former professor at Kansas State University who has received grants from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the topic, has conducted extensive research about how college students deal with family deaths. In his 2008 study, Balk said it was important for college faculty to reach out to grieving students and assess their needs. He said two of the greatest services these colleges can offer are a willingness to allow late make-up work and incomplete grades, as well as a specific location on campus that is readily recognized as a place for support.
Mary Ann Rasnak, director of the Academic Achievement and Access Center, is one of the University officials who work with grieving students during their time of difficulty.
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Rasnak said that when her department learned about a student who was experiencing a death, they offered their condolences and informed the student of the different ways the University could help. If the student requests assistance, the department also sends an e-mail to all the student's professors informing them of the situation and encouraging active communication with the
Rasnak said many grieving students missed class to attend services or spend time with family. Rasnak said it was common for a student to miss between 7 and 10 days of class if
student as they try to return to classes
they have a death in their immediate family, but it was impossible to predict exactly how students would respond.
"Some people say 'Back away from me, I have to deal with this myself,' Rasnak said. "But some people want to be consoled by others and enveloped in emotional support. And then some people are in between."
Rasnak said the students themselves may not always seek out the assistance they needed, so she urged family members, friends, professors and other University officials who know of a student dealing with the death of a loved one to report it to her department.
"The only way we know something like this has happened is if someone tells us," Rasnak said.
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In his quest to get back in the swing of things, Bobby worked with the Academic Achievement and Access Center to improve communication with his professors. His family said he also received moral support from the Counselors at the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS.
Zac said the family was thankful for the valuable University support but he thought society as a whole misunderstood college students' grief and the pressures they faced.
"The last time we spoke he was telling me he was pretty much caught up."
Members of the family said there were a few things, however, they thought the University could do to help grieving students. Zac said he thought one valuable service
"The community in general doesn't seem to be prepared to do anything about these issues until it's too late." Zac said.
the University could offer grieving students would be a support group that allowed them to talk easily about their feelings. Another thing he thought would help spread awareness of these issues would be an annual event that remembered students who lost their life due to issues with grief and depression.
"Some kids are strong enough to deal with it," Zac said. "But some can't."
ZAC WEISS Bobby's brother
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One of the services many grieving students pursue, Rasnak said, was the emotional support and psychological services offered at CAPS
Dr. John Wade, a licensed psychologist and CAPS outreach coordinator, said grieving college students experience unique stressors when dealing with brief issues
College students may have a hard time talking about their problems and may be experiencing academic pressures, all of which can be compounded if they are far from home, he said.
"College is a time of greater life uncertainty than almost
any other time of a person's life," Wade said. "But some of the aspects of the grief experience are very universal."
One way counselors help grieving students is by reminding them that they are not the only ones going through a loss and that grief is a very normal thing. He said they encouraged them to talk about their feelings with people they trust.
"Social support is shown to be a very key component to coping." Wade said.
Wade said students had shown interest in grief support groups in
the past, and as recently as five years ago CAPS offered a regular group meeting for these types of students.
"It can be very awkward and uncomfortable to talk about death," Wade said. "So I 1
"It's actually pretty amazing that they do reach out to these students in the way they do."
do think this type of support can be beneficial to students"
DAVID FAJGENBAUM Co-founder of AMF
Wade said students had responded positively to these groups in the past, but said it was very difficult to get enough interested students to agree on a time to meet regularly.
"We really do try to be responsive to student needs, so if there is enough student interest in something like this wed be happy to help organize one of these groups again."
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"In my case, I literally thought I was the only person on campus going through what I was going through." Figbenaum said. "Which I now know is never the case."
AMF, or Alling Mothers and Fathers, has 26 official chapters at colleges across the country and 21 more in development. Since it was founded, the group has had students from more than 126 colleges request to add chapters. AMF provides support for students dealing with grief or parents who are terminally ill.
"College is all about the best years of your life. Going to parties, having fun and not worry about anything," Faigenbaum said. "So when these types of issues do hit you it is tough to deal with and talk about."
Each chapter of AMF meets regularly for peer-led support group sessions and hosts special service events to raise awareness on a number of issues such as cancer and other health and wellness issues. Faigenbaum said he thought group sessions were important for students because it was especially difficult to share sad news on a college campus.
"It really helps to know that there are others on campus going through the same thing and that you can talk to them about it." Fagenbaum said.
Fajgenbaum said though the University of Kansas does not have a chapter of AMF, he studied the ways that colleges responded to student grief for a thesis paper and thought that the University's policy on the issue was noteworthy.
"It's actually pretty amazing that they do reach out to these students in the way that they do," Fajgenbaum said. "On most college campuses there is no formal procedure to reach out to grieving students."
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Bobby's family said they wished the University could help students take an extended break from class, but they acknowledged there were a number of consequences that could arise from dropping below the minimum enrollment for full-time status.
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"I think they should say 'don't worry about your classes right now, you can take them up next semester at no extra charge'," Zac said. "They should be able to help these students take some time off but still graduate in a timely manner."
For students who aren't forced to remain at full-time status for a variety of reasons, there are options.
Daniel Novin, Overland Park senior, lost his father to cancer in November 2008. Novin said he missed a lot of school in the last few weeks of his father's life, and by the time he returned to class he had accumulated too many absences to reasonably pass some of his courses.
"I decided to drop from all my classes but one," Novin said. "And luckily that one was pretty easy for me to catch up on and everything."
Novin said the bursar's office helped him receive a full refund on the classes he could not complete because of absences despite the fact that it was past the deadline to withdraw. The University works with grieving students regarding tuition reimbursement on a case-by-case basis.
"I had to speak with a few people on the phone but it was a very easy process!" Novin said. "I had my money back in like a month."
Novin said he has never regretted his course of action, even though it will likely delay his graduation. Instead he said he believed his lighter course load helped him return to his everyday life.
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Former chancellor Hemenway researches for book
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Former chancellor Robert Hemenway spent 14 years meeting with provosts, overseeing budgets and setting goals for the University. Since retiring in June, he now gets to spend his days doing research.
Between his time as chancellor and his planned job as a professor next fall, he is taking a sabbatical to do research for a book he plans to write about intercollegiate athletics. Hemenway previously taught in the English department.
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"People who've written about this agree that there's a real tension with commercialism that has become more prominent in intercollegiate athletics," Hemenway said. "People who are involved in athletics have to look to the future and ask themselves: what's going to be the relationship between the student athletes and the games they participate in and the way universities both benefit and provide benefits?"
He now keeps an office in the
Hall Center for the Humanities building on 900 Sunnyside Ave., making it his day-to-day corner on campus.
Victor Bailey, director of the Hall Center, said he.
Center, said he first began working closely with Hemenway when $7 million from the Hall Family Foundation was donated to build the facility in 2001. Hemenway is on the foundation's board of
"...There's a real tension with commercialism that has become more prominent in intercollegiate athletics." DR. BOB FREEMAN
nations board of directors. Bailey said
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that during the building of the facility, he found that Hemenway, who was also on the building committee, was easy to work with. He said it was helpful Hemenway had a background in humanities.
"For the last few years, once we've been in this building, he has continued to help us occasionally with programming." Bailey said. "Therefore, I think it wasn't a difficult decision for me when, having announced he was stepping down, he requested being a research fellow in the Hall Center, for one, possibly two years.
Bailey said the center had helped with Hemenway's transition from chancellor to faculty.
"It gives him a chance, I think, to re-engage with the faculty, with graduate students and with the research programs of those people," Bailey said.
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Hemenway said the Hall Center had very
rich programs on subjects such as African literature and his field of study, African-American literature.
"It's a very good place to work," Hemenway said. "There's a lot of intellectual activity at the Hall
Dr. Robert Hemenway sits in his office in The Hall Center for Humanities. Hemenway is researching information for an intercollegiate sports book
Hemenway said he planned to meet with the English and
Center. I feel very honored to be a part of it."
American studies departments when he returned to the University next fall. He said he could teach courses such as American literature
or intercollegiate athletics.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Comedian Paul Rodriguez pauses for a drink of water while speaking at a rally attended by an estimated 200 farm workers and members of a Hispanic water coalition. The members were calling on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers to reach a solution to the state's water problem at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.
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New bill to provide Calif. with stable water supply
SACRAMENTO, Calif
- California lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11.1 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system in a bid to supply a soaring population while preserving a fragile environment.
After a long night of debate, the state Assembly voted in favor of the comprehensive package of water bills and a bond measure to fund them. The Senate also approved.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was expected to sign the five-bill package, which he called a wise investment in the state's future.
"This is without any doubt the most comprehensive water infrastructure package that has passed here," Schwarzenegger said.
The plan provides funding for new dams, groundwater cleanup, conservation and habitat restoration. It gives Schwarzenegger comprehensive tools to begin restoring the crucial Sacramento-
San Ioaquin Delta and create a stable water supply for cities in Southern California and farmers in the Central Valley.
Lawmakers have wrangled for years over how to upgrade the water system. The problems became more acute this year when farmers faced a third dry year
with less snowfall and new pumping restrictions to protect a delta fish.
Democrats and Republicans spent months hashing out a strategy intended to change how water is used in
where most of the state's population lives. The maze of earthen levees is susceptible to earthquakes that could halt pumping for months.
Federal courts and agencies have ordered reductions in pumping to protect he delta's collapsing ecosystem.
"This is...the most comprehensive water infrastructure package that has passed here."
The water plan includes creation of a seven-member governing council to oversee the delta that funnels fresh water from Northern to Southern California.
California and how to better manage the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Legislators want to require California cities to use 20 percent less water by 2020, although large urban areas such as Los Angeles and San Francisco would not have to meet such a high threshold because per-capita water use is lower
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At the center of the new water package is the bond that has grown over the past two days to more than $11 billion. The Senate had passed a $9.9 billion version earlier in the week but the Assembly added more money.
than other parts of the state.
CRIME Medical problems delay mental evaluation in case
WASHINGTON — Officials at a prison hospital say chronic medical problems are complicating a psychiatric evaluation for the 89-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a guard at Washington's Holocaust museum.
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U. S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton granted an eight-week extension for the evaluation of James von Brunn. Walton said the warden at Butner Federal Medical Center in Butner, N.C., requested the extension because several chronic ailments were preventing officials from
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conducting necessary tests.
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Jury indicts veteran for possession of a firearm
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BENTON, III. — An Army veteran who authorities say threatened to go on a shooting rampage at a Veterans Affairs hospital in southern Illinois has been indicted on a gun charge
A federal grand jury in Benton indicted 29-year-old Mark Harmon on one count of attempted
Tuesday's indictment replaces a criminal complaint that accused him of having a handgun last month outside the VA hospital in Marion after calling a nurse and saying he planned to "fill that place with lead."
possession of a firearm on federal property with the intent to commit a crime.
Authorities say they found a loaded Glock 23 semiautomatic handgun and a magazine filled with 13 bullets in Harmon's truck.
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Harmon is jailed without bond. One of his public defenders declined to comment Wednesday.
Rapist not monitored close enough
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Corrections officials failed to properly supervise convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido and missed opportunities to discover the girl he allegedly kidnapped and held in his backyard for 18 years, a report released Wednesday said.
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The review by state Inspector General David Shaw blasted the handling of Garrido's case by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation during the decade he was under state supervision after being paroled in a previous rape case.
The report said parole agents were not trained to conduct home visits and did not follow up on information that showed Garrido violated his parole. It also faulted the state's GPS-monitoring system, saying it gives the public a false sense of security concerning the whereabouts of offenders.
Police have said Garrido held Jaycee Dugard captive and raped her in a backyard encampment of tents during a period from
Shaw said the GPS system falls short of its potential and recommended developing and implementing a comprehensive monitoring policy.
Shaw criticized parole agents for not investigating the clearly visible utility wires running from Garrido's house to the secret compound; not talking to neighbors who might have said something about the children; and not questioning further the presence of a 12-year-old girl during a home visit.
"The department failed to properly supervise Garrido and missed numerous opportunities to discover his victims," the report states.
1999 until his arrest in August. He allegedly fathered her two children.
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Adderall is a popular medication for those diagnosed with ADHD. Illegal usage of the drug is spreading among college students.
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When the pressure of schoolwork piles up, some students are lured to use the prescription drug Adderall for an extra boost.
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, seven percent of full-time college students use Adderall illegally. The addiction to succeed can be seen on college campuses.
"Anybody who's anybody at the library is on Adderall." Michelle Huffman, Branson, Mo., junior, said.
Adderall is the brand name for an amphetamine that is prescribed for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD.
"Adderall is a safe and effective medication for people with ADHD." Dr. Ty Yoshida, child and adolescent psychiatrist and medical director of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center at 200 Maine St. said.
The illegal use of the prescription drug seems commonplace to some students.
When asked if Adderall use was prevalent at the University, Laura Erdall, Edina, Minn., senior said, "Is basketball big at KU? Duh."
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"Anybody who's anybody at the library is on Adderall."
"My guess is that most students find it not problematic, having no major side effects, and helpful by being more alert," Dr. Yoshida said. "If anything they're thinking they are getting an edge in academic performance and/or getting 'high'"
five times more likely to use pain relievers nonmedically. Ninety percent were also binge drinkers, but the illicit use of Adderall doesn't seem like a dangerous thing to some students.
According to NSDUH, full-time college students who used Adderal without having a prescription were three times more likely to use marijuana, eight times more likely to use cocaine and tranquilizers nonmedically and
"I take it to stay up to study for tests," Erdall explained. "Or when there are game days because I'd like to make it out at night after a
MICHELLE HUFFMAN Branson, Mo., junior
whole day of drinking."
Both Huffman and Erdall said they knew people who snorted Adderall so it could affect them faster.
The illicit use of Addeler can put the drug in a negative light, even when
used for medical reasons.
"The diagnosis of ADHD needs to be done within a context of a comprehensive evaluations," Dr. Yoshida said. "KU has a good resource and students should consult CAPS if they suspect ADHD."
CAPS, Counseling and Psychological Services, located on the second floor of Watkins Memorial Health Center, offers student testing for ADHD.
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Hearing held in delivery robbery case
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KU student charged with aggravated robbery testifies
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A KU student who police say was involved in the robberies of two local delivery drivers appeared in Douglas County Court Tuesday and Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Billy Kernizant, a 22-year-old KU student, appeared alongside Royjamian Haulcy, a 19-year-old Lawrence resident. Kernizant has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and Haulcy has been charged with one count of aggravated robbery and two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery. The delivery driver victims and a Lawrence detective also provided testimonies during the hearing. Randall Lewis, who told police that he was the gunman in both robberies, also testified.
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Lewis, a 19-year-old El Dorado man, has reached a plea agreement in return for his testimony in court. In this agreement, Lewis will plead guilty to charges, but will receive sentencing considerations. Lewis testified during the hearing that he and two others had planned the robberies and that Haulcy or Kernizant were not instrumental in the planning.
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Flachsbarth said a store's security camera footage showed Haulcy purchasing the prepaid cell phone that was used to place the orders, but he said Haulcy claimed the phone was essentially "community" property for the use of anyone at his apartment.
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fied, though, that both Haulcy and Kernizant knew of his plan to rob the Pizza Shuttle driver and were in the vehicle that drove him to the scene of the crime.
The first robbery was reported by a 19-year-old Jimmy John's delivery driver. He said he was held up at gunpoint Sept. 26 at about 3:15 a.m.
ment, said he interviewed both Haulcy and Kernizant Oct. 2 after Lawrence police served a search warrant on their Lawrence residence. He said Kernizant admitted during the interview that the gun used in the robberies was his, but denied that he was ever asked permission to use it and said that it was not uncommon for his friends to
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The second robbery was reported by a 25-year-old Pizza Shuttle delivery driver. He said he was held up at gunpoint Sept. 30 at 1:20 a.m.
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provided. The number said it was out of service, but the driver decided to get out of his car and get close enough to read the addresses on the houses. The driver said he found the correct address rather quickly.
and I heard someone coming up behind me," the victim said during testimony Tuesday.
"I was getting ready to knock on the door
He said the person identified himself as the man who placed the order and provided him with cash to pay for the order. At some point as the driver was providing change, the driver said the other man pulled out a gun and told him to lie down
on the porch.
"He put the gun to my forehead and told me to be cool," the driver said.
The driver said the man took his cash, wallet, cell phone and keys. He then asked the man if he could at least have his car keys, and said he heard the man throw his keys on the ground. The driver said he waited until the man had left. He then got
in his car and returned to Jimmy John's, where he dialed police.
The driver provided some physical description of the perpetrator. However, the dark area made it impossible to provide a full description.
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The other victim who testified, a 25-year-old Pizza Shuttle delivery driver, said he was delivering four pizzas and four 2-liters of soda to the area of 7th and Michigan streets about 1:20 a.m. Sept. 30.
The driver said he couldn't find the apartment so he called the phone number the caller provided. The person who answered said he was standing outside and soon two people appeared nearby and began waving their hands to identify themselves. The driver said he approached the men, told them their total and received three $20 bills for the order. As the driver was getting change from his pocket, he said he felt what he believed to be a gun placed to the back of his head.
"He told me to get down on the ground and the next thing I knew I heard the gun ratchet — he cocked it" he said.
The driver said that the man took his cash, wallet, cell phone and keys. The driver was able to provide some description of both perpetrators.
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District Court Judge Robert Fairchild, who heard testimony, has set a Nov. 20 arraignment for 9:30 a.m. At that point, he will likely decide whether the case will go to trial. He will also set a date, if necessary.
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PHOENIX — A murdered young woman was buried as Jane Doe in Colorado 55 years ago. At the same time, an Arizona family was puzzled and saddened as Dorothy Gay Howard's disappearance stretched into decades.
It took a historian, a detective and a determined family member to make the connection after more than a half century that these two people were one and the same.
Woman identified 55 years after being buried
Howard's younger sister, Marlene Howard Ashman, the last surviving member of the immediate family, was relieved last month
"All these 55 years, I guess I learned as a child to put it in an abstract form so I could deal with it; it's easier to accept," Ashman said.
"It was just complete and utter shock," said Ashman, who lives in Mena, Ark., but spoke to The Associated Press from Newport, N.C., where she was visiting her daughter.
But the younger sister is grappling with the fact that Howard was murdered and is aching to know who killed her.
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DETROIT — The Michigan appeals court ordered a man removed from the state's sex-offender registry Wednesday, saying it was cruel punishment for a young "Romeo" who had a consensual relationship with a teen and later became her husband.
Robert Diptaza's lawyer said there are other men like her client who are on the list and could be removed because of the decision.
"It'sa victoryfor common sense," Miriam Auker
of him with his hand on her breast and contacted authorities in Muskegon County.
Under Michigan law, the age of consent is 16. Dipiazza was given a break: A case of third-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct was erased after he completed a
In 2004, Dipiazza was 18 when he had a consensual sexual relationship with a girl who was nearly 15. A teacher saw a photograph
"It's a victory for common sense. Teens in romantic relationships shouldn't be labeled as sexual predators."
man, an attorney, said. "Teens in romantic relationships shouldn't be labeled as sexual predators."
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special probation in 2005. There was no conviction but he still was required to register as a sex offender.
Dipiazza lost a series of jobs when employers found his name on the registry, which is on the Internet.
The Muskegon-area man turned to food stamps to survive and was diagnosed with depression.
California canabis seizures jump drastically in one year
The court said the registry makes no distinction between people like Dipiazza and men convicted of rape.
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Authorities reported a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California's eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year.
The Campaign Against Marijuana Planting seized 4.4 million plants in 2009, up from 2.9 million plants in 2008, according to state Department of Justice figures released Wednesday.
The state has reported a record number of seizures each year since 2002, when more than 354,000
plants were cut down. Agents cracked the one million mark in 2005.
This year's increase was due to the discovery of larger pot gardens and the use of better eradication strategies, state Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement spokeswoman Michelle Gregory said.
Marijuana advocates and some policy analysts have long accused the state campaign of inflating estimates of plants seized and their value on the street.
Increased use of helicopters is the main factor allowing agents to find and destroy more plants, she said.
Gregory said individual agents keep a tally as they cut down plants during each raid then analysts compile totals.
Agents seized 89 weapons and made 111 arrests during the raids that started in June and ended in October. More than 75 percent of the plants seized were grown on public land, officials said.
Shasta County in central Northern California topped the list of counties with more than 557,000 plants pulled from the ground. Lake County was second with more than 506,000 followed by Mendocino County with nearly 441,000 plants.
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Supporters of same-sex marriage meet on the steps of City Hall, in Portland, Maine, Wednesday. Voters rejected the gay marriage law that was passed last May, 53 percent to 47 percent. Obama has been criticized for not stating his opinion on the issue.
Maine rejects gay marriage
Obama under fire for not speaking out enough on the issue
SAN FRANCISCO — Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.
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Conservatives, in contrast, celebrated Maine voters' rejection of a law that would have allowed gay couples to wed, depicting it as a warning shot that should deter politicians in other states from pushing for same-sex marriage.
"Every time the citizens have voted on marriage, they have always sided with natural marriage," said
Matthew Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based Christian legal group. "Maine dramatically illustrates the will of the people, and politicians should wake up and listen."
Gay activists were frustrated that Obama, who insists he staunchly supports their overall civil rights agenda, didn't speak out forcefully in defense of Maine's marriage law before
"The anti-gay forces are throwing millions of dollars into various unsubtle ads aiming at scaring people, so subtle statements from the White House are not enough."
EVAN WOLFSON Gay rights advocate
Tuesday's referendum. The law was repealed in a vote of 53 percent to 47 percent.
with the clarity and moral imperative that would have helped in this close fight," said Evan Wolfson of the national advocacy group Freedom to Marry. "The anti-gay forces are
"President Obama missed an opportunity to state his position against these discriminatory attacks
throwing millions of dollars into various unstable ads aimed at scaring people, so subtle statements from the White House are not enough."
The White House, asked about the criticism, had no immediate comment.
The marriage debate is simmering in at least a half-dozen states where a same-sex marriage bill is pending or where a court ruling or existing law is being eyed by conserva-
being eyed by conservatives for possible challenge.
Had Maine's law been upheld by voters, it would have become the sixth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to affirm it by popular vote.
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Federal Reserves give positive assessment of economy; stocks mixed
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NEW YORK - A late-day slump left stocks mixed Wednesday as investors couldn't hold on to their optimism after the Federal Reserve gave an encouraging assessment of the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average, up more than 150 points after the Fed described the economy as showing more signs of recovery, closed up 30. The broader indexes were narrowly mixed.
Analysts couldn't point to any one reason why stocks gave up their gains, although some said the market is increasingly nervous as the release of the government's October jobs report on Friday approaches. Financial stocks fell especially hard in the last hour of trading after a House vote to speed up the effective date of limits on credit card companies, and added to the overall market's pullback.
The Fed, as expected, left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of essentially zero and said the economy is slowly
rebounding. Its announcement followed reports on service industries and employment that eased two of the biggest worries about the economy.
The Fed's statement accompanying its rate decision noted that housing activity has picked up in recent months. It also said consumer spending, while still constrained by unemployment and other problems, appears to be growing.
Policymakers said they would keep interest rates low for an "extended period" and said inflation is likely to remain tame. That eased some worries that rising prices would force the Fed to boost interest rates and risk cutting off a nascent recovery in the economy.
But, as often happens after Fed meetings, stocks were unable to hold their gains. The Fed statement, while more upbeat than in recent months, did note that there are ongoing job losses. And investors were well aware that the Labor Department's October jobs report is just two days away.
Meanwhile, the House approved new rules for credit card companies
unless lenders agree to freeze interest rates and fees. The vote would move up the February effective date of legislation already passed by Congress that limits what banks can charge for credit cards.
It didn't appear likely that the Senate would also pass the measure, but the House vote still sent financial stocks falling. And when bank stocks fall, the rest of the market tends to follow.
According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 30.23, or 0.3 percent, to 9,802.14. It had been up as much as 156 after the Fed announcement.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.09, or 0.1 percent, to 1,046.50, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 1.80, or 0.1 percent, to 2,055.52.
Winning stocks were ahead of losers by 8 to 7 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.35 billion shares.
The Fed appeared more upbeat than investors by the end of trading Wednesday.
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HACKENSACK, N.J. — The lawyer for a Florida man who claims he's too fat to have killed his former son-in-law told jurors Wednesday that all they have to do is attend at his client to see that he's obese, old and in no condition to have committed such a murder.
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Prosecutors agreed that Edward Ates is far from fit but said he's still capable of methodically planning and carrying out the killing of Paul Duncsak.
Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Wayne Mello told the jury during closing arguments. "What he can do is execute his son."
"He's not running a marathon. I'll agree he probably can't do that."
Prosecutors claim Ates drove from his home in Fort Pierce, Fla., to Duncasburg's $1.1 million home in Ramsey, about 25 miles northwest of Manhattan, in August 2006 and shot him as he returned from work. Police quickly suspected Ates and found him 24 hours later at his mother's home in Sibley, La.
"Look at him," Lesnevich told jurors, noting that Ates was 60 pounds heavier at the time of the crime.
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WASHINGTON — Officials at a prison hospital say chronic medical problems are complicating a psychiatric evaluation for the 89-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a guard at Washington's Holocaust museum.
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D.C. sniper claims not guilty in spree
The rambling, handwritten letter was made available because of requests for a statement from Muhammad, his attorneys wrote on the Web page of their law firm. The letter was filed in federal court in connection with Muhammad's unsuccessful attempt to block his execution, the attorneys said.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys for John Allen Muhammad released a May 2008 letter on Wednesday in which the master-mind of the deadly 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area proclaims his innocence.
"exculpatory evidence" that he claims was withheld from his trial "will prove my innocent and what really happen ..."
The letter adds: "So all you
In their filing, the lawyers said Muhammad was regularly whipped with hose pipes and electrical cords and beaten with hammers and sticks by
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police and prosecutors can stand-down—'rushing to murder this innocent black man for something he nor his son (Lee) had nothing to do with ..."
Jonathan Sheldon, one of Muhammad's attorneys, wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press that the letter has been filed in U.S. District Court since May 2008. "It just had not come to public attention, like much of our filings," he wrote.
during an attempt by lawyers to spare Muhammad from the death penalty.
Lee Boyd Malvo was Muhammad's teenage accomplice, who is serving a life sentence. Muhammad fostered a father-son relationship with Malvo but the two were not related.
Tuesday, Muhammad's attorneys asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Voters approved a referendum making Maine the fifth state to allow retail pot dispensaries, but medical marijuana advocates say it won't become like California, where hundreds of marijuana shops have popped up and come under critical scrutiny.
California, Colorado, New Mexico and Rhode Island allow for places where medical marijuana patients can legally buy pot. Maine voters gave their approval Tuesday, 59 percent to 41 percent.
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Referendum opponents pointed at Los Angeles as proof that cannabis outlets are a bad idea. There, the district attorney has vowed to crack down on places that are selling the drug to people who don't qualify.
But Ethan Nadelmann of the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance said there's no chance Maine would become like Los Angeles, which he called the "wild West" of medical marijuana, because of stricter provisions.
Maine law requires that dispensaries be licensed by the state, while California law does not, he said. Maine law also narrowly defines medical conditions for which patients can be prescribed pot, while California allows doctors to recommend it for virtually any aliment.
Fourteen states have laws allowing some use of marijuana for medical purposes. Maine's medical marijuana law, first approved in 1999, allows the use of pot for debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and multiple sclerosis.
Joe Young, Lenexa sophomore, right, tosses a frisbee to Joey Finkelstein, Minneapolis senior, Tuesday evening at Robinson Field. The two friends, who are both members of KU's HorrorZontals Ultimate Frisbee team, enjoyed a more relaxed game of catch before practice began 30 minutes later.
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Patients wait in the emergency room at Cook County Hospital July 30. The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as the recovery creeps along for the country's hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and truckers.
Service sector, business activity grow
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NEW YORK — The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as a broad economic recovery creeps along.
The Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday that its service index dipped to 50.6 last month from 50.9. Any reading above 50 signals growth. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected a 51.5 for the index that tracks the country's hospitals, retailers, financial services companies and truckers.
But new orders, an augur of future activity, rose to 55.6, from 54.2 in September. Business activity also rose.
Still, the decline in employment worsened. The employment tracker has contracted for 21 of the past
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that the recovery is still struggling to gain any momentum," said Paul Ashworth, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics in Toronto. He added, though, that a similar slip in July was later reversed and that the new report may
"possibly be nothing more than a temporary blip."
The service sector's recovery has been choppy, unlike manufacturing's sharper move upward as companies restock inventories and demand increases from overseas.
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OXFORD, Ohio — An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street. Oxford police said they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer in his vehicle.
Police said Miller blew 0.158 percent on a Breathalyzer test. The legal limit for driving is a blood-alcohol level of .08.
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Miller had no comment when reached at home Wednesday.
Woman pleads guilty to hitting car, throwing ranch
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho woman accused of ramming her pickup into another car, then hurling ranch salad dressing at the vehicle, has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery. Tiffany M. Wallace entered the plea Monday in a deal with prosecutors.
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Attorneys for Charla Nash's family filed a notice Wednesday with the state's Office of Claims Commissioner asking for permission to sue the state.
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The animal chewed off Nash's hands, nose, lips and eyelids; she remains in stable condition at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
The 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis went berserk in February when his owner, Sandra Herold, asked Nash to help lure him back into her house in Stamford.
"We believe the evidence will show that the state ... failed to adequately address a serious public safety issue."
ney for Nash's family.
Protection biologist warned state officials before the attack that Travis could seriously hurt someone if he felt threatened.
"We believe the evidence will
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday that his office is reviewing the claim.
Herold's attorney has called the attack work-related and said her family's case should be treated as a worker's compensation claim.
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show that the state, acting through the Department of Environmental Protection,'failed to adequately address a serious public safety issue that resulted in tragic consequences for our client," said Matt Newman, attor-
He said that he is sympathetic over the "horrific tragedy" but that the planned lawsuit "seems unprecedented in size."
he earlier filed a $50 million lawsuit against Herold, saying she was negligent and reckless for lacking the ability to control "a wild animal with violent propensities."
Nash's family earlier filed a
The strategy, if successful, would limit potential damages in the case and insulate the chimp owner from personal liability.
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"The Revolutionary Theatre"
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Poet Amiri Baraka gives a reading inside Woodroof Auditorium of the Kansas Union Tuesday night. His lecture and readings were a part of the Marwa Africana Lecture Series, sponsored by the Department of African and African-American Studies
Families of deceased softball players mourn
NATIONAL
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Family members and teammates of three North Dakota college softball players have thrown roses and softballs into a pond where the students were found dead inside their Jeep.
The bodies of 22-year-old Kyrstin Gemar, of San Diego; 20-year-old Afton Williamson of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; and 21-year-old Ashley Neufeld, of Brandon, Manitoba were found inside their white SUV on Tuesday. Authorities say it appears the three were on a stargazing trip when their vehicle slid into the pond in southwest North Dakota.
Police traced cell phone signals from the women's frantic calls to friends late Sunday. These signals helped lead authorities to the pond near Dickinson.
About 30 relatives, friends and teammates gathered at the pond on Wednesday.
Stark County Sheriff Clarence Tuhy said the women's SUV was found resting on its wheels Tuesday in about 10 feet of water hidden by tall grass, with the doors and windows closed.
"When you're not familiar with an area like that it would have been very easy to drive into." Tuhy said.
The sheriff said the Dickinson State University students were on private property. He stopped short of saying they were trespassing.
No foul play is suspected in the deaths of the students. The bodies of the women and Neufeld's dog were found inside the SUV after signals from their last desperate phone calls late Sunday helped phone authorities to the farm.
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Police Lt. Rod Banyai said that the autopsies will help determine the exact cause of death and whether the women were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Woman discusses lack of rights in polygamist sect
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EL DORADO, Texas — Women in a polygamist sect were taught that their fathers or husbands and the sect's prophet had the right to direct every aspect of their lives, a former member testified Wednesday in the child sexual abuse trial of a current sect member.
"As a woman you have no direct connection to God," said Rebecca Musser, a former member of the Pundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. "Every area of our lives was directed by the church and their teachings."
Musser left the church in 2002
and never lived at the Yearning For Zion Ranch, the site of a state raid in April 2008 that led to the trial of 38-year-old Raymond Jessop, who is accused of marrying an underage girl. Prosecutors asked Musser to talk about her experience in the FLDS and how church records are kept.
Jessop is the first man from the sect to face trial since the raid. The girl he is accused of marrying when she was 15 had been "reassigned" to Jessop from his brother, according to records seized by authorities. If convicted, Jessop faces 20 years in prison.
The prosecution is relying on records and dictations by jailed
FLDS leader Warren leffs that were seized from the ranch. In one dictation, Jeffs indicates that he advised people at the ranch to avoid taking the girl to the hospital even though she had been in labor for days.
"I knew that the girl being 16 years old, if she went to the hospital, they could put Raymond Jessop in jeopardy of prosecution as the government is looking for any reason to come against us there," Jeffs wrote.
Jeffs, who is revered as a prophet by FLDS members, was convicted in Utah as an accomplice to rape. He is jailed in Arizona awaiting trial on charges related to underage marriages there and faces sexual
assault and bigamy charges in Texas.
In all, 12 men from the sect have been indicted on charges ranging from failure to report child abuse to sexual assault. The 439 children taken from the ranch have all been returned to their parents or other relatives, but the seized documents resulted in the criminal charges.
The FLDS is a breakaway sect of the mainstream Mormon church, which renounced polygamy more than a century ago and does not recognize the FLDS. The FLDS bought a ranch about six years ago in El Dorado, about 150 miles northwest of San Antonio.
PETER GIBBINS
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Raymond Jessop is seen outside the courtroom during a recess in his trial Oct. 27. He is the first man to face criminal charges following the raid of a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch.
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Football faces last chance at North title
Despite 3-game losing streak, team could win
BY JAYSON JENKS ijenks@kansan.com
Defensive coordinator Clint Bowen certainly understands the quick-changing nature of college football.
Four weeks ago, after a disappointing performance in a 41-36 victory against Iowa State, Bowen was relegated to answering questions about Kansas' defensive problems. Not much was positive.
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questions tossed Bowen's way were far more optimistic as Kansas' defense has steadily progressed since the Iowa State game.
If there is one lesson Bowen has fully grazed this season, it's that life in the Big 12 North can change as quickly as the Kansas weather.
"It's kind of proven to be a wacky year in the Big 12," Bowen said. "It's week to week, play to play right now. That's what we tell our kids. There's no time to relax in this conference right now."
He continued with his
explanation of Kansas' current situation before adding this;
"We have to play it like it's the last play of the Super Bowl."
As Kansas prepares to travel to Kansas State this Saturday, the Jayhawks find themselves in a three-way tie for last place in the Big 12 North. Yet with three of their last four games against North opponents, including the first-place Wildcats, the Jayhawks still possess a legitimate chance for the North title.
Still, Mangino and his players ignored that possibility, insisting that the Jayhawks weren't straining to glance that far down the road.
"We can't sit around talking about winning the North," Mangino said. "We have to talk about winning a game."
With Kansas carrying a three-game losing streak into Saturday's game, it's a point well taken.
Kansas rolled through and
Kansas toled won its first four games in the nonconference season before sneaking past Iowa State with a win in the conference opener.
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Then, the offense started committing
turnovers, the defense couldn't quite hold after halftime and suddenly this week's game against K-State presents Kansas with its final chance to capture the North.
A loss to K-State — or to
any Big 12 opponent for that
matter — would end any chance of Kansas playing in the Big 12 championship game on Dec. 5.
"We can still win the North if we take care of business from here on out."
"With what's happened the
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last three weeks, to still be able to say that — we can still win the North if we take care of business from here on out — it's definitely something that pushes us," senior wide receiver Kerry Meier said. "It's been our guiding tool and something that has pushed us all summer long, all winter long and all throughout the offseason."
The chaos in the North started early as Colorado knocked off
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SOCCER
Loss to Missouri could end postseason hopes
BY JOEL PETTERSON jpetterson@kansan.com
San Antonio, Texas — Kansas fell to the No. 1 seed Missouri 3-2 in overtime in the Big 12 Quarterfinals Wednesday night, ending the Jayhawks' conference tournament run and most likely their season.
Missouri (13-5-3) put Kansas (12-8-2), the tournament's eighth seed, under pressure early on, but it was sophomore forward Emily Cressy who scored the game's first goal to give the Jayhawks a 1-0 advantage in the 29th minute. The goal gave Cressy 12 on the season, which ties her for second-most in a season by a Jayhawk.
The Big 12 regular season champions earned revenge for a 3-2 loss to the Jayhawks last Friday in Lawrence which ended their unbeaten conference season.
In the second half, Missouri equalized right away in the 47th minute with a volley into the upper part of the net by Jessie Crabtree.
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The Kansas defense withstood constant pressure from Missouri in the second half until the 57th minute. Missouri forward Kristin Andrighetto drilled a near-perfect volley from the 18-yard line into the upper right-hand corner of the net.
But Kansas took the lead right back a minute later when senior forward Kim Boyer headed senior Monica Dolinsky's corner kick into the bottom corner of the net.
For the rest of the half, it was all Kansas could do to fend off Missouri's unrelenting offense. Boyer headed a ball away from her own goal line and freshman goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau blocked a shot into the post to keep Kansas alive.
"The first half was pretty even,
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Senior defender Kim Boyer clears the ball off of a goal kick by Missouri Fridav. Kansas lost to Missouri in overtime Wednesday.
COMMENTARY
Laying the blame for football's rough season
BY ALEX BEECHER
abeecher@kansan.com
The season hasn't been good, and everyone knows it. The harder question to answer is why the season hasn't been good.
Why has Kansas played such underwhelming football thus far, and who is to blame? It is tricky to answer the questions of how and why with any degree of certainty. This makes these questions uncertain.
Perhaps Todd Reesing, injury or no, is to blame. One would expect better play from a third-year starting quarterback—especially as many consider Reesing to be the most productive player in that position in the school's history. But then again, maybe it's too easy to lay the blame at the star quarterback's feet.
Perhaps the buck shouldn't stop until it reaches the desk of Mark Mangino. The head coach has ultimate control, and thus ultimate responsibility. Yet it seems unlikely that he just forgot how to coach. This is the same man, after all, who resurrected the corpse that was Kansas football.
Maybe Reesing and Kansas barely there running game would have performed better were they functioning behind a more experienced offensive line. However, the offense has still enjoyed a certain measure of success this year. This success makes them hard to blame.
So where should the blame lie?
So perhaps we ought to look to the other side of the ball at the secondary or the linebacking corps. There, one will find no shortage of scapegoats. Any member of the secondary not named Darrell Stuckey has moved — either up or down on the depth chart, or into a different position altogether. The linebacking corps is a similar hodgepodge, constructed of players who are either too young, too new to the position or lacking some vital physical trait.
Perhaps the only reasonable conclusions are "who cares?" and "why bother?" What is done is done, after all. No amount of finger pointing or demonizing will lift Kansas past Colorado, Oklahoma, or Texas Tech.
Yet is this the fault of the players? The jumble in the ranks might lead one to blame the assistant coaches. After all, isn't it the job of the coaches to formulate a coherent strategy, and to recruit players with whom that strategy can be successfully executed? If players are constantly jumbled about, how can they be expected to play well?
No, the only real question right now is how Kansas will react to this taste of adversity. Will the team fold? Will the team cap a disappointing three-game stretch with more losses? Or, alternatively, will Kansas rebound and make a push for the Big 12 North Title? Whatever the case may be, the answer to those questions — and thus, the only answer of consequence — will begin to take
— and thus, the only answer of consequence — will begin to take shape this Saturday.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"There is one word in Ameri-
ca that says it all and that word is 'Your never know.'
— Joaquin Andujar
FACT OF THE DAY
Nine of 10 men's basketball players made their first shot of the night Tuesday. The one who didn't? Sherron Collins, who later made three straight three-point shots and finished with a team-high 19 points.
TRIVIA
Kansas Athletics
Q. Kansas scored 107 points against Fort Hays State Tuesday. How many times did it score 100-plus points last season?
A: Once. Against New Mexico State on Dec. 3.
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FOOTBALL Stuckey is semifinalist for Jim Thorpe Award
Senior safety Darrell Stuckey was named a Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist, it was announced this week. The award is given annually to the nation's top defensive back.
The committee announced 12 semifinalists, which will be narrowed to three finalists on Nov. 23.
Stuckey is Kansas' second leading tackler with 56 stops this season.
Other notable semifinalists are Tennessee's Eric Berry, Texas'Earl Thomas and Oklahoma State's Perrish Cox.
-Jayson Jenks
NFL
NFL Chiefs's safety Page on injured reserve
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jarrad Page, a three-year starting free safety, was placed on injured reserve Wednesday by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Page was not at practice on Monday and coach Todd Haley said he had been injured during practice last Thursday. The Chiefs announced the roster move on their Web site Wednesday morning.
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Too much talent on the KU bench
MORNING BREW
ill Self has a problem. Granted, it's a nice problem to have as a coach.
It isn't that the Jayhawks don't have the talent to win a National Championship — in that regard there's hardly a question, Kansas is stacked — the problem is there too much talent to go around.
Start with the freshmen. Sometimes it's a safe bet to assume that the newcomers will be the ones wearing the redshirts when the season rolls around, but after watching Elijah Johnson's raw athleticism, Xavier Henry's scoring touch and Thomas Robinson's explosiveness in the paint, it's hard to say that any one of them won't see action this year.
Johnson came out and said he saw no reason to redshirt, and frankly there isn't one. He'll log plenty of time as a backup to Sherron Collins, and of the three freshmen, he'll probably see the least amount of minutes. Henry will likely crack the starting line-up and Self said Robinson would see plenty of minutes thrown his way.
BY TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
Last year's new guys seem to be the prime redshirt candidates
— namely Travis Releford and Mario Little — but I suspect neither is chatting at the bit to sit out on a team that has as good a chance as any to take home a title in Indianapolis later this year.
Both sat out Tuesday's exhibition — only incoming players can play exhibitions and still be eligible for a redshirt. Little, in particular, seems like an odd candidate because of his age, but as of right now, it's impossible to predict what he could bring to the Jayhawks when completely healthy.
If Litle could provide an athletic presence at the three to balance Xavier Henry, he'd be a perfect fit for the lajwhays. If he struggles with injuries or consistency, it will be a wasted
senior year for Little, something neither he nor the Jayhawks want to see.
On the other hand, it would surprise me to see Releford take the floor this year for Kansas. As much of a fan favorite as the local kid was last year — Releford played high school ball in Kansas City — it's unclear at best whether or not he's ready to be a consistent contributor, especially on a team as deep as this year's lavihawks.
Two players, C.J. Henry and Brady Morningstar, would seem to be perfect redshirt candidates this year, had they not already burned them.
Henry may get lost in the shuffle at point guard, the deepest position for the Jayhawks, but he wore a redshirt last year for the Memphis Tigers.
He also took three years away before that as a minor league baseball player. Keeping him away from basketball any longer would only be doing him a disservice.
Morningstar was suspended for the first semester after being
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arrested for a DWI. Had he not worn a redshirt during Kansas' national title year, it would have made only too much sense for Self to bench Morningstar for the year.
Selflessness will have to prevail should this years Jayhawks live up to their considerable potential. There's just too much talent to keep everyone happy.
It's a problem. But it's a nice one to have.
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BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Mizzou's Smith shines against Colorado
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Big 12 has plenty of elite defensive linemen — Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh and Jared Crick and Texas' Sergio Kindle to name a few. It may be time to add Missouri freshman Aldon Smith to the list.
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Smith's three sacks of Colorado's Tyler Hansen in the Tigers' 36-17 win last week gave the Raytown, Mo., native eight for the season — the most in the nation for a freshman and just three shy of Justin Smith's (no relation) single-season Missouri record.
Smith has four regular-season games remaining to try and get the record, starting Saturday when the Tigers (5-3, 1-3 Big 12) host Baylor (3-5, 0-4).
He also leads all freshmen with 13 tackles for loss.
He's third overall among Big 12 defensive linemen with 43 tackles, trailing only Crick and Suh.
Those are impressive numbers for a player who began the
season second on the depth chart at defensive end. It wasn't long before he moved into the starting role.
Teammates and coaches have been impressed.
"He's one of the best players around that I've seen at Mizzou," senior captain linebacker Sean Weatherspoon said. "He doesn't know how good he can be, but he'll find out soon that the sky's the limit."
Smith's effort has drawn high praise from coach Gary Pinkel, who compared Smith's ability to adapt to those of two standout offensive players from the recent past.
"He could be in the wrong place at the wrong time and end up where the ball was supposed to be, somehow, somewhat." Pinkel said. "Brad Smith and J-Mac (Jeremy Maclin) could do that."
Even in the Tigers' 41-7 loss to Texas, Smith managed to turn heads with 11 tackles, four for loss, and two sacks.
At 6-5 and 255 pounds, Smith is
the tallest player on the Missouri defense and his unique type of rangy athleticism makes him a menace for opposing offensive lines.
"He's very physically gifted," defensive coordinator Dave Steckel said. "He can run, he's strong, he can change direction. He's the whole package."
Smith has also developed a
nose for the big play.
"Earlier in the season I was kind of relying on my athleticism but now I'm actually starting to understand the game a little bit better and starting to have a feel for it," he
hard working," Steckel said. "I think that's why Aldon is growing and maturing as a player, because he's working hard, taking coaching, he's growing each day as he gets better."
With all the hype beginning to surround him, Pinkel spoke to the importance of keeping Smith levelheaded and ready to play each and every week.
said. "I've just been watching a lot more film and focusing a lot more on technique."
"He's very physically gifted. He can run, he's strong, he can change direction. He's the whole package."
Coaches have taken note of Smith's strong work ethic.
DAVE STECKEL
Defensive coordinator,
Mizzou
"All of our players are very
"What I always tell players, kids that are starting to get that notoriety that they could be really good is to immerse themselves in the team," he said. "When you immerse yourself in your team, you're constantly doing things for the team,
getting better for the team, and it keeps you grounded."
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY No events scheduled.
FRIDAY No events scheduled.
SATURDAY
Swimming
vs. Drury,
Springfield, Mo.
2 p.m.
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Volleyball at Oklahoma, 2 p.m.
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Football at Kansas State, 11:30 a.m.
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Hooch,
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Chattanooga,
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SUNDAY
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Women's basketball vs. Emporia State, 2 p.m.
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NHL
Avalanche's Cody McLeod activated for next game
DENVER — Colorado Avallanche forward Cody McLeod has been activated from injured reserve after missing six games following an inadvertent stick to his left eye.
McLeod will wear a protective visor on his helmet Wednesday night as the Avalanche host the Phoenix Coyotes.
The 25-year-old enforcer was hit above the eye in a game at Minnesota Oct. 21. He still managed to get off the shot that led to Kyle Quincey's rebound goal.
McLeod said it took about a week for the blurriness to clear from his eye. He has three goals and two assists this season.
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Chiefs linebacker not instant star
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Given Derrick Johnson's sweet, humble nature, it's a wonder he ever went out for football, let alone became an All-American linebacker and first-round draft choice.
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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson tackles Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell during the first half of a NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo. In this 2017 sent photo for six weeks, Johnson has been hitched.
He speaks softly and smiles warmly and never forgets to call his mom. But he's also 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds of lean, bulging muscle. An unusually gifted athlete, he set an NCAA record his senior season at Texas with nine forced fumbles and won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the top defensive player in the land.
But the instant NFL stardom many predicted has not arrived. And if he doesn't win his starting job back, it never will. For about six weeks Johnson's been riding the Kansas City bench, jerked out of the lineup for reasons that have never been made public.
First-year head coach Todd Haley says he's satisfied that Johnson is working hard. Johnson says he's doing everything he can to get back.
But in the meantime, Demorrio Williams keeps playing well and giving no indication he's ready to return the job to the man who not so long ago was once hailed as the best defensive player in college football.
A player with Johnson's talent can't crack the starting lineup for a team that's 1-6? He wouldn't help a defense ranked 30th out of 32 tears?
To keep his emotions flowing in a positive direction, Johnson has called upon friends, family and
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"It stinks," Johnson said. "It stinks to not be starting or not be playing, or not be playing like I should. Not being out there on the field like I usually am. But it's made my mind stronger."
faith. Still, this isn't easy.
Chiefs fans, especially those who watched Johnson and the
Texas, a school that produced more than a few good players at his position, had never before had one who totaled 65 tackles for losses.
Longhorns beat Kansas his senior season, thought they'd grabbed the next great linebacker when he fell to them in the 2005 draft.
Johnson was an instant starter
with the Chiefs. Yet, plagued by little nagging injuries, he never seemed to fulfill the great expectations so many people had draped around his muscular physique. Some said he was too passive. Some said he lacked that fire in the belly that great defensive players carry around like business cards.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Week after rule change Meyer criticizes referees
AINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Urban Meyer believes Southeastern Conference officials missed a late hit on Tim Tebow in Saturday's game against Georgia.
Meyer said Wednesday the crew calling the game should have flagged Bulldogs linebacker Nick Williams for knocking his quarterback to the ground well after he had gotten rid of the football.
Meyer sent video of the play to Rogers Redding, the league's coordinator of officials. Meyer declined to reveal what the SEC told him, saying he didn't "want to step out of line"
punishment either a fine or a suspensions and doing away with the reprimands.
Last week the SEC changed its discipline policy about coaches publicly criticizing officials, making the
"That should have been a
Meyer told reporters on the weekly SEC conference call the play was directly in front of the referee and should have penalized. Tebow handed off to running back Jeff Demps, took a few steps to his right and wasn't looking when Williams came unblocked off the right edge and slammed into his chest.
"That should have been a penalty, in my opinion. Obviously it should have been. You've got to protect quarterbacks..."
Meyer didn't mention the play until asked about it Wednesday, possibly trying to avoid drawing punishment from the league. He also prefaced his comments by
penalty, in my opinion," Meyer said. "Obviously, it should have been. You've got to protect quarterbacks. That's the whole purpose. It's right in front of the referee. I'm not sure how they're going to handle that, but ... that was one of the plays we did send in."
URBAN MEYER Florida coach
saying he has "great respect" for SECofficials and the way the league handles complaints.
The SEC decided to stop handing out reprimands for ripping officials after three coaches in less than a week
were reprimanded last month.
Commissioner Mike Slive was given full discretion by the league's athletic directors and presidents to hand out the punishment. He will determine the amount of fines and lengths of suspensions on a case-by-case basis.
The SEC's officiating, and public complaints by Tennessee's Lane Kiffin and Mississippi State's Dan Mullen, has drawn plenty of unwanted attention for the league.
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Denver Nuggets 'Kenyon Martin, right, grabs at the ball with New Jersey Nets' Josh Boone. This is during the half of an NBA basketball game.
Denver Nuggets take Jersey Nets
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Down by a point after sub-par first-half performances by Chaucey Billups and Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets become the latest team to take advantage of the New Jersey Nets' woes in the third quarter.
Billips and Anthony woke up the Nuggets by leading a 44-point third quarter
assault that carried unbeaten Denver to its fifth straight win, a 122-94 decision over the victory over the winless Nets on Wednesday night.
"The first half,
The 5-0 start is Denver's best since winning six straight in 1985-86. It also handed the Nets their fifth straight loss, tying the worst start in franchise history, set in 1996-97.
"We knew going into halftime that obviously Carmelo and Chauncy were going to lead the charge."
we couldn't get it get going at all," said Billups, who scored all 12 of his points in the third quarter. "There are not many times when Melo and I are off at the same time. But the bench came in and did a great job. Sometimes, the shots don't go, but we just had to regroup at halftime and get the job done."
"We knew going into halftime that obviously Carmelo and Chauncey were going to lead the charge and that's exactly what they did," said Nets coach Lawrence Frank, whose team scored seven points in the third quarter in a
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loss to Charlotte on Monday night. "They dominated the paint and the perimeter in the third quarter and we never recovered."
Denver hit 17 of 25 shots and outscored the Nets 44-26 in the third quarter in turn.
quarter in tuning a 51-50 deficit into a 94-77 lead
Billups scored the first seven points to give Denver the lead for good. Anthony, who was 1 of 11 in the first half, scored 11 of his 22 points in the quarter, which was five points shy of the Nets all-time worst third quarter.
MLB
Yankees win World Series 7-3
WORLD SERIES
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New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira, left, and Alex Rodriguez celebrate after scoring on Hideki Matsui's two run RBI during the fifth inning of Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday in New York. ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Paint the town in pintripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a bloorer in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best again.
It was the team's first since winning three straight from 1998- 2000.
Hideki Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBIs, Andy Pettite won on short rest and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 on Wednesday night, finally seizing that elusive 27th title — the most in all of sports.
Matsui, the Series MVP, powered a quick rout of old foe Pedro Martinez. And when Mariano Rivera got the final out, it was ecstasy in the Bronx for George Steinbrenner's go-for-broke bunch.
What a way for Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and crew to christen their $1.5 billion ballpark: One season, one championship.
And to think it capped a season that started in turmoil — a steroids scandal involving A-Rod, followed by hip surgery that kept him out until May.
"My teammates, coaches and the organization stood by me and now we stand here as world champions," Rodriguez said. "We're going to enjoy it, and we're going to party!"
During postgame ceremonies on the field, the big video board in center flashed: "Boss, this is for you." And commissioner Bud Selig dedicated the moment to Steinhrenner.
About 100 miles south, disappointment.
Ryan Howard's sixth-inning homer came too late to wipe away his World Series slump, and Phillies pitchers rarely managed to slow Matsui and the Yankees' machine.
For Chase Utley and the Phillies, it was a frustrating end to another scintillating season. Philadelphia fell two wins short of becoming the first NL team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds.
"It's important in our next couple years to stay afloat," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "I
know we can do better."
In a fitting coincidence, this championship came eight years to the day after the Yankees lost Game 7 of the 2001 World Series in Arizona on Luis Gonzalez's broken-bat single off Rivera.
New York spent billions trying to get back. At long last, it did.
"We're looking forward to this parade," Jeter said.
Hey Babe and Yogi, Mr. October and Joltin' Joe — you've got company. Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia and a new generation of Yankees have procured their place in pintriped lore.
Now, all on the other side of age 35, they have another success to celebrate.
And surely they remember the familiar parade route, up Broadway
through the Canyon of Heroes.
"You never know when youre going to get back here," Posada said.
Indeed, a New York City-sized party is next. Nine years in the making, with all the glitz and glamour this tony town can offer.
Carrying flags that read 2009 World Series champions, Joba Chamberlain and Nick Swisher led a victory lap around the warning track. Players high-fived fans, then sprayed bubby behind the mound.
For the 79-year-old Steinbrenner, who has been in declining health, it was the seventh championship since he bought the team in 1973.
Though he stayed back home in Tampa, Fla., he certainly wasn't forgotten. The grounds crew wore "Win it for The Boss" shirts last
week, which were on sale outside the ballpark Wednesday.
New York wasted its chance to wrap things up in Game 5 at Philadelphia, then set its sights on clinching the World Series at home for the first time since 1999.
While nine years between titles is hardly a drought for most teams, it was almost an eternity in Yankeeland.
New York's eight seasons without a championship was the third-longest stretch for the Yankees since their first one, following gaps of 17 (1979-95) and 14 (1963-76).
Playing perhaps his final game with the Yankees, Matsui hit a two-run homer off Martinez in the second inning and a two-run single on an 0-2 pitch in the third.
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ST. LOUIS — Josh Brown's first NFL pass was not a thing of beauty. The St. Louis Rams' kicker joked that style points are overrated.
Results are what count and Brown's flip to tight end Daniel Fells on a fake field goal attempt produced a 36-yard touchdown pass in Sunday's 17-10 victory at Detroit. It was a key play for the Rams (1-7) in ending a 17-game game losing streak.
Brown, who also kicked a 41-yard field goal, was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday.
On 4th and 8 from the Detroit 36 late in the first half, quarterback Marc Bulger let the play clock run down before calling a timeout. Out came Brown and the Rams' field-goal unit.
Ryan Neill snapped the ball to holder Donnie Jones, who flipped the ball to Brown. Brown rolled to his left and shot putted the ball to Fells, who broke one tackle en route to the end zone.
Brown was a running back playing eight-man football Foyil (Okla). High School. He considered trying to run for the first down but threw instead.
"I didn't really even use my shoulder on that throw," Brown said. "I wasn't trying to make it pretty, just effective."
The throw opened Brown, who is in his seventh season, to some razzing from his teammates.
know, we got six points out of it and results are the only thing that matters."
The special teams unit practiced the fake twice in practice last week.
"Everybody has been busting me on," Brown said. "If you're looking for style points, there were definitely none awarded. But, you
"Hopefully, they'll let me attempt a few more of these things." Brown said. "Maybe even keep the ball one or times."
In about 30 years, Brown said the throw may look better when he's describing his touchdown pass to his grandkids.
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Kansas and Iowa State defeated Nebraska in consecutive weeks.
Missouri started the season 0-3, while K-State opened the year 3-1.
Try sitting through pages full of legal jargon without any background information in the field. That's what analyzing the Big 12 North has become this season.
Nothing, it seems, has gone as previously expected.
"This one's a little more important because it's all about how you finish," senior safety Darrell Stuckey said. "That's what makes it a little more important than the rest of them. You want to finish strong — or just as strong as you started."
But even with three losses in the first-half of the eight-game conference season, the Jayhawks
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But Kansas managed to hold on for the rest of regulation to send the game into overtime tied at 2-2.
Six minutes into overtime, however, Andrighetto ended the game with another well-placed shot from the top of the box. She created space in front of Kansas' defense and hit the ball into the upper corner once again.
but the second half, we just ran out of gas," Francis said. "We couldn't keep the ball because couldn't move off the ball as much as we wanted to."
The Tigers dominated nearly every aspect of the game, outshooting the layhawks 30-10, including
11 on goal, and receiving 16 corner kicks to the Jayhawks' three. Francis expressed pride at the way his players held on despite their fatigue.
"We battled as hard as we could today, especially after a play-in game on Monday," he said. "That showed a lot of character."
Missouri will move on to face the No. 5 seed Oklahoma State on Friday, while Kansas returns home to await the announcement of the NCAA Tournament field on Nov. 9, though Francis said he holds little hope of making the cut.
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In interviews, freshman safety Lubbock Smith remains quiet. He looks the questioner in the eye and politely offers his response, but he does so with little expression on his face.
Lubbock Smith tackles Oklahoma running back Chris Brown in a game Oct. 24. Smith just entered the starting lineup.
Then, Smith gets onto the subject of tackling. His eyes light up and a sly smile creeps across his face.
If an observer notices one thing about Smith's play, it's this: Smith loves to tackle and, generally, he does so very well.
"He's not afraid to put his face on people, run through and wrap up," defensive coordinator Clint Bowen said. "I say all the time; Tackling is about a little bit of want-to and toughness. He has both of those."
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Smith's affection for tackling stems from — where else? — the football-crazed state of Texas.
Yet it certainly wasn't an initial connection between player and contact.
"When I first started playing," Smith said, "I was actually very scared to go and tackle."
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The objective was straight-forward. When the coach called a certain player's number, Smith had to run and collide with the player wearing that jersey.
It was then, only after thudding pads with 11 or 12 of his teammates, that Smith's current appreciation for tackling took hold. It hasn't left him since.
"And it grew through the years," Smith said. "Playing against different great players at a young age, I just wanted to go out and initiate that I was a great hitter. Inflict the pain on them, not let them do the same to me."
The Sunday after Kansas' 41-36 victory against Iowa State on Oct. 10, Bowen approached Smith with a rather simple proposal: Practice well this week and the starting job is yours.
Smith upheld his end of the bargain and subsequently started against Colorado in Kansas' next game. But even before Bowen's proposal, Smith, who redshirted last season, was never too far away from earning a spot in Kansas' starting lineup.
"He needed to make me trust him a little bit more early with his eye-control," Bowen said. "A safety, it's a bad thing to stare at the quarterback, and Lubbock likes staring at the quarterback. I told him when he proved to me that he would read his keys, then he'd get to play. And he's done that."
Since entering Kansas' starting lineup, Smith has routinely displayed a knack for tackling, especially around the line of scrimmage.
In three games, Smith has made 19 tackles. He has also helped to cure a Kansas defense that was severely ailing after the disappointing loss against Iowa State.
Coach Mark Mangino also inserted freshman cornerback D.J. Beshears and freshman defensive lineman John Williams into the starting lineup before the Colorado game.
The defense, meanwhile, has drastically improved.
has helped because he's a tough customer," Mangino said. "He doesn't back down."
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Senior safety Darrell Stuckey described Smith's tackling as "very
consistent", while Bowen praised Smith's aggressive playing style.
For his part, Smith simply said,
"I love contact." It's a phrase dripping with football toughness. And it's a phrase that seems to sum up Smith's football personality.
"I want to be the first person to get up after a hit," Smith said. "And I want to see the expression on their face after I get up."
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The Kansas volleyball team continues its hot road streak as it swept Colorado 3-0 on the road. The sweep marks Kansas' third conference road sweep in a row, the first time Kansas has ever had three straight Big 12 Conference road sweeps.
Senior libero Melissa Grieb led Kansas with 17 digs during the game while sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield set a career-high with 21 kills to surpass her previous high of 20, which she just set last match. Mayfield said it was because of her teammates that she was able to get so many kills.
Outside Hitter Allison Mayfield tips the ball over Texas A&M defenders in Kansas' 3-1 loss, Saturday night at the Horeisi Family Athletics Center. Mayfield set a career-high record with 21 kills, surpassing her previous high of 20 kills against A&M last weekend.
"All night we did really well passing and digging." Mayfield said. "It was a good set up and easy for me to terminate the ball, but it was as much the passing and sets than it was just me."
Kansas had a really good scout on Colorado and knew what they were going to do, Grieb said. Everything was clicking from the very beginning, and everyone was playing well with each other too, Grieb said.
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"A lot of support and energy from not only the floor but the bench as well." Grieb said.
After falling behind in set two and set three, Kansas started serving really well and the team stepped up when it needed to, coach Ray Bechard said.
"We had good defensive runs when we needed to," Bechard said. "When we needed to score in transition, we did."
The first set started very even, but after being tied at 15-15, Kansas scored five straight. Kansas held its lead to the very end winning the set 25-22 despite a late push by Colorado.
Kansas had a lot of confidence and never felt panicked after being down, Grieb said.
Kansas came out aggressive in the second set, taking a 5-1 lead early. Colorado came back quickly and took a lead at 10-9. Colorado stretched its lead to four at 14-18.
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"We just got more aggressive in some of the things, and after that it just kind of fell into place." Grieb said.
HOUSTON — Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.
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After falling behind 2-6 early, Kansas fought hard to take a lead at 13-12. Kansas never let up after taking its lead and won the set 25-16. Kansas only had one error in the third set and had a 500 hitting percentage for the set.
but then Kansas scored the next seven to take the lead. Colorado came right back and tied the set 22-22, but Kansas then scored three of the last four to win the set 25-23.
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The 235-pound running back was at his bruising best in the St. Louis Rams' slump-busting victory at Detroit, dragging tacklers while piling up 149 yards on 22 carries and breaking free for the
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that reflected a me-first attitude, and then missed four starts and most of a fifth due to injuries — all losses. Consistently he's been the most outspoken Ram, whether it's criticizing music choices and a general drab setting at home games, chafing as Marshall Faulk's understudy as a rookie in 2004, or voicing lofty goals.
"Man," said Detroit defensive end Dewayne White, "he's a big guy."
"When he's determined to get somewhere, it's going to take four or five large people to stop him."
from the unique hybrid, a runner who can get the tough yards but with wheels to match. On a contender, he'd probably be one of the NFL's top stars.
"When he's determined to get somewhere, it's going to take four or five large people to stop him,"
Jackson was so determined to put a halt to the Rams' 17-game
For better or worse, jackson has been the face of the franchise for years.
losing streak, he accidentally ran over an official on one of his rambles. For that, he apologized on Twitter.
No need to revisit anything else in that game, or virtually his entire season for that matter. Jackson has consistently produced despite a lack of playmakers around him in the NFL's worst offense; the Rams have scored just 77 points.
Rams kicker Josh Brown said. "When he's an angry person, you have to get out of his way."
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NEW YORK — TJ, Ford scored eight of his 16 points in the final 3:12, and the Indiana Pacers won for the first time this season, holding the New York Knicks without a field goal for the final 9-plus minutes Wednesday night in a 101-89 victory.
Dahntay Jones had 19 points
and 12 rebounds for the Pacers (1-3), who came in as one of the NBA's three winless teams and had lost all three games by double digits. Roy Hibbert added 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Brandon Rush had 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Pacers pulled it out despite losing Danny Granger, who led Indiana with 21 points, to fouls with 3:38 remaining.
Al Harrington scored 22 points for the Knicks, who shot 2-for-17 in the fourth quarter. David Lee had 20 points and 19 rebounds, but New York hit 39.5 percent for the game.
The Pacers turned to their defense without leading rebounder Troy Murphy, who bruised his lower back in a hard fall during a 111-93 loss to Denver on Tuesday.
night. They are already without another top player, Mike Dunleavy Jr., who is recovering from surgery on his right knee.
They didn't need them against the Knicks, who fell to 1-2 on a four-game homestand that concludes Friday with the only visit this season from LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Hibbert tied it at 76 early in
the fourth, then Granger made a 3-pointer to give the Pacers the lead for good. Wilson Chandler's jumper with 9:20 left made it a one-point game, but the Knicks were shut out from the field the rest of the night.
The fourth-quarter debacle came after the Knicks had averaged 40.5 points in the fourth quarters of their previous two games.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — After being shut out by the New York Islanders four days ago, Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres returned the favor.
Miller made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season and 14th overall, and Thomas Vanek had a goal and assist in Buffalo's 3-0 victory Wednesday night.
Derek Roy and Paul Gaustad also scored to help the Sabres (9-2-1) rebound from a 5-0 loss to the Islanders on Saturday on Long Island.
"We played a real sound game coming off that loss," Miler said. "We did a very sound job pushing the puck up the ice, and we didn't give up anything that was too dangerous. We want to be a team that's in control."
They were certainly that against an Islanders team had won four straight by a combined score of 15-5. But New York was unable to generate much offense against the NHL's stingiest defense and its shut-down goalie.
Buffalo has allowed just 24 goals in 12 games this season, and played perhaps one of its best overall games against the Islanders. The Sabres took 39 shots, scored twice on the power play, and killed off three Islanders man-advantage opportunities.
"It was a real great effort," said Vanek, who scored for the first time in five games. "We adjusted good from the other night, and overall played well and deserved to win."
Former Sabres goalie Martin Biron made 36 saves for the Islanders (5-5-5), who were attempting to win five straight for the first time since a six-game run in February 2008.
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Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland pulls up for a jump-shot during the second half of the Pittsburg State game on Sunday. Sutherland had a double-double for the game, scoring a team-high 20 points to go with her 10 rebounds.
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With this year's speedy athletes, the KU women's basketball team's primary offensive gameplan is centered around running.
"Everybody's got to run," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
"A running game," senior guard Sade Morris said.
Right off a rebound, many Kansas possessions will essentially function as a mad dash to the hoop on the other side. First one to get there wins.
But will these transition posses-sions conclude with easy layups or contested jump-shots? What's it going to be? Well, that depends on who gets there first. Morris thinks it will be Kansas.
"It's just gonna make it easier for us to get in a rhythm offensively," Morris said.
A seam-splitting transition game can disrupt both sides of the opposition's play. Defensively, opponents will have to match the blazing tempo of Kansas' sprinting bigs and
not forget about the patient shooters waiting close by. Players will have to adjust from a near sprint to a stout defensive position in an instant. But while defenses are making this switch, Kansas will, be
cruising right past, driving to the hoop for a high percentage shot.
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Henrickson said defensive transition is the most difficult thing to teach, and Kansas will attack this commonly found weakness.
"It's just gonna make it easier for us to get in a rhythm offensively."
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On the offensive side of the ball, opponents will undoubtedly get some break-away baskets of their own. However, teams not used to running a fast-paced offense will struggle to adjust. Like in football, regularly huddled offenses thrown into a no-huddle scramble will adapt at a sluggish pace. Teams can only optimize their play with what they are already use to. So as long as Kansas keeps up the speed, they will be ready to defend.
"You have to worry about getting back so they won't beat you down the court and get an easy bucket," freshman guard Angel Goodrich said.
And once the defense makes a stop, it's back to running again. As they charge from end-to-end sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland
SADE MORRIS senior guard
and junior center Krysten Boogaard will present conflicts for almost any team. The towering two-some will be just an elevated pass away from an easy basket.
"When our bigs commit to running like they did Sunday.
it opens things up on the perimeter," Henrickson said.
Senior guards Danielle McCray and Morris will be waiting in the wings, ready to shoot if defenders focus their attention solely on Sutherland and Boogaard. There will be open shots to take. But it all
starts with the point guard.
Angel Goodrich, a freshman who seems to have grasped the role as floor general, will need to keep her eyes open and spread the ball around to her numerous scorers. If she can equally distribute the rock, opposing teams will have to find ways to stop several attacks, rather than focusing on one player.
Her teammates say they think
she is more than ready to carry the load.
"She has that quickness and speed," Morris said. "She sees things before they happen."
Goodrich said she knows she hold the key to the door of potential match-up nightmares.
The transition game works like a five player weave. Ideally, Sutherland or Boogaard gets the rebound first. Then they dish it to Goodrich, who dribbles the ball up the floor. Then Goodrich makes her choice. Should she flip it inside to Sutherland so she can take it to the hoop herself, or kick it back out to a shooter? Should she work the ball around the perimeter and let McCray or Morris
create their own shot? Or maybe Goodrich will bluff with her eyes and take the ball to the hoop herself. The options are varied and always opportunistic.
"We've got a point guard that can push, we've got wings that can push and we've got posts that are gonna run," Morris said.
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Freshman guard Angel Goodrich brings the ball up-court during the first half. Goodrich had 10 assists in 18 minutes in her first game as a jawhawk,
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR
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The Kansas Jayhawks' 86-56 victory against Pittsburg State last Sunday was not as lopsided as it could have been.
The game was marred with some bad decisions and missed opportunities that generally make up the gameplay of an exhibition event.
"Our point guards made great decisions at times, and then tried to make things happen that weren't there," Hendrickson said.
These miscues, if not corrected, may haunt the jayhawks during regular season play against much tougher competition.
On the night the Jayhawks turned the ball over to the Gorillas 20 times, six turnovers coming from the point guard position. Often, those turnovers occurred when the guard would try to force the ball to a well-defended player under the basket. The post players also failed to help their guards by not making plays on the ball to keep the possession alive.
"As post players, if it's a bad pass, we've got to save the pass or at least keep it in play and make something happen." Henrickson said. "And we didn't do that."
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weren't limited to the half-court offense, though, as Kansas often failed to capitalize with their fast break offense following Pitt. State turnovers. On more than one occasion the Jayhawks gave the ball right back to Pitt. State because of bad execution down the court.
"I think we had six opportunities where we just didn't catch the ball," Henrickson said.
While the Jayhawks struggled to capitalize on the 24 turnovers they caused and get points
on the board, they gave Pitt. State 26 attempts from the free-throw line on 17 team fouls. Although the Gorillas only knocked down 13 of the free throws for just 50 percent, the Jayhawks won't be able to count on every team they play this year shooting poorly from the line.
a team picked to finish tied for second with Kansas in the Big 12 this year. Kansas allowed Texas to take 34 free throw attempts. The Longhorns made 24 of those and the Jayhawks lost by just eight points.
"As far as missed opportunities, you know, we've got to clean up," Henrickson said.
This is well illustrated by looking at last year's game against Texas,
As the Jayhawks look to correct the mistakes they encountered against Pitt. State, freshman point guard Angel Goodrich looks to clean up her game as well.
"It's fun to see how we fit in against another team right now and see what we need to work on."
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"I'm going to work on my defense and getting through screens and just making better decisions," Goodrich said.
With one more exhibition game to go before the regular season kicks off Nov. 15 against Oral Roberts, Kansas will seek to
improve in various areas of their game.
"I'ts fun to see how we fit in against another team right now and see what we need to work on," senior guard Danielle McCray said following the game last Sunday.
Edited by Alicia Banister
NHL
Hurricanes pick up 10th loss: Florida challenged
SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun simply wouldn't let the Carolina Hurricanes end their losing streak.
Vokoun made 32 saves, including 21 in the first period, for his second straight shutout and the Panthers extended Carolina's winless streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.
"Tomas allowed us to survive the first period," Florida coach Pete DeBoer said. "It wasn't exactly the way we drew it up. We knew we were facing a desperate team. Carolina was very good right off the bat."
Vokoun, who beat St. Louis 4-0 on Saturday, got a measure of revenge against the Hurricanes. On Oct. 9 in a 7-2 loss at Carolina, he was pulled early in the third period after giving up five goals on 26 shots.
That was the last time the Hurricanes won a game.
"We were a little bit sluggish out of the gate but we survived it and took the game over from the second period and I think we outplayed them," Vokoun said.
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NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils got their first break at home this season when the Washington Capitals scratched injured Alex Ovechkin from the lineup.
The next batch of good fortune came when Niclas Bergfors busted out with a pair of third-period power-play goals.
Bergfors connected for goals 3:13 apart to break open a tie game and send the Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Capitals on Wednesday night. It was only the second time this season New Jersey has won at home (2-4).
"It's different," coach Jacques Lemaire said. "It's good news and that is news."
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Bergtors then deflected in Travis Zajac's long shot with 4:50 remaining to give the Devils a two-goal edge. Bergtors' game picked up Wednesday after Lemaire moved him to a line with veterans Zajac and Parise.
Berglors' second goal was originally credited to Parise, but Berglors knew it was his.
"As soon as I touched it," said Bergforg, who has five goals in 22 NHL games. "It was just a little tip. I'm glad we got the puck in the net. That was the best feeling."
The Devils ended Washington's streak of nine straight games with a point (6-0-3) that started with a shootout loss at New Jersey on Oct. 12.
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BY HALLIE MANN hmann@kansan.com
Dennis Dodd, senior writer for BCSports.com, spends most of his time traveling, watching games and writing sports stories. Dodd covers college football in his column but says it's a year-round job no matter what beat you are covering. On Tuesday, he took time from his busy schedule to talk Big 12 Football, the BCS Championship and Kansas basketball.
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
The big story in Big 12 Football is the fight for the North. Dodd said that the jumble of teams and performances in the division make it the story to follow. Teams like Texas always do well, but this week the focus should be on Kansas vs. Kansas State Dodd said. Kansas State went 2-6 in Big 12 play last year.
"No one expected Kansas State to be any good," Dodd said.
With the return of coach Bill Snyder to Kansas State, the Wildcats have gone 3-2 in conference play with a surprising 62-14 victory against Texas A&M, Oct. 17. This was not the Kansas State team that writers, including Dodd,
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saw coming into the beginning of the season and the Sunflower Showdown could be an elimination game for the Big 12 North, Dodd said.
BCS
In the BCS race, Dodd is following the smaller teams such as TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, who are all gunning for a bowl game. All three teams are undefeated going into this week with Cincinnati ranked 5th. TCU ranked 6th and Boise State ranked 7th in the BCS poll. Dodd said his biggest fear is that these teams will go up against each other, hurting their chances to play against some big schools in the postseason.
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Iowa, currently ranked 4th in the BCS polls is also on Dodd's radar. Iowa has crept up the BCS rankings after making their first appearance since their preseason rank of 22nd, in week 5 at 13th. The Hawkeyes are undefeated and beat teams such as Michigan and
Indiana already this season. Dodd said they could be on their way to the national championship game if Texas, Florida or Alabama have any upsets.
As football heads into the second half of its season, Dodd is already looking at the potential for the Kansas men's basketball team. Kansas is currently ranked No. 1 in the preseason polls and Dodd said he thinks they deserve it.
"They're like Lyndon Johnson becoming the president," Dodd said. "They're just a heartbeat away if one of those teams fall."
"I almost a curse being ranked No. 1 going into the season," Dodd said. "Luckily the rankings aren't as important in college basketball because of the tournament."
Two years ago, Dodd said that Kansas kind of came out of nowhere in the its rise to national champions. With returning All-Americans Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, and coach Bill Self, whom Dodd highly respects, he said he expects that the team can go all the way to the National Championship again this season.
Close game turned to total blowout
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ORLANDO. Fla. — Ryan Anderson had 20 and 10 rebounds, Dwight Howard scored 25 and the short-handed Orlando Magic defeated the previously unbeaten Phoenix Suns 122-100 on Wednesday night.
Playing without injured Vince Carter and suspended Rashard Lewis, the Magic built a 23-point lead in the third quarter to pull away from the Suns.
Amare Stoudemire finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for Phoenix (4-1), which was looking to match the 1984-85 team for the franchise's best start. The Suns had come back from deficits in the first half but never did come close after the Magic built a big lead late.
Jamee Nelson added 16 points, and Mickael Pietrus had 15 points for the Magic. And they did it despite Carter miss the game with a sprained left ankle that coach Stan Van Gundy said doesn't appear serious, while Lewis is suspended for the first 10 games after testing positive for an elevated level of testosterone.
The Magic turned a close game into a blowout.
Led by a powerful performance by its front court, Orlando opened the third quarter with a 16-4 spurt. Howard and Anderson were slicing through the paint for dunks, and their dominant play inside opened up shots on the perimeter that Orlando — at times — couldn't seem to miss.
The Magic shot 52.2 percent from 3-point range and 52.3 percent from the field for the game. But they didn't get much resistance.
Orlando used a flurry of 3-pointers, including a pair by Anderson, to take a 14-point lead in the first quarter that didn't last long. The Magic started missing, the Suns started running — as they so often do — and ended the period on a 12-2 run that tightened the gap to 29-25.
The Suns started slow for the
second straight night.
The Magic's starters returned in the second quarter and, at first, hardly missed. That potent 3-point attack was in full force, with J.J. Redick and Pietrus connecting to open up an 11-point lead.
That seemed to be the early pattern.
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Dwayne Wade snags 40 in victory against Wizards
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WASHINGTON — Dwyane Wade scored 40 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 25 seconds left, to lead the Miami Heat in a 93-89 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
It was the first time Wade reached 40 points since getting a career-high 55 in April against New York. Quentin Richardson had 19 points and nine rebounds for Miami (4-1).
Miami Heat guard Dorell Wright goes between Washington Wizards guards Gilbert Arenas (0) and Randy Foye, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, in Washington. Miami heat Washington 91-80
Wade took the spotlight away from Washington's Gilbert Arenas, who scored 32 but was 9 of 27 from the field.
Arenas missed a layup with 17 seconds left after Wade's jumper, falling hard to the ground after driving through traffic, and rushed a short jumper on the next possession with the Wizards trailing by three points to end Washington's chances.
Arenas gave Washington an 89-87 lead with 1:30 remaining, driving the lane for a layup with 1 second showing on the shot clock. Jermaine O'Neal hit a jumper to tie it 19 seconds later.
DeShawn Stevenson missed two free throws with 44 seconds left to set up Wade's jumper.
Brendan Haywood had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Caron Butler had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Washington.
The tight final minutes came after Miami opened up a big early lead. Haywood opened the game with the dunk, but the Wizards didn't hold the lead again until Haywood's hook shot at 6:28 left in the third quarter gave Washington a 57-56 edge.
The rest of the quarter belonged to the team's dueling stars. Arenas scored nine of Washington's final 13 points in the third quarter. Wade outdid
him, tallying Miami's final 10 points, including a last-second layup to tie the game at 66 entering the fourth quarter.
Miami had led by as many as 19 in the opening quarter, going up 27-8 with three-and-a-half minutes left in the first.
The Wizards clawed back in the second period. With Arenas on the bench, Washington went on a 17-2 run over a nearly 5-minute span to pull to 37-36. Wade made sure the Heat would hold on to the lead with a pair of 3-pointers, and Miami led 50-41 at halftime.
The Wizards finished the game without starter Mike Miller, who left in the fourth quarter with a
left shoulder sprain. Miller first hurt the shoulder in the third quarter in a collision with the Heat's Mario Chalmers. Miller was taken to the locker room and returned to the bench a few minutes later with his shoulder taped. He re-entered the game late in the third quarter.
Miller, who was acquired by Washington in a trade with Minnesota in June, aggravated the injury with 9:11 left in the fourth quarter when he fell to the court on a foul by Miami's Joel Anthony. Miller completed the 3-point play and stayed in the game for about another minute before again leaving for the locker room.
NBA
Raptor player picks up first double-double of this year
TORONTO — Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, Chris Bosh scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 110-99 on Wednesday night.
Hedo Turkoklu added 16 points and Antoine Wright had 12 for the Raptors, who had lost seven of their previous eight games against the Pistons.
Toronto became the first team
this season to score more than 100 points against Detroit, which came in second in the league behind Boston in points allowed at 85.3.
Ben Gordon had a season-high 30 points, former Raptors player Charlie Villanueva and Will Bynum each scored 16 for the Pistons, who have lost three of four. Rodney Stuckey added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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WHAT'S THIS?
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HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
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Other people appear to agree with you early in the day. Follow that path and inject your own insight. Imagination moves work forward.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is 5
What you say directly affects what you get. Optimistic words result in delightful conversation.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 5.
You have the facts. Turn them into wisdom through your actions. Good results appear certain.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6
Say what's on your mind early in the day. Then follow directions from others. It’s a win-win situation.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a6
A family member tells you a secret in the morning. By afternoon you've imagined all sorts of ramifications. Check your facts.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6.
What you hear today changes your thinking regarding relationships. A sibling needs your support now more than ever.
Wrap up a project or catch up on phone calls and e-mails. This makes room in your thinking for new ideas.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Change is in the air. Be sure you jump on the bus before it leaves the station. Destination uncertain.
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Speak now. You've thought long enough. Your ideas contain the essence of healing and joy.
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Tackle errands within your neighborhood and save longer trips for later. Purchase liquid refreshments.
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'Iron Chef' to feature Obamas' garden
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NEW YORK — Michelle Obama's vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield.
The Food Network announced Wednesday that an episode of "Iron Chef America" will be taped at the White House featuring Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse.
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The three chefs, joined by White House chef Cristea Comerford, will be allowed to use anything found in the garden to create their meals.
The competition will then move back to Kitchen Stadium in New York, where Flay and Comerford will face off against Batali and Lagasse.
First lady Michelle Obama holds a sweet potato from her garden. The garden will be open to chefs in an "Iron Chef America" episode.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree.
A statement from the administration last week sparked Christmas consternation by referring to the yet-to-be-chosen evergreen as a "holiday" tree.
Some Christians were perturbed by the terminology.
The governor is inviting critics of the "Christmas" tree to a lightning ceremony Nov. 30.
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I can't afford food, but I did just spend $260 at Old Navy. At least I'll look cute!
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Do I have to tell the boy I hooked up with on Saturday that I now have symptoms of H1N1?
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
I actually sometimes get jealous when I see White Owl talks to other girls.
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Never trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Never trust anyone who doesn't like dogs or Bob Dylan
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Good night FFA. Stalk you later
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It feels good to come home and have newspaper pieces fall out of my clothes again.
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If you think you're cool for being in the FFA, you really need to get outside more
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Why are there so many attractive guys but I'm still single?
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
I felt bad for the girl called out in my political science class for having a baby.
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
We deliver food to your front door rain, sleet or shine, and use our own cars and gas. Seriously guys, let's start tipping. And no, a dollar doesn't count.
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Christmas music is already on the radio. Awesome.
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
The putrid sexual tension between you two is enough to make you want to drop out of
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
I went to KU for basketball season
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Rest in peace Professor Harry G. Shaffer.
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Lawrence can be really straight,but at times really curvy
--methodology might cause some of the information gathered to be flawed.
Last year's pregame video was so much better than this year's.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Alcohol subcommittee survey produces skewed information
A recent survey sent to students regarding alcohol use is flawed, and should not be used to influence alcohol or housing policy decisions made by Student Senate or the administration.
Members of the student-run committee to combat alcohol abuse at the University of Kansas and investigate related policy e-mailed a survey on Oct. 22 to students enrolled at the Lawrence campus about their alcohol habits and thoughts on alcohol education. The e-mail from the Committee stated the intent of the survey was to "recommend whether any changes to existing alcohol-related policies should be made." However, it should not be used for this purpose, because the survey
One of the issues
the subcommittee
the subcommittee was supposed to examine involves student housing officials being able to enter residence hall rooms without permission in instances of students violating housing policy, which includes alcohol use.
The survey is self-selecting, able to be completed more than once and also open to student housing employees if they are enrolled at the Lawrence campus.
A self-selecting survey is one which the individual chooses whether to take it. Therefore, students who have a greater interest in the subject will be more likely to take the survey, thus creating an unbalanced response.
"It concerns me only if students abuse it," said Emily C. Williams, Overland Park graduate student
and chairwoman of the committee. "but I am not of the opinion that it is going to do more harm than good."
The survey gathered more than 1,800 responses, with most responses from seniors, Williams said. This highlights a problem with any statistics the survey gathered; the survey was not distributed randomly. All surveys have some margin of error because of dishonest participants, but when the results come only from those who choose to take the survey, the data is further skewed.
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Another problem with the survey is its anonymity. Students taking the survey do not have to give their name or KUID, allowing them to take the survey more than once. Students who work for
student housing, such as resident assistants, can also take the survey.
The committee made the survey
The committee plans on sending out the same survey again to all students and particular group listservs, so students may be reminded of the survey.
anonymous so students would feel more at ease about giving away private information, Williams said. Unfortunately, this makes it impossible to know if students are abusing the survey to create false opinions.
"The more times that students get the survey and the more time they have they ability to click on the link, the better" Williams said
However, this could lead to even more students taking the survey multiple times. In addition, if it is targeted toward particular groups the statistics could be skewed to
reflect their activities.
The survey, however, does allow for some good input. The final portion of the survey uses open-ended questions to solicit student opinions on alcohol policy and education at the University. However, depending on who is answering these questions, they could still be from a biased source For example, a student housing employee could be commenting on student housing policy multiple times
The statistical questions from the beginning of the survey will be passed on to the administration and could be used in reports on the campus's alcohol activity, Williams said.
This survey has too many potentially confounding problems to be an accurate source of information. These problems should be rectified or this unreliable data should be disregarded.
Students should attend the committee's next meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union to voice their opinion on the survey and other alcohol-related policy.
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Caitlin Thornbrugh contributed reporting for this story.
Clayton Ashley for The Kansan Editorial Board
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Overweight, out of college
HEALTH
All of us have heard about the dreaded freshman 15. But what if gaining an extra 15 pounds, or more, influenced the decision to attend college in the first place? What if it drastically effected how you felt about life overall?
Obesity does play a role in high school students' choices to attend college, according to a study conducted by University of Texas Sociologist Robert Crosnoe. The research included an analysis of 11,000 students from 128 schools and focused on health-related behavior.
The study, featured in Time magazine, reports that obese girls are half as likely as thinner girls to continue onto college. The likelihood of college attendance for an obese girl decreases further if there are few overweight students in the classroom. Obese girls had equal odds of attending college as thin classmates at schools where overweight students made up at least 20 percent of the student body. Findings on boys show no correlation between obesity and college attendance.
One of the most important findings was the link between being
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young and obese and the disadvantages it causes. For overweight girls, self-rejection was 63 percent more likely and the rate of failure is 24 percent higher than girls of a normal weight. These negative psychological effects extend beyond the classroom and can affect the way individuals live their daily lives.
Similar issues with obesity apply to boys. A study done by the magazine Psychology Today of 1,000 students found that overweight boys are more likely to suffering from depression than average-weight boys.
Another study done by the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that obese people are five-and-a-half times more likely to have an impaired quality of life as compared to those of a healthy weight. They also miss almost four times as much school
as thinner students, which could contribute to the academic difficulties that are said to plague obese people as a group.
If you're reading this column, you're likely already in college or have completed a degree. Maybe you've gained a few pounds since college or perhaps you've struggled with weight your entire life. But if you've never stuck with all those resolutions to hit the gym, maybe your mental health and better grades will be a big enough motivator.
The longer a person is obese, the more he or she suffers from harmful emotional effects, Sarah Mastillo, a researcher in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke Medical Center, told Psychology Today. That's even more of a reason to switch to a healthy lifestyle if you don't have one already.
So next time you're thinking of grabbing a snack from a drive-thru, first consider the consequences. As yummy as those foods are, they don't pay off in the long run, and there's definitely no food worth sacrificing your happiness for.
Buser is a Columbia, Ill., senior in journalism.
Health care insanity
There's an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing.
over and over and expecting different results. We all have our moments of insanity. We try to make a pass at someone who we know isn't interested. We try to cook a recipe we don't have the right ingredients for. For my own part, I'm a Chiefs fan. It's a tough life.
When somebody keeps trying something over, it's usually harmless. Sometimes, though, there are people who don't give up on an idea that won't work, and will cost them dearly, Or, to be specific, will cost the country dearly. Something like $50 million dearly.
In all the excitement surrounding the public option health insurance debate, somebody has tried to bring his own insanity into the chambers of Congress. No, it wasn't Glenn Beck (this time), but rather Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). Hatch, most famous for his personal crusade against the BCS, was able to sneak in an amendment to recent health care legislation that would refund federal programs supporting abstinence-only sex education.
The amendment, which passed the Senate Finance Committee a few weeks ago by a single vote, restores $50 million to abstinence-only education. It was removed from the budget by President Barack Obama earlier this year, a move that upset some people. They were upset at the end of a program that they apparently expected to start working if wed just keep it going a little while longer.
Just for everyone's information, abstinence-only programs established in the mid-'90s did nothing to curb teen pregnancy or the spread of STIs among high school students. A federal report on such programs done by the Department of Health and Human Services mentioned that abstinence-only programs "did not affect the age at which
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sexually experienced youth first engaged in sexual intercourse." There were also sections of the study mentioning that students who had this kind of sex education were just as likely to engage in unprotected sex as those who received more comprehensive education.
Now, Hatch and a few other senators want abstinence-only education to continue. They feel that a vaguely moral outlook, which paints premarital sex as rare and frightening, needs to be pressed upon people who have been empirically shown not to agree. I find it incredibly ironic that the same people who support measures such as this complain about the public option on the grounds that it would be expensive. Hatch wants to cut down on spending, yet at the same time spend millions on something that makes not a bit of sense. When I'm the one criticizing potentially wasteful government spending, something is seriously wrong.
The country is fighting back an economic recession. Meanwhile, teenagers run an increased risk of unplanned pregnancies and STIs because they weren't given the chance to learn how to engage in sexual activity in a safe way. I don't necessarily want to encourage more sexual activity among people who may not yet be mature enough to understand it, but closing our eyes and shouting, "La la, this isn't actually happening," isn't the solution. Spending $50 million on just that — well, it's just insane.
Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? The essentials of urinal etiquette
WHAT GRINDS
MY GEARS
BRETT PHILLIPPE
When it comes to urinal etiquette, there are a few simple rules you should follow. First and foremost, when you walk into the bathroom, there should always be one urinal between you and the next man to avoid looking and the nervousness that goes along with thinking you're being looked at.
Next, to go along with the first rule, simply do not look to your right or your left. There are only two ways you should simply look: straight ahead or straight down. And finally, there is one rule that ends them all: shake twice then flush. This is all you need.
— Phillippe is a Fort Worth sophomore in creative writing.
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NICHOLAS ROESLER
C'mon guys! There are three urinals in the average KU men's bathroom. Why is it that one guy decides to use the middle one when he could use the left or right? When you choose the middle, you put the incoming busting boulders in an awkward position because they have to choose which side they will have to intrude your personal bubble.
Instead, you should choose one of the outside porcelain peel palaces so that the next guy can choose the other end and you'll be two happy peas in a pod. The third guy that comes in will, well, just be getting the wrong end of the deal.
— Roesler is a Denver junior in journalism.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
NFL
Coach says Broncos need physicality
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are still smarting from their beatdown at Baltimore and they're pledging not to let themselves get pummeled by Pittsburgh.
The main message when coach Josh McDaniels installed his game plan Wednesday was that the Broncos need to get back to the basics of winning the physical matchups. It's what they did during their 6-0 start, a stretch that came to a crashing halt in a 30-7 blowout loss at Baltimore
last week.
"Yeah, they beat us up pretty good, no question about it," Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton said. "We feel like we've got a physical football team and certainly Pittsburgh prides themselves on that, too. So, it'll be a hard-hitting game and whoever can win that battle is going to have a good chance to win."
The Broncos were the NFL's biggest surprise when they took an unbleamed record into November. Under the brash, 33-year-old McDaniels, they proved well-coached, disciplined and physical.
And they quieted any remaining doubters by beating Dallas, New England and San Diego is successive weeks in October.
Then came the blowout at Baltimore, and now the league will learn if they have a bounce-back in them that anywhere near as impressive as their stunning start.
They figure the ricochet begins with being the ones to deliver most of the punishment.
Physicality can be a nebulous notion in the NFL. What constitutes being more physical than one's opponent? Is it mostly about size, strength, speed,
matchups, gumption?
Linebacker Andrea Davis said being physical is almost all mental.
"It's about everything." Orton said. "It's about practice. You can't just practice soft for three or four days and expect to go out and play a physical game."
"You know that next day you will be hurting. So just accept the fact, go in there and bang, throw your body around and try to knock your guy back," Davis said. "It will be an all-day effort. You have to go in there and bang, bang, bang."
Great balls of fire
NEWSPAPER
Devvon Ochoa, Atchison freshman, forehands the ball in the Ellsworth lobby Tuesday. The Ellsworth lobby has nino-nong and pool tables, along with a piano and a bin screen TV
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Florida coach Urban Meyer has extended Brandon Spikes suspension to the entire duration of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt. Spikes was originally suspended for the first half of the game after the star linebacker attempted to gouge the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in a 41-17 victory.
Gators coach extends Spikes'suspension
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Coach Urban Meyer says it was in the best interest of the team for Spikes to serve a fullgame suspension when the top-ranked Gators play Vanderbilt on Saturday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes has had his suspension for apparently trying to gouge the eyes of a Georgia running back increased to a full game.
Meyer had faced some criticism for only suspending his All-American linebacker for only the first half of the Vandy game. The Southeastern Conference accepted the original punishment.
Spikes stuck his hand into the facemask of Georgia's Washaun Ealey during Florida 41-17 victory against the Bulldogs last week. There was no penalty called at the time, but Meyer went back and looked at the play on tape and decided to punish Spikes.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Addicted to love Falling in love and using cocaine trigger the same processes in the brain
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Art is everywhere A visual exploration of the beauty in everyday life
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Look at those guns The skinny on muscle-building supplements
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The Eighth St. Taiproom.
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GIGGLE PARTY
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The Replay Lounge,
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DOLLAR BOWLING
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The Jackpot Music Hall 943 Massachusetts St.
venues //
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ORIGINAL MUSIC MONDAYS
The Bottleneck, 9 p.m.,
all ages
DOLLAR BOWLING
The Jazzhaus 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
DIRTY PROJECTORS
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The Granada, 9 p.m., $12,
all ages
THE KINETICS / SAYTHINGS
The Eighth St. Taproom, 10 p.m., $3, 21+
The Granada 1020 Massachusetts St.
Community Building 115 W.11th St.
Lawrence Arts Center 940 New Hampshire St.
The Eighth St. Taproom 801 New Hampshire St.
The Replay Lounge 946 Massachusetts St.
The Pool Room 925 Iowa St.
Voodool Lounger
I Riverboat Dr.
Kansas City, Mo.
Uptown Theater 3700 Broadway St. Kansas City, Mio.
POLICE
After a long day of classes, fulfilling commitments, the pressures of everyday life, I take a short
walk through campus and down the hill. I walk home and, sometimes for the first time that day, get a moment to myself to relax. I walk, I take deep breaths and I unwind.
editor's note //
Often, as I let my mind temporarily go blank of the day's worries, I catch a glimpse of a something simple — some small representation of nature juxtaposed with my path from point A to point B — that makes my day.
For the brief moments I pass it, the blazing red of Fraser Hall painted by the setting sun becomes my only care in the world. Shuffling my feet through a pile of leaves like a little kid, the patterns and rustling they make brings a smile to my face.
I didn't always have this knack for finding the beauty in things.
Growing up, my dad, a passionate lover of all things arbor, would drag my sisters and my mom
and me on extensive car-ride tours to look at — and talk about — trees.
As an apathetic teenager, I hated these journeys. Nothing could be more lame or annoying than my out-of-touch dad's incessant ramblings on how pretty Japanese maples look in summer. No way was I participating in getting excited about a distant shrub's fiery hue.
But after I came to the University — after I grew up a little bit — I changed my tune. It came naturally at first — I'd stop to take a second look at a flower and appreciate thinking about something other than my stressors or woes. Soon, taking the time to find simple pleasures became a vital, routine way of finding a little bit of happiness in each and every day.
Check out University Daily Kansan photographer Tanner Grubbs' photo essay on page 8 to see some examples of the beauty and joy to be found in the places we pass — and likely miss every day.
// ALEX GARRISON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Next time you're feeling stressed, take a deep breath, look around and find some of the beauty around you. It's bound to be there if you look.
EDITOR // Sean Rosner
ASSOCIATE EDITOR // Alex Garrison
tuesday, nov. 10th
CONTACT // Mia Iverson, Hailey Osterhaus
**DESIGNERS** // Laura Fisk, Liz Schulte
HEALTH// Kirsten Hudson, Amy Johnson
MANUAL // Francesca Chambers,
MANUAL // Francesca Chambers,
MATRIC De Olive, Andre Olsen
**NOTICE** // Hannah DeClerk, Kelci Shipley,
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TUESDAY NITE SWING
Kansas Union, 8 p.m., free,
all ages
**PLAY** // Sarah Bluvas, Zach Getz.
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**CONTRIBUTORS** // Mike Anderson, Taylor Brown, Amber Jackson, Chelsea Johnson, KJKH music staff, Sasha Lund, Landon McDonald, Abby Olcese, Brett Phillippe, Nicolas Roesler, Amanda Sorell
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THE AMERICANA MUSIC
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TAP DOGS
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get some culture // FIRST FRIDAYS
it's not all about fast food and beer pong.
Every first Friday of the month, the streets in the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City. Mo., are taken over by thousands of people. They crowd in this one square mile in downtown to have a look at art galleries and retailers showcasing art throughout the evening. "The neighborhood can easily attract over 10,000 people on a nice fall night," says
David Kuhn, owner of the Blue Gallery, 118 Southwest Blvd., Ste. 100.
First Fridays center around art openings. Kuhn says that galleries across the country traditionally have art openings on the first Friday of the month. But at the Crossroads art is featured everywhere from restaurants to dentist's offices. "It could just be a vacant store front that the landlord lets the artist use to display his art," Kuhn says.
There are also plenty of things going on outside, including street vendors, musicians and
movies being played on the sides of buildings — it all depends on the night. Kuhn describes it as a calm Mardi Gras environment with people from all walks of life. "It's definitely a way to see an exorbitant amount of art in a short period of time," he says.
Galleries usually showcase their art on First Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
// PATRICK DE OLIVEIRA
PALMA DE MADRID
EXPOSICIÓN DE LOS ARTECIONES
DE LAS FILMAS DE MADRID
1984-1985
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Art all around: Visitors to the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City, Mo., during First Fridays can see art anywhere from galleries to restaurants to dentist's offices.
essential life skills // RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
in case of emergency, read quickly.
Photo illustration by Andrea Olsen
It's easy to let them slip through the cracks, but recommendation letters are definitely not something to procrastinate on. The right recommendation letter can be key in landing you internships, jobs or other opportunities.
Ready to recommend: Choosing a professor or supervisor who knows you well to write your recommendation letter is vital.
Lori Reesor, associate vice provost for student success, says time is the biggest thing to remember — you should give people plenty of time to write and submit their letters for you, but you also need to take the time to get to
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The first step in preparing recommendation letters is gathering your materials. Look at the application and see how many letters to submit, where to send them and whether you need any special forms. Once you know what format the program wants, you can approach your references. It's best to ask them at least two weeks before the due date, that way they have plenty of time to work.
It's important to provide the writer with all the necessary criteria when you request a recommendation letter. Let them know what you are applying for and why, as well as information they should include pertaining to the program. You should also clearly state the instructions about how and where to submit the letter. Include a resume and provide the writer with a stamped and addressed envelope to use. And most importantly, tell him or her when it's due.
One of the biggest mistakes Reesor sees students make is requesting letters from faculty members who don't know them well. She says it's important to make relationships with professors early on and continue them through your college career so you will have strong references. Resumes can only offer so much information; you need to have that personal connection to really make an impression.
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MIXING IT UP
Mixed-gender living is common during college years and often looked at with question. But are those questions warranted?
// PATRICK DE OLIVEIRA
Living with roommates always has its share of difficulties. It may be that one roommate is a slob while the other is a neat freak, or that one throws loud parties every other night while the other is trying to study for the LSAT.
I am so happy to see you.
And then, it may be that one is a woman and the other a man.
But is living with someone of the opposite sex that much different than more traditional living arrangements?
Photo illustration by Adam Buhler
Awkward encounter. Mixed-gender living situations can lend themselves to some surprising moments, but overall are not much different than same-sex living arrangements. In both, it is important to establish boundaries and communicate with roommates.
Although mixed-gender living arrangements are not allowed in the residence halls, it's not uncommon to find them in off-campus housing. Students who decide to mix it up face the same challenges as same-gender roommates, but sometimes there is an extra twist.
DIVIDING UP THE SPACES
Lauren Braun shares a home with two women and one man. Braun, St. Louis senior, says that the way the house is organized makes mixedgender living easy. All three women live on the second floor, while Josh Shore, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., senior, lives on the first floor. "It's kind of girls' quarters upstairs and guys' quarters downstairs," Braun says.
The bathrooms are also divided, one for Shore and the other for Braun and her female roommates. But the divided quarters haven't prevented some awkward moments. Shore says he's still surprised by bras and female hygiene products living around the house.
Taylor Smith, like Shore, lives with three women. But in this case they all share the same bathroom. Smith, Fulton, Mo., junior, doesn't see a problem with sharing the shower. "Normally I'd think girls would care more," he says. To help avoid any conflict, they all have separate spaces in the shower for their hygiene products.
Having different bathrooms for men and women helps prevent conflict, but not everybody has that option.
"It help a lot that he's really clean," says Hannah Croisant, Overland Park junior and one of Smith's roommates.
But even if Smith does a good job in keeping things clean, he hasn't always been that way. Smith says he was pretty messy and disorganized for the first weeks after he moved in, but that he picked up his act after he got yelled at by one of his female roommates. Smith says guys are generally messier than girls.
Shore agrees, but says that he seems to be tidier now that he lives with women. Dishes no longer pile up in the sink and he tends to pick up after himself.
Dennis Dailey, professor emeritus of social welfare and a gender-issues researcher, says that
this sort of change is normal in mixed-gender living situations. He gives the example of residence halls. All-male dorms tend to get systematically trashed, whereas in all-female dorms things run a little "loosey-goosey." But when you mix the two, people of both sexes clean up their acts.
PARENTAL REACTION
Braun was a little scared of telling her parents that she was sharing a house with a man, but her worries turned out to be unfounded. Because Shore was to be on a separate floor, Braun's parents were comfortable with her living arrangement. Now, she says, they like the idea of a man being around the house in case something happens. Shore says the only thing his parents did once he told them he was living with three women was raise their eyebrows.
Croisant had an easy time telling her parents as well. She says they trusted her judgment and knew she wouldn't live with someone who made her uncomfortable.
People who decide to enter into
mixed-gender living situations are typically mature, Dailey says. This means young people who aren't individuated and are still highly dependent on their parents usually won't even try living with someone of the opposite sex, and those who are mature and independent probably won't have much convincing to do.
THE BENEFITS OF MIXED LIVING
Gender differences have not been the source of much conflict between Croisant and Smith. Instead, both say that they have benefited from rooming with someone of the opposite sex. Croisant says living with a man has made her realize that sometimes women trouble themselves with a lot of trifles.
Another benefit, Dailey says, is that mixed-living situations usually neutralize gender stereotypes. Cooking and cleaning are shared equally, and so are other house duties. People who experience this type of living arrangement also become more respectful and understanding of the opposite sex's needs and wants.
SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
Mixed-gender living arrangements are still somewhat controversial because the world we live in is at the same time sexually uptight and sexually curious, Dailey says. People find it
HOW TO MAKE LIVING WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX EASY
difficult to believe a man and a woman can have a platonic non-romantic relationship, much less live together.
Most of the problems mixed-gender roommates face are similar to those of any living situation — they stem from an attempt to conciliate different personalities under the same roof. But one potential problem with mixed-gender roommates is one roommate developing romantic feelings for another roommate.
Dailey says if these feelings are kept a secret and not talked about, tension will build up and hurt the relationship. These unresolved feelings often result in jealousy and overprotection. The solution is simple: communicate, communicate, communicate. Jp
ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES
Making it clear what's unacceptable helps prevent anyone from getting offended or uncomfortable in the future.
COMMUNICATE
Discuss issues as soon as they start to arise, especially if romantic feelings start appearing.
HAVE FUN
Living with someone of the opposite sex is a great opportunity to get to know them better and realize that men and women are not that different after all.
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Addicted to love FALLING IN LOVE RESEMBLES THE PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF COCAINE // HAILEY OSTERHAUS
After the bar closed one night, Jeffery Ridenour, Lawrence junior, found himself walking back to an apartment that wasn't his. He had just met an attractive guy, and they both decided to keep the night rolling by listening to music in a more intimate space.
When they arrived at the apartment, they sat on the couch slightly turned to each other in a "V" position. They started talking with concentration and the physical attraction started to eat away at both of them. Then the music and conversation was completely forgotten. "He touched my foot with his, and I asked him, 'Did you just touch my foot?' And, wham! We just started making out," Ridenour says.
The feelings that rushed through Ridenour at that moment were extreme, so extreme that they lingered after that night. He desperately wanted to date this fascinating guy. But unfortunately for Ridenour, the other guy wasn't on the same page as he was. "I think that I made myself like him." Ridenour says. "I sort of dreamed everything up and he didn't have anything to do with it."
And he's right. The mind can be dangerously powerful when it comes crushes or relationships. Even scientists are saying it's so powerful that you can become addicted to ideas of love, just like you can become addicted to a drug such as cocaine.
TAKING HITS OF LOVE
When considering the activity that goes on in the brain, falling in love is a lot like feeling high on cocaine. And when you've just had a bad breakup, it might seem as if you're going through withdrawal symptoms.
Helen Fisher, a nationally acclaimed biological anthropologist and research professor at Rutgers University, and her team of scientists have compared these sensations. They found that when you fall in love, a tiny place in your brain called the ventral tegmental area sends dopamine, a natural stimulant, to different areas of the brain. Similarly, when you feel the rush of cocaine, the brain does the exact same thing with dopamine. The release of this stimulant makes us feel special and rewarded. "It's associated with wanting, with motivation, with focus and with craving," Fisher says during a speech on the subject featured on ted.com. So when you're craving something such as food, love or drugs, and you finally get what you want, your dopamine levels in your brain become enhanced and it releases a good feeling inside of you.
When the research was conducted, Fisher and her research team took pictures of neural activity in the brain, called functional MRIs, of people in love and people who had just been dumped. After comparing the photos, they found that the activity looks almost exactly like functional MRIs taken of people experiencing the rush of cocaine.
FALLING INTO A BAD HABIT
Once we get a taste of love, we don't want to stop injecting ourselves with it. This is when love becomes a habit.
Jason Marquesee, Sioux City, Iowa, senior, says he was a romance junkie when he was a sophomore, and he knows what it's like to go through withdrawal. He met a girl in his hometown and they began dating regularly. But when summer came around she called off the relationship and moved to Germany for the season. "I was majorly depressed — debilitated to a degree," Marqueseesays. "I didn't want to talk to anyone, and I would just go home and lay on the couch wondering what I was doing."
When Marquesee's ex-girlfriend got back from Germany, he'd often return to Sioux City to visit his family and friends. During his visits, Marquesee and his ex would always start up their romance and then cut it off when Marquesee returned to the University. During this on-again-off-again relationship, Marquesee says, "She was like a source of pain wafting about you. And when it's around you all the time, then you're going to fall back into it."
It was like an addiction for Marquesee. He knew that the on-again-off-again relationship had to end, but he couldn't resist the rush he got when he reunited with his ex-girlfriend.
SHAKING THE CRAVINGS
Although these cravings for love are difficult to overcome, there are ways that you can suppress the addiction.
People who go though "love withdrawals" should focus on other relationships in their life, such as friendships and family, says John Wade, outreach coordinator and psychologist for Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Watkins Health Center. If you don't seclude yourself to just one relationship then it will be less likely that you will fall into a relationship that resembles an addiction. "I think everybody is unique and has different needs and insecurities, but we should enter situations with our eyes open," Wade says.
Keep your eyes open and remember, don't do drugs, either. Jp
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Lines of love. Dopamine release, the brain's reaction to the sensations associated with infatuation, is the same as the brain's reaction to using illicit drugs such as cocaine.
When you fall in love, your brain produces dopamine, a natural stimulant.
Here are some other ways to make your brain release dopamine.
*Exercise often
*Eat oily fish or take fish-oil supplements
*Have a good laugh or cry
*Spend time in the sun
*Get lots of sleep
*Be social
*Take deep breaths when stressed
*Drink less booze
*Eat chocolate
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kansas in heat (print edition) // COMMUNICATION IS KEY
Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world of relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time
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Mike Anderson  Delwood Main, graduate student, as the host of Kansas in Heat. a talk show about sex and relationships that airs Weekdays day at 8 p.m on KJKT, 90 7tm and at kjkp.org
*THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY KANSAS IN HEAT IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP
Q: My boyfriend rarely gives me oral sex, and when he does it is terrible. What do I have to say to him if I want him to get better?
A: The problem you face is the most common thing I get asked about on the radio show. The ability to verbalize our sexual wants and desires is not easy for most people. But as with most things, with a little careful consideration (and practice!), it can be done.
The first thing I would do is look into his background. A fair amount of people grow up viewing oral sex as dirty or bad sex, and therefore see it as something to be avoided. If this is true you should talk to him about this.
Second, it might be that he is very nervous about his oral-sex abilities. Very few males feel confident about their ability when it comes to oral sex. Besides just plain selfishness, these two reasons could be at the heart of why he doesn't want to engage in oral sex.
When it comes to his oral-sex abilities, don't stay silent, but be careful about the words you choose. Don't ever feel the need to remain silent; your sexual satisfactions should not be
kept a secret. Remember, the key when talking about sex is to never use comparative language. If there's one thing I've learned from my research, it's that people fear and hate being compared to past lovers — especially in the sexual arena. The key is not to say, "Well, my ex-boyfriend/girlfriend did this, so you need to do this, too." This will lead to an argument and a distancing in your romantic relationship.
Don't attack or be defensive, and don't give orders. Simply encourage. Be careful with your use of the word "different" in any conversation about sex. Don't start sentences with "you." Start sentences with "I." For example, say, "I really like when you do 'x,'" not, "You aren't doing 'x' right."
Focus on the positives. If your boyfriend isn't doing something the way you want him to, first praise what he is doing right, then stress it would be even better if he did something else. Use this phrase, "Honey, I just love when you give me oral sex, but I love it even more when you do it like this.
Phrase all your suggestions in a positive light and don't venture off course. And when
he finally starts to do it right give him lots of positive verbal and nonverbal feedback. Let him know that you love it. Any positive encouragement your boyfriend gets will make him want to do it more. Throw in some fourletter words and he will remember that spot forever. The more he thinks he is pleasing you the more comfortable and willing he will be with oral sex.
If after all of this you find yourself still having problems, I recommend actually physically showing your boyfriend your erogenous zones. The next time he's in a good position to look, show him what turns you on.
I don't agree with dumping someone if they are bad at sex. I do, however, agree with dumping someone who is unwilling to learn or get better at sex. Best of luck, and here's to happy orgasms.
If you have a question you'd like answered in the Kansas in Heat print edition, please e-mail it to kansasbeat@yahoo.com.
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ART IS // WORDS AND PHOTOS BY TANNER GRUBBS EVERYWHERE
I've always had a fascination with the small things in life. Not necessarily small things in the literal sense (although they catch my eye, too), but the things our eyes tend to glance over on our way to work or school, when a million thoughts seem to be racing through our minds at once.
I consider myself a fairly normal student — deadly in the art of procrastination, while reserving time to complain about not having enough time. This really is an art in itself.
Yet for some reason, during the tumult of the day, I still find myself glancing to objects, patterns, textures and
colors of all sorts, whether they come in the form of old bricks beneath our feet or neglected sewer caps tinged with rust.
To me, all of these things have a beauty unto their own.
Art truly is everywhere; you just have to look for it.
To convey this to the best of my abilities, I took a stroll around campus and my neighborhood block in the student ghetto, photographing various things that caught my eye. The German poet Ranier Maria Rilke once wrote, "The future stands firm ... but we move about in infinite space." Why not explore this space a little?
TOP
I immediately thought of an abstract painting when I approached this tree next to Watson Library. The frozen bloom of the blue lichens begged to be framed against their yellow-green brethren.
ABOVE
Blades of grass emerge in a rain-soaked frenzy from the earth outside of Smith Hall. The miniature has been brought to life. The blades of grass are now spires, casting their shadows into an unknown abyss.
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If art is everywhere, so must be its components, and texture is no exception. Everything we walk on has texture, from sand grains embedded in cement to a rusted manhole cover.
LEFT.
I could write at length about minimalism — how it has dominated my sense of design, much of my photography (as you see here) and many aspects of my life. I'm in love with it. Show me something, but don't overload my senses.
ABOVE.
Without light in this great expanse of ours, we would be without color. Color (or lack thereof) gives contrast and definition to the endless multitude that both man and nature affords us.
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PROFESSOR:
You can tell your daddy, 'The more skin showing, the better.'
**GIRL:** It was so weird — I walked into this party and she was there. I was like, 'Hey, Mom. What's up?'
GUY (shouting):
I've always wanted a car made of gold!
**GUY 1:** What's the difference between a blue book and a green book?
GIRL 1: Oh my god! You got your hair blonded!
The moonlight is the reflection of the sun.
PROFESSOR:
GUY 2: Green books are for people with a guilty conscience.
GIRL: And that's exactly why vampires aren't real.
PROFESSOR:
If I seem a little loopy today, it's the drugs.
// VALERIE SKUBAL
celebritweets // SARAH SILVERMAN (SarahKSilverman) Twitter musings of the rich and/or famous.
I know it's sexist but I think it's kind of gross when women talk about masturbating. That's why I'm not going to talk about it.
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Hello New York City. You're looking well. I'm very happy to be in you.
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last row of the plane, against out of order lavatory&in the middle of two strangers. Should anything happen know I died w very little hope.
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I feel pretty lucky. Thousands of people die every day and it's never me.
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// TAKEN FROM TWITTER.COM BY VALERIE SKUBAL
tomorrow's news // PSSSSST
Rinse, lather, repeat. Rinse, lather, repeat. Shampooing your hair can get so boring. But there's an easier way.
Although it resembles a can of hair spray, Pssssst Instant Spray Shampoo makes shampooing so last week. Psssssst works by absorbing the oil in your hair, making it feel and look clean.
Not only is it great for a quick hair fix, but it's also recommended for use during camping trips, when ill, and after playing sports. Because who wants to shower after playing a long, sweaty, contact sport? Way too much effort.
There is one problem, though. If used too often, the spray will cause a white buildup on the hair. Lauren Precopia, Dallas senior, says she has unfortunately experienced the problem. "It's great if you want to use it in-between washes," she says. "But if you use it too much, it turns your roots a powdery white."
So, if you're sick of your grease-ball hair, or just hate showering, this product could be perfect for you. A can costs about $6, and you can find it at most drugstores. And no worries, the product lives up to its name: When sprayed, it does sound like "Psssst." Crazy, isn't it?
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Photo by Hannah DeClerk
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tomorrow's news // NOOK
just call us Cleo.
Nook, the new digital reader from Barnes and Noble, just may change the way you read.
For $259 you get access to more than one million eBooks, magazines and newspapers via a 3G wireless connection. Most new release and best-selling books are sold for $9.99. Nook has a library of 2GB, which translates into 17,500 titles, including pictures and music.
For those who like to scribble and jot notes in their novels, Nook offers the ability to bookmark and highlight passages. You can also enlarge the font without a glare or backlight on the 8-by-5-inch display.
Brian Miller, Shawnee junior, says Nook could be beneficial because it provides reading material without carrying any books. "It would be worth it if you could get textbooks," he says.
And just in case you want to stylishly protect your e-reader, covers are available from designers including Kate Spade and Jonathan Adler.
Creasing pages have become a thing of the past, so grab a cup of coffee and cuddle up with a Nook.
// KELCI SHIPLEY
PART I
A new book description is available that is a digital
book for the new generation of readers. It is an easy-
to-use app that allows users to read books in any
format they want.
The book is the first book on the Kindle app, and it is
a free e-book for everyone. The app is designed to be
easy to use and can be read anywhere.
The author of the book is Joe Snyder, a writer who
works with children and teenagers. He is also a professor
of education at the University of California, Berkeley.
The author of the book is Joe Snyder, a writer who
works with children and teenagers. He is also a professor
of education at the University of California, Berkeley.
This is an important book for the future, as it will help
you understand how technology can be used to improve
your life.
The author of the book is Joe Snyder, a writer who
works with children and teenagers. He is also a professor
of education at the University of California, Berkeley.
This is an important book for the future, as it will help
you understand how technology can be used to improve
your life.
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Nice and cozy: Barnes and Noble's 'Nook' digital reader claims to be the book of the future. The competitor to Amazon's 'Kindle' reader, the Nook has a 2GB memory, allowing for about 17,500 downloaded fulltext books, pictures and songs.
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stage presence // RUSTY SCOTT
local musicians, feel free to swoon.
Rusty Scott would be the first person to tell you that his music isn't too complex. But it's the simplicity of his music that makes it so great to listen to.
Scott, a 2007 graduate from Chillicothe, Mo., started playing guitar in second grade, and his instrument-playing repertoire has grown since then. "Pretty much if it has strings, I can play it," he says. He also mixes in piano and harmonica.
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Simple and sweet: Songwriter and 2007 graduate Rusty Scott plays a mix of folk, "old roots stuff" and modern influences. Scott plays tonight at 6 p.m. at the Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St.
But Scott, who is currently planning a tour of the South, focuses more on songwriting when it comes to his music. He honed his songwriting skills in college and wrote all of the songs on his 2009 album Yonder Goes the Light in Lawrence, a place that has had a big influence on him as a person, he says.
Many people describe Scott's music as Americana, though others may call it folk or straight-up country. "It would be awesome if I just transcended all genres," he jokes. His influences range from Woody Guthrie and "old rootsy stuff" to classic rock and modern groups such as Fleet Foxes.
However people categorize Scott's music, one thing is certain: He is not Van Halen. "I'm not going to get up there and shred," he says. Instead, listeners can expect good music from a laid-back guy who loves to play.
Hear Rusty Scott play an early show tonight at the Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St. The free show starts at 6 p.m. Scott invites everyone to have a beer with him after the show.
// SARAH BLUVAS
this weekend // WELLS OVERLOOK
because those CSI marathons are getting old.
Many people who have never visited Kansas may simply think of it as flat and void. But the bulging calves boasted by much of the KU student body prove otherwise. And though the panorama offered from atop Mt. Oread is something to note, there is another view in town that rivals it.
The journey to Wells Overlook County Park begins with a short drive south on Iowa Street. Once a few miles out of town, it's just a left turn down North 1000 road and a half-mile jaunt later you'll reach the weathered wooden sign on the south side of the street.
The park is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is accessed by way of a meandering road that leads up a hill to the park's main feature. The three-story wooden tower can be seen jutting out of the trees off the highway and casts a remarkable silhouette against the sky. The tower is the perfect place to view the changing leaves this fall and catch what is perhaps the best view of not only the KU campus but also the surrounding landscape.
Greg Schleifman, Arlington, Va., senior, says the overlook is one of his favorite spots in town for late-night stargazing. The secluded location
is untouched by most of the city's light pollution and on a clear night it's a great place to count the constellations.
If you're looking for a bit of serenity there's nothing quite like the sound of the wind rushing though the void high above the rest of us.
// JAKE LERMAN
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A fresh perspective: Wells Overlook provides an unobstructed view of campus, Lawrence and the surrounding landscape.
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Stepping into a steamy shower on a cold day may seem like the perfect way to warm up, but your skin won’t appreciate it.
Harsh winter winds and dry air already leave skin feeling rough — and hot showers only make it worse. Taking long, hot showers causes moisture to evaporate from your skin, drying it out further, says John Rupp, dermatologist at Dermatology Specialists of Kansas City, in Kansas City, Mo.
Not only do hot showers leave the surface of the skin feeling dry, they also cause transepidermal water loss — the breaking down of the microscopic barrier that holds moisture to the skin. Rupp says. When this barrier breaks down, skin cells lose moisture and become inflamed, leading to itchy, red skin. The loss of moisture can also cause eczema, a longer-lasting itchy inflammation of the skin.
To keep skin feeling soft, you may have to alter your shower routine. Set the water at a lower temperature, use gentle soaps that don’t strip skin of its natural oils, such as Dove or Oil of Olay, pat dry — don’t rub — and slather up with creams instead of lotions. Rupp says.
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WHEY PROTEIN
Form: Powder
How it works: Lifting weights creates microscopic tears in your muscles. Protein, a major nutrient that the body needs to function, fills in these tears, which repairs and builds new lean muscle.
A 165-pound man needs about 60 grams of protein per day (and a little more if working out), the equivalent of a chicken breast, a steak and a glass of milk, says Amber Long, fitness coordinator for KU Recreation Services. Because the Food and Drug Administration doesn't approve most supplements, Long suggests getting your daily protein from food alone.
But some students find protein supplements more convenient on a busy schedule. "It's easier to drink protein than eat protein," says Matt Redlin, Bonner Springs senior, who has used whey protein for two years.
To get the most out of a workout, the body needs protein that absorbs fast — within an hour after exercise. Whey protein absorbs quickly, making it one of the best ways to get amino acids to your muscles, says Aaron Boos, owner of Lawrence Nutrition Center, 4931 W. Sixth St.
After using whey protein for a year and a half, Sean Reskey, Paola junior, put on about 20 pounds — most of which is muscle. In addition to drinking one protein shake per day, he works out regularly and tries to eat a healthy diet. "Protein's not going to do it by itself," he says.
Possible side effects: Any extra protein the body doesn't use turns to fat, which leads to weight gain. Taking too much protein can also strain the liver because of the increased processing needed for the extra protein, Long says.
Tip: Buy hydrolyzed whey protein or whey protein isolate instead of whey concentrate because they absorb faster, Boos says.
PRE-WORKOUT NITRIC OXIDE
Form: Powder or pills
Taking pre-workout nitric oxide is becoming a trend for weightlifters — especially in two main forms, says David Wilson, Lawrence junior and program manager of personal training at the Ambler Student Fitness and Recreation Center. One form, taken as a pill, contains the amino acid arginine, which breaks down and converts to nitric oxide. The other form, an all-in-one powder, is like the "super cocktail of nitric oxide," Wilson says. The powder contains nitric oxide plus creatine, branched chain amino acids, glutamine and other ingredients.
How it works: Pre-workout supplements increase blood flow, which helps pump oxygen and nutrients to the muscles at a faster rate. Increased blood flow plus the extra caffeine in the supplement boosts energy, giving a more efficient workout.
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Possible side effects The extra caffeine boost can cause jitteriness and increase blood pressure. Sometimes after taking nitric oxide, especially when working out at night, Nick Smith, Olathe junior, feels "tingly" and takes about four hours longer to fall asleep.
Tip: Take this supplement about 20 to 45 minutes before working out for maximum effectiveness.
CREATINE
How it works: Creatine transports adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the molecule that energizes cells, which helps boost muscle performance, says David Wilson, Lawrence junior and program manager of personal training at the Ambler Student Fitness and Recreation Center. Supplementing creatine gives the muscles extra energy, enabling people to lift more.
Form: Powder or pills
Creatine monohydrate, a popular form of creatine, has been on the market for more than 15 years. To absorb in the body quickly, it requires consuming a carbohydrate source, such as Gatorade, that will give the body a fast insulin spike, along with it, says Aaron Boos, owner of the Lawrence Nutrition Center. This supplement can cause people to hold extra water weight.
Newer forms of creatine, such as creatine ethyl ester and Kre-Alkalyn, help maintain lean muscle mass while cutting fat, making it easier to lose weight than with creatine monohydrate. These new forms also absorb the creatine into the body without the inconvenience of taking an added carb.
Possible side effects: Creatine monohydrate can cause gastro-intestinal problems and side cramps if you don't drink enough water while using it.
GLUTAMINE
Form: Powder or pills
How it works: Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, make up muscles. As the most abundant amino acid in the body, glutamine plays a huge role in helping muscles recover after a workout, says David Wilson, Lawrence junior
and program manager of personal training at the Ambler Student Fitness and Recreation Center
Supplementing glutamine helps you recover quicker, which allows you to workout more frequently and build more muscle.
Nick Smith, Olathe junior, takes glutamine pills throughout the day to help with recovery.
Glutamine works almost unnoticeably. It's known as the "silent worker" because people usually only feel its effects through healing muscle soreness, says Aaron Boos, owner of the Lawrence Nutrition Center.
Possible side effects: None. The body will purge any excess.
BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS (BCAA)
Form: Powder or capsules
How it works: Branched chain amino acids include isoleucine, leucine and valine, three amino acids that the body doesn't make naturally. These amino acids make up one third of the body's skeletal muscle. When intensely exercising, the body breaks down muscle to get those amino acids to use for energy. Supplementing BCAA prevents the body from breaking down muscle.
Possible side effects: None. The body will purge any excess.
Tips: Can use before, during or after a workout.
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Supplementing success: Many students feel a push to beef up that leads them to use muscle-building enhancements such as whey protein, nitric oxide, creatine, glutamine and branched-chain amino acids, all of which are available at local health food stores, but do pose some possible side effects.
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restaurant review // 715 the taste of the town. one meal at a time.
715, an ultra-trendy eatery that opened in October, will soon be joining the ranks as one of the go-to establishments for fine dining in Lawrence. Located at 715 Massachusetts St., the restaurant boldly approaches the Lawrence dining scene with an expansive menu featuring breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night fare. 715 seems destined for culinary success, with head chef Michael Beard, who attended culinary school in Italy, and restaurant manager Matt Hyde, former general manager at acclaimed Lawrence restaurant Teller's, at the helm.
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The ambiance at 715 begs you to bring a Saturday night date, as it will surely impress. The décor is comparable to a swanky Manhattan bistro, furnished with chairs and tables that discourage post-meal lingering. 715 features an open kitchen, allowing patrons to watch the chefs throw pizza crusts or sauté pasta sauces. The wait staff is abundant and eager to share their expertise on the menu.
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During my visit at 715, I sampled the rosemary flatbread, four-cheese pizza, sausage penne, braised carrots and hot chocolate with biscotti. Typical of upscale restaurants, portions were
small, but the quality was apparent throughout my courses.
715 has proven itself to be a fresh take on fine Lawrence dining. The restaurant seems to have gained a small following already, an impressive feat considering their recent opening.
Despite the inherent problems facing newly opened restaurants, 715 seems guaranteed a place among the best in Lawrence.
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It takes showmanship to be an electronic band. Without poetry or wordplay to rely on, a band has to create their personality based on their music and how they carry themselves.
Take Girl Talk, for example. His shows are a big, awesome, sweaty mess. And even though he can't look brash with a guitar, bass or drums, he is able to show people how he really is through the way he showcases his work.
Fuck Buttons have been taking the loud, crass approach for their career (hell, just look at their band name) and have been able to build off of that to create a personality. This album, however, makes it seem as if they've started to grow up a little.
The album starts with "Surf Solar," which, as a good electronic song should, builds and builds and builds until there are so many layers you aren't sure where it started. It seems as if the band is building and building on their previous work, and allows it to just let loose. There's an enormous amount of depth to Tarot Sport, and as someone who generally dislikes electronica, I think it's actually a killer album. It's accessible (and lack of accessibility drives
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book review // NICK HORNBY — 'JULIET, NAKED' reading. it's not just for textbooks, you know.
The novel's driving force, a man named Tucker Crowe, is a fictional American singersongwriter whose music was renowned in the 1980s (via his hit album Juliet) but has since fizzled because of his mysterious withdrawal from fame and society. Crowe's sudden disappearance leads to much speculation on the Internet and several Crowe enthusiasts, including Duncan, Crowe's biggest fan, spend as much time online theirizing about Crowe's current life as they do living their own lives.
In his new novel, Juliet, Naked, Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) captures the complicated essence of human relationships, whether those relationships are with family members, lovers or with music. And ultimately, Hornby shows how sometimes the three can intertwine in unexpected ways.
Tucker Crowe has as much of an effect on Duncan's life as Duncan's girlfriend of 15 years, Annie, and Duncan's misplaced passion for Crowe takes a wrong turn when Crowe releases a new album called Juliet, Naked. Duncan renders the release extraordinary while Annie finds it unimpressive and dull. The rift in their relationship is deepened because of their opposing feelings regarding the new album, and each of them turn to other people for understanding as well as the love they've missed out on for the past 15 years. Annie's realization
that Duncan can only ever love Crowe leads her down a surprising path, one made all the more interesting when Crowe himself appears, accompanied by the messy, imperfect life he'd been hiding for 20 years.
Hornby's writing is incredibly relevant; he writes from the perspective of a man living in the 21st century, a world of online dating, chatroom conspiracy theories and out-of-control, obsessive fandom. Hornby explores questions about life and love through his characters, who feel as though they've wasted large portions of their lives and don't know how to get those portions back.
And just when the story seems too straightforward or bare, Hornby's exploration of human relationships and the way music can interfere with or be a part of those relationships livens it up and makes Juliet, Naked an overall refreshing read.
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"How fast do you run a mile?" I asked the group of women who were huddled together near me.
The announcer had just asked us to line up in fast, middle and slow groups in front of the starting line. This was my first long-distance race. I had no idea how fast I would complete the race compared to other runners.
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"Well, are you a runner?" one woman asked. I wasn't a runner, but I was too embarrassed to say so in front of the older, more experienced-looking women. Instead, I said I had been training for the 5K, but this was my first race. That much was true.
"How fast can you run a mile?" one of them asked me.
The race to self-discovery. Francesca Chambers' positive experience after challenging herself in a 5K race last month helped her build confidence in her abilities and to let go of her perfectionism.
"Ten minutes," I lied. Ten minutes was my best treadmill time. But outdoors, without the tread forcing me to keep running when I had side stitches that felt like knives, my best time was 30.
You should go to the back of the middle pack," she woman said, haughtily.
I knew I would not be among the fast runners, but I was disappointed that even my fake time was relatively slow.
I was pretty athletic growing up. Before college, I played basketball and softball and danced as a cheerleader and on competitive dance teams. But when my class load picked up, I exercised less and less until I rarely worked out anymore.
Then, as I looked in the mirror last April, I noticed that for the first time in my life I was growing a gut. I had flabby arms and my butt was sagging.
"How could I have let this happen?" I asked myself. I immediately decided to start exercising again.
I once read online that cardio exercise is the best way to build a six-pack, so I began running three times per week. But I had a problem. I hated running.
I promptly regretted telling her. Now I had to run in the race. I was not going to let my boss outrun me. Before my goal had simply been to not embarrass myself like Michael Scott in the Dunder Mifflin Fun Run Race for the Cure. Now, it was on.
One day in July I noticed the "5K Sport Training" button on my gym's treadmill. "I could never run a 5K," I thought to myself. In August I finally mentioned the idea to my boss and several coworkers. I told them I was thinking about running in a 5k on October 10.
"Me, too," my boss said.
I started training outside the following week. Even when the weather was cold and drizzy, I ran a 5K one to two times per week. Every second after the first mile was excruciating. I told myself each time a new song played on my iPod that it would be the last song before I reached my apartment — the end of the three-mile course — though I knew I was nowhere near the end. I forced myself to bring down my time by setting the treadmill speed at higher and higher levels.
I wanted to quit. I had always excelled at every activity I had pursued. But I was not a runner, and I was truly scared of failing.
A few days before the race I asked my boss how her training was going.
"Oh, I'm not doing it anymore," she told me. "I haven't really had time to run lately."
My heart sank. Beating my boss in the race had been my only goal. Running to beat other, faster people was not part of my plan. But I knew I still had to run the race, even if I came in last. I needed to learn that it was OK not to be good at everything.
The night before the race I went to Body Boutique, the business sponsoring the race, to obtain a race map. The trainers there warned me race day would be the coldest morning we'd had this fall. They were right. The high that day was 40 degrees, yet. I showed up at 7:30 a.m. wearing capri pants and a T-shirt. Everyone else was wearing long-sleeved shirts and running jackets, and many were wearing ear warmers and gloves.
After standing outside for 10 minutes, I realized I had made a colossal mistake. I remembered my old Verizon Wireless Amphitheater uniform, which consisted of a red and tan three-quarters-length shirt and a goofy, bright red hat, was still in my trunk. I put on the hat and put the VWA shirt on under my running shirt. I didn't dare look at myself in a mirror.
I wanted to go home. Suddenly, people around me began running out of the parking lot and toward the neighborhood in front of us, so I did too. I quickly realized the people around me were running too slowly. I quickened my pace. I saw a girl just ahead of me who was a little thicker and older than I was, and I decided I should stick with her. Appearances can be deceiving. I have never seen anyone book it up hills like her. That girl ended up placing less than a second behind the third-place winner of our age division.
At the two-mile marker, my iPod died. As I fumbled with it, people began passing me. I couldn't feel my fingers. "Dammit," I thought.
Even my iPod was too cold to continue the race.
I finally recognized my surroundings. I was only two blocks away from Body Boutique. The finish line was in sight. The race clock flashed 28:58. My adrenaline and instincts kicked in, and I ran down the straightaway and through the finish line like I was finishing a 100-meter dash instead of a three-mile run.
I had just finished my first 5K in 29:05 — faster than any of my training times — despite all the odds. I placed seventh in my age group — 20-to 29-year-old women — and 24th overall out of the 92 women in the race. The women who placed third and fourth in my division finished in 28:09.
Once I realized how close I had come to
receiving a ribbon, I replayed the race in my mind, wondering what I could have changed. I thought back to the moment just before the race when I stood in front of the starting line unconfident and freezing, looking like I did not belong. I realized I had finished before that group of girls, and my confidence soared.
If I could change one part of the race, it would have been my conversation with the haughty women at the race's start.
"Yes, I am a runner," I would have said.
"And I run 10-minute miles. How fast can you run a mile?"
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A graduate student was in critical but stable condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Thursday after he was admitted with life-threatening injuries. University officials and police said he accidentally ingested a chemical while working in a lab at Malott Hall Wednesday night.
University officials said the student, who was not named, ingested sodium azide about 10 p.m. He left campus and became ill at home about 11 p.m.
Chris Keary, assistant chief at the KU Public Safety office, said that the investigation was ongoing, but that they did not think foul play was involved.
Mike Russell, director of environment, health and safety, said the department did two sweeps of the building in the early-morning hours, including one with the Lawrence Fire Department, and determined there weren't any hazardous materials that would threaten building occupants.
"We did not find any evidence of any chemical release, spill of any type, as far as any exposure concerns go," Russell said, "so we were able to let areas of the building become open and available for use within."
Sodium azide is used as a chemical preservative in hospitals, laboratories, automobile air bags and agriculture pest control, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Russell said the chemical was a common chemical in different areas of research such as molecular bioscience, medicinal chemistry and pharmacy. He said the substance was a white crystalline powder, similar to table salt, and odorless. He said the chemical had acute toxicity, which means adverse effects could happen within a short time period of exposure.
"Contact is a big concern with this material. Getting it on your skin, ingestion, that kind of aspect," Russell said. "It doesn't take a lot of this material to cause adverse health reactions."
The University sent a text message alert at 7:01 a.m. Thursday to students and faculty who signed up for the service. Lynn Bretz, director of University Communications, said the University wanted to make sure students knew the
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In focus: a story of assimilation
Changes forced on Native Americans at center of film
BY JUSTIN LEVERETT jieverett@kansan.com
Kevin Willmott's films never shy away from dark events in America's past. His latest, premiering tonight, deals with atrocities that occurred here in Lawrence.
"The Only Good Indian" is based on the story of Native American boarding schools, where children kidnapped from their tribes were taken to be assimilated into white culture. The film was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will open
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The film and produced by Willmott, associate professor of film and media studies, with a crew of
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colleagues, students and recent graduates. He said he showed the film in Anchorage, Alaska, recently and was approached by a group of Native-American women after the movie.
"They had this look," he said. "And they just come to you and shake your hand, and they just give you this look — they don't say
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He said he thought the women had most likely experienced the same kind of forced assimilation depicted in the film. One of the historic boarding schools, where native children were regularly beaten and abused, was located in Anchorage, Alaska and was open into the 1970s.
anything — they just give you this look, where they come up to you and just cry."
Wilmott shot the movie at locations throughout Kansas, including the Flint Hills, Cowtown Museum in Wichita and at the Watkins Museum in Lawrence.
The film tells the story of a fictional Native-American boy, played by Winterfox Frank, who flees one of the boarding schools
WHO: Kevin Willmott and the KU Film and Media Studies Department
WHAT: Premiere of "The Only Good Indian"
WHEN: 7:05 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6
WHERE: Liberty Hall
in the early 1900s. Wes Studi, who has appeared in "Last of the Mohicans" and "Dancing with Wolves," plays an Indian bounty hunter who has been through the boarding school assimilation system and is assigned to chase the escaped Native-American bpy.
SEE WILMOTT ON PAGE 3A
COMPETITION
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Graduate vies for title of green girl
BY ALY VAN DYKE
avandyke@kansan.com
While she was a student at the University, Juliana Tran planted, cultivated and harvested crops on a Lawrence area farm and interned at JW Prairie Wind Power, a local wind farm developer. For a month, she helped raise money for an ecofriendly classroom in Brazil, where children of an impoverished, vio-
Tran
Nearly five months later, she has yet to find a job.
lence-ridden community could learn English.
Tran, now living in Austin,
Texas, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies last May. With her degree and a plush resume in hand, Tran set out to find the job of her dreams.
But it was on this job hunt, combing through job postings and sniffing around environmental Web sites, that Tran discovered Project Green Search, a nationwide campaign to find a woman who has the ethics, drive and looks to be America's first green "it girl."
"I thought I had a lot of experience that would really separate me from some other people, but there's just not a lot of entry level positions out there right now," she said.
"It sounded like something I could do," she said. "I thought, 'Why not? I've got nothing to lose."
She will find out tonight at a "green carpet" party in Los Angeles whether she's won. The winner receives, among other things, representation from a modeling agency, exposure to brand representative work and features in print and online magazines.
Tran submitted an essay, photos and a video with no idea or expectation that a short time later shed find herself roaming Hollywood Boulevard with the nine other women whom the public and judges voted last month as the best candidates for the title.
Competing against models and environmental professionals, Tran said she felt somewhat out of her element.
"I have experience, but I'm not a professional," she said. "I'm hoping that it's more about the smarts that you have than how well you can walk or look on camera."
But her father and friends say Tran has the commitment and credibility to be the green "it girl"
Her father, Giac, said he still remembered when he knew his daughter was going to be an
SEE GREEN ON PAGE 3A
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Forty years ago tomorrow was the last time KU crowned a homecoming queen. The tradition has transitioned to crowning both a male and female student with the Ex.C.E.L. award, based on academic excellence and student leadership.
CORRECTION
Tuesday's article "Groups protest wetlands stance" misidentified the First Nations Student Association as being based at Haskell Indian Nations University. FNSA is a KU-sanctioned student association.
CRIME
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lowa mother found guilty of killing son
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa —
A jury has found an Iowa
woman guilty of killing her
2-year-old son and seriously
injuring his older brother
when she slit the boys'
throats before cutting her
own neck last year.
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Michelle Kheo's hands trembled and she wiped tears from her face as District Court Judge Bruce Zager read the verdict on Thursday.
Kehoe, of Coralville, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Her sentencing hearing is set for Dec. 15. The jury convicted her of first-degree murder, attempted murder and child endangerment.
Kehoe was accused of driving her sons to a pond, where she covered their faces with duct tape before slicing their throats with a knife in October 2008.
During closing arguments, Kehoe's attorney suffered from severe depression.
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INTERNATIONAL 1. U.N. calls on Palestine, Israel to investigate abuse
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly is calling on Israel and the Palestinians to investigate alleged war crimes during last winter's conflict in Gaza.
The 192-member body adopted the resolution Thursday by a vote of 114-18, with others absent or abstaining.
The resolution calls on the Security Council to act if either side fails to launch credible investigations within three months.
2. Zimbabwe's P.M. ends boycott of unity Cabinet
It endorses a report by an expert panel chaired by South African Judge Richard Goldstone which concluded both Israel and Palestinian militants committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity.
MAPUTO, Mozambique — Zimbabwe's prime minister ended his boycott of his country's unity Cabinet on Thursday, saying he was relenting to give southern African leaders a chance to resolve the problems besetting the coalition.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsavgirai had announced his boycott of the unity government three weeks ago, citing a surge in political violence and accusing longtime President Robert Mugabe of undermining their coalition agreement.
MOSCOW — A Russian rights group said Chechen authorities on Thursday abducted a human rights advocate in Moscow who has been critical of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader.
3. Chechen leadership accused in abduction
Arbi Khachukayev was detained by Chechen security officers and was flown to the Chechen capital of Grozny against his will, the Memorial group said. It said it learned about his abduction when he was being taken to the Vnukovo airport outside Moscow.
Khachukayev heads a Chechen rights group named Law that has exposed alleged human rights abuses committed by forces loyal to Chechnya's president.
NATIONAL
4. Obama mourns 'horrific'
shooting at military base
NATIONAL
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at a Texas Army base a "horrific outburst of violence."
The commander in chief said it's a tragedy to lose a soldier overseas and even more horrifying when they come under fire at an army base on American soil.
He says he doesn't yet know all the details but promised the government would get "answers to every single question."
Obama also said his thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and families of the fallen.
EL DORADO, Texas — A prosecutor in the first criminal trial stemming from the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch urged jurors to convict a 38-year-old member of sexual assault of a child.
5. Prosecutor urges jurors to convict leader of sect
Standing before photos of the alleged victim and her daughter, Assistant Attorney General Eric
Nichols said the evidence showed that Raymond Jessop was guilty.
Nichols said the alleged victim was brought to the Yearning For Zion Ranch at age 15 and entered a so-called "spiritual" marriage with Jessop.
6. Charges against man grow in Mass. terror case
BOSTON — A Massachusetts man has been indicted on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.
Tarek Mehanna, of Sudbury, is accused of conspiring with two other men — Ahmad Abousamra who authorities say is now in Syria, and an unnamed cooperating witness.
The 27-year-old Mehanna was arrested Oct. 21 on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide false information to law enforcement and making false statements to law enforcement.
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ENVIRONMENT
Putting words into sustainable action
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BY ALY VAN DYKE
avandyke@kansan.com
On the west side of New York Street sits a fairly standard, two-story white house, its cement porch planked by four three-foot tall brick pillars. Clusters of green bushes hug the 84-year-old house, a natural barrier to the large lawn that drowns the house in green during the summer. The closest house from the south, about 50 feet away from the front porch, peeks through a fence of shrubbery.
Simran Sethi, associate professor of journalism, is transforming her house into a "green" home. She will blog about her experience on Orab.com.
But as green as this plot of land is on the outside, it will be nothing compared to the inside once Simran Sethi is done with her improvements.
Sethi, associate professor of journalism, will spend the next year transforming her house into a sustainable home.
And she'll be writing about her experience on Orab.com.
"This is my attempt to walk my talk and really figure out the best way to do it," she said. "It's my way of making myself a more authentic advocate of being more environmentally friendly."
In her career, Sethi has written for the Huffington Post, won several journalism awards and appeared on "Oprab" the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Nightly News with Brian Williams." She's been labeled an "environmental messenger" as well as one of the world's top 10 eco-heroes by the British newspaper The Independent.
From exposing the nutrition wasteland in parts of America's urban core to providing tips on green living, Sethi has covered a multitude of environmental bases during her career. But Sethi said she wanted to try something new to help people know what really was cheaper, easier and more efficient about making a home more sustainable — not by reading reviews and asking around, but by experiencing it herself.
"I just hope people can know that I'm right there with them and they can really see that if I can do it, anybody can do it," she said.
To start, she said, she'll be dealing with the brown recluse infestation in her basement. From there.
She's alreadyposted her first entry on Oprah's Web site — "Greening the Green Girl" — where she talks about her new home and her plans for its greener future.
she'll work on insulating the ceiling and preparing the house for the Kansas winter. After prepping the house for her move, which will include adding some color to the white-walled home with ecofriendly paints, she said she would go through the house, room by room, finding new and better ways to green her home.
In the spring, she will consider yard sharing — letting others without yards grow food on hers in exchange for a few tomatoes.
She said writ ing about these improvements would be educational for both herself and those who read her blog.
She said the University's decision to give her tenure played a factor in the idea for a "green home." It allowed her to stay in Lawrence long enough to buy a house.
"I have never dealt with this stuff before," she said. "I've talked about it, but actually doing it is going to be a totally humbling, messy, illuminating experience."
"I've talked about it, but actually doing it is going to be a totally humbling, messy, illuminating experience."
Sethi said she pitched the idea as soon as she bought the house. She said the Oprah team had been
asking her to write for the Web site since she appeared on the show for the third time in April.
Barbara Barnett, interim associate dean of the William Allen White
SIMRAN SETHI Associate professor
"Simran is considered a national expert on environmentalism and how media communicate those issues," Barnett said. "She's a really creative person
School of Journalism, said Sethi was an asset to the journalism faculty and to the students she taught.
and the students benefit from that."
and the students benefit from that. One such student is Lauren Keith, Wichita senior, who took Seth's "Media and the Environment" class, which explored environmental journalism through the lens of food, last spring. She said Seth opened her eyes to the world of professional blogging and helped her think of environmentalism not
only as a journalist but as a consumer too.
"She shaped the questions I ask as a journalist and the way I approach stories," Keith said. "People have to be able to relate to environmentalism through their pocketbooks."
"I love that she's talked about it for so long and now she has the opportunity to put these things into practice," she said.
She said she was excited for Seth's new project with Oprah.
Tina Wood, Wichita senior, took Sethi's class with Keith and is working with Sethi this semester as a student research assistant. Wood, who is an environmental studies major, said Sethi exposed her to areas of environmentalism shed never thought of before, such as urban farming and local food systems.
"As a teacher, Simran is super knowledgeable and experienced," she said. "Because I know her, I've become more aware of my own actions and developed the ability to sympathize rather than ridicule people's reluctance to change."
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ON CAMPUS
The Biolaw 3.0 Symposium will be held all day in Green Hall.
"Kolya" will be shown at 7 p.m. in 318 Bailey Hall.
The KU School of Music Faculty Recital Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall,
"Jason and the Argonauts" will be shown at 8 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union.
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will begin at 11 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium.
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About 8 a.m. Tuesday near 23rd and Iowa streets, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a wallet and contents, at a loss of $555.
About 6 a.m. Wednesday near 14th St. and Apple Lane, a University student reported an auto burglary and the theft of a GPS and miscellaneous property, at a loss of $580.
CULTURE Dance group combines education and theatre
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Science and dance will fuse during tomorrow night's performance of "Ferocious Beauty: Genome" at the Lied Center.
The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night for a multimedia dance performance that will examine the latest science of genetic research and explore the related ethical dilemmas.
"it's a mix between theatre, dance and information," said Elizabeth Johnson, associate artistic director of the professional dance company.
Johnson said the musical incorporated recorded audio and video elements with live dance. The show was first choreographed in 2006 in collaboration with an international team of scientists and experts in genetic research.
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She said the first half of the performance would present the current science of genetic research with the help of large projection screens and audio accompaniment. The second half would explore ethical scenarios and implications.
"Science and movement are ways for us to catalyze a conversation," Johnson said. "Hopefully people will leave the show asking more curious questions about genetics, science and the bigger questions of life itself."
Following the performance, Lerman and other members of the company will hold a question and answer session for all attendees.
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Ombuds office reports conflict increase
BY JESSE BROWN
jbrown@kansan.com
The University of Kansas Ombuds Office reported 490 cases in the past year in its annual report. Last year the Ombuds reported 420 cases.
The report released this week covers from March 1, 2008, to June 30 of this year. According to the report, the numbers for this report may be higher than past reports because it covers a year and a half
The Ombuds Office is an office within the University that aids conflict resolution between faculty and students. Students and faculty can file grievances about grades or stress about job security, among other issues. The information never leaves the office to avoid further conflicts. According to the report, "the mission of the University Ombuds Office is to ensure that all members of the university community receive fair and equitable treatment."
instead of a year, as past reports have.
Kellie Harmon, University Ombuds, oversees two professors who serve as faculty ombuds, Maria Orive and Stephen Grabow. An
"It's good to have a place you can go to and not fear retaliation."
gated. the ombuds then suggest options to help ease the conflict.
"The reasons why students mostly come here is usually for grade issues or they have questions about course management issues." Harmon said.
obstruction is someone who deals with grievances but does not work in any department so as to handle the issue objectively and fairly. When the office receives a complaint, the issue is investi-
KELLY HARMON
University Ombuds
Some other common issues students report include academic misconduct, housing issues and
"It's good to have a place you
conflicts with other University units.
Harmon said she stressed to students that this was a safe place to come to with these issues.
retaliation," she said.
Harmon said the office had four main principles that it abided by: confidentiality, informality, impartiality and independence. Everything about the grievance will be kept confidential. Harmon
said. The process is informal, which means no records are kept within the office. Once the report has been covered and resolved, the documents get shredded.
Harmon also said the office was impartial and independent from administrative authorities, which meant its work would not
be interfered with by anyone or any organization.
Harmon said she was working diligently to get the word out to students that there was an office for grievances.
Brooke Martin, Shawnee sophomore, and Kathryn Unruh, Hayes sophomore, said they had never heard about the office but were glad to know there was an office available should they ever need one.
Unruh said she was worried about a grade this semester because she worried her TA was biased. She said she thought students' experiences varied greatly depending on their discussion leaders, so having this option was a good example to represent the individual student.
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"Sometimes teachers just don't have the time to focus on every student," Martin said.
GREEN (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
While Juliana was a teenager attending Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, Giac saw her digging through their trash at home, searching for plastic bottles. She wanted her family to start recycling, and this was her way to send the message.
environmentalist.
"If she have a plan on something and she want to make it, she make it," Giac said in his thick Vietnamese accent.
The Trans came to America as refugees from Vietnam in 1975.
Today, Tran does much more
"We become a very green family," he said. "We recycle everything."
Aysia Wright, one of the two Project Green Search organizers, said she was looking for two main qualifications in the first green "it girl": she has to be authentic, and she has to be relatable to the general public.
than recycle plastic bottles. In her new home, she composts kitchen waste, grows some of her own food and hangs her clothes out to dry in the warm. Austin air. She even purchased carbon credits to offset her flight to L.A.
Ashman said she met Tran last spring through KU Environs, of which Tran was president at the time.
It's that commitment to practicing what she preaches that makes Tran the most qualified for the title, said Lauren Ashman, St. Louis junior.
"She taught me that you don't always have to make these grand
"I hope to find a hybrid between a model and spokesperson and an everyday, average person trying it make everyday decisions to live a more sustainable lifestyle," Wright said.
gestures to make people understand why the environment is important," she said. "She showed me you can make small changes in your life and end up changing other people, too."
Tran said more than winning the title, she wanted to use the opportunity to network with people in the industry and find a job.
If she wins, Tran said shed like to use the title to bolster the environmental movement for generations to come.
"I don't want to see environmentalism become just a trend or a fad," she said. "I want it to be something that everyone incorporates into their lifestyle. It's not just about me, myself and I. It's about everyone else and their futures."
— Edited by Lauren Cunningham
nickname"1-5 Strangler."
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San Joaquin County prosecutors didn't pursue the death penalty because of Kibbe's age and the slow pace of executions in the state.
As part of his plea deal, Kibbe agreed to help authorities find the remains of Lou Ellen Burleigh, who disappeared from Walnut Creek in 1977.
other slayings.
Seventy-year-old Roger Reece Klibbe was serving a life sentence for the 1987 strangling of a teen prostitute when he pleaded guilty in September to the six
CRIME Convicted killer sentenced to 6 consecutive life terms
Kibbe's victims were found along Interstate 5, leading to the
killing six women throughout Central California during the 1970s and '80s.
CRIME
STOCKTON, Calif. — A convicted murderer has been sentenced to six consecutive life terms for
Branson.
CRIME
CRIME Man accused in shooting at Hawk pleads no contest
The man accused by prosecutors of firing shots into a crowd last March pleaded no-contest to three felony aggravated assault charges Thursday, said Cheryl Wright, spokeswoman for District Attorney Charles
Police say Joseph A. Muhammad fired shots March 26 in a drive-by shooting at the Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., injuring two University students and a student from out-of-state.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 18th.
"It was really fast-paced and really professional," she said.
"When you're actually on a movie set, you get to learn everything
Muriel Green, Pittsburg senior,
said that life on a film set was hectic,
but that the real-world experience
was invaluable.
"The things that Hollywood won't do — that's what you should do in my opinion," he said. "They won't be political, they won't deal with religion, they won't deal with race: They won't deal with all the tough things in society."
Tickets will cost $8 and hall the proceeds will go to the KU Friends of Film to support future films, events and speakers within the department of film and media studies.
— Jesse Rangel
"We have this communication," he said. "We all know the same language. We all know how we all work together."
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Matt Jacobson, who worked as director of photography on the project along with 2004 graduate Jeremy Osbern, said that 60 to 80 students and graduates had worked together on three of Wilmott's films and several smaller projects in the last 10 years. He said the crew had worked together so long that they had become extremely comfortable with each other.
WILLMOTT (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
Willmott said the most challenging aspect of the film was to tell a painful story and still make it entertaining. He said he thought the task of the independent filmmaker was to take on social and political issues that mainstream films did not.
hands on.
Since premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, the film has received awards from the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco and the Cherokee International Film Festival, where it won best film, best director, and best actor for Wes Studi.
The screenplay was written by Thomas Carmody, a Lawrence resident and 1982 graduate, who proposed the film to Willmott in 2007. Carmody used Haskell Indian Nations University, which once served as one of these boarding schools, as a model for the school in the film.
MALOTT (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
buildings were safe.
"This involved a life-threatening situation for a student who at one point had been on campus before he went to the hospital," Bretz said. "Also, we do listen to our students, and they have been very clear in the last year or two since we've had the system that when something happens to a student — on campus especially — they would like to know."
The University has activated
about five text messages since it implemented the system two years ago, mostly for weather closures. Jill Jess, associate director for news and media relations, said about 17,000 people had signed up for the alerts. Students, faculty and staff can sign up for alerts at alerts.ku.edu.
— Edited by Jonathan Hermes
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WHEN I SIGNED UP FOR FILM HISTORY CLASS, I THOUGHT WE'D JUST BE WATCHING FILMS.
WHEN I SIGNED UP
FOR FILM HISTORY CLASS,
I THOUGHT WE'D JUST BE
WATCHING FILMS.
TURNS OUT
WE HAVE TO
WRITE ABOUT
THEM,TOO,THOUGH!
PLUS I'D
ASSUMED
THAT
"BEACHES"
WAS A MOVIE
ABOUT D-DAY!
QUIT
WHINING.
I LEARNED
THAT
"DR. STRANGELOVE
ISN'T ACTUALLY
A MEDICAL DRAMA"
TURNS OUT
WE HAVE TO
WRITE ABOUT
THEM,TOO,THOUGH!
PLUS I'D ASSUMED THAT "BEACHES" WAS A MOVIE ABOUT D-DAY!
QUIT WHINING.
I LEARNED THAT "DR. STRANGELOVE" ISN'T ACTUALLY A MEDICAL DRAMA!
SKETCHBOOK
"Predator" and "Bring it on."
"Analyze This" and "Back to School."
"Predator" and "Bring it on."
"Analyze This" and "Back to School."
"Rugrats" and "The English Patient."
"Heat" and "Sleepless in Seattle.
"Ben-Hur" and "Stand by Me."
NOWAY! The best bargain bundle of all time!
"Ben-Hur" and "Stand by Me."
NOWAY!
The best bargain bundle of all time!
"Rugrats" and "The English Patient"
"Heat" and "sleepless in Seattle!"
ORANGES
GOOD LORD THAT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!
Kate Beaver
WELL, IF I KNOW CARLY,
SHE WOULD DEFINITELY
PICK THE DARKEST AND
CREEPIEST PLACE IN THE
WORLD TO HIDE...
NOW WHERE WOULD
SHE BE...?
CHICKEN STRIP
Man Fridays are awesome.
It's pretty great not having classes and golfing all day.
It makes me wonder if Friday classes do exist
Is anyone out there?
HOROSCOPES
Charlie Hoogner
10 is the easiest day, O the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
An older person could get on your nerves if you allow it. Instead, listen to what is said and respond moderately.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
An older person presents a problem for you to solve. Use emotional means to achieve the necessary change.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 6
Working with older people poses challenges now. Listen to their demands but follow your own rules.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6
Today it seems like others want to push you around. Your best bet is to do your own work and save your opinions for later.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is a 7
Practice makes perfect. But practice in private, and taste-test carefully. Then adjust the recipe.
Never think that you'll go hungry. There's plenty to go around if you dish it out evenly.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) Today is a7
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Today's challenges include nurturing young people, catering to an older person and avoiding arguments with someone in power.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Mull over a plan in your mind.
Work out the details today.
Present results later.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Blast out of your ordinary mold using solid ideas that you've worked on for a while. Don't take no for an answer.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Todav is a 6
Do what you want to do.
Don't let others jerk you
around. Change only those
things that change changing.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
All you see are red lights! They eventually turn green and you move forward. Meanwhile, practice patience.
An older person gets on your case. You may have to listen and take action.
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14 High-arc shot
15 Postpone
16 Slogan
18 Entice
20 — out (supplements)
21 Hawaiian garland
23 Smack
24 Cubic meter
25 “— It Romantic?”
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40 Rattlesnake's
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cardigans — as well as their children who watch look his reruns — a real-life look at one of TV's most famous neighborhoods.
"It's really an iconic part of Pittsburgh," says David Newell, aka Mr. McFeely.
The weekend marks the renaming of the WQED studio, where the show was taped, after Fred Rogers. The show, now in its 41st year, is the longest-running show on public television, according to Maria Pisano, WQED's marketing associate.
One woman from Chicago remembers visiting the set with her father as a child. Now, she plans to make the 460-mile trip to Pittsburgh this weekend with her
Newell and Pisano have been fielding e-mails packed with memories from people across the country and the world.
5-year-old son so he can have the same memory.
An American now living in Sweden wrote to Pisano to express her disappointment in missing the event. The public television station in Erie, Pa. wrote to say it is sending a bus load of members to visit the studio. A Milwaukee resident sent an e-mail just to share her memories, Pisano said.
"People are very emotionally connected to the show and their memories;" Pisano said. "It's really amazing to see the impact."
It's unclear when, or if, WQED will have the opportunity to again rebuild the set in the studio where the show was filmed, since its high-definition facilities are used by clients. It was only possible to open it up to the public for one weekend, Newell said.
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--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
Time heals all wounds. Don't have health coverage? Get a watch
All my roommate does is complain. Duct tape, anyone?
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Dear guy passed out or sleeping on the east side of the Campanile today: What the hell were you doing?
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--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
Rather than spend the past two hours studying, I've been watching the "Magic School Bus."
Feeling like you know every thing for a test is the worst feeling in the world.
Feeling like you need to take a shit during your test is the worst feeling in the world.
--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
Ah, drunken haze on Halloween, thank you for giving me this awesome sprained ankle.
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--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
My friend just ate my last Altoid. Should I tell her there was a hit on it?
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I have a problem of constantly walking around my apartment naked with all the windows and blinds open.
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--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
My suitmate chews loudly.
She is a bonafide guinea pig
Dang you UDK! The bug on the front page of Thursday's paper scared the crap out of me. Not cool.
--magazine I was recently flipping through. In spite of myself, I hesitated. I didn't care about losing weight, but the eating cookies part? That sounded pretty good...
I'm a 22-year-old female and I've never had a pedicure or manicure. Does that make me weird?
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Charmander, Muk and Wiggypuff: Remember when those were more important than beer?
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Should I be concerned if my roommate hasn't gone to class in a week?
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FFA, MLIA and TFLN are so much more fun than this history paper.
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Hi, can we just make out now?
I'm tired of flirting twice a week. Thanks!
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Smoking a doobie in a Snuggie is the best way to relax after class.
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I really hope we can beat the Cats this weekend.
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NUTRITION
The reason fad diets fade
"E eat cookies! Lose weight!" proclaimed an advertisement in a
No denying it, I have a weak spot for cookies. I sometimes wish I could eat them for every meal. So then, a diet explicitly encouraging me to do just that was quite alluring. I soon snapped out of my fantasy and reminded myself that there is a reason cookie gluttony should remain distinct from reality: the only healthy and sustainable diets are those composed of a variety of real, healthy foods
The "Cookie Diet" is not the first of its kind. For generations diets have risen to popularity, each claiming to have a magic fix for weight-woes.
My mom told me about her attempt at the "Scarsdale Diet" during college. The diet consisted of eating grapefruit, lean meat, vegetables and two slices of toast a day for two weeks of fast weight loss.
Because of the extreme calorie restriction, the diet seemed to work and my mom quickly shed pounds.
Pursuit of Healthfulness
EMILY MCCOY
However, after returning to a normal, and nutritionally healthier, way of eating she soon gained back the weight. After this experience, my mom realized something many others fail to grasp: Fad diets don't work.
Scientists have worked for decades to come up with vitamin and mineral replacements. They have isolated individual nutrients from healthy foods, believing they can replicate the natural benefits. However, there has been a baffling lack of success. Only now are many scientists admitting there are truly no substitutes for whole foods.
This revelation explains the major problem with fad diets: Dieters' bodies crave natural nutrients. No amount of pills or vitamins will ever be able to replace the benefits of the real foods that dieters are often deprived of.
While the greatest consequence of most diets is disappointment and
weight regain, some of the more extreme fad diets may actually have health risks. The only fortunate thing about fad diets is that most of the negative side effects don't have time to set in, as dieters quit the programs before serious damage is done.
There are healthy and effective ways to approach weight-loss. Eating well is about combining a lot of common sense and a little nutritional education. This doesn't have to be difficult. It simply comes down to energizing and rewarding the body through well-balanced meals rather than denying it essential nutrients.
Any diet that severely restricts or eliminates food groups is cause for concern. The best way to ensure long-term weight loss is to pursue a diet that fits naturally with a healthy lifestyle.
A good rule of thumb in detecting fad diets is to consider what it permits eating on special occasions. I find it hard to imagine anyone saying on Thanksgiving, "No, I'll pass on the turkey. I've got a package of cookies waiting for me ... "
McCoy is a Lincoln, Neb., sophomore in journalism.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MODERN FAD DIETS
"Vinegar Diet",circa 1820s: Popularized by British poet Lord Byron, dieters would supposedly shed pounds by drenching food in vinegar. "The Great Masticator Diet",circa 1903: Participants chewed food 32 times before spitting it out. John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of corn flakes, was a devoted follower. "The Cigarette Diet",circa 1925: Spin-off from a Lucky Strikes marketing campaign, dieters reached for a cigarette whenever they craved a sweet.
Sources: American Dietetic Association.
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STATE
Another Border Showdown emerges
The Border Showdown between Kansas and Missouri is manifested in many more ways than just the football and basketball games, such as how the two states attract businesses and major entertainment venues to their borders.
In early September, the Kansas City Wizards and Cerner Corp. announced a $414 million project that included an 18,500-seat soccer stadium (for the Wizards) and a 600,000-square-foot office complex (for Cerner), both near the Village West shopping district by the Kansas Speedway.
Cerner, a health care technology company, would create 4,500 jobs in Kansas City, Kan., at an average salary of more than $60,000 to fill the new offices.
The inclusion of the soccer stadium in the project came as a big surprise, as the previous plan for the Wizards was to be the main attraction of a proposed redevelopment of the old Bannister Mall property in south Kansas City. Mo.
In Kansas, STAR bonds are a way for local governments to directly finance land redevelopment with the sales, use and transient guest taxes generated by the
WHAT'S THE MATER IN KANSAS?
TYLER HOLMES
To land the project, in mid- October the state of Kansas offered a $229.5 million incentive package, mostly in sales tax revenue bonds.
The use of state sales taxes are key in differentiating STAR bonds from most tax increment financing, "which relies upon the incremental increase in property tax revenue to pay the bonds," State Rep. Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence) said.
State sales taxes make up two-thirds of the money used to pay back STAR bonds, mostly because they're higher than local sales taxes. They also allow for more money to be issued by the state to attract said development and the jobs and income that come with it in the short term, plus additional sales tax revenues once the bonds are repaid.
development itself.
The size and availability of these funds are crucial to the state's success in attracting redevelopment projects such as Kansas Speedway and the surrounding commercial areas. And because this STAR bond district is on track to pay off its bond ahead of schedule, according to Ballard, further development of
the area is more likely.
Former Kansas Commerce Secretary David Kerr, who, in the last two weeks, has taken a job as the top economic development official in Missouri, made this development possible. He worked to get the incentive package moved along and approved quick enough to prevent a counter from Missouri.
"It's the equivalent of switching teams in the middle of the world series," said State Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-Overland Park).
Yet, the threat from Missouri still looms — as has been the case for KU sports, despite our confidence — because OnGoal LLC, the owner of the Wizards, and their development partner, Lane4 Property Group, has not yet accepted the state's offer.
Naturally, Kerr's decision has made many state officials uneasy
Gov. Mark Parkinson, who allowed Kerr to interview for the position, maintains that the Wizards-Cerner deal is safe.
If they do go through with the project, it will be Kansas' STAR bonds, which do not exist in Missouri, that will have made a major difference in creating this win over our rival state.
Holmes is an Overland Park sophomore in political science.
STATE
The cost of closing state-funded institute
The latest victim of the state government's fiscal woes may be the Kansas Neurological Institution, which provides life-sustaining but costly services to the 150 severely disabled residents who live on its Topeka campus.
With a seven to three vote, the state's Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission recently recommended that the Institute be shut down within three years, citing the need to shift state support for the disabled from large institutions like KN1 to smaller, more economical community housing
This might be acceptable if such an alternative were currently available, but it isn't. With over 4,000 people on the waiting list for state disability services, there is scant possibility that the residents of KNI will presently be able to find enough facilities with a comparable level of care. Keeping KNI open is expensive, but its closure must at the very least be postponed until more suitable community housing can be provided.
KN1's proposed closure has generated some controversy in the local press. The Topeka Capital-Journal recently editorialized in opposition to the cuts, pointing out that almost 90 percent of the 158 people who live at group homes on the institute's campus in Topeka have profound intellectual disabilities, two-thirds cannot walk, 82 percent cannot speak, two-thirds have a history of seizures and the vast majority has lived at KNI for at least a decade.
The Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission laid out its proposal on Oct. 26 for the Institute's eventual closure. The plan entails transferring 40 residents from KNI to Parson's State Hospital, and moving the rest to group homes. On top of that, 62 current residents at Parsons would be relocated to group homes.
THE LAWRENCIAN
DAN THOMPSON
The Commission cited the projected savings of $5.7 million as the principle reason to shutter KNI. The recession has left Kansas with a gaping hole in tax revenues and a sizable budget deficit, and because the state is required by law to maintain a balanced budget, Gov. Mark Parkinson and the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature now share the unhappy task of cutting back many services that the state provides for its citizens.
Roughly half of the state's budget pays for K-12 education, which the state is constitutionally obligated to finance, so social services along with higher education must bear much of the deficit's burden.
Students should be aware of how our state government spends our tax dollars and how budget cuts will impact fellow Kansans. I believe these cuts must spare state assistance to the most severally disabled and their families, who, by no fault of their own, must shoulder the substantial responsibility and cost of caring for their disabled family members.
In the long run, it may be more fiscally prudent to close this facility, but before this happens the state must provide enough resources for KNI's residents to be moved into suitable community housing. Whatever ultimately happens, the people of Kansas should continue to share in the responsibility of caring for the neediest among us.
Thompson is a Topeka senior in economics.
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? Tips for a better bus ride
When you are on the bus you should usually occupy only one seat. Your purse or your backpack, or even both of your feet are not as important as the people crowding the aisles and being pushed to the back.
When loading the bus it is usually polite to wait a couple minutes after the doors have opened and let the people currently on the bus off.
CAMPUS CONNECTION
ERIN BROWN
Also remember that although screaming metal rock music or "love in da club" hip-hop music might be your favorite tunes, they may not appeal to the rest of the people on the bus, so it wouldn't hurt to turn down the volume.
— Brown is a Wichita junior in journalism and political science.
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But when those on the bus are inconsiderate to others, it can make an annoying experience.
Public transportation on campus has become more convenient in recent years, primarily because it's now free to all University students.
When riding the bus, please be aware of a few unspoken rules. If there is a lack of seats, do not use the one next to you for your belongings. If the bus has students standing and someone boards in front, move back. Avoid sneezing on others or having extremely personal phone conversations. And please, wear deodorant.
- Buser is a Columbia, Ill., senior in journalism.
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ERIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009
VOLLEYBALL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6,2009
Team attempts fourth conference road victory in a row
BY ZACH GETZ
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The Kansas volleyball team will attempt to get its fourth consecutive Big 12 Conference road victory this weekend as Kansas travels to Norman, Okla., to face Oklahoma this Saturday. Kansas' victory against Colorado Wednesday gave the team its first back-to-back-to-back Big 12 road victories in its history.
Kansas comes in with a 13-10 (5-8) record while Oklahoma has a 16-7 (9-5) record. Oklahoma's only conference loss, to a non-ranked team, was against Kansas Sept. 23. Kansas has defeated Oklahoma three out of the last four matches.
"Oklahoma is a tough team and makes you fight for every point that you earn," sophomore outside hitter Lauren Hagen said.
"They are just a good team all the way around." Hagen said. "They challenge every team that they play no matter if they are at home or away"
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in the Big 12 standings. Kansas is excited for a chance to get a victory against a team high in the Big 12 rankings, senior middle blocker Paige Mazour said.
"We just need to take care of our side and do what we need to do." Mazour said. "We need to get a big win, especially on the road."
A victory against Oklahoma could be big for Kansas, senior defensive specialist Katie Martinicch said.
"It's pretty crucial," Martinicin said. "Any win we can get from teams above us in the rankings is definitely big. These last seven are big for us and we have to make the most of it."
Kansas needs to get a few big victories from these teams to help achieve its goal of making the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, Martinec said.
UPCOMING GAMES
Kansas at Oklahoma
When: 2 p.m. Nov. 7
Where: McCasland Field
House, Norman, Okla.
Kansas State at Kansas
When: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11
Where: Horejsi Family Athletic Center, Lawrence
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Mazour was placed on ESPN The Magazine's Academic All-District First Team. Mazour, a human biology major, is maintaining a 3.94 GPA and is in the running for the Academic All-America Team. Martincich was also named on the Academic All-District Second Team.
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Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Hagan and senior middle blocker Paige Mazour reach for a block against UMKC Tuesday evening. The Jayhawks defeated the Kangaroo 3-0 at the Horiosei Football Athletics Center.
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LEGAL
Track chief who lied about athlete's gender punished
said in a statement.
JOHANNESBURG — The South African track chief who lied about his role in runner Caster Semenya's gender tests was suspended Thursday.
Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene and the rest of the track body's 12-member board were suspended pending investigations into their handling of Semenya's case, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
The committee appointed one of its members, Ray Mali, as ASA's administrator. He is expected to call an urgent meeting to elect an interim board.
The Olympic committee also said its officials were considering action against international track officials for their "disregard of Ms. Semenya's rights to privacy." The statement did not elaborate.
family, the president of South Africa as well as to all South Africans for the handling of her gender verification processes and the subsequent aftermath.
Earlier Thursday, ASA said in a statement it wished to "publicly and unconditionally apologize to Caster Semenya and her
That statement referred to recent criticism of ASA from the governing African National Congress.
Semenya won the 800-meter world championships in August after the International Association of Athletics Federations said it had ordered gender tests.
TOMMY WEBB
Associated Press
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Freshman Brooke Brull gasps for air toward the end of her leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay Saturday. The swimming and team compete with driver University this weekend.
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The season's start has left the Kansas swimming and diving team hoping that it's just experiencing growing pains.
"I think our team has great potential," Iuliaia Kuzhil, Cherkasy, Ukraine junior, said. "We just need a little bit more time to get used to it."
Kuzhil, who played a key role in the Jayhawks' 79-45 victory against Nebraska-Omaha Saturday, will be counted on again by coach Clark Campbell in this weekend's dual meet against Drury University in Springfield, Mo.
"We're not a team that makes excuses," Campbell said. "We've got to start stepping up and overachieve."
Meghan Proehl, San Diego senior, has led the diving team with a Big 12 Diver of the Week award and a head-to-head victory against Missouri in the one-meter dive. Proehl has also met NCAA qualifying standards in that competition. Despite the slow start, she thinks her teammates just need experience to fulfill their potential.
"I love being part of such a young team because of the energy
and enthusiasm they bring on a daily basis", Proehl said. "Our returners are so solid and each class has fantastic leadership, which is helping us to build a stronger program that I have no doubt will see more success in the future."
Both Proehl and Kuzhil mentioned the work ethic on both the swimming and diving teams as well as the importance of practice.
"I think we have a great team right now," Kuzhil said. "Our coaches are doing a great job in planning the practice routine to help us improve, which I think will definitely help us perform at a higher level
come conference."
The sentiment was shared by the divers.
"The team is working extremely hard and it has started to pay off for some, and I know it will pay off for the rest soon enough," Proehl said. "On the diving front, I couldn't be more impressed with my teammates. They are all being extremely brave and trying new dives and continue to have positive attitudes at practice, which makes practice much more productive and enjoyable."
Edited by Samantha Foster
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ST. LOUIS — Marc Bulger has thrown just three touchdown passes and has a passer rating of 68.2 for the scuffling St. Louis Rams.
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"I think Marc has done everything we needed him to do" Spagnuolo said. "I've said this before; it's not one position on the side of the ball, it's everybody.
"He has been a leader, he manages the game, gets the ball to 39 (running back Steven Jackson), and there are pieces that he is working through, too."
The Rams (1-7) have a bye this weekend before hostingundefeated New Orleans (7-0) on Nov. 15. The win against the Lions last weekend snapped a 14-game win.
"I think Marc has done everything we needed him to do."
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The running back has done his part — Jackson is tied with Minnesota's Adrian Peterson for the NFC rushing lead with 784 yards, and his 970 yards from scrimmage are just 3 yards behind Peterson's NFL-leading total.
Bulger, who replaced Kurt Warner as the starter in 2002, signed a six-year, $65 million contract extension before the 2007 season. That followed his second Pro Bowl appearance.
Bulger hasn't had much help from his inexperienced crew of receivers. Laurent Robinson began the season as a favorite target but he's out for the rest of 2009 with an injury. Donnie Avery is now the go-to guy, but he's been hurt as well.
Things have gone downhill since then. The Rams are 6-34 since 2007 and Bulger spent most of the previous two seasons taking a beating behind makeshift offensive
Yet despite improved play of the line — Bulger has been sacked just nine times — the Rams continue to struggle offensively. St. Louis has scored a league-low 77 points. It doesn't bask in the
It doesn't help that Bulger has been hurt
He broke the pinkie finger of his throwing hand on Aug. 17 during the preseason, and missed a regular-season game with a bruised rotator cuff.
Still, Bulger has seen some improvement in the Rams, who have undergone a makeover since last season to go from one of the league's oldest teams to one of the youngest.
"I think we've improved in certain areas every week," Bulger said. "There been times we had relapses. Hopefully, we can come back after the bye week and be more consistent, win some more ball games and come back fresh."
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Although the fall season is winding down, the rowing team will have many things to consider when it competes this weekend in the Head of the Hooch regatta.
The two-day event on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn., not only marks the last event of the fall season but will also indicate how the team stacks up against top-flight rowing programs across the country.
"It's good getting to go against all these good teams we don't get to see all the time." Stacy Rachow, Phillipsburg senior, said. "It helps get a sense of where we stand."
Coach Rob Catloth said that succeeding amid the level of talent at Tennessee will require great effort from his team.
"It's a bigger regatta with some really competitive schools, so we've definitely got our work cut out for us," Catloth said.
Among the packed field at the Hooch, the second largest regatta in the U.S behind the Head of the Charles, will be teams such as Clemson, Duke, Miami, Texas and Tennessee. Although the talented opponents in the regatta will certainly be a litmus test for Kansas, it will also help determine the team's
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"It'll be a good measure for what we need to improve on over the winter." Catloth said.
Although the team does not compete again until spring, winter is far from being downtime.
Before the rigorous training of winter, however, the Jayhawks will get to both compete in and enjoy what Catloth called one of the most exciting regatta environments around.
"Winter is definitely the most difficult time of the year for rowing because we're indoors the whole time," Lindsey Lawrence, Lawrence senior, said. "Working on rowing machines can be really hard mentally, because it's hard to see what your improvement is just sitting on a machine."
"It's a beautiful area. The river runs right through downtown," Catloth said. "It's good for all the student athletes. There's the experience of competing, but also just being there is an experience in itself."
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Despite near-perfect record, Broncos have problems early in games
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos' 6-1 start puts them among the league's elite. Their inability to score on their opening drive, however, places them among some dubious company.
The Broncos have been outscored 39-24 in the first quarter and they've trailed at halftime four straight weeks. They learned Sunday at Baltimore that they can't
keep counting on their second-half surges to carry them.
Denver joins Oakland, Kansas City and Houston as the only teams not to score on their opening offensive possession yet this season, according to STATS LLC.
So, why has the Broncos offense sputtered out of the starting blocks?
Mistakes, poor play calls, bad protection — the list is long.
The Broncos know they can't afford to start slowly against
Pittsburgh on Monday night because the Steelers (5-2) are one of the league's fastest starters, and playing from behind isn't the forte of Josh McDaniels' low-risk offense.
"(There is) kind of just a lack of execution to start the game," quarterback Kyle Orton said. "It is going to be a critical point in this game ... We certainly can't expect to win if we are down 10-0 or 14-0 to start off the game. We are going to have to figure it out and get it
going by Monday."
McDaniels has never been a coach to rely on a scripted set of plays, preferring to keep an open mind. That's contrary to some coaches in the league, who painstakingly plan out the first 15 or so offensive snaps.
"I mean, I have some things that I want to do early in the game," McDaniels said. "But no, I've never been a big fan of just scripting because the ball could be anywhere on the field and certain situations
dictate that you don't want to call that there or what have you ... It's never been something I've done."
Orton, on the other hand, is used to a more scripted offense dating back to his days in Chicago. But he doesn't think that's a reason for Denver's lukewarm starts.
"That is not an excuse," Orton said. "We certainly know the plays that we are calling early in the game and certainly should be able to execute them."
The Broncos were hounded and
hassled all afternoon by a bustling Baltimore defense in their first loss of the season on Sunday.
Being a copycat league, Orton expects more of the same from a stout Pittsburgh unit.
"If you play a good team and don't execute very well, then you are going to have trouble," Orton said. ("That is a) huge priority in practice this week, making sure we have three or four great practices and to be on top of things and be ready to go by Monday."
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"That's his personality," offensive coordinator Ed Warinner said. "He enjoys playing. He's very competitive and having fun is part of his deal. He's not a guy that is over-analytical and real stoic. He wears his emotions on his sleeve. And that's good for us."
Reesing has not been perfect at Kansas.
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But Reesing has always found a way to quickly bounce back from such letdowns, and he has always delivered in the big moments.
That's what makes his current stretch of turnover-plagued football so puzzling.
"I haven't had too many back-to-back games where I've played like that." Reesing said.
Two years ago, after breezing through an easy non-conference play, Reeing led Kansas into Kansas State's Bill Snyder Family Stadium with something to prove. Back then the common criticism was that Kansas hadn't played any
good teams.
And though the circumstances between the years are drastically different, Kansas' obiective is not.
The layhawks spent the week backing themselves into a corner, reiterating that the only people who truly matter are the ones who sit inside Kansas' locker room.
"Any time people start ripping apart everything they helped build up or everything they loved about different players, when they start tearing them down and start questioning their skill level — any time starts questioning that, sooner or later it's going to get to that player," senior safety Darrell Stuckey said.
"Sooner or later that player is going to look in the mirror and say, 'Am I really that person? Am I really self-destructing?' Sooner or later it's going to hurt. But it feels so much better when you defeat that adversity."
Kansas enters tomorrow with a three-game winning streak against Kansas State. Last season the Jayhawks thoroughly defeated the Wildcats 52-21 in a game that all but ended Ron Prince's tenure as Kansas State's head coach.
In a twist that strayed from what many predicted entering the season, though, Bill Snyder has the Wildcats perched atop the Big 12 North standings in his first season back at Kansas State.
"They've got a lot of momentum going and we're trying to find some," Reesing said. "We're trying to resurrect ourselves on offense the last couple of weeks."
Perhaps nobody is trying more
so than Reesing.
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing and junior linebacker Drew Dudley were named to the
"He wants to go out and prove people wrong," senior wide receiver Kerry Meier said. "And that's what he's going to go out and try to do."
REESING, DUDLEY EARN
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REESING, MANGINO DISCUSS BENCHING
With seven minutes left in Kansas' 42-21 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday, senior quarterback Todd Reesing remained on the sideline while freshman quarterback Kale Picked logged to take his spot.
The decision to bench Reesing created a stir in the days following the game, and coach Mark Mangino addressed the issue again Tuesday.
"I think you guys (media) make it a big deal." Mangino said. "It is not a big deal. When you look at the circumstances and what had taken place over a period of time, it was the appropriate thing to do."
Reesing,however,hada
slightly different take on the situation.
"It was a big deal to me," Reesing said. "It is what it is. It's his decision. I am still the starting quarterback here. There is no doubt about that. The job is not up for grabs."
ESPN The Magazine Academic First Team All-District 7 football team, it was announced Thursday.
Reeing said that he hadn't talked to Mangino about his benching, but he did discuss it with offensive coordinator Ed Warriner, who is also Kansas' quarterbacks coach.
"Any time one of your best players isn't playing as well as they've played over a long period of time, that's difficult," Warriner said. "I coach him so I take a lot of responsibility for that, too. It's hard for both him and I to go through a stretch like the last couple games."
Reeing holds a 3.64 grade point average as a double-major in finance and economics.
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Dudley has earned a 3.67 cumulative grade point average in civil engineering.
Engelman may have benefited the most from the lead, logging 12 of her 16 minutes in the second half.
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— Edited by Megan Morriss
"I think for my first game, I did all right." Engelman said. "I just took it as a learning experience."
Engelman said that she got a little anxious in her debut, forcing some shots that
a different atmosphere."
No matter who is in there, starters or reserves, a main focus will
"The pace is obviously completely different. There's a lot more people here. It's a different atmosphere."
be on playing consistently solid defense.
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he normally would never take "The pace is obviously completely different." Engelman said. "There's a lot more people here. It's
"Before you can even think about offense, you need to play defense," Sutherland said.
Kansas will be all business this Sunday. This one counts more than it shows.
"It prepares us and makes it more game-like," Henrickson said.
- Edited by Jonathan Hermes
KEY TO THE GAME Offensive rebounds
The Jayhawks out rebounded Pittsburg State by a 50-39 margin. The problem with that statistic, though, is that only 14 of the 50 rebounds came from the offensive glass. Coach Bonnie Henrickson and her team viewed this area as an advantage going in to the game against Pittsburg State. The Jayhawks should have ample opportunity to get things turned around against a small line up from Emporia State.
KEEP AN EYE ON Krysten Boogaard
Boogaard, junior center, was quiet in the first half of her 2009-2010 preseason debut. She didn't even attempt a shot from the field. She turned it up a little in the second half to finish four of five shots from the field for a total of thirteen points. Boogaard has a chance to put up big numbers against Emporia State line up. She has a three-inch advantage against their tallest players. At the very least, she has an excellent chance to improve upon the two rebounds she grabbed against Pitt State.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
WHAT TO WATCH FOR Emporia State's senior guard Cassandra Boston
When the Hornets and the Jayhawks last met two years ago, Boston lit the Jayhawks up for 29 points. Her contributions almost led to a stunning upset as Kansas barely snuck out a ten point overtime victory against their in-state foes. As the rematch looms this Sunday, the Hornets will enter Allen Fieldhouse with a number seven national rankings in the Division II coaches poll, thanks in large part to the talent of
Boston. The Jayhawks will hope to contain the stellar senior athlete by trying to force her, a strong right-handed player, to go left more often than not.
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BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout, but Michael Camalleri scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory over Boston on Thursday night.
Boston had not scored in 192 minutes, 6 seconds, dating to Vladimir Sobotka's goal at 7:02 of the third period against Edmonton on Saturday. The Bruins had not been shut out in three straight games since Eddie Shore and the 1928-29 squad scored just once over five games from Feb. 2-14, 1929.
That team went on to earn Boston's first Stanlev Cup title
The Bruins were less than a minute away from matching the ignominious feat when Bergeron, with goalie Tim Thomas pulled for an extra attacker, stuffed the
rebound of Zdeno Chara's shot past Carey Price.
more than a month, but he failed to earn his first shutout in more than a year. Thomas made 25 saves, giving up only Glen Metropolit's first-period goal and Cammalleri's in the shootout.
in the 700th game between the archrivals, Price stopped 42 Boston shots for his first win in
It was still 1-0 with 2:25 left in the second period when Marco Sturm put the puck on Price's stick and Bergeron, trailing the play.
The Bruins had not been shut out in three straight games since Eddie Shore and the 1928-29 squad scored just once over five games...
Bergeron, who also had a goal disallowed in the second period, couldn't convert in the shootout. When Mark Recchi was also stopped, Price had his first win since the second game of the season.
poked it in. The goal was put on the board but disallowed after the video review.
The Bruins were 0 for 3 on the power play, extending that
scoreleast streak to 20 advantages over seven games; they are last in the NHL in the power play.
NOTES: Montreal's Ryan White, who had an assist in the first period, and Tom Pyatt both played their first NHL games. ... Thomas
took a puck off the goal line for a save with 11:35 left in the second, and it held up under review. ...
Montreal had allowed at least one power-play goal in each of its previous five games. ... Thomas' outlet pass sent the Bruins on a 3-on-1 break in the first period. Jaroslav Spacek helped break it up, but went into the boards and was slow to get up.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS KANSAS
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Rocky Graziano
"I quit school in the sixth grade because of pneumonia Not because I had it, but because I couldn't spell it."
FACT OF THE DAY
The women's soccer team became just the second No. 8 seed in Big 12 Championship history to take its quarterfinal match to overtime Wednesday.
Kansas Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
-Kansas Athletics
A: Tied for second. Caroline Smith had 12 her freshman year in 2002.
Q: Where does sophomore Emily Cressy's 12 goals this season put her on the school's all-time single season list?
FISHING REPORT
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported Thursday that at Clinton Lake:
TROUT are good, 0.5 lbs.
Lake Henry received another load of trout this week. Anglers are successful using little cleo,
castmasters, roostertails and power bait.
WIPER are fair, 2-4 lbs.
Trolling crankbaits off points and dams.
WHITE BASS are good, 0.5-1 lbs. Anglers catching fishing trolling crankbals off points and the swimming beach, casting and retrieving jigs in covers and others are being caught while vertically fishing jigs for crappie.
CRAPPIE are slow, 05.-
1.1 lbs. Over brushpiles
on minnows or jigs in
about 15-20 feet below
surface. Also off deep
water rocky areas.
CHANNEL CATFISH are fair, 1-4 lbs. Drifting shad off windy points.
Yankees return to place at top
MORNING BREW
The Yankees have restored balance to the baseball universe.
Stephen Montemayor
No matter how you feel about the New York Yankees winning the World Series, it was a happy ending to the Major League Baseball season.
The victory gave several deserving players their first pennant -- CC Sabathia, Mark Teixiera, A.J. Burnett and most importantly, Alex Rodriguez.
A-Rod is one of the most unjustifiably scrutinized players in any sport. He has three MVP awards and his performance on the field is worthy of the Hall of Fame. The only knock on him was the lack of a championship. It took six years with the Yankees, but it happened.
Not only did he finally win the World Series, but he had a significant effect on his team, hitting .365 with six home runs and 18 RBI in the playoffs. Steroid controversy aside, how can you not feel good for the guy?
During the regular season, I expressed my displeasure in an
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
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earlier Morning Brew with the MLB storylines. Everything leading up to October has since been forgotten. The team with the best players came out on top, and all is well. And credit should be given to the Phillies for making it an enjoyable series.
New York has a bigger payroll than any team in baseball, which is why it isn't as adored as it should be. The monetary disparity among teams in baseball is drastically different than in other sports, which is why the richer teams should dominate — they can afford better players.
We get what we pay for. The Yankees paid more for a championship than any other team and that's what they received. There is nothing wrong with that concept.
Great teams usually have a few stars with other key role players who make them successful. But the Yankees found a way to turn a pack of individual stars into a cohesive team.
Thank you. New York, for putting a perfect end to an imperfect season.
FRIDAY YOUTUBE SESH:
BAT-MANU
On Halloween night, the highlight of the year occurred.
After failed attempts to catch the bat with nets and towels, Spurs guard Manu Ginobili took matters into his own hands. Literally.
The San Antonio Spurs played a home game against the Sacramento Kings Saturday and a bat got loose in the arena.
YouTube search "Manu Ginobi bat" and witness the miraculous feat of hand-eye coordination.
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If it had happened on any other night of the year, it would have simply been cool. But given that it was Oct 31, this has to be one of the best athletic feats this year.
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guard Conner Teahan and senior guard Mario Little, none of whom played against Fort Hays State. All are being withheld from commenting until the decision is made.
Recently removed from the consideration of redshirting is freshman guard Elijah Johnson. His emergence as an explosive weapon has opened his coach's eyes. Self said.
"I thought a month ago that Elijah Johnson would be a
definite redshirt candidate." Self said. "Right now I'm not seeing that at all. I think he can help this team right now, let alone January and February."
nice to have an extra year of eligibility, Self said.
"They're fine with whatever," Self said. "If you're a good player and the deck's kind of stacked against you right now and you think you may be the odd man out, but we really feel like you could be a starter here, then it's not a bad scenario if it ensures you graduate."
The players are being considered for redshirting for a couple of reasons, Self said. The importance of redshirting is the benefit of graduation and progression and maturing of players. And if they are good enough to start later on in their career for the Jayhawks, it is
MEN'S BASKETBALL Coaches to announce redshirt players Mondav
— Corey Thibodeaux
Candidates are sophomore guard Travis Releford, junior
The men's basketball coaches will designate redshirt players early next week. The decision will be made after the team's Monday practice and before it faces Pittsburg State Tuesday, coach Bill Self said in a press conference Thursday.
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Lawrence
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KIRIN
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FOOTBALL Defensive end diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease
season. Mangino said Marshall wouldn't practice.
announced in a statement yesterday. Marshall informed his coaches and teammates about the diagnosis yesterday. He
Freshman defensive end DJ. Marshall has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, it was
PETER W.
Marshall
"Iam very thankful for the support that I've received from my family, my teammates and coaches, and from our medical staff." Marshall said in the statement. "Coach Mangino is
will undergo more tests before doctors determine a course of
treatment,the statement said.
"The prognosis for recovery from Hodgkin lymphoma is good," head team physician Larry Magee said in the statement. "We are optimistic that D.J. will make a complete recovery. Right now the most important thing is for him to have follow-up tests and then begin treatment."
Coach Mark Mangino said in the statement that Marshall would remain a part of the football team and that he would travel with Kansas to Kansas State tomorrow.
"As D.J. faces this disease, we know he will do so with great
Marshall, who is from Mesquite, Texas, redshirted last
always telling us to 'saw wood,' especially when our back is to the wall. I am going to beat this disease with their help and my hard work. I can't wait to get back on the field."
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determination" Mangino said. "Our thoughts and prayers will be with him daily. We look forward to his complete recovery and having him back on the field as soon as possible."
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COMMENTARY
Mangino made benching mistake
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BACK IN THE GROOVE
BY MAX VOSBURGH
mvosburgh@kansan.com
Remember this scenario? Kansas is down two touchdowns on the road against Texas Tech midway through the fourth quarter and the game is on the line. What happens next?
"They just said, 'Kale's in,' and that was it," quarterback Todd Reesing said Tuesday at the football press conference.
So here we are, almost a week later, and I'm not afraid to say it: When Mark Mangino benched Reesing against Texas Tech, he made one of the most foolish mistakes of his coaching career.
Under no rationale was it the correct move to bench the second, if not the, best quarterback in Kansas football history. Maybe it's just me, but in that scenario, I'm not going to put in a redshirt freshman who was 3-3 with 16 yards in his Kansas career. I would have shown some loyalty to the quarterback who saved my job. Id have some faith in a guy with 25 career victories, 9,963 yards, 84 touchdowns and an Orange Bowl ring.
Granted, Reesing has struggled in his last three games. Let's not pretend like he hasn't. But at the same time, Reesing has 2,385 passing yards this year (7th in the nation, 1st in Big 12), 16 passing touchdowns (tied for 13th in the nation) and a 64.1 pass completion percentage (35th in the nation, 3rd in Big 12, 1st in Big 12 North).
Let's also stop pretending like Reesing is some kind of interception machine. This year he has had seven interceptions, which puts him at a tie for 38th in the nation. Considering what conference he plays in and the fact that four Big 12 quarterbacks have as many or more interceptions than him — including Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, who has eight — I'm willing to give him a pass for now. But apparently Mangino wasn't.
During Tuesday's press conference, Mangino said of Reesing's benching, "I think you guys make it a big deal. It is not a big deal."
What was Reesing's rebuttal?
"Well, yeah. It was a big deal to me," he said.
So now you've created a possible rift between your best player and your head coach. Yeah, those seven minutes of Kale Pick were really worth that.
Furthermore, Mangino went on to make a pretty obvious statement to anyone who watched the game: "I told the players I did a lousy job of coaching," he said.
Between the benching last week and some of the play calling, I have been left dumbfounded more times in the last three games than I have been in years.
The bottom line is Reesing is the team's best player and most dangerous weapon. When times get tough, you stick with your best player and your leader.
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Kansas is facing a must-win game tomorrow at Kansas State. Bill Snyder has that team playing better than anyone expected. If Reeasing struggles early, it's imperative that he stays in and figures things out because, as anyone who was at the Border Showdown last year knows, if there's any quarterback who can pull off a miracle, it's Todd Reesing.
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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing runs behind senior running back Jake Sharp on a scramble last Saturday against Texas Tech. Kansas lost to Texas Tech, making this the third game in a row the team has lost.
Reesing looks to improve season
Quarterback wants to make turnovers a thing of the past
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BY JAYSON JENKS
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In the final seconds of the third quarter against Texas Tech — in a game that would eventually get rather ugly — the former Todd Reesing emerged.
Faced with a third and goal from Texas Tech's six yards last Saturday, Reeing backpedaled before a Tech defender grabbed his jersey, sending Kansas' quarterback into a semi-spin.
Reesting,however,remained on his feet and fired a pass to junior
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wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe, who slipped unnoticed between Texas Tech's defenders for a wideopen catch to give Kansas the lead.
That play, which could be filed under the vintage Reesing category, represents a larger development in Kansas' last three games. What once would have been the norm has suddenly — and surprisingly — become the exception.
The Jayhawks have lost their last three games, and Reesing hasn't fit the mold he established
during Kansas' last two seasons.
He has seven turnovers in his last three games. He has missed open receivers. And later in that
game against Texas Tech, he was benched in the fourth quarter with seven minutes left.
Now Todd Reesing wants his senior season back.
"We need to move forward
fun for you anymore, it's time to hang it up.
"We need to move forward and play this game the way it should be played."
"And I still love playing this game. It's still fun as heck for me."
and play this game the way it should be played." Reesing said. "You're not supposed to be sitting there hanging your head, feeling bad and not having fun. The point where this game isn't
TODD REESING Quaterback
When Kansas travels to Kansas State tomorrow, a three-game losing streak and a chance at the Big 12 North title will be on the line. Reasing clearly understands the importance of both.
Yet Reesing spent
this week reverberating messages delivered during the more simple days of football when only moms, dads and siblings dotted stands or sidelines: "We need to relax ... We need to have fun ... It's just
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Reesing's competitive nature has never been questioned, and the tone of his words didn't diminish his emphasis on winning.
But Reesing said in order for Kansas to break its current losing trend, the Jayhawks and he needed to loosen up.
SEE REESING ON PAGE 8A
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Freshmen see time on court during exhibition games
Team focusing on past weaknesses for game this weekend.
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Exhibition games may not count toward regular season records. But the way the women's basketball team is preparing, you'd never know it.
"I'm not gonna approach it any differently," sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland said. "I'm gonna play it like every other game — I'm gonna
Cassondra Boston, who averaged 14.9 points per game last season.
"The Boston kid tore us up two years ago," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Though last week's 86-56 bashing of Pittsburgh State looked pretty on
"It's experience for the young kids, just getting an opportunity to play with a crowd and in their uniforms."
Junior forward Nicolelette Smith dives to maintain possession of the ball. In their first game of the 2009-10 season, the Jayhawks beat Pittsburgh State, 86-56.
Kansas will
I'm gonna work hard."
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play host to Emporia State Sunday at 2 p.m. as a final test before the official start of the regular season. After finishing 26-6 last season, the Lady Hornets are ranked No. 7 in the WBCA/USA Today/ESPN preseason coaches poll. The team has spent 90 consecutive weeks in the Division II top 25.
paper, the off-season cobwebs were still hanging around. Last week's dominating offensive display, most notably from sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland and senior guard Danielle McCray, helped camouflage a glaring weakness: 20 turnovers.
The Lady Hornets are led by
Henrickson said there was no excuse for 20 turnovers.
However, Kansas did negate more than half of these errors with 11 total steals. That's further evidence that a suffocating defense can open up so much for a juggernaut offense.
"Steals and turnovers get us in numbers where we've got two on
If Kansas can open up an early lead like they did last weekend, Henrickson will once again have the ability to allocate some valuable
one, three on one, three on two," Henrickson said. "Those lead to high percentage shots."
minutes to her bench.
Co-captain and junior forward Nicolette Smith were tied for second in playtime on the team with 23 minutes played, but the younger players also got a little taste of college ball.
"It's experience for the young kids, just getting an opportunity to play with a crowd and in their uniforms," Henrickson said.
Freshman guard Monica
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Senior running back Jake Sharp gets hit by a Texas Tech player during the Jayhawks' 42-21 loss to the Red Raiders last Saturday. Sharp finished with 50 yards rushing.
Kansas heads west this Saturday to face Kansas State in a pivotal Big 12 North matchup.
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The crowd held up their hands and cheered as the mascot lifted them into the air. The arena was filled with a sea of people, many smiling and waving at the mascot.
No way to tell who's really No.1
SCOTT TOLAND
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Boise State won big against San Jose State last Saturday, but they picked up an even bigger victory when Oregon destroyed then-No. 4 USC by 27 points the same night. The Broncos are now 8-0 and have been rolling through the Western Athletic Conference. But their best win of the season came in week one, when they defeated Oregon at home.
Voters were surely tempted to move Oregon into the top 5 after the Ducks' thrashing of the mighty Trojans on Halloween. But they had to remind themselves that this was the same team that had lost to Boise State back in September. Oregon is now ranked No.8 in the BCS, just behind Boise State, who falls in at No.7.
After watching Oregon win big against USC, I am fully confident that the Ducks can defeat any team in the country if they are playing well. No one beats the Trojans by 27 points, but Oregon pulled it off last week.
Thanks to Oregon, the Broncos picked up an indirect win against USC. The Ducks will likely now run the table in the Pac-10 and win the conference championship. And it makes me wonder: Are the Broncos better than any team in the Pac-10?
We will likely never know if Oregon could topple Florida or if Boise State could defeat Texas for the National Championship. The biggest debate I have been hearing about Boise State right now is whether or not they will qualify for a BCS bowl over TCU, not about their chances for a national title. The computers even have Oregon ranked ahead of Boise
State, despite the direct win the Broncos own against the Ducks.
Obviously, the system is a mess. Last year, undefeated Utah rolled over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. The Utes had no problem with the Crimson Tide, the same team that led eventual national champion Florida at the end of three quarters in last year's SEC Championship Game. I couldn't help but wonder how Utah would match up against Tim Tebow and the Gators.
A lot of people have discussed the possibility of a playoff in college football, but it's time for the NCAA to take action and make a major change. This week's top 10 features seven undefeated teams, more than I ever remember there being at this point in the season. It's impossible to settle a debate about which team is better without finding out by watching them play on the field.
Right now, Oregon is playing as well as any team in the country. I'm sure the Ducks wish they could
have that game against Boise State back, but they have done a great job moving on after the loss. As long as Boise State stays undefeated, the Ducks have no shot at making the National Championship game.
Until the BCS system is fixed, we will have no way of knowing who really is the best team in college football, especially when multiple teams go undefeated in the same season. An eight-team playoff would provide seven matchups that would all feature the teams that most people would want to see.
March Madness captivates the nation every year like no other sporting event does, as workers all across the nation drop their TPS reports and Palm Pilots and keep a watchful eye on their brackets for three weeks.
A college football playoff would be a hit. Maybe some NCAA officials are worried about the possibility of TCU knocking off Florida or Boise State pulling off an upset of Texas for a national title.
These are the kinds of upsets that have put the Madness in March, and the same kinds of upsets that we will likely never get to see in January or December.
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Oregon's mascot is hoisted into the air by fans following the Ducks 47-20 victory against Southern California in Eugene, Ore. The No. 10 Oregon Ducks ran past No. 4 USC 47-20 for the Trojans' worst loss since 1997.
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ANOTHER NIGHT ON
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Lights blare at the Westwick Rugby Complex southwest of Lawrence during an evening practice. The Jayhawk Rugby Football Club practices Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The fall season that is underway has produced several cold, rainy and windy practices.
The owner of Johnny's Tavern is a big part of the Kansas Jayhawk Rugby Football Club
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Portraits of former Kansas Jayhawk Rugby Football Club players and life-members rest on the clubhouse wall at Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. 2nd St. The afternoon scene is a far cry from that of regular team gatherings after games and practices.
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Birds — in the hundreds, possibly thousands — shriek as the men approach. Cleats tap across the parking lot until weathered pavement gives way to earth. Late arrivals sprint to the pitch.
It is a particularly cold and windy evening at the Westwick Rugby Complex, south of Lawrence on County Road 458 and kissed by the Wakarusa River. Johnny's Tavern owner and sponsor of the Kansas Jayhawk Rugby Football Club Rick Renfro is filling in for coach Matt Schwartz, presiding over team stretches, warmups and passing and tackling drills.
Phlegm is discharged and drags are taken off water bottles when rest is afforded. Students and alumni commingle on the pitch as the college and club (post-graduate) sides both
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practice together.
Their drills present as many crisp tackles and swift scores as dropped balls and crushing collisions.
The team has passed the fall season's midpoint. Tuesday and Thursday evening practices only grow colder, wetter and windier and maintaining a steady stream of participants — at times this season the team has had to play with two fewer players than the 15 that line up on the field — has been a constant challenge.
Like footnotes, Renfro's words of advice amend and address any errors that occur.
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two hands...why?" Renfro asks as a circle is formed for a passing drill. "It's so you can have control of the ball and pass it when you need to."
It has been more than 35 years since Renfro joined the club. Now holding "life member" status, his occasional instruction at practice, the fields he operates and the clubhouse constructed on the top level of the first Johnny's Tavern at 401 N. 2nd St. continue to invite — and often hook — the new and prospective members and keep alive a tradition of rugby on a campus that saw one of the Midwest's first teams fielded.
--each other, but Holland says a friend's parent soon linked him to the club's under-19 team during his sophomore year at Lawrence High School.
Rugby was nonexistent between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains until 1964. That fall George Bunting came to the University to study law after a stint at Dartmouth. An encounter with the sport at the New Hampshire campus compelled Bunting to place an ad in The University Daily Kansan seeking students interested in the sport — an ad later met by 20 volunteers who would fill the roster of the first Kansas club rugby team.
The team began play in the Western Rugby Football Union's Central Division after Gerry Seymour, a British expatriate who founded the Kansas City Rugby Football Club, conceived the league.
Forty-five years since the Kansas club's inception, that 20-member inaugural side has evolved into a 150-person organization with five teams: men's college, men's club, men's Under-19, women's and a side for the more seasoned alumni, or "old boys."
"The sport has gotten a lot more technical and professional," Renfro says. "Back then I would say the third half was more important than the first two halves but now the first two halves are more important. There's more athletes involved."
By "third half" Renfro is referring to the after hours spent socializing at the clubhouse tossing back bottles of beer.
--each other, but Holland says a friend's parent soon linked him to the club's under-19 team during his sophomore year at Lawrence High School.
That's not to say the top floor of Johnny's doesn't grow spirited after games and practices and that there aren't a few empty bottles as casualties. Only through the years, Renfro says the club has moved beyond the perception that it's made up of a bunch of beer-swilling ruffians.
Ask most of the team's players how they began the sport and their responses often mirror one another. Renfro transferred to Kansas after growing uninterested in playing football at Ottawa University, about 30 miles south of Lawrence. Watching a friend play rugby helped hook him.
The college club's president, Brandon Holland, Lawrence junior, also played football in high school before discovering the sport with a group of friends. They began by passing the ball around and tackling
Nick Mancini, Los Angeles senior says he was pulled aside by team representatives at Union Fest two years ago and was persuaded to give the sport a shot.
It stuck and he soon assumed the role of recruiter, coaxing Chris Farley, Leavenworth freshman, to play his first team sport since he was a high school sophomore.
Kansas Jaybawbs - Autumn 1978
The game's physicality (sans pads) and lengthy list of laws prove a formidable hurdle to clear when beginning the sport.
Farley has had to rebound from two injuries this season, the first a sprained AC joint in his shoulder after he took a knee against Kansas State and the second a pair of sprained wrists against Truman State.
Mancini's positions of prop and lock ask that he be among the team's largest and strongest athletes. Yet it took a mere three practices into his rugby career to find himself dazed on the receiving end of a devastating stiff-arm.
"The first time you get your clock cleaned without pads on is an interesting feeling," Mancini says. "You're either out here to play and hit people or you're getting run over."
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"Most people, especially Americans, think we're stupid for playing and that we're just beating each other up," says Conor Taft, Chicago freshman. "It's a lot less barbaric than it seems. It's a thinking game and is very crafty. It's a lot less of a collision game like football."
physicality definitely took a while to get used to," Farley says. "I didn't get used to getting hit that hard until probably the third game."
If drinking and buffoonery have largely comprised the casual observer's perception of rugby in the states, its physical style of play wouldn't fall far behind.
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Tanner Grubbs/KANSAN Rick Renfro, above, rests an elbow on the bar in the Jayhawk Rugby Football club house. Renfro, a life-member of the club and owner of Johnny's Tavern, constructed the clubhouse in the 1980s to serve as a place for the team to meet after practices and games.
The Fall 1978 club, including Rick Renfro on the far right,
pose for a club portrait pictured on the left. Rentro has been a part of the 45-year-old club since he was 18 years old and said he was a player-coach before the team had a head coach.
Mancini traveled with the team to New Zealand last spring in its first overseas tour in more than 12 years.
It's a tradition that Renfro has been a part of since he went on the first tour as an 18-year-old to England.
"We learned a lot and bonded over time," Mancini says. "It was an amazing place to see and to stay in the other players' homes. It was a really cool experience to meet some people with a common bond playing a game."
Upstairs in the clubhouse at Johnny's, Renfro looks at a team picture taken during the South Africa trip. It's one of a wealth of
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artifacts that include neckties exchanged after matches abroad, old newspaper clippings and a large globe with the locations of its tours through the years.
"To me this is what rugby's all about," he says. "You're in a foreign country, you're experiencing it - their culture It's not like you're a tourista, you're down with them. You've got your team, you've got your family and your friends and all age groups."
Before this year's tour of New Zealand when the team played four games against local talent, club rugby focused more on winning its merit table, or division.
Renfro would like to see the club fully return to its touring ways.
"Hell, the best teams that we had were during the mid 80s when we were touring all the time," he says."Everybody wanted to play with us because we were doing that."
On another cold, wet night they practice as scheduled at least the few who show. Sheets of mist fall to the field and the water returns to the air with each player's step or crash to the ground.
Sure, the weather proves a heavy deterrent for some, but keeping new players committed has also presented a challenge in itself.
Renfro again dropped by the complex he and others helped raise $120,000 to construct to observe and lend counsel when needed.
"If you get enough guys out there you can teach them
and make them learn," Renfro says. "It's always about people making the commitment to be there and practice. But if they don't ever have guys there at practice and they can't work on technique and do stuff, they just stay mediocre."
The ones who do stick around and recruit others to join play a sport that provided the origins of American football.
They play a sport that Dr. James Naismith excelled at before inventing basketball — which is fitting as Renfro likens the two sports that seem on the surface to be violently different.
"Everybody's a quarterback so I like the personal flare of rugby that yeah, you have practice, yeah, you have a coach and yeah, you have a few plays but basically you're just out there going," he says.
Later that night players from both the college and club sides converge in the clubhouse as usual. Budweiser longnecks bathe in a sink filled with ice as practice and past games are recalled.
Pizza is shared in concert with ample amounts of ribbing.
The weather outside hadn't improved much but
it didn't seem to matter. Actually, it never did.
"After games and after practices there's a feeling I'd miss a lot if I let go of it." Taft says.
Added Holland:"This is more than a sport. It's more than camaraderie. It's a brotherhood."
An April 1978 University Daily Kansan article deacts a scrum where Rick Renrof can be seen vying for the ball. The actual article is one of numerous framed artworks hanging in the clubhouse and are also being digitized.
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Rugby... Rough and Wild
The new season of rugby has arrived with a tougher environment. The ball is more difficult to control, the players are more aggressive, and the crowd is less supportive.
Despite these challenges, the team remains determined to make a strong impact on the sport. They have built a strong foundation from their youth, and they are now fully equipped to face the challenges that lie ahead.
The team's success is largely due to their ability to adapt to changing conditions and their focus on winning. They are also known for their strong team spirit and dedication to the game.
As the season progresses, there will be more matches like this, and the fans will be able to see the team in action. The team's journey continues as they work towards achieving their goals and making a lasting impact on rugby.
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Senior linebacker Arist Wright gets a hand on Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts to help cause an incomplete pass. Wright had two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
Kansas Jayhawks
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time/Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 9/5 | Northern Colorado | Lawrence | W, 49-3 |
| 9/12 | at UTEP | El Paso, Texas | W, 34-7 |
| 9/19 | Duke | Lawrence | W, 44-16 |
| 9/26 | Southern Miss | Lawrence | W, 35-28 |
| 10/10 | Iowa State | Lawrence | W, 41-36 |
| 10/17 | at Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | L, 34-30 |
| 10/24 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | L, 35-13 |
| 10/31 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | L, 42-21 |
| 11/7 | at Kansas State | Manhattan | 11:30 a.m. |
| 11/14 | Nebraska | Lawrence | 2:30 p.m. |
| 11/21 | at Texas | Austin, Texas | TBA |
| 11/28 | Missouri | Kansas City, Mo. | TBA |
Kansas State Wildcats
Date Opponent Location Time/Score
09/05 Massachusetts Manhattan W, 21-17
09/12 at Louisiana Lafayette Lafayette, La. L, 17-15
09/19 at UCLA Pasadena, Calif. L, 23-9
09/26 Tennessesee Tech Manhattan W, 49-7
10/03 Iowa State Kansas City, Mo. W, 24-23
10/10 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas L, 66-14
10/17 Texas &M Manhattan W, 62-14
10/24 Colorado Manhattan W, 20-6
10/31 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. L, 42-30
11/14 Kansas Manhattan 11:30 p.m.
11/21 Missouri Manhattan 11:30 p.m.
11/28 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. TBA
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Texas Tech pulls away in fourth quarter
Turnovers costly for Jayhawks in road loss to Red Raiders
The Kansas Jayhawks led the Texas Tech Red Raiders 21-14 after three quarters of play last Saturday, but surrendered four touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lose 42-21. The loss dropped Kansas to 1-3 in Big 12 Conference play and 5-3 overall.
After the Red Raiders tied the game early in the fourth quarter, receiver Kerry Meier fumbled the ball after catching a pass on the Jayhawks' next possession. The turnover gave the Red Raiders the ball deep in Kansas territory, and Texas Tech scored another quick touchdown to take the lead.
On the Jayhawks' next drive, quarterback Todd Reesing fumbled the snap on fourth down. Texas Tech recovered the ball and ran it into the end zone to go ahead 35-21. With about seven minutes left in the game, Reesing was replaced at quarterback by freshman Kale Pick. Kansas fumbled the football five times during the game, which resulted in four turnovers.
Reesing completed 20 of his 35 attempts and finished with 181 yards and one touchdown. Junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe caught nine passes for 110 yards and one touchdown. The Texas Tech defense held senior receiver Kerry Meier to just 32 yards on three catches.
The Jayhawks defense held the highpowered Texas Tech offense to 358 yards and forced three turnovers.
Kansas travels to Manhattan on Saturday to play Kansas State at 2:30 p.m.
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Above: Freshman cornerback D.J. Beeshare attempts to tip the ball away from a Texas Tech receiver last Saturday. Texas Tech had 253 receiving yards against Kansas.
Left: Senior receiver Kerry Meier catches a ball from freshman quarterback Kale Pick but was ruled out of boundslast Saturday against Texas Tech. Kansas led 21-14 but gave up 28 points in the fourth quarter to lose 42-21.
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Kansas Jayhawks
2009 Individual Statistics
| Receiving | Catches | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kerry Meier | 65 | 666 | 10.2 | 6 | 71 |
| Dezem Briscoe | 54 | 841 | 15.6 | 5 | 56 |
| Jonathan Wilson | 27 | 338 | 12.5 | 5 | 33 |
| Brad McDougall | 24 | 238 | 9.9 | 0 | 42 |
| Jake Sharp | 19 | 166 | 8.7 | 3 | 56 |
| Toben Opurum | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 1 | 30 |
| Tim BIere | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 0 | 19 |
| Tertavian Ingram | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Todd Reedin | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Rell Lewis | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 212 | 2493 | 11.8 | 16 | 71 |
**Passing**
Effic. Cmp-Att Int Pct Yds Todd Reedin
138.8/ 302.5/ 320     7   4385   186
| Passing. cont. | Eff. | Cmp. App-Int | Int | Pct. | Yds | TD |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kale Pick | 117.5 | 4 | 0 | 80.0 | 72 | 0 |
| Kerry Meier | 262.7 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 70 | 0 |
| Alosro Janson | 234.4 | 1-3 | 1 | 100.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 139.5 | 212-330 | 7 | 64.2 | 2493 | 16 |
Rushing
Toben Opurum 114 1491 4.3 TD 206
Jake Sharp 72 333 4.6 3 30
Kale Pick 12 168 14.0 3 55
Todd Reesing 70 67 1.0 4 22
Dezmon Briscoe 1 20 20.0 1 20
Rell Lewis 5 17 3.4 0 8
Kerry Meier 1 6 6.0 0 6
**Rushing. cont.**
Att  Vards Avg  TD  Long
Team  7  -12 -1.7  0  0
Total  **282**  **1090**  **3.9**  **17**  **55**
Interceptions
Ryan Murphy 2    No.  Yds  Avg  TD  Long
Brad McDougald 1    2    0.0  0.0  0    38
Darrell Stuckey 1    1    38  38.0  0    0    38
Maxwell Onyghebue 1    1    0.0  0.0  0    48
Justin Thornton 1    1    48  48.0  1    48
Daymond Patterson 1    0    0.0  0.0  0    48
**Total**  7    **9**  12.9  **1**  **4**
Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk
Braun Jacobsten 8-11 72.7 57 0
**Kick Returns**
Brad McDougald  No. 15  Yds  Avg  TD  Long
Dezmon Briscoe  13  239  20.3  0  47
Darrall Stuckey  2  70  35.0  0  50
**Total**  **30**  **613**  **20.4**  **0**  **50**
**Punting**
Alonso Rojas  No. 37  Yds  Avg  Long  TB
Jacob Branstetter  1  29  40.8  72  5
**Total**  **38**  **1539**  **40.5**  **72**  **5**
**Punt Returns**
Daymond Patterson  No. 19  Yds  Avg  TD  Long
Brad McDougald  1  0  0.0  0  49
**Total**  **20**  **132**  **6.6**  0  **49**
2009 Roster
No. Name Pos. RB Ht. 10t Wt. Yr.
1 Jake Sharp QB 6-1 195 Jr.
2 Jordan Webb QB 6-1 210 Jr.
3 Reece Petrie WR 6-2 195 Jr.
4 Prinz Kande S 6-0 190 Jr.
4 John Millap S 6-0 150 Fr.
5 Todd Reesing QB 5-11 200 Sr.
6 Rell Lewis QB 5-11 201 So.
7 Kale Pick QB 6-2 200 Jr.
8 Daniel Porter RB 5-11 200 Jr.
9 Raimond Pendleton WR 5-11 192 Sr.
10 Kerry Meier WR 5-11 221 Sr.
11 Al Steward TE 6-4 230 So.
12 Christians Matthew QB 6-2 194 So.
13 Lubbock Smith S 5-11 192 Jr.
14 Jacob Branstetter S 5-11 182 Jr.
15 Daynard Patterson CB 5-9 175 So.
16 Chase Knighton CB 5-9 182 So.
17 Chris Harris S 6-0 189 Jr.
18 Jacob Morse QB
19 Calvin Rubles CP 6-3 203 Jr.
20 Alonso Rojas C P 6-3 202 Jr.
19 Isaiah Barfield  WR 6-0 184 So.
20 D.J. Bessheh  CR 5-9 175 Fr.
20 Taylor Lee  CB 6-1 187 Fr.
20 Taylor Lee  CB 6-1 187 Fr.
20 Angus Quigley  LR 6-2 229 Sr.
23 Garue Cunning  WR
23 Ryan Murphy  CR 5-10 176 So.
24 Bradley McDougall  WR 6-2 195 Fr.
24 Darrell Stuckey  S 6-1 205 Sr.
26 Phillip Stozier  S 6-1 205 Jr.
26 Greg Brown  CR 5-11 177 Fr.
28 Willie O'Quinn  WR 6-0 190 So.
29 Ryan Nelson  LB
30 Anthony Davis  CB 6-0 192 So.
31 Steven Foster  DT 6-2 242 So.
32 Dexter Linton  S 6-0 190 Fr.
37 Tyler Patton  CB 5-10 170 Fr.
40 Huldon Tharp  LB 6-1 215 Fr.
40 Corrigan Powell  CB 5-10 172 So.
50 Toben Opurum  RB 6-2 235 Fr.
50 Deshaun Sands  RB 5-9 182 Fr.
57 Brian Blackwell  S 5-11 196 So.
37 Ryan Burton RB 5-10 180 Fr.
38 Josh Richardson LB 6-4 220 Fr.
38 Jeff Hickerson WR 5-10 190 Fr.
38 Vernon Brooks LB
40 Tyrler Hunt FB 6-2 235 Fr.
40 Jacoby Thomas LB 6-2 212 Fr.
41 Arist Wright LB 6-0 212 Sr.
41 Ted McNulty TE 6-5 231 So.
41 Dianat Ougodun t B 6-5 230 Jr.
41 Justin Springer LB 6-4 242 Jr.
41 Justin Thornton CB 6-1 213 Jr.
46 Steve Mestan LB 6-1 230 Jr.
47 Brandon Hawks S L 5-9 182 Fr.
4Drew Dudley LB 6-2 232 Jr.
4Jordan Fee LB 5-11 202 Fr.
4Tryone Sellers, JE DE 6-3 220 Fr.
4Dakota Lewis LB 6-1 213 Fr.
5Steven Johnson LB 6-2 229 So.
5Tom Mabry OL 6-5 280 Fr.
5Justin Carnes LE 6-3 250 Fr.
5Kevin Young DE 6-3 240 Fr.
55 Darius Parish    OL 6-4 314 So.
56 Kayl Anderson    LS 6-2 250 Sr.
57 Chea Peterman    LB 6-2 220 Sr.
58 Jake Schermer    LB 6-2 225 Sr.
59 Sal Capra    LB 6-2 295 Jr.
62 Alex Smith    LB 5-11 281 Jr.
63 Ian Wolfe    LB 6-5 295 Jr.
64 Randall Dent    DT 6-4 278 Fr.
65 Michael Martovich    DT 6-4 278 Fr.
68 Carl Wilson    LB 6-4 292 Jr.
69 Trevor Marengellii    LB 6-4 285 Jr.
70 Gavin Howard    LB 6-6 295 Jr.
71 John Williams    LB 6-6 309 Fr.
72 Tanner Hawkinson    LB 6-6 270 Fr.
73 Joe Semple    LB 6-3 296 Fr.
74 Jeff Spikes    LB 6-6 314 So.
75 Travis Stephens    DT 6-6 262 Jr.
76 Brad Thorson    LB 6-3 290 Jr.
77 Jereach Hatchil    LB 6-3 311 So.
78 Shane Smith    DE 6-5 265 Fr.
79 Riley Spencer    DE 6-5 290 Fr.
80 Dezmon Briscoe WR 6-3 202 Jr.
81 Johnson Watson Wilson WR 6-3 189 Jr.
82 Nick Plato TE 6-6 149 Jr.
83 Chris Omigle DE 6-4 200 Jr.
84 Jeff Wheeler DE 6-7 260 Sr.
85 Roderick Harris, Jr. WR 6-2 200 Jr.
86 Tim Bie TE 6-4 200 So.
87 Bradley Dedeaux TE 6-3 255 Jr.
88 Erick McGriff TE 6-4 205 Jr.
89 Patrick Schilling WR 6-1 175 Jr.
90 Tertain Ingram WR 6-0 200 Jr.
90 Maxwell Orvigneble DE 6-5 258 Sr.
91 Jake Laptad DE 6-5 258 Jr.
92 Patrick Dorsey DT 6-0 275 So.
93 Quintin Woods DT 6-0 250 Jr.
94 Caleb Blakesley DT 6-5 298 Sr.
95 D.J. Marshall DT 6-4 230 Fr.
96 Dustin Spears DT 6-5 245 Sr.
97 Richard Johnson, Jr. DT 6-2 281 So.
98 Duane Zlatnik DT 6-4 303 Jr.
99 Jamal Greene DT 6-4 304 Jr.
Kansas State Wildcats
2009 Individual Statistics
| Receiving | Catches | Yds | Avg |TD | Length |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Brandon Banks | 42 | 524 | 12.5 | 1 | 64 |
| Attrail Snipes | 22 | 339 | 15.4 | 2 | 40 |
| Daniel Thomas | 12 | 205 | 10.8 | 4 | 52 |
| Jeron Mastrud | 18 | 215 | 11.9 | 1 | 45 |
| Lamark Brown | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 1 | 40 |
| Keithen Valentine | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Collin Klein | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Braden Wilson | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | 18 |
| Sheldon Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Bruce Vignery | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Travis Tannahill | 2 | 37 | 10.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Cole Bachamp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| **Total** | **135** | **1575** | **11.7** | **0** | **6** |
Rushing Att Yards Avg TD Long Daniel Thomas 181 902 5.0 10 35
Rushing. cont.
Att  Yards Avg TD Long
Keithen Valentine  50 362 7.2 61
Grant Gregory  15 203 3.1 3 21
Jarell Childs  13 79 6.1 0 14
Carson Coffman  54 64 1.2 2 20
Brandon Banks  6 49 8.2 0 20
Braden Wilson  3 8 2.7 0 5
Adrian Hilburn  1 1 1.0 0 1
Ryan Doerr  1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Collin Klein  1 -8 -8.0 0 0
Team  9 -16 -1.8 0 0
Total  **384** **1641** 4.3 21 61
Pint Returns
Brandon Banks 13 121 9.4 TD 0 26
Tyson Hartman 8 105 13.1 0 24
Total 21 226 10.8 0 26
Passing Effic. Cmp-Att. Int Pct Yds TD
Carson Coffman 121.2 71-117 4 60.7 860 2
Grant Gregory 125.3 61-98 4 62.7 665 3
Daniel Thomas 350.0 3-3 0 100.0 50 1
Total 126.2 135-218 61.9 157.5 6
Interceptions No. Yds Avg TD Long Tysn Hartman 4 12 3.0 0 12 Emmanuel Lamur 2 0 0.0 0 0 Joshua Moore 2 22 11.0 0 22 John Houlik 1 7 7.0 0 7 Jeff Fitzgerald 1 17 17.0 1 17 Torell Miller 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 11 58 5.3 1 22
Kick Returns No. Yds Avg TD Long
Brick Brandon Banks 30 953 13.8 4 98
Kick Returns, cont. No. Yds Avg TD Long
Keithen Valentine 6 118 19.7 0 30
Hansen Sekona 2 14 7.0 0 8
Daniel Thomas 1 25 25.0 0 25
Total 39 111 25.0 4 98
**Punting**
Ryan Doerr 32 1294 40.4 53 2
D.J. Fulhage 12 413 34.4 47 3
Team 1 0 0.0 0 0
**Total** 45 1707 37.9 53 5
Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk Josh Cherry 6-11 54.5 39 0 Brandon Klmek 1-1 100.0 46 0
2009 Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. 6-1 Wt. 207 Yr.
2 Tysyn Hartman DB 3-1 Wt. 107 Sr.
3 Bobby Haauer WR 6-3 185 Fr.
4 Billy McCillan DB 3-8 170 Sr.
Chris Harper QB 6-3 230 Jr.
Joshua Moore QB 5-11 184 Sr.
Chris Carney QB 6-1 190 Sr.
Brodkrick Smith WR 6-1 205 Sr.
Grant Gregory QB 6-1 210 Sr.
Brandon Kilmek PQ 5-11 168 Fr.
Lamark Brown WR 6-3 225 Jr.
Stephen Harrison DB 3-1 181 Jr.
Daniel Thomas RB 6-2 227 Fr.
Ryan Doeer K/P 6-2 185 Fr.
Ryan Doeer QB 6-4 185 Fr.
D.J. Dulhage PQ 6-1 180 Fr.
James French PK 5-10 181 Sr.
Collin Klein QB 6-5 231 Fr.
Sammuel Lamur QB 6-4 215 Fr.
Adrian Stryker DB 6-1 206 Sr.
Cole Blair DB 6-1 195 Sr.
Carson Coffman DB 6-3 212 Sr.
Luis Barroeta P 5-11 174 Fr.
Darious Thomas DB 6-0 180 Fr.
Joesph Kasavoid DE 6-5 239 Fr.
Cole Bachamp WR 6-0 175 So.
George Pierson WR 6-0 125 So.
18 Anthony Cantele PK 5-11 175 Fr.
18 MacDonald McTELE AK 6-1 175 Fr.
19 Josh Cherry KR 6-1 183 Jr.
20 Devin Geller WR 5-1 175 Jr.
20 Courtney Hernnd DB 6-0 211 Sr.
21 Troy Butler DB 6-1 200 Jr.
21 Frank Delauro DB 5-8 200 So.
21 Thomas Ferguson DB 6-1 205 So.
21 Emmanuel Lamar DB 6-4 214 So.
21 Daimler Miner WR 6-1 180 Jr.
24 Daimler Miner DB 6-8 223 Jr.
26 Keithen Valentine DB 6-1 192 Sr.
26 Brett Childers DB 6-1 192 Sr.
26 Jariel Childs DB 6-1 220 Fr.
27 Tim Flanders DB 6-1 208 Fr.
27 David Garrett DB 6-9 185 Jr.
27 Logan Dodd DB 6-9 185 Jr.
28 Jos Ford DB 5-9 197 Fr.
29 Otto Johnson DB 5-10 175 Sr.
30 Cameron Morrison WR 5-11 190 Sr.
30 Jay Wright DB 6-0 235 Jr.
30 Drew Muelle DB 6-3 205 Jr.
31 Torel Miller DB 6-3 205 Fr.
31 Adam Orduana WR 5-7 170 Fr.
32 Roman Fields LB 5-10 197 Fr.
32 John Hubert WR 5-9 190 Fr.
34 Jase Hartenbower DB 6-0 183 Sor.
14 Ian Petersen DB 6-0 177 Sor.
36 Luke Clements DBs 6-3 190 Sr.
27 Rashad Harrell DB 5-10 175 Sr.
37 Terance Sweeney DB 5-10 175 Jr.
37 Braden Wilson FB 6-4 245 Fr.
38 Jack Reed LB 6-1 227 Sr.
19 John Houlik LB 5-11 219 Sr.
40 Antonio Keder LB 6-2 253 Jr.
29 Robyn doddner LB 6-2 208 Soil.
41 Charlie Melton DB 6-1 200 Fr.
41 William Powell RB 5-11 200 Jr.
24Adams Corey LS 6-4 242 Jr.
34 Marc St. Felix DB 6-0 205 Fr.
34 Jeremy Sutton TE 6-5 250 Jr.
40 Josh Berard LB 6-2 200 Jr.
46 Kevin Rohlered LB 6-2 217 Jr.
46 Prizel Brown DE 6-4 215 Jr.
Ben Kail FB 5-11 222 Jr.
65 Gheghens LB 6-3 200 Jr.
67 Gabe GanzTE 6-3 200 Jr.
Jarrett Wright TE 6-2 225 Jr.
97 Lucas Hamm FB 6-2 240 Jr.
94 Aaron Kingon LB 6-0 200 Soil.
104 Hansen Sekona LB 6-0 230 Sr.
51 Ulla Pomole LB 6-1 228 Sr.
52 Taylor Kulman LB 6-1 192 Fr.
53 Blake Slaughter LB 6-1 219 Fr.
54 Trevor Viers LB 6-5 284 Jr.
55 kadero Terrell LB 6-2 235 Jr.
56 Alex Hrebec LB 5-11 238 So.
57 Grant Valentine DE 6-3 240 So.
58 Clarence Bumpas LB 5-11 218 So.
59 Brian Hertzog LB 6-1 218 So.
60 Zach Kendall OL 6-3 29 Jr.
61 Olympos Olmpos DT 6-7 263 So.
62 Logan Wiltoll LS 6-4 293 So.
63 Marcus HeitLS 6-4 218 Fr.
64 Nick StringerOL 6-6 285 Fr.
65 Aaron JacksonOL 6-2 310 Fr.
66 Eric BenoitOL 6-2 394 Fr.
67 Kenneth MayfieldOL 6-4 320 Jr.
68 William CooperOL 6-4 325 Fr.
69 Nick WardOL 6-1 280 So.
70 Zach HansonOL 6-1 320 So.
71 Erik DouglasOL 6-6 295 Fr.
72 Kaleb DouglassOL 6-6 295 Fr.
73 Will LawsonOL 6-4 290 Fr.
74 Wade WeibertOL 6-4 290 Jr.
75 Clyde AufnerOL 6-4 290 So.
76 Block UnnhOL 6-6 290 Str.
77 Colten FreezeOL 6-5 290 So.
78 Cornelius Lucas  OL  6-8 306 2Fr.
89 Kenna Taylor  DL  6-5 375 4Fr.
80 Travis Tannahill  TE  6-4 240 1Fr.
81 Attail Snipes  TE  6-4 180 1Fr.
82 Adrian Hilburn  TE  6-1 195 1Jr.
83 Brandon Banks  WR  5-7 150 1Jr.
84 Matt Wykes  WR  6-2 209 3Fr.
85 Jason Mastudre  TE  6-9 253 3Fr.
86 William Thompson  WR  6-1 165 3Fr.
87 Sheldon Smith  WR  5-11 165 3Fr.
88 Bricy Vignee  WR  6-1 195 3Fr.
89 Aubrey Quarles  WR  5-11 195 3Fr.
90 Eric Chels  DE  6-3 250 5St.
91 Brandon Harold  DE  6-6 264 5So.
92 Josh Sutton  DE  6-6 275 5So.
93 Gabriel Crews  DT  6-1 310  Jr.
94 Guahid Gault  DT  6-1 274  Jr.
95 Gerald Jardiner  DE  6-4 280 5So.
96 Payton Kirk  DE  6-4 280 5So.
97 Chiduban Abana  DE  6-4 295 5So.
98 Kyle Brown  DE  6-2 240 1Fr.
99 Daniel Calvin  DE  6-3 310 1Fr.
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This is a matchup of two teams that are shocked to see Iowa perched atop the Big 10 standings. Penn State lost at home to the Hawkeyes earlier this season, and Ohio State already has two losses this season. The winner of this game still has a shot at the conference title.
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How will the Ducks handle their first game as a top 10 team? After defeating USC last week at home, Oregon hits the road to play Stanford, who sits at 5-3. Stanford still has to face USC and California, so a win would be huge. Oregon is the hottest team in the country right now.
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VANDERBILT VS. FLORIDA
Tim Tebow and the Gators finally looked like the best team in the nation last week in their thrashing of Georgia. But they can't afford to suffer a letdown at home against Vanderbilt. The Commodores are just 2-7 overall, but any game in the SEC can be a challenge.
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The Bearcats have moved into the top 5 and show no signs of slowing down. Connecticut is 4-4 and is eager to move closer to bowl eligibility. The Huskies have dropped their last two games by a combined eight points and have not been blown out in any games so far this season.
Alabama's Mark Ingram (22) runs away from South Carolina defenders Devin Taylor (98) and Chris Culliver (17) in the first half of the Crimson Tide's 20-6 victory this season. Ingram, the Crimson Tide are侵犯 for an SEC West matchup with LSU on Saturday.
LSU VS. ALABAMA
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Tigers take on Crimson Tide in pivotal SEC West matchup
The Tigers head east to face Alabama and their former head coach, Nick Saban. Many LSU fans are still upset that Saban is now coaching the Crimson Tide, and this will be one of the best SEC matchups of the season. The winner of this game will have the inside track to the SEC Championship. The Tigers still have hopes of winning the SEC West and earning a rematch with Florida in the conference championship, but they must beat Alabama to do so. Mark Ingram leads the Crimson Tide attack and is tough to stop running the football. Alabama and LSU have stellar defenses that overshadow their offenses, so turnovers will be key. Whichever team takes better care of the ball should be able to win this game.
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Team (First place votes) Record Total Votes Prev. Rank
1. Florida (38) 8-0 1448 1
2. Texas (13) 8-0 1408 3
3. Alabama (8) 8-0 1390 2
4. Cincinnati 8-0 1212 5
5. Boise State 8-0 1211 6
6. TCU 8-0 1147 8
7. Oregon 7-1 1130 10
8. Iowa 9-0 1127 7
9. LSU 7-1 1036 9
10. Georgia Tech 8-1 949 11
11. Penn State 8-1 886 12
12. USC 6-2 741 4
13. Houston 7-1 707 15
14. Pittsburgh 7-1 690 16
15. Ohio State 7-2 636 17
16. Miami (FL) 6-2 602 18
17. Utah 7-1 552 19
18. Oklahoma State 6-2 361 13
19. Notre Dame 6-2 352 25
20. Oklahoma 5-3 348 22
21. Arizona 5-2 322 23
22. Virginia Tech 5-3 185 14
23. California 6-2 181 NR
24. Wisconsin 6-2 172 NR
25. Brigham Young 6-2 130 NR
Dropped from rankings: West Virginia 20. South Carolina 21. Mississippi 24
Others receiving votes: South Florida 115, Clemmon 35, Abucon 30, TewaTech 24, West Virginia 15, Rutgers 11, Boston College 6, Central Michigan 4, Oregon State 4, Tennessee 3, Idaho 2, Richmond 1, Carolina 1, Temple 1.
The Wave's Top 25 Wave editor Scott Toland ranks the nation's best teams
1. Florida - Georgia never had a chance once Tim Tebow and the Gators got rolling last week.
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6. **Cincinnati** - Even without quarterback Tony Pike, the Bearcats keep rolling through the Big East.
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3. Texas - Colt McCoy and the Longhorns are rolling and have a clear path to the Big 12 Championship.
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8. Oregon – The Ducks have the clear path to the Pac-10 title after thrashing USC at home last week.
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5. TCU – The Horned Frogs picked up a 41-0 victory against UNLV to improve to 8-0.
Paterno and the Nittany Lions still have hopes of winning the Big 10.
9. LSU - The Tigers can take the lead in the SEC West division with a victory at Alabama on Saturday.
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21. Arizona - The Wildcats defeated UCLA to quietly improve to 5-2 and 3-1 in the Pac-10.
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10. Georgia Tech – The Yellow Jackets improved to 8-1 with a 56-31 thumping of Vanderbilt.
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14. Houston - The Cougars piled up 750 yards of total offense in a 50-43 victory against Southern Miss.
Sooners got by Kansas State 42-10 at home to improve to 5-3 for the season.
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22. Notre Dame - Jimmy Clausen and the Irish had no problem defeating Washington State 40-14.
18. Oklahoma State - The
15. Ohio State - The Buckeyes dismantled New Mexico State 45-0 at home last week.
Cowboys lost big at home to Texas, but they are still a very good team.
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24. California - The
Golden Bears slipped past Arizona State 23-21 to improve to 6-2.
20. BYU - The Cougars are eager to play again after getting steamrolled by TCU two weeks ago.
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25. Wisconsin - The Badgers are 6-2 after a 37-0 thrashing of Purdue and have earned a place in this week's Top 25.
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Redshirt freshmen Tyler Hunt, left, and Brandon Hawks work hard in practice every week but don't get any playing time on the weekends. Both players had offers to play at other smaller schools, but instead elected to play for the Jayhawks
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FINDING A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE
Scout team members Brandon Hawks and Tyler Hunt help prepare the Jayhawks
By Clark Goble cgoble@kansan.com
Freshman safety Brandon Hawks hasn't seen the field on a Saturday this year.
Freshman fullback Tyler Hunt? He has as many rushing yards as Big Jay. White Owl and your lazy roommate combined.
Still, it's hard to miss their impact on the field if you know where to look.
In the Colorado game, Todd Reesing threw a lateral pass to Kerry Meier, who then tossed it downfield back to Reesing for a big gain. Colorado's safety wasn't the first defender faked out on the lateral.
Hawks bit on the fake in practice earlier in the week.
"It just shows how if we give them a good look, it pays off!" Hawks says.
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6-foot-2 fullback, are both from Kansas: Hunt from right here in Lawrence and Hawks from tiny Oskaloosa. They admitted that the differences between high school football and Division I football are vast, so they both took redshirts last year to help them in the transition.
"We were a pretty small football environment so coming here, I was just kind of in an ear," Hawks says. "It was nice having that year just to adapt and learn everything. It was really a good adjustment period and I feel that it really benefitted me quite a bit."
Hunt says his redshirt year was key for adding muscle in the weight room and pre-
know at what level.
"I've learned so much," Hawks says. "Coming out of high school, you're the big bad jock and you think you know everything. But when I got here it was like, 'Wow. It really feels like I've stepped up my knowledge of the game and it's going to help me it out with my players.'"
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And if Hawks' and Hunt's dreams to play go unfulfilled, just seeing the team succeed is the "ultimate goal."
Bowen laughs when asked about the offensive scout team's effect on his defense.
The group, led by freshman quarterback Kale Pick, doesn't back down from the challenge of taking on a Big 12 defense.
says. "They work hard trying to give us the best look they can to kind of show the way what we might think the other team is going to play us like."
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Hawks and Hunt practice just as much as any other players on the team. The only difference is that they haven't seen the field on Saturdays.
The wear and tear of the daily grind of the game is completely worth it for Hawks.
"As soon as you get here, you just feel a part of a family"; Hawks says. "The sense of belonging is just a great feeling. It's just a nice escape from the troubles of the real world. When you're out there on the field, you don't even think about anything else."
"Growing up, this was a game I just loved. Getting to do it every day, I can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing." Brandon Hawks, Kansas safety
As members of the scout team offense and defense during the week, Hunt and Hawks play major roles in what Reesing, Meier and Stuckey do on Saturdays.
They don't dress out for games or travel with the team, but they spurned offers from smaller schools for the opportunity to help out a Kansas program they've always dreamed about playing for.
Hunt says he notices how the scout team's work in practice helps the offense and defense every Saturday.
"If you give them a good look and you go hard, then you can usually see it in the game," Hunt says. "If you watch the position you play and you watch one of our guys cover our position that really well, you take some credit for that."
--paring mentally to play at the higher level.
Hawks, a 5-foot-9 safety, and Hunt, a
So they're still freshmen this year. And they both plan on playing for the next four years. Dressing out for a game, or making the "two deep" roster for any position, is among their main goals, but they won't settle for just that.
Hawks and Hunt want scholarships.
They have goals outside of dressing out and getting a scholarship too. Hunt wants to manage a business. Hawks wants to be a football coach. He doesn't
Hunt had offers to walk on at New Mexico and Kansas State and several scholarship offers from smaller schools. Hawks had other smaller offers as well. But now-defensive coordinator Clint Bowen spoke with Hunt and Hawks during their senior years at Lawrence High and Oskaloosa High respectively. He convinced them to come out for the team.
Defensive graduate assistant Kevin Carbery works with the scout team each week, watching film of the opponent and trying to mirror the other team's style of play.
"Our scout team offense that comes against us does an unbelievable job," Bowen says.
"He gets them fired up," Bowen says. "Those kids, if they make on a play on us, it's like they won the Super Bowl. They celebrate and jump up and down."
He pauses.
"Our scout team offense is very good."
Todd Reesing was the third-string quarterback his freshman year. When his redshirt was pulled in a game against Colorado, he jumped up the depth chart to the starter. So he's never been an integral part of the scout team offense, but he realizes its necessity.
"Those guys giving us a good look is very important to our success" Reesing
You're just focused."
Hunt admitted that the routine of weights in the morning and then film and practice in the afternoon is a lot tougher than his high school football routine, but being "part of something" makes it worth it.
Hawks and Hunt likely won't make any appearances on ABC or ESPN.
As the bells sound from AC/DC's "Hells Bells," they are sitting the stands and not busting out of the doors of the Anderson Family Football Complex.
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But for now, that's fine with them. They'll keep working on the practice field to find playing time, even if that doesn't come this year or next year.
"Growing up, this was a game I just loved," Hawks says. "Getting to do it every day, I can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing."
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AT A GLANCE
So begins the most important stretch of the Jayhawks schedule. Beginning with Kansas State tomorrow, Kansas plays three Big 12 North opponents in four games. Since losing to Colorado on Oct. 17, the Jayhawks have continued to emphasize the possibility of winning the North title. Now is the time when talk must turn into reality if that goal is to be reached.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing Reesing's poor performance and subsequent benching have been well
punitized in the days following Kansas' 42-21 loss to Texas Tech. After the game Reesing said he was surprised at the decision, and he struggled to pinpoint the root of his failure.
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his recent performances. If Kansas is to defeat K-State on the road, Reesing must return to his playmaking form.
QUESTION MARKS
How will Reesing respond?
Throughout his career, Reesing has been at his best when he has something to prove. Remember the 2007 Orange Bowl season? That same scenario has unfolded this week. Reesing undoubtedly wants to prove that his last three games have simply been a fluke.
Will Kansas finally be able to run the ball effectively?
For a variety of reasons — poor blocking, injuries and early deficits — Kansas has struggled to consistently run the ball the past three games. A productive ground attack would certainly take some of the pressure off of Reasing. Can Kansas successfully run the ball against a tough K-State defense?
BY THE NUMBERS
2. 2 Average yards per carry for Kansas against Texas Tech
Fumbles by Kansas against Texas Tech
37 Yards Reesing needs to reach 10,000 career passing yards
52 Points Kansas scored against K-State last season
2005 The year in which Kansas last lost to K-State
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Kansas (5-3)
OFFENSE
The last three games certainly haven't been
pretty — or successful — for Kansas' offense. The Jayhawks have simply struggled in every aspect of the offense, from wide receivers to senior quarterback Todd Reesing to the offensive line. Reesing has struggled heavily in his last three games — he has seven turnovers in that stretch
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— but the blame is not his alone.
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Kansas' offense hasn't played well for an entire game since defeating Iowa State on Oct. 10.
DEFENSE
In a surprising twist from what was expected
before the season, the defense
- not the offense - kept Kansas in the game last week against Texas Tech. Senior defensive end Maxwell Onyegebule and junior defensive end Jake Laptad consistently created pressure, and the secondary did its part by blanketing Texas Tech's
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capable receivers. For three and
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a half quarters, the Jayhawks' defense turned in its best performance of the season.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Junior punter Alonso Rojas' right leg was frequently used against Texas Tech: He punted eight times during the game. And he was certainly effective, averaging nearly 48 yards per punt while pinning two punts inside Texas Tech's 20-yard line. True, Rojas kept Texas Tech from starting a drive with good field position. But it's not a good sign that he was forced to make eight punts.
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COACHING
The offense hasn't been crisp in three
games. Reesing has struggled to deliver the ball to receivers and the running game has been less-than-average in that same stretch. Offensive coordinator Ed Warriner is usually creative with his
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adjustments, and the Jayhawks could use a spark at this point in the season.
Warriner
At this point, it's nearly impossible to say that Kansas has even the slightest bit of momentum. Kansas has lost three consecutive games for the first time since 2006. Reeing was benched in the fourth quarter with his team trailing by just two scores. And the Jayhawks haven't played a complete game in nearly a month.
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Offense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Todd Reesing 5 Sr.
RB Jake Sharp 1 Sr.
WR Dezmon Briscoe 80 Jr.
WR Kerry Meier 10 Sr.
WR Jonathan Wilson 81 Jr.
TE Tim Biere 86 So.
LT Tanner Hawkinson 72 Fr.
LG Brad Thorson 76 Jr.
C Jeremiah Hatch 77 So.
RG Sal Capra 59 Jr.
RT Jeff Spikes 74 So
P Alonso Rojas 18 Jr.
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Jeff Wheeler 84 Sr.
DT John Williams 71 Fr.
DT Caleb Blakesley 94 Sr.
DE Jake Laptad 91 Jr.
LB Justin Springer 45 Jr.
LB Drew Dudley 49 Jr.
LB Huldon Tharp 34 Fr.
CB D.J. Beshears 20 Fr.
SS Darrell Stuckey 25 Sr.
FS Lubbock Smith 13 Fr.
CB Chris Harris 16 Jr.
K Jacob Branstetter 14 Jr.
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Kansas' defensive line continues ing a heavy rotation, the defensi pressured Texas Tech's quarterback the Red Raiders' rushing attack f Stopping the run will be even m Daniel Thomas, K-State's talente
Baby Jay will weep
The Jayhawks allow the Wildcats in the game. Sure, that's an import game. But it's even more importa Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium rocking tomorrow afternoon. To a Kansas must take control of the g
Prediction Kansas 24, Kansas
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KU
OFFENSE
The Wildcats are definitely a team that uses
the run to set up the pass. Junior college transfer running back Daniel Thomas is averaging 100 yards per game on the ground and has 10 touchdowns on the season. Sixth-year senior Grant Gregory will probably start at quarterback and is a
Thomas
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game manager rather than a playmaker.
DEFENSE
Kansas State's opponents have gashed the
Wildcat secondary through the air. Opponents average 234 yards passing per game. However, the secondary, led by sophomore free safety Emmanuel Lamur, is capable of making big plays. Lamur leads the team in tackles with 46. Sophomore cornerback Tysyn Hartman has four interceptions.
Hartman has four interceptions and the Wildcats have forced nine fumbles.
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SPECIAL TEAMS
Watch out for senior kick returner Brandon
Banks. He has four kickoff return touchdowns on the season and five for his career. He is just 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, but if he finds a gap, he will burst through it and find the end zone. Junior kicker Josh Cherry missed five of his first six
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field goals this season, but coach Bill Snyder has limited his range in Big 12 play and he hasn't missed since.
Cherry
COACHING
Snyder returned from retirement to coach the Wildcats again and is getting a lot of attention for taking Kansas State to the top of the Big 12 North. He owns a 13-4 record against Kansas. Snyder is 69 years old but has been lauded for his ability to connect
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with his much younger players. He is mostly responsible for the revival of Kansas State football in the mid-'90s.
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MOMENTUM
No one knew what to expect from the Wildcats, but through Big 12 play they have been very impressive. Sure, Iowa State was an extra point from going into overtime with Kansas State and the Wildcats were rolled in Lubbock, Texas, but they also shelled Texas A&M and hung with a talented Oklahoma team. A victory in this rivalry game would be huge.
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offensive line continues to be disruptive. Usy rotation, the defensive front consistently Texas Tech's quarterbacks while limiting raiders' rushing attack for three quarters. The run will be even more important againstomas, K-State's talented running back.
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awks allow the Wildcats to take an early lead me. Sure, that's an important aspect of any it'even more important this week, K-State's Family Football Stadium will be packed and morrow afternoon. To limit the crowd's effect, ust take control of the game early.
Prediction:
Kansas 24, Kansas State 23
Offense
WILDCATS STARTING LINEUP
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Grant Gregory 6 Sr.
RB Daniel Thomas 8 Jr.
FB Braden Wilson 37 Fr.
WR Lamark Brown 7 Jr.
WR Brandon Banks 83 Sr.
TE Jeron Mastrud 85 Sr.
LT Nick Stringer 64 Sr.
LG Zach Kendall 59 Jr.
C Wade Weibert 74 Jr.
RG Kenneth Mayfield 67 Jr.
RT Clyde Aufner 75 So.
P Ryan Doerr 9 Fr.
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Jeffrey Fitzgerald 95 Sr.
DT Prizell Brown 46 Jr.
DT Daniel Calvin 99 Sr.
DE Antonio Felder 40 Jr.
LB John Houlik 39 Sr.
LB Ulla Pomele 51 Sr.
LB Troy Butler 21 Jr.
CB Joshua Moore 4 Jr.
SS Tysyn Hartman 2 So.
FS Emmanuel Lamur 23 So.
CB Stephen Harrison 8 Jr.
PK Josh Cherry 19 Jr.
AT A GLANCE
Kansas State is at the top of the Big 12 North standings with only North opponents remaining on its schedule. Two victories will probably give them the North title, so getting a victory against a Kansas team on a three-game losing streak would be a big push in the right direction.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Senior wide receiver/kick returner Brandon Banks
Banks has NFL talent stuck in an eight grader's body. At just 150 pounds, he can't
his quickness helps him avoid tacklers. The Wildcats don't often take shots down the field, but Banks keeps defenses honest. He will make at least one big play; Kansas must limit Banks to just that.
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Banks
QUESTION MARKS
Will Snyder try to slow this game down?
While the Jayhawks like to throw the ball, the Wildcats love to pound the football on the ground. Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing has been shaky in the past three weeks, but the Jayhawks offense can still explode at any moment. Snyder might take a chance and try to throw with the Jayhawks, but if Reesing gets going, he will bring the pace to a screeching halt.
Will the Wildcats get a nonoffensive touchdown?
Since 1999, Kansas State is second in the country in non-offensive touchdowns with 73 behind Virginia Tech's 76. They already have five this year, four from kick returner Brandon Banks and one on an interception return. There could be a 14-point swing like Kansas saw against Oklahoma when Reesing's pass deep in Oklahoma territory was intercepted for a touchdown.
BY THE NUMBERS
1
Number of votes for Kansas State in the USA Today Coaches' Poll
8
Bill Snyder's winning streak against Kansas
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9 Drives of ten or more plays for K-State this season
34:17 Average time of possession for the Wildcats, third in the nation
107
Number of football games between Kansas and Kansas State
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Big 12-Week 10 Compiled by Clark Goble
GAME TO WATCH Oklahoma vs. Nebraska N
Nebraska's offense may be reeling, but the Blackshirt defense is holding strong. For the season, they've given up a little more than 11 points per game. But aside from Texas Tech, Nebraska hasn't faced a great offensive unit. Oklahoma freshman quarterback Landry Jones is getting in a rhythm for the Sooners and their athletic receivers are making plays. The ramifications of the collision between the Oklahoma offense
and the Nebraska defense will be the main factor in the result of the game.
The Huskers are still looking at a possible Big 12 North title and a victory against the Sooners will do wonders for their chances. The game is in Lincoln, Neb., and the rowdy Husker fan base might rattle Jones a bit. Oklahoma is likely more talented on both sides of the ball, but Nebraska might be hungrier for a victory.
THIS WEEK'S BIG 12 SCHEDULE
Texas (8-0, 5-0) vs. Central Florida Austin, Texas, 11 a.m.
Baylor (3-5, 0-4) vs. Missouri (5-3, 1-3)
Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
Oklahoma State (6-2, 3-1) vs. Iowa State (5-4, 2-3)
Ames, Iowa, 2:30 p.m.
Kansas (5-3, 1-3) vs. Kansas State (5-4, 3-2)
Manhattan 11:30 a.m.
Texas A&M (5-3, 2-2) vs. Colorado (2-6, 1-3)
Boulder, Colo., 12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma (5-3, 3-1) vs. Nebraska (5-3, 2-2)
Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m.
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SOONERS
Co-Offensive Player of the Week Landry Jones, Oklahoma QB
Jones threw four touchdowns with no interceptions in Oklahoma's 42-30 victory against Kansas State. The Wildcats cut the lead to five points twice, but Jones led scoring drives to help the Sooners stay ahead.
Co-Offensive Player of the Week Baron Batch, Texas Tech RB
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Batch scored four touchdowns on the ground, including three in the fourth quarter, to help the Red Raiders pull away from the Jayhawks. He rushed for 123 yards on 17 carries.
Defensive Player of the Week Jared Crick, Nebraska DT
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Special Teams Player of the Week Brandon Banks, Kansas State WR/PR/KR
Banks fourth kick return touchdown of the season leaves him one shy of the NCAA single-season record. Banks 351 all purpose yards were the highest in the nation this year.
Last week's results
Nebraska 20, Baylor 10
Missouri 36, Colorado 17
Texas A&M 35, Iowa State 10
Texas Tech 42, Kansas 21
Oklahoma 42, Kansas State 30
Texas 41, Oklahoma State 14
Quick Hitters
- Texas has nine non-offensive touchdowns this season, the most in Division 1-A.
- Until Colorado kicker Aric Goodman nailed a 48-yarder in the second quarter against Missouri, the Tigers had scored 139 unan-
swered points against the Buffaloes.
- In four Big 12 games this season, Missouri has scored six total points in the second half.
- Only Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma State,
Texas and Texas A&M have started the same
quarterback in every game this season.
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KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
Slow start keeps Wildcats playing catch-up
By Greg Guggisberg Kansas State Collegian
NORMAN, Okla. — In the press conference following the 42-30 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, head coach Bill Snyder was quick to dismiss any notion of a moral victory.
"They ought to be upset and disappointed that they lost a ball game against no matter who it is." Snyder said about the team's postgame attitude. "That was a great football team down here at Oklahoma, but you ought to be disappointed you lost because that is what the competitive nature is all about."
That being said, it was evident the coach was pleased with the Wildcats' resiliency, especially after struggling on both offense and defense during the first quarter, which provided the Sooners a 21-0 lead. However, an early deficit was almost impossible to avoid, as the Sooner defense has not allowed any first quarter points all season.
Overall, I thought the Wildcats played well. The Wildcats were going to have to play a near-perfect game to beat the Sooners at home. After all, it hasn't happened since 2005. And yes, it is too bad they started so slowly. If
you take away even one of those three early touchdowns, the Wildcats would have been right there at the end of the game.
The first quarter was bad, but as the second quarter played out, the Wildcats started to gain some momentum. By the third quarter, the Wildcats looked like the an equallytalented team. However, the Sooners pulled away in the fourth quarter after quarterback Landry Jones led multiple drives past the worn-out K-State defense.
The most telling statistic in this game was in the turnover column. Up until the fourth quarter, when quarterback Grant Gregory was forced to throw on every play to try and score quickly, there had been zero turnovers by either team. Part of K-State's success against Texas A&M and Colorado was a high turnover margin. The Aggies and Buffalooes coughed up the ball multiple times, which led to good field position for the Wildcats.
In the Oklahoma game, the Wildcats never had that. Aside from the kick return for a touchdown by Brandon Banks, the team started on its own side of the field on every drive. That makes it extremely tough to score, especially for a team that has struggled on offense most of the year.
SOONERS 81 SOONERS 85
Oklahoma's DeMarco Murray dives in for a touchdown against Kansas State during the second half of their game last Saturday in Norman, Okla. Oklahoma beat Kansas State 42-30.
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Tigers hold off Buffaloes' 2nd-half offensive surge
By Pat Graham Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Behind a 33-0 start and a swarming defensive unit that had eight sacks and forced four turnovers, Missouri held off Colorado, 36-17, on Saturday.
The Tigers (5-3, 1-3 Big 12) roared out, leading 33-0 late in the second quarter and appearing to be on their way to another rout of Colorado (2-6, 1-3).
Instead, the Tigers had to hold off Colorado's second-half surge. The defense came up big in the final quarter, ending three Colorado drives on fourth-down stops and another on an interception.
"We were on a mission and we knew we couldn't lose this game," linebacker Zaviar Gooden said.
"You talk about your options every week and the tangible is that you have to win out to go to a bowl game." Colorado coach Dan
The Buffaloes thought they were on a similar mission.
Hawkins said. "Regardless of what's on the line, we need to show up."
The fans are growing restless, chanting for the firing of Hawkins after a dismal first half.
Is Hawkins losing this team?
"That's people's opinion," Buffaloes receiver Scotty McKnight said. "I know there is a lot of negativity out there, but as a player you have to remain positive no matter what the circumstances."
With their 33-point start, the Tigers had a streak of 139 unanswered points against Colorado spanning the last three games, which was finally halted with Aric Goodman's 48-yard field goal just before halftime for the Buffaloes.
Colorado had a different attitude in the third quarter, with the offense finally showing some spark as Rodney Stewart scored on a 3-yard run.
The momentum was short-lived.
Missouri bottled up Colorado in the fourth quarter, coming up with one clutch stop after another.
IOWA STATE CYCLONES
Arnaud slated to start against Oklahoma State
AMES, Iowa — Two days, 1,000 miles, one practice and a team dinner after losing to Big 12 South foe Texas A&M 35-10, the ISU football team is ready to move on.
By Chris Cuellar Iowa State Daily
Playing at Jack Trice Stadium for only the second time since September and returning injured players to the lineup, the Cyclones are prepared to learn quickly from their problems on the road against the Aggies and welcome their next challenge.
Junior quarterback and team captain Austen Arnau is projected as Iowa State's starter for Saturday after seeing the field for only one play since his hand injury in the second half against Baylor three weeks ago.
Arnaud's leadership ability, as well as his game experience, will be a reaffirming sight for Cyclone fans once he returns to the field, and No. 4 is ready to get back to action as well.
"I was elected captain and I feel like my
The surprising return of Reggie Stephens, coming off of an appendectomy last Wednesday, is also expected in Saturday's lineup. Stephens, a senior from Rowlett, Texas, had made 37 straight starts on the Cyclone offensive line before sitting out against Texas A&M.
"[His return] shocks me, and it shocked our training staff as a matter of fact — he's a player that as the scouts come through, they think he's an NFL player," Rhoads said. "He's got talent, he's got intelligence. It will be very important to our overall team success to get him back in the lineup."
Stephens' return will bring some continuity back to the offensive line, which had moved around all members but left tackle Kelechi Osemele for the start on Saturday. The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in rushing yards and are also tied for eighth in the country for fewest sacks allowed.
role is huge. Even when I'm not playing — it's so key for us to lead vocally and help out our guys that are playing." Arnaud said.
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Tigers abandoned the run after big first-half success
By Matt Gerstner
The Maneater
COLUMBIA, Mo. — I hate people who don't know when to use something that actually works.
That stubbornness almost cost Missouri the ball game Saturday. Had it not been for the defense, Colorado would've kept the second half momentum going and the Tigers would've suffered one of the worst meltdowns of the year.
more quarterback Blaine Gabbert, whose ankle soreness really seemed to flare up in the second half.
Missouri's ground game set the tone in the first half. Tailbacks junior Derrick Washington, sophomore De'Vion Moore and freshman Kendial Lawrence scorched the Buffalo defense for runs Tiger fans have been craving all year. Seriously, we had all but given up on the running game. It was starting to look like the Texas Tech offense: Pass 50 to 60 times a game and run for five.
And yet, with all the evidence the coaching staff needed as to how Missouri could put the game away, coach Gary Pinkel and offensive coordinator David Yost refused to recognize the rushing attack and put the game in the hands of the suddenly-shoddy sopho-
Instead of pounding the defense with the run, Missouri ran its signature middle- and jailbreak-screens and swing passes to the outside. I don't know about you, but I am far past those plays. They never work. Not against this kind of competition. You don't have the kind of personnel to run those plays like Texas does.
Running the ball worked. Why the coaching staff got away from that, I have no idea. Maybe they wanted to show off Gabbert. Maybe they thought with the game handily put away, he'd relax and start making smart throws. That backfired into a pick-six.
Almost all the credit of the second half goes to the defense. Minus the opening second half drive, the defense played one hell of a game.
What I've noticed, as I'm sure a few others have, is the alarming difference of the first and second halves for the Tigers. Maybe it's a lack of endurance. Maybe the Tigers are really easy to adjust to. Either way, something has to change.
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What's the matter with the Big 12 North division?
By Jono Greco
The Oklahoma Daily
NORMAN, Okla. — It is safe to say the Big 12 South is the far superior division in the conference.
This has been true both in 2009 and historically, but the extent of how bad the Big 12 North has been this season is somewhat surprising.
Since the Big 12 was established in 1996, the South has dominated the conference, and its teams have been the main representatives for the conference during Bowl Championship Series play since its inception in 1998.
The South, which consists of Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Baylor, has won five straight Big 12 titles - Oklahoma has won four of those five - and nine of 13 titles since the conference's birth.
The only teams from the North to win a conference title have been Nebraska (twice), Colorado and Kansas State.
Despite the overall dominance by the South, the North has been very competitive over the past few years.
Mizzou was a national contender and was at one point ranked No.1 in the nation when quarterback Chase Daniel played; Kansas won the 2008 Orange Bowl; and many of the North-South matchups have been exciting.
But the North has struggled and has fallen far from grace this season. The division as a whole has a 10-16 record, which is significantly worse than the South's 16-10 record.
So why is it that the Big 12 North is so bad this season? You could blame it on the fact that the teams within the division are beating up on each other. You could blame it on the fact that some of the teams are young and inexperienced.
Both are valid points, but the answer is that outside of Kansas State, the division just is not that good. Four other teams in the North each have three losses, and only Iowa State has more than one victory.
It is hard to believe Kansas State, who is back under the control of legendary head coach Bill Snyder, has the best shot of playing in the Big 12 Championship Game instead of the preseason favorite Nebraska.
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Nebraska quarterback Cody Green looks down the field past Baylor's Earl Patin in the third quarter of the Huskers' game against the Bears last Saturday in Waco, Texas. Nebraska defeated the Bears 20-10.
By Kris Knowlton The Daily Nebraskan
LINCOLN, Neb. — Starting the first game of your career as a freshman on the road in the Big 12 Conference is not an ideal situation. Actually, it's probably one of the worst possible.
But for Nebraska quarterback Cody Green, Baylor's house was a lot like home on Saturday, and Cornhusker fans couldn't have asked for a better situation for their coveted new quarterback.
"We have some training wheels that we put on there for (Green) to try and help him out a little bit," Watson said. "He's got to grow into a lot of things, but he has a lot of talent."
Like many anxious youngsters, Green started out fast and then sputtered. But fortunately for Nebraska, offensive coordinator Shawn Watson was there to keep the offense from veering too far off course during the 2010 Husker victory.
The Dayton, Texas, native played in front of family and friends and one unusually red half of the east side of Baylor's Floyd Casey Stadium. They all cheered for him as he trotied onto the field for the first time. With that, Green began his test-drive behind the wheel of the Cornhusker offense.
We just have to keep finding the things that he does well — what he's comfortable with—and put him in those situations"
Watson described the offensive scheme he implemented for Green as "very simple." He said his freshman wasn't asked to look at more than two passing options on any play before he could revert to a check-down pass as a third progression. Or, as was the case several times Saturday, Green could always just tuck the football close to his chest and make something up on the ground.
Watson said he wanted to call between eight and 12 designed run plays for the freshman over the course of the game so he could gain his bearings at the helm and also help the struggling Husker running game. Nebraska's leading rusher this season, Roy Helu Jr., has been struggling with a shoulder injury in recent weeks, and Watson said one of the reasons Green started was because of his ability to make plays on the ground.
"It was just something (Green) could manage and we felt that he was comfortable with,"Watson said.
Green praised Watson's plan after the game, saying he was comfortable with it and that it allowed him to show off his diverse skill set. Green finished 12-of-21 for 128 passing yards and averaged 5.4 yards per carry.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Reshuffled offensive line a complete turnaround
COLLEGE STATION, Texas The Texas A&M offensive line is one of the most often criticized aspects of the 2009 Aggie football team.
By Brad Cox The Battalion
False start penalties plagued the line in non-conference play and broken blocks contributed to a three-game losing streak which included a 62-14 stomping at Kansas State.
That criticism changed when A&M head coach Mike Sherman found the winning combination, used in the Aggies' past two games.
"After the Kansas State game, we knew we needed to change something," said senior lineman Kevin Matthews. "[We] came into practice that week with a different mindset."
With the new mindset, A&M's rushing game exploded against Texas Tech on Oct. 24. Sophomore Cyrus Gray rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns, and freshman Christine Michael had 121 yards and a pair of
touchdowns in the 52-30 win.
The Aggies followed the victory against the rival Red Raiders with a 35-10 win against Iowa State on Saturday. A&M established the running game for the second consecutive week as Gray ran for 119 yards, Michael had a touchdown and junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson also scored on the ground.
The Aggies combined for nearly 600 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on the ground in the two games.
"I've always had a lot of confidence in those guys, it just comes down to execution." Johnson said about the offensive linemen. "They all have the talent to do it; they just have to execute and get the job done."
The added protection also allowed Johnson to pass for at least 230 yards in each game and toss three touchdowns against the Cyclones.
"Really we've just pulled together as a unit," said sophomore lineman Evan Eike. "We're playing with confidence right now. We've done well. We're trying to stack practices, stack games and keep it going."
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Cowboys plagued by turnovers in loss to Texas
STILLWATER, Okla. — After every Cowboy walked off the field with their heads hung low, one player remained.
Zac Robinson stayed on the field to congratulate Texas coach Mack Brown and tell him how great his defense was.
By Adam Kemp
The Daily O'Collegian
After one of Robinson's best performances last week against Baylor, the senior quarterback had possibly the worst game of his career in the Cowboys' 41-14 loss to Texas.
Robinson was 15-for-28 for 143 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns.
Robinson's 143 yards passing were nearly matched by his 139 yards in interception return yards. Robinson entered the game with only three interceptions on the year.
"It was a weird, tough night," Robinson said. "You have to give them a lot of credit; they are a really good defense and probably by far the best defense I have faced in my career here."
"It seemed like nothing was really clicking and we were down there and things just kind of went downhill." Robinson said.
Robinson said the struggles early against Texas (8-0, 5-0) put the Cowboys (6-2, 3-1) in a hole.
Texas took advantage of the five Cowboy turnovers to put 27 points on the board.
Senior linebacker Andre Sexton said even with the turnovers, the defense should have helped the offense out.
"Our offense turned the ball over a couple times," Sexton said. "But the defense is there to stop the opposing offense. We should have held them to field goals or gotten off the field somehow."
Coach Mike Gundy said the Robinson against Texas is not the one Oklahoma State fans are used to.
"It just didn't work out very well for him tonight," Gundy said. "He made a few mistakes. The important thing is he keeps his head high and keeps playing. He's a good quarterback and a good player. He just had a tough night."
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Team slogans keep Longhorns motivated
By Michael Sherfield The Daily Texan
AUSTIN, Texas — It's a good thing Texas newest slogan dangles freely from his neck because Mack Brown is running out of room on his arms.
The veteran coach has bought in to the motivational sayings that dot the Texas training facilities as much as his players, sporting wrist bands that say, "We're Texas" and "All In," this season's mottoes.
Now he's even making up his own. "Texas Swagger," a Brown-Sergio Kindle joint venture, is printed on a dog tag around the neck of all the players and coaches.
"I started the swagger thing at Missouri because I thought it's time we go on the road and act like we're going to win" Brown said.
"For a 58-year-old, I've got dog tags, I've got armbands, I got everything on here," he said, gesturing to his arms.
Kindle, the senior defensive end, proposed printing dog tags with the saying and giving them to the team before visiting Oklahoma State on Saturday, an idea Brown quickly warmed up to.
"One thing we all need to do a better job of is making sure the older guys buy in,"
Brown said. "It's their team, they have some input, some ownership in their team without taking over. That's a hard thing. We constantly ask our guys [for] ideas."
So when Kindle, working with assistant athletics director and motivational poster guru George Wynn, came up with the tags, Brown was on board.
"We handed them out on Thursday and the kids all hooted when they got them," Brown said. "It's to make them aware that we are in tune, we are focused, we do care. Oklahoma State was going to come out with a swagger, you need to, too."
The Longhorns swept away their two toughest road tests by a combined score of 82 to 21 against the Tigers and Cowboys. Talk about swagger.
Dead-eye Lawrence
There's a reason the Texas coaches refer to them as Team Automatic. The Longhorns haven't been quite perfect in kicking field goals this season, but they've been pretty close.
Kicker Hunter Lawrence has made 16 of his 18 attempts, seeing one blocked and one 54-yard attempt hit the crossbar.
He's also made 36 of 37 extra points.
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TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
Win against Kansas gives coach Leach 82nd victory
By Alex Ybarra The Daily Toreador
LUBBOCK, Texas — Last week, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach didn't elaborate on the notion that he was one win shy of tying former coach Spike Dykes for the most wins in school history.
But after the Red Raiders beat Kansas 42-21 on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium, it seemed the gravity of the accomplishment finally took effect.
Tied with Dykes at 82, it's clear Leach hasn't broken the record yet. But as he fought back tears after the game, it was obvious that it means something to him.
Leach decided to thank those coaches who paved the way, something he said doesn't happen enough.
"Well, Spike's, you know, it's funny," Leach said. "I think the young guys don't do maybe as good a job of thanking the older guys as they really ought to. You know, when I was coming up in coaching, Spike's a guy that I always really admired.
"I think that I learned a lot from Spike like all of us do. Well I just really want to thank him, you know. But, you know, there's no new guys without the old guys. The old guys are what made it happen."
It took Leach 10 years to reach the 82win plateau, which took Dykes 14 to achieve mainly because of more difficult non-conference schedules.
But regardless of semantics, running back Baron Batch, who had a career-high four touchdowns on Saturday, said it's an honor to play for Leach and be part of a winning program.
"The thing about Tech, the reason I came here is because it's a winning program. We win" Batch said. "I think sometimes people take for granted just how good of a coach he is, and how much we win here.
"I think at times, when we're not driving up and down the field on everybody, people get disappointed. But that just shows how good of a coach Leach is, and people expect that from him."
BAYLOR BEARS
Bears lose fourth straight by falling to Cornhuskers
By Nate Sandell Iowa State Daily
WACO, Texas — Freshman Cody Green led Nebraska to points on its first three drives in his first college start as the Cornhuskers ended a two-game losing streak, beating Baylor 20-10 last Saturday.
Justin Blatchford returned a blocked punt for a touchdown, Dontrayevous Robinson added a rushing score and Jared Crick had a school record of five sacks to help Nebraska (5-3, 2-2 Big 12) beat Baylor (3-5, 0-4) for the tenth straight time.
Green, a Texas high school star from a town about 200 miles southeast of Waco, was 12 of 21 for 128 yards passing to stake Nebraska to a 20-0 lead. The Huskers had scored just 17 points combined in recent home losses to Texas Tech and Iowa State, and they matched a school record with eight turnovers against the Cyclones.
Baylor lost its fourth in a row and hasn't beaten Nebraska since 1956. Clifton Odom returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter to bring the Bears within 10.
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini promised personnel changes earlier this week after watching his offense sputter in consecutive lackluster performances. The biggest move came at quarterback, where junior Zac Lee had started the first seven games of the season.
Green got a hand from the Huskers' special teams before he even took the field.
Eric Martin came up the middle and blocked Derek Epperson's punt on the first series of the game. Blatchford scooped up the loose ball at 25 and dove into the end zone right in front of the red-clad Nebraska contingent.
Green and the Huskers offense received hearty applause from Nebraska's fans when they first took the field.
The 18-year-old from Dayton, Texas scrambled for 10 yards to earn a first down on third-and-5 during Nebraska's opening offensive series, which ended in Alex Henery's 45-yard field goal.
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By Max Rothman mrothman@kansan.com
Someone forgot to tell Aishah Sutherland that this was Danielle McCray's team.
The wiry forward had a coming out party in Sunday's exhibition game against Pittsburg State, tallying 20 points and nine rebounds in the first half alone. The sophomore showcased her athleticism right off the bat, dominating the paint with powerful lay-ups and forceful rebounding. She ran wild in transitions, leading to easy baskets on the other end. With senior guard Sade Morris benched because of foul trouble, Sutherland and senior guard and forward Danielle McCray displayed an unstopable inside-outside tandem.
"It causes the guards to suck in and try to get something inside," McCray said.
Sutherland's dominance leaves opposing defenses with a troubling question.
"Are you gonna leave Danielle and Sade to go double?" coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Once the defense is drawn to Sutherland, in other words, it's bombs away for McCray and Morris.
But the game didn't start as smoothly as the 86-56 final score implies. The first exhibition game of the year for Kansas women's basketball justly fit its title. Each team kicked off the contest sloppily, with basketballs soaring out of bounds as if they were magnetically repellent from the players' hands.
Contact-heavy fouls were frequent and jump shots clunked off of an unforgiving rim. The opening four minutes of the game were polluted with eleven total turnovers (eight from Pittsburg State, three from Kansas). But the chaos cooled down and Sutherland took over.
In her first ten minutes of play, Sutherland
went six for six from the field and two for two from the stripe. She collected five rebounds. She had no turnovers and only one foul. Pittsburgh State simply had no answer for the 6-foot-2 slasher with twisting tree branches for arms.
The only time Sutherland showed any shyness on the floor was after she snagged a
rebound from a McCray miss. As she swiveled her body and soared towards the hoop for the put-back, Sutherland's trademark white headband popped off her head and to the floor and her shot was blocked.
"There's just something about my headband," Sutherland said later.
Redshirt freshman point guard Angel
Goodrich showed flashes of brilliance with 10 assists but was also bitten by the turnover bug. If the clairvoyant passer can take care of the ball, she will continue to feed the bevy of scorers that Henrickson has at her disposal.
"She sees things that most players don't," Henrickson said. "The post players benefited the most from how Angel can play."
2009-2010 women's basketball roster
No. Name Year Pos. Ht.
00 LaChelda Jacobs Sr. G 5-10
1 Aishah Sutherland So. F 6-2
2 Kelly Kohn Sr. G 5-9
3 Rhea Codio Jr. G. 5-5
4 Danielle McGray Sr. G-F 5-11
10 Tania Jackson Fr. F 6-2
13 Monica Engelman Fr. G 5-11
14 Krysten Boogaard Jr. C 6-5
20 Sade Morris Sr. G. 5-11
21 Carolyn Davis Fr. F 6-3
22 Marisha Brown Jr. G 5-9
23 Angel Goodrich Fr. G 5-4
24 Nicollette Smith Jr. F 6-2
22 Annette Davis Fr. F 6-1
34 Porscha Weddington Sr. F 6-1
2009-2010 women's basketball schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | | | | |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 11/1 | Pittsburg State | Lawrence | W, 86-56 | 1/12 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence | 11 a.m. |
| 11/8 | Emporia State | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 1/17 | Missouri | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 11/15 | Oral Roberts | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 1/20 | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | 7 p.m. |
| 11/18 | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 7 p.m. | 1/23 | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | 2 p.m. |
| 11/22 | Michigan | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 1/27 | Colorado | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 11/26 | Xavier | Grand Bahama Island | 3 p.m. | 1/30 | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | 5 p.m. |
| 11/28 | TCU/Minnesota | Grand Bahama Island | TBA | 2/7 | Kansas State | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 12/3 | UCLA | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/10 | Nebraska | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 12/6 | Northern Colorado | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 2/13 | Texas | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 12/10 | UMKC | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/16 | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | 8 p.m. |
| 12/13 | Creighton | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 2/21 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | 5 p.m. |
| 12/20 | UC Riverside | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 2/25 | Iowa State | Lawrence | 6 p.m. |
| 12/22 | Houston | Houston | 7 p.m. | 2/28 | Baylor | Waco, Texas | 4 p.m. |
| 12/30 | Pepperdine | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 3/3 | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. |
| 1/3 | New Mexico State | Las Cruces, N.M. | 3 p.m. | 3/6 | Texas A&M | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 1/9 | Kansas State | Manhattan | 11 a.m. | 3/11-14 | Big 12 Championship | Kansas City, Mo. | |
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Offense shines in 107-68 blowout
Self still expects more from Jayhawks on defense
By Corey Thibodeaux cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The preseason is not made to make teams look pretty.
The Jayhawks appeared to have the offense of a championship-caliber team defeating the Fort Hays State Tigers on Tuesday night in a packed Allen Fieldhouse. Their defense is another matter.
"You guys saw it" coach Bill Self said. "We showed flashes where we looked pretty good, we showed stretches where we didn't look good at all."
Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor said Self's goal for the players for this game was to show him they could play defense.
Despite being an exhibition game, high standards remain for Kansas. Taylor had 15 points and three turnovers — a performance his coach called "careless."
"Coach still expects things from us no matter who we're playing." Taylor said.
Several players tried to do too much with the ball, which resulted in 18 turnovers, and the Tigers had wide-open three-pointers available all night long.
On paper, the defense and offense both looked great; Kansas shot 53.3 percent and held Fort Hays to 33.8 percent.
The Jayhawks did impress their opposition. Fort Hays State coach Mark Johnson said he is confident Kansas will find a way to maximize its potential.
"I think that they have a lot of pieces to the puzzle," he said, "and he (Self) will get them to play the way that he wants them to play, that is for sure."
The most positive news came from the young stars.
With two of the best players in the country in Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich, it was good for them to see they have teammates to ease their burden.
"Tonight, I didn't do as much as I've always had to do," Collins said. "We have so much talent to take pressure off of me."
Collins led the team with 19 points, going three for six from three-point range in 27 minutes.
Freshman guard Xavier Henry's debut came with a three-pointer a minute into the game. He finished with 14 points in 20 minutes.
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No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt.
0 Thomas Robinson Fr F 6-9 230
1 Xavier Henry Fr G 6-6 220
2 Connor Teahan Jr G 6-5 215
3 Sherron Collins Sr G 5-11 205
5 Jeff Withe Fr C 7-0 225
10 Tyshawn Taylor So G 6-3 185
12 Brady Morningstar Jr G 6-3 185
13 C.J. Henry Fr G 6-4 205
14 Tyrel Reed Jr G 6-3 185
15 Ellijah Johnson Fr G 6-2 183
21 Markeiff Morris So F 6-9 232
22 Marcus Morris So F 6-8 225
23 Mario Little Str G 6-5 210
24 Travis Releford So G 6-5 205
40 Jordan Juenemann So G 6-4 195
41 Chase Buford Jr G 6-3 210
45 Cole Aldrich Jr C 6-11 245
2009-2010 men's basketball schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time | | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 8 p.m. |
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| 11/3 | Fort Hays State (Ex.) | Lawrence | W, 107-68 | 1/13 | Texas Tech | Lawrence | 12:45 p.m. |
| 11/10 | Pittsburgh State (Ex.) | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/16 | Baylor | Lawrence | 8 p.m. |
| 11/13 | Hofstra | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/20 | Baylor | Lawrence | 8 p.m. |
| 11/17 | Memphis | St. Louis | 9 p.m. | 1/23 | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | 1 p.m. |
| 11/19 | Central Arkansas | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/25 | Missouri | Lawrence | 8 p.m. |
| 11/25 | Oakland | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/30 | Kansas State | Manhattan | 6 p.m. |
| 11/27 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/3 | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | 8 p.m. |
| 12/2 | Alcorn State | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/6 | Nebraska | Lawrence | 5 p.m. |
| 12/6 | UCLA | Los Angeles | 4:30 p.m. | 2/8 | Texas | Austin, Texas | 8 p.m. |
| 12/9 | Radford | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/13 | Iowa State | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 12/12 | La Salle | Kansas City, Mo. | 1 p.m. | 2/15 | Texas & MM | College Station, Texas | 8 p.m. |
| 12/19 | Michigan | Lawrence | 11 a.m. | 2/20 | Colorado | Lawrence | 3 p.m. |
| 12/22 | California | Lawrence | 8 p.m. | 2/22 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | 8 p.m. |
| 12/29 | Belmont | Lawrence | 8 p.m. | 2/27 | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | 3 p.m. |
| 1/2 | Temple | Philadelphia | 4:30 p.m. | 3/3 | Kansas State | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 1/6 | Cornell | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 3/6 | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | 1 p.m. |
| 1/10 | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | 12:30 p.m. | 3/10-13 | Big 12 Championship | Kansas City, Mo. | |
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From left are college basketball players Patrick Patterson, Sherron Collins, Kyle Singler, Luke Harangody and Cole Aldrich. Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody and Kansas teammates Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins are the leading vote-getters on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team. They are joined by Patrick Patterson of Kentucky and Kyle Singler of Duke on the team selected by a national media panel.
Kansas pair earns national honors
By Jim O'Connell Associated Press
Luke Harangody should get used to being on top of lists.
The senior forward from Notre Dame was the leading vote-getter Monday on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team, and if he has the type of season he usually does, he will become the leader for his school and conference in scoring and rebounding.
The 6-foot-8 Harangody received 57 votes from the 65-member national media panel and was followed in the balloting by Kansas teammates Cole Aldrich and Sherron Collins. They are the sixth set of teammates selected for the preseason team, which began in 1986-87, and the
second from Kansas, joining Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce in 1997-98.
Aldrich, a 6-11 junior who recorded a triple-double in the NCAA tournament, received 49 votes, 10 more than Collins, a senior point guard.
Junior forwards Patrick Patterson of Kentucky, who had 35 votes, and Kyle Singler of Duke, who had 30, rounded out the team announced Monday.
Harangody averaged 23.3 points and 11.8 rebounds last season, the only player to rank in the top 10 nationally in both categories. He was a preseason All-American in 2008-09 and was selected to the second team after the season.
Harangody decided to return to Notre Dame for his senior season after exploring his options for entering the NBA draft.
He enters this season with 1,823 points — 738 away from Austin Carr as Notre Dame's career leader. He needs 370
rebounds to pass Tom Hawkins as the Fighting Irish's career rebound leader, and averaging 20.6 points and 9.0 rebounds this season would make him the Big East's career leader in both categories, passing Syracuse's Lawrence Moten and Derrick Coleman, respectively.
"It was a good experience for Luke to go through the process he did last summer." Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "He's even more confident at moving around to different spots on the floor. We're going to have him open up in transition much like he did at the end of last season and run him off a screen for 15- and 18-foot jump shots."
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Team (First-place votes) Record Total Votes
1. Kansas (55) 0-0 1,612
2. Michigan State (5) 0-0 1,515
3. Texas (1) 0-0 1,397
4. Kentucky (3) 0-0 1,372
5. Villanova 0-0 1,347
6. North Carolina (1) 0-0 1,320
7. Purdue 0-0 1,284
8. West Virginia 0-0 1,115
9. Duke 0-0 1,064
10. Tennessee 0-0 897
11. Butler 0-0 864
12. Connecticut 0-0 844
13. California 0-0 800
14. Washington 0-0 776
15. Michigan 0-0 578
16. Ohio State 0-0 465
17. Oklahoma 0-0 410
18. Mississippi State 0-0 393
19. Louisville 0-0 335
20. Georgetown 0-0 326
21. Dayton 0-0 318
22. Georgia Tech 0-0 301
23. Illinois 0-0 282
24. Clemson 0-0 217
25. Minnesota 0-0 172
Others receiving voters: Maryland 171, Siena 112, Notre Dame 107, Florida State 92, Vanderbilt 80, Syracuse 83, Oklahoma State 65, UCLA 63, Florida 53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South Carolina 28, Kansas State 24, Brigham Young 21, Northern Iowa 15, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh 4, Western Kentucky 2, Utah State 2, Virginia Commonwealth 2, Old Dominion 1, Holy Cross 1.
The Wave's Top 25 Wave editor Scott Toland ranks the nation's best teams
1. Kansas - The Jayhawks are loaded and they are the clear pick to cut down the nets in Indianapolis.
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3. Villanova - Scottie Reynolds leads a veteran group of Wildcats that will be a tough team to beat.
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7. Kentucky - John Calipari's first year as head coach of the Wildcats is filled with high expectations.
11. Connecticut - The Huskies lost some key players from their Final Four team, will still be good.
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8. North Carolina - The Tar Heels lost just about everyone from last year's team, but they reload in a hurry.
12. Tennessee - Bruce Pearl hopes his team will be able to challenge Kentucky for the SEC Championship.
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9. Purdue - This team has a great chance of winning the Big 10 Conference Championship.
13. Michigan - Manny Harris leads a talented group of Wolverines that could make some noise.
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16. California - The Golden Bears defeated Washington twice last year and return four of their starters.
10. Butler - The Bulldogs lost no players after winning 26 games and making the NCAA Tournament.
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14. Oklahoma - Willie Warren now has a year of experience and should be ready to lead the Sooners.
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18. Georgetown - The Hoyas lost Dajuan Summers to the NBA, but they have enough talent to recover.
15. Washington - The Huskies are hoping to defend their Pac-10 regular season championship.
22. Syracuse - The Orange lost several key players from a team that won 28 games last season.
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19. Clemson - The Tigers always seem to find a way to challenge the best teams in the ACC.
23. UCLA - Ben Howland will find a way to keep his young team in the mix in the Pac-10 Conference.
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24. Georgia Tech - Derrick Favors leads a solid group of recruits for the Yellow Jackets.
20. Mississippi State - The Bulldogs won last year's SEC Tournament and hope to build on that success.
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25. Gonzaga - The Bulldogs lost a lot, but they will be able to find a way to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Next week's games
Nebraska @ Kansas Utah @ TCU
Michigan @ Wisconsin Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State
Arizona @ California Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh
lowa @ Ohio State Texas A&M @ Oklahoma
Florida @ South Carolina Lehigh @ Fordham
Scott Toland, The Wave editor
Kansas @ Kansas State Kansas - The Jayhawks will win because Todd Reesing will snap out of his slump and the Kansas offense will be too much for the Wildcats to handle.
Oklahoma @ Nebraska Oklahoma - The Sooners' defense will completely shut down the Conhuskers and Oklahoma will pick up a victory.
Ohio State @ Penn State Ohio State - The Buckeyes will defeat the Nittany Lions because Terrelle Pryor will find a way to make the big plays down the stretch.
Texas A&M @ Colorado Colorado - This one is close, but the Buffaloes will win because of their home-field advantage.
Florida State @ Clemson Florida State - The Seminoles will pick up a big win at Clemson because they have a lot of motivation to avoid a losing season.
South Carolina @ Arkansas Arkansas - The Razorbacks will be able to defeat South Carolina at home by keeping their offense rolling early and often.
Oklahoma State @ Iowa State Oklahoma State - The Cowboys will come out firing after getting destroyed by Texas at home last week.
LSU @ Alabama Alabama - These teams are about even on defense, but the Crimson Tide will win because they have the better offense.
Oregon State @ California California - The Bears have been a disappointment, but their running game should be too much for Oregon State to handle.
Austin Peay @ Murray State Austin Peay - The Governors will improve to 4-5 by pulling out a win on the road against the Murray State Racers.
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Left: Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett
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Kansas ended a 36-game losing streak to Nebraska by defeating the Cornhuskers 40-15 in Lawrence. Running back Jon Cornish put the Jayhawks up 24-15 with a 72-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Kansas never looked back and outscored Nebraska 16-0 in the final period.
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37. The 2008 National Champion Kansas Jayhawks won 37 games and finished with only three losses.
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**Texting while driving is the cause of many accidents. This is true in Lawrence, according to Lawrence Police Sergeant Michael Monroe, who cites new Internet and e-mail applications as only increasing the problem.**
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Eyes on the screen, not on the road
New PSA highlights dangers of texting while driving
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT rsegebrecht@kansan.com
As Lil Wayne's "3 Peat" floods out of Garrett Petty's Jeep Grand Cherokee, he reaches for his iPhone. He holds the device high above the dash, darting his eyes back and forth from
screen to street.
Luckily for Petty,
texting while driving
hasn't caused
Petty, Topeka sophomore, says he reads and sends text messages at eye level because there, he can still safely see the road.
public affairs for the CTIA Wireless Association, an international organization representing all sectors of the wireless communications industry. People who text and drive are 23.2 times more likely to have an accident than a driver without a distraction, according to a study released by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
him an accident. However, many other Americans haven't shared in his fortune. Texters have run stoplights, crashed and worse, said John Walls, vice president of
"A lot of people think they can drive safely while texting. And that's simply not the truth."
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Texting-while-driving is such an alarming threat that the Wireless Association and the National Safety Council (NSC) have launched a national video campaign against it.
MICHAEL MONROE Police Sergeant
Walls said. He said the campaign started in major U.S. cities and would reach television channels in Lawrence in the next couple of weeks.
Walls said the 30-second public service announcement was startling.
"We happen to believe that was way over the line." Walls said of the British PSA video. "The message
but less graphic than a controversial PSA aired in Britain.
really gets lost in all that chaos and activity. We think we have communicated that same message in a clear and more effective way."
Deb Trombley, senior program manager of the NSC, said while the focus of the PSA was texting-while-driving, the message — "On the road, off the phone" — was intentionally broad. That way, the message also applies to all in-car cell phone use, she said.
"The use of cell phones while driving continues to go up," Trombley said. "Text messaging over the past two years has sky-rocketed."
The number of text messages sent monthly in the U.S. jumped from 7.2 billion in 2005 to 135.2 billion in 2009, according to the CTIA Web site.
Walls said the addition of e-mail and Internet applications now available on some phones were other cellular distractions.
Sergeant Michael Monroe of the Lawrence Police Department said one of the negative effects he and other local officers have noticed from this surge was the growing number of texting-related traffic
accidents in Lawrence.
"We get a lot more texting excuses than we used to," Monroe said. "Usually people don't admit it, but what will happen is the other
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Dancers from the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange perform at the Lied Center. The show, "Ferocious Beauty: Genome," paired genetic research with modern dance.
Science and art mingle in dance
BY DANIEL JOHNSON djohnson@kansan.com
When Albert Einstein said the greatest scientists were always artists as well, he could not have imagined how Liz Lerman would combine the two disciplines.
Lerman, head choreographer of the Liz Lerman Dance
graph a dance that would represent the structure of DNA. A group of dancers attempted to follow the scientists' demands, struggling to produce a movement that resembled the double-helix formation of DNA. The segment revealed the difficulty of bringing science and dance together.
Ex change, brought together the latest genetic research and modern dance in the company's two-hour performance of "Ferocious Beauty: Genome." Saturday night at the Lied Center. The production
"It was funny to see how awkwardly the two sides tried to interact."
used music, video and dance to discuss genetic research and its related ethical dilemmas.
"We want to make genetic research something people can really engage with," Elizabeth Johnson, associate artistic director of the company, said.
Johnson said the performance was the brainchild of Lerman and 34 international genetic researchers who began collaborating in 2002.
The show's first act presented the fundamentals of genetic research. Projections of professors and genetic researchers were shown on large screens and helped teach the audience elementary concepts about things such as DNA makeup and the history of genetic research.
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The audience laughed during a later segment in which two scientists attempted to choreo-
"That was my favorite part," Ryan Fazio, Sedona, Ariz., sophomore, said. "It was funny to see how awkwardly the two sides tried to interact."
The show's second half took
on the loftier ideas of genetic research, such as long life, genetic disorders and human ancestry. In one segment, a 70-yearold man watched his memories pass by on the projections as he aged to 105 years old. The audience watched the man act out his struggles with loneliness and restlessness as the years passed in the video behind him.
Johnson said the scene questioned the use of genetic discovery to extend life past its natural limits. She said it was natural for people to want to delay death.
"Genetic discovery is making this possible," Johnson said. "There's a lot of discussion to be had here."
To capture the audience's attention, the company used a video projection screen that
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THEATER
Visiting acting group illuminates perspectives on immigration issues
BY RAY SEGEBRECHT rsegebrechtkansan.com
Five immigrants in the back of a pitch-black, sweltering trailer by the Mexican-American border gasp for oxygen and water. One cries out in Spanish to God, another to his mother. Then they curse each other for panicking. Later, five women, in shawls and tears, sprinkle sand over the four who didn't survive.
Emotional moments like these portray the perils of immigration throughout "Desiertos," a play about Mexican-American immigration that 11 Cornell University undergraduate students performed in Woodruff Auditorium Saturday night.
The students are part of a group called in the group Teatrotaller, or "theater workshop." The group performs a play in Spanish every semester at Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., but the group has traveled as far as England and Israel to perform the plays. Professor Stuart Day was one of the first scene managers for Teatrotaller during his doctoral program at Cornell years ago. Day now teaches at the University of Kansas and helped the department of Spanish and Portuguese to bring the group to Lawrence.
"There were a lot of students there, and we wanted them to see
The play, written by award-winning Mexican playwright Hugo Alfred Hinojosa, portrays the hardships of
what a group of undergraduate students can do," Day said. "We also wanted to tie in a lot of issues
that are important to us at KU as we have more and more Latino students from around the state coming to KU."
"There were a lot of students there, and we wanted them to see what a group of undergraduate students can do."
those they leave behind. With the exception of one character, a bigoted border patrol agent, the
dialogue is entirely in Spanish. The Cornell cast had six native Spanish-speakers and five students
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who started studying the language in school, said Jimmy Noriega, Cornell doctoral student and director of the show. Noriega, who grew up by the border in Douglas, Ariz., said although the characters and their words were
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1. Floods in El Salvador lead to at least 91 deaths
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador
Three days of heavy rains in El Salvador touched off floods and slides that have killed at least 91 people, the government said Sunday.
Dozens are still missing, and about 7,000 are in shelters, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno told a news conference.
Authorities had to use helicopters to reach some of the most severely affected townships, Centeno added.
In the capital of San Salvador, authorities reported 61 dead including a family of four — two adults and two children — who were killed when a mudslide buried their home Sunday morning, Red Cross spokesman Carlos Lopez Mendez reported.
Central San Vicente province was also hit hard, with 23 killed there.
The rest died in other parts of the country, Vice Interior Minister Ernesto Zelayandia told The Associated Press. Most of the victims were buried by slides or carried away by raging rivers.
2. Honduran prosecutor ambushed by gunmen
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —
Honduran police say gunmen
ambushed a convoy carrying
the country's top prosecutor, but
neither he nor his bodyguards
Police spokesman Orlin Cerrato says Attorney General Luis Alberto Rubi was riding on a northern highway when assailants opened fire Saturday night
were harmed.
Cerrato says no one was hurt. One car was damaged.
3. School expels woman checkled for choice of dress
He did not give a motive Sunday but speculated that the attack could be an attempt to "provoke unease in the country."
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian university expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students when she wore a short, pink dress to class, taking out newspaper ads Sunday to publicly accuse her of immorality.
The private Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, said 20-year-old Geisy Arruda disrespected "ethical principles, academic dignity and morality"
Arruda made headlines last month when she had to be escorted away by police after she tried to go to class wearing the mini-dress. She put on a professor's white coat and left amid a hall of insults and curses.
Video of the Oct. 22 incident was posted on YouTube and picked up by Brazilian networks. Arruda has since appeared frequently on TV, saying she is struggling to return to normal life after being humiliated.
NATIONAL 4. Fort Hood suspect in critical. stable condition
FORT HOOD, Texas — A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition.
Spokesman Col, John Rossi told reporters on Sunday at Fort Hood that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is still hospitalized in Texas. He was taken off a ventilator on Saturday.
Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday's attack. The military moved him on Friday to Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, about 150 miles southwest of Fort Hood.
PHILADELPHIA — No new talks are scheduled as the strike by Philadelphia bus drivers, subway and trolley conductors and mechanics enters its second work week following the collapse of a proposed deal.
Thirteen people were killed and 29 others wounded in Thursday's attack at Fort Hood.
5. Transportation strike continues in Philadelphia
The largest union of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers wants an independent audit of pension funds. The union is also rejecting language that could reopen the contract if SEPTA's costs increase due to national health care reform.
Gov. Ed Rendell had been brokering the talks until they broke off Saturday evening. He wants union members to vote on the contract proposal Monday. Transport Workers Local 234 president Willie Brown says the union's constitution will not permit that.
A 2005 SEPTA strike lasted seven days, while a 1998 transit strike lasted for 40 days.
SEPTA averages more than 928,000 trips each weekday.
6. St. Louis authorities arrest shooting suspect
EAST ST. LOUIS, III. — Investigators on Sunday captured a man they believe opened fire on a car parked at a gas station, killing three women, including an acquaintance of the suspect, state investigators said. Children inside the bullet-riddled vehicle escaped harm.
All the wounded in Saturday night's shooting outside the Crown Food Mart in East St. Louis were shot several times, mostly in the torso, and died later at a hospital, Illinois State Police Lt. James Morrissey said. At least one victim knew the gunman, Morrissey said, though the precise relationship was not clear.
Jay Makhluf, a co-owner of the convenience store, told The Associated Press he was working behind the counter when he heard what sounded like about 14 gunshots.
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AWARD Graduate does not win green girl competition
Juliana Tran, who graduated from the University last May, did not come back from Los Angeles with the green "it girl" title. Tran was a finalist in Project Green Search's campaign to award the title to a woman with a background in environmentalism. Tran competed against models and environmental professionals.
Though she didn't win, she said she returned to Austin, Texas, with a few new contacts in the industry and a great time.
"It was a great experience," Tran said. "I met a lot of smart, genuine, inspirational people and networking contacts."
Rachel Avalon, of L.A., won the title Friday.
— Aly Van Dyke
NATIONAL Obama urges senators to pass health reform
WASHINGTON — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama and his administration on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.
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Garret Petty, Topeka sophomore, poses in his car with his cell phone. Petty said he texts while driving on a regular basis.
person who crashes into them says,
"That person was texting while they
were driving and pulled out right
in front of me."
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Monroe said when Lawrence officers discovered that a driver involved in an accident has been texting, they issued a ticket for inattentive driving. He said officers also noted on the citation that the driver was texting when the crash occurred.
Last spring, then-Gov. Kathleen Sebelius approved a bill that prohibits those with learner's permits or other restricted licenses from operating cell phones or text-messaging devices while driving until six months until after they turn sixteen. The law will go into effect January 2010.
Until a more comprehensive ban is passed in Kansas, Monroe said he hoped that the new PSA would reduce the number of Lawrence
"No doubt it's going to be a topic that's going to be addressed," he said.
Eighteen states, including Colorado and Iowa, have implemented laws that prohibit texting-while-driving, according to Trombley. In the 2008 Kansas legislative session, representatives of the Transportation Committee considered crafting such a law, said Rep. Dan Kerschen (R-Garden Plain), a member of the committee. He said when the legislature reconvenes in January, however, budget issues would likely postpone further discussion about a texting-while-driving law until February.
accidents from texting-while-driving
"A lot of people think they can drive safely while texting," Monroe said. "And that's simply not the truth. Even if it's just for a few seconds, those few seconds can make it unsafe for everyone around you."
Petty said even if a law eventually prohibited texting and driving, drivers would still probably ignore it. He admitted that he, too, would probably still text and drive at times. He said the law would force him to revise his method, however.
"Obviously mine would be pretty blatant with my cell phone out up over the steering wheel." Petty said.
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spanned from floor to ceiling of the stage.
At times, the screen filled with 30-foot tall projections of the dancers who were simultaneously performing the same dance on stage. The real-life dancers moved on cue with their giant projected counterparts.
Rachel Gray, Overland Park senior, said although she didn't always understand the show's message, she was impressed by the visual production.
"The screen was a constantly evolving set," Gray said. "It was like watching a movie."
The performance was the finale of a week's worth of workshops and events the company organized while in Lawrence. The group held performances for children's groups, met with University dance classes and attended seminars with the University physics department, among other activities.
Alice Bean, University physics professor, met with Lerman and another dancer from the company during a high-energy physics seminar Tuesday.
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Bean said the group discussed the ways in which science and art worked off one another. Lerman also worked with the group to brainstorm ideas for a coming performance on the origins of matter.
"Anything we can do to get the
The Lix Lerman Dance Exchange performs a dance titled "Ferocious Beauty: Genome" Saturday evening at the Lied Center. The performance featured film and narration to investigate genetic research and its impact on culture.
public to think about science is great," Bean said.
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fictional, their tragic stories were based on actual events.
"I know a lot of people who have actually lived this story," Noriega said. "It hit me really big because it felt like home. I felt it had to be told because a lot of people don't want to look at this side of immigration, the actual personal stories."
Sani Brosig, Loredo, Texas, is a junior at Cornell and stage manager of the show.
Brosig's parents are immigrants and she grew up by the border. She said she had held past positions with Teatrotaller but her personal history made her want a more prominent leadership role in "Desiertos."
"A lot of people in my hometown are immigrants," Brosig said. "There were a couple of scenes where the moms of the men who went to find work didn't know where they were. I know a lot of people who had that experience growing up."
Debra Castillo, professor of comparative literature and romance studies and adviser of the group, said Teatrotaller had performed more than 50 plays
She said this play in particular had the most profound tie to an ongoing struggle in the modern world.
Austin Robinson, Overland Park junior, said the powerful effect of the show was what he appreciated most.
since its origin in 1993.
He said the part he found most moving was the portrayal of the only English-speaking person: the southern border-patrol agent.
"This play is really powerful," Castillo said. "It's a very serious play."
Robinson said, as a double major in theater and Spanish, seeing the example of Tetratroller gave him an interest in possibly starting a similar group at the University.
of immigrants and don't respect the lives of immigrants." Robinson said. "The play gave a good counter viewpoint to that kind of thought."
"It kind of captured, in an exaggerated version, what people feel who are opposed to rights
"I think it definitely can be done at KU," Robinson said. "It's just a matter of getting organized and enough people behind it. I think a lot of other students I know would definitely be involved as well."
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Anthony Sowell, right, stands behind public defender Kathleen DeMetz during his court appearance Wednesday in Cleveland. Sowell, 50, has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder and held without bond after 10 bodies were discovered in his home over the past few days. Sowell was ordered held without bond.
Cleveland serial killer lured women into home
BY ANDREW WELSH-
HUGGINS AND JOHN SEEWER
CLEVELAND — Authorities say Anthony Sowell lured women into his home in a busy neighborhood, killed them — most by strangulation — and scattered their remains throughout the inside and buried some in the backyard.
"These types are so rare that you can't make a summary estimation as to why or what went wrong or anything," said Robert Keppel, a national serial-killer expert who investigated serial killer Ted Bundy in Washington state in the 1970s.
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Such brazenness defies logic, but experts identify a narrow subcategory of serial killers, including the 1893 Chicago Fair killer, Dr. H.H. Holmes, and Milwaukee cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, who hunt from home.
"There's just not a whole lot of these folks running around the world" he said.
Sowell had the perfect lair.
His home and backyard — a burial site for five victims — were shielded by an empty home to the left and the windowless brick wall of a sausage company on the right.
Anytime the stench of decaying bodies blew over the street, neighbors blamed the meat processing next door.
His house stood out only because it was one of the nicest on a block dotted by homes with peeling paint and broken windows, some of them vacant.
It looked safe
Sowell often sat on the front steps, sipping beer out of a bottle and greeting residents passing by on their way to the corner store that was just steps away for alcohol, snacks and cigarettes.
Neighbors say he'd offer a
few the chance to get high
Sowell's alleged approach reflects an obvious point, said forensic psychologist N.G. Berrill: the potential role of mental illness in such unusual behavior.
"The fact that they would dirty their own nest, as it were, is peculiar to me and suggests a level of mental illness or sickness," said Berrill, director of the New York Center for Neuropsychology and Forensic Behavioral
Forensic Behavioral Science.
Tanja Doss told The Associated Press that when she went up to Sowell's third-floor bedroom for a drink last April, he attacked her. "I'm sitting on the corner of the bed and he just leaped
up and came over and started choking me," she said
She said she escaped the next morning when he left for the store.
Green River killer, who pleaded guilty to the deaths of 48 women, many of them found in or near Washington State's Green River.
When people think of serial killers, they imagine predators like Bundy, who stalked women and killed women in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and finally Florida.
"These types are so rare that you can't make a summary estimation as to why or what went wrong or anything."
But some of history's most notorious serial killers literally worked close to home.
Holmes, born Herman Webster Mudgett, built a "World's Fair Hotel" he used to lure women to their death during the 1893 World's Fair, a series of crimes
Or Gary Ridgway, dubbed the
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While Holmes confessed at one point to killing 27 people, the true number of victims is unknown; some authorities placed it as high as 200.
recounted in the 2004 best-seller, "Devil in the White City."
In Houston, Dean Corll, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen Brooks killed 27 boys and young men in a torture-murder ring in Houston from 1969 to 1971. Police found a plywood "torture board" in Corll's home used to torment many of his victims before they were killed.
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A K O T A K
Harvesting wine among Kansas' fields of wheat
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOP
BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR
smontemayor@kansan.com
When life handed Greg Shipe
grapes, he made wine.
Shipe, now the co-owner of Davenport Orchards and Winery, said he never had any intention of taking over his grandfather's farm and later expanding it by adding 17 acres of grapes.
But without enough money to continue his education at the University of Kansas, in 1970 Ship began farming peaches, apples and pears on his grandfather's land just a stone's throw away from Lawrence.
Twenty years later, the first grapes fated to be crushed and fermented were planted at 1394 E. 1900 Rd. Seven years after that, he converted an old tool shed into a room where customers could taste and purchase the bottled libations. It even has a black walnut bar top salvaged from an old barn and polished down. It's where Shipe rests an arm as he reflects on the literal fruits of his labor.
"We wanted to make the wine 100-percent Kansas grown," Shipe said. "From the beginning we decided not to bring in any juices or grapes from anywhere else. We wanted to build an identity for Kansas wine and it has to grow in the state for us to do that."
Shipe was born in Chicago and raised in Dodge City. Before beginning farming, he was a surgery technician in the Navy during the Vietnam War.
The farm he operates with his wife, Charlee Glinka, was originally purchased by his grandparents C.W. and Mary Davenport in 1949.
It now boasts 54 rows of vines.
each a quarter-mile long — lush green in the spring and darker hues in the fall.
The most well-known U.S. wines come from places such as Napa Valley on the California coast and Martha's Vineyard south of Cape Cod. That's why some people, including Pep Solberg, owner of Bluejacket Crossing Winery, 1969 North 1250 Rd., were surprised a decent wine could be produced in the Midwest.
"I took a sample of his wine to California winemakers and experts and they told me it was different but excellent." Solberg said.
Solberg, also a University graduate, has been growing grapes for seven years and has been licensed to make wine for a year-and-a-half. He followed Shipe's lead in using only Kansas fruit.
Solberg, who moved back to Lawrence after a stint in the California bay area, said he never previously thought a Kansasgrown wine product would be worth sampling. And then he tasted Shipe's wine. That, and wanting to be closer to family, brought Solberg home.
That first glass from Shipe wasn't just a surprise, Solberg said — it was an epiphany. It largely why Solberg said he became a vintner, an occupation which Shipe said could demand between an 80- to 100-hour work week.
Josh Bryant, a part-time worker for Shipe, is finishing a degree in enology, or wine making, through the Vitticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance. He is honing his skills by working at Davenport Orchard and Winery and conducting taste tests of Davenport products at Topeka's historic Matrot Castle.
Bryant met Shipe when touring wineries in Kansas after deciding that he, too, wanted to take part of the state's winemaking culture.
"Greg's by far was the best of all that I went to," Bryant said of Shipe. "He really does put a lot into it. He genuinely individual."
Bryant said time devoted to grapes and wine-making was comparable to relationships with people, an approach he said Shipe consistently took.
"He puts the same care he gives to people into his wine production." Bryant said.
Michelle Meyer, co-owner of Holy-field Winery in Basehor, 18807 158th St., started a winery with her dad around the same time as Shipe. However, she said she did not see him not as a competitor, but rather a fellow member of a wine-making community. After all, they were the founding members of the Kansas Viculture and Farm Winery Association.
"He believes in the agriculture of wine," Meyer said. "He's a detailed-orientated person. He wants a quality product."
Shipe knows the different varieties of his wine are all flavorful. He'll point customers to a dry red with hints of oak or a sweet, fruity wine for a lighter palate. But in his small, converted tool shed, Shipe still pauses for a moment to consider the reception of what was initially a hobby but turned into more than just a few bunches of table grapes.
"I'm just humbled that people like what I'm doing," Shipe said. "I never thought that we could do this."
Edited by Betsy Cutliff
Hurricane Ida makes its way toward the Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 100 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
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over more than 200 miles of coastline across southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Louisiana's governor declared a state of emergency.
"It is likely we will at least be hit with strong winds and some flooding in out coastal counties."
said Ida could make landfall as early as Tuesday morning, although it was forecast to weaken by then. Officials and residents kept a close eye on the Category 2 hurricane as it approached, though there were no immediate plans for evacuations.
At 1 p.m. EST, Ida was located 510 miles south-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and moving northwest near 10 mph. The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Ida brushing near Louisiana and Mississippi, then making landfall near Alabama before continuing across north Florida.
In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal had declared a state of emergency as a precaution, and the National Guard was on high alert if assistance was needed. New Orleans wasn't included in the hurricane watch.
"Even though we're telling everybody to be prepared, my gut tells me it probably won't be that bad," said Steve Arndt, director of Bay Point Marina Co. in Panama City, Fla.
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Yet many residents took the forecast in stride.
But officials were encouraging residents to prepare for potential gusts of 6 mph by removing any
tree limbs that could damage their homes and securing or bringing in any trash cans, grills, potted plants or patio furniture.
remained in Mississippi.
Nearly 1,400 Louisiana residents are still living in federally issued trailers and mobile homes after hurricanes Katrina and Rita; nearly 360 units
"FEMA stresses that those in temporary (housing) units should not take chances," Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesman Andrew Thomas said. "Leave the unit behind and evacuate to a permanen-
structure that will
better withstand
tropical weather
systems and the
associated winds"
"It is likely we will at least be hit with strong winds and some
flooding in our coastal counties," said Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Officials "do not want anybody to be caught off guard."
evacuations of lower-lying areas or school closures would be necessary.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Womack said forecasts called for tides of 4-7 feet above normal and rainfall totals of 5-7 inches within 24 hours, which could mean flooding along the coasts and along rivers.
Alabama emergency management officials did not immediately respond to phone messages.
"You don't know until it gets close how you're going to be affected by it."
BRAD MONROE Bay County deputy chief of emergency services
In the Florida Panhandle, residents in Bay County and Panama City were being advised to secure boats and prepare for storm surges that could reach 2-3 feet. Heavy rain, wind and possible flooding was also expected.
"You really don't know until it gets close how you're going to be affected by it," said Brad Monroe, Bay County's deputy chief of emergency services.
Ida wasn't expected to pack the wallop seen in 2008 when hurricanes Gustav and like pelted the
Gulf Coast back to back. There have been nine named storms this season, which ends Dec. 1. Ida is only the third hurricane to form, and neither of the others threatened land.
ida wasn't expected to directly threaten
New Orleans, where unflappable fans at the Saints football game seemed unaware a storm was approaching.
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Army chaplain asks congregation to give prayers for alleged gunman
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FORT HOOD, Texas — Mourners were asked to pray for the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, and an Army chaplain exhorted his congregation on Sunday to draw together even if the gunman's motives may never be fully known.
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search for something, someone to blame. That is so frustrating." Col. Frank Jackson told a group of about 120 people gathered at the post's chapel. "Today, we pause to hear from
Worshippers hugged each other and raised their hands in prayer during the service, in which Jackson asked the congregation to pray for the 13 dead and 29 wounded that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is accused of shooting. The chaplain also urged the crowd to pray for Hasan and his family "as they find themselves in a position that no person ever desires to be."
A soldier reads the Bible during church service at the First Air Calvary Division Memorial Chapel at Fort Hood, Texas, on Sunday.
"And Lord, teach us to love and
"The piece that most are troubled with right now is the location of where it happened ..."
JOHN ROSSI U.S. Army colonel
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At least 16 victims remained hospitalized with gunshot wounds, and seven were in intensive care.
to make sense of the shootings.
Candles burned Saturday night outside the apartment complex where Hasan lived. Small white crosses, one for each of the dead, dotted a lawn at a Killeen church on Sunday.
Even as the community took time to mourn the victims at worship services on and off the post, Col. John Rossi acknowledged that the country's largest military installation was moving forward with its usual business of soldiering. The processing center where Hasan allegedly opened fire on Thursday remains a crime scene, but the activities that went on there were relocated, with the goal of reopening the center as soon as Sunday.
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Fort Hood is "continuing to prepare for the mission at hand," Rossi said. "There's a lot of routine activity still happening. You'll hear cannon fire and artillery fire, Soldiers in units are still trying to execute the missions we have been tasked with."
But the specter of the shooting
lingers on the post. Rossi acknowledged that psychic wounds could be deep.
Military criminal investigators continue to refer to Hasan as the only suspect in the shootings but won't say when charges would be
"The piece that most are troubled with right now is the location of where it happened and how it could happen," he said. "We know that problems sometimes take a while to manifest themselves in an individual and might come up in a later time period."
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filed. Hasan, who was shot by civilian police to end the rampage, was in critical but stable condition at an Army hospital in San Antonio. He was breathing on his
"If Hasan was showing signs ... the U.S. Army has to have zero tolerance. He should have been gone."
JOE LIEBERMAN U.S. senator
authorized to discuss the case said an initial review of Hasan's computer use has found no evidence of links to terror groups or anyone who might have helped plan or push him toward the attack. The review of Hasan's computer is continuing, the official said.
Governmental Affairs Committee, said he plans to begin a congressional investigation to determine whether the shootings constitute a terrorist attack. Lieberman, an
Army investigators on Sunday were searching for additional evidence to put together a comprehensive bullet trajectory analysis. Investigators were "seeking any military or civilian personnel who may have left the scene ... with gunshot damage such as damaged privately owned vehicles." Fort Hood spokesman Chris Haug said in a statement.
Hasan likely would face military justice rather than federal criminal charges if investigators determine the violence was the work of just one person.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and
independent from Connecticut, said on "Fox News Sunday" that he wants to find out whether the Army missed warning signs that Hasan was becoming extreme.
"If Hasan was showing signs, saying to people that he had become an Islamist extremist, the U.S.
Army has to have zero tolerance," he said. "He should have been gone."
Army Chief of Staff George Casey warned against reaching conclusions about the suspected shooter's motives until investigators have fully explored the attack. He said on ABC's "This Week" that focusing on Hasan's Islamic roots could "heighten the backlash" against all Muslims in the military.
There had been signs in recent months that Hasan's growing anger with the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were at odds with his military service, including his comments that the war on terror was "a war on Islam." Others who knew Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, said he had wrestled with what to tell fellow Muslim soldiers who had their doubts about fighting in Islamic countries.
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The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes the Statue of Liberty as it arrives Monday in New York.
USS New York joins ranks of the Navy
BY VERENA DOBNIK
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.
"I hereby place the USS New York in commission." Mabus announced.
He spoke on a Manhattan pier where hundreds of Navy officers and sailors joined first responders and families of Sept. 11 victims.
And with a long drum roll, the ship's crew was set on the first watch, obeying the order, as traditionally worded: "Man our ship and bring her to life!"
"No matter how many times you attack us, we always come back," Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said at the amphibious assault ship's commissioning. "America always comes back. That's what this ship represents."
in red, white and blue bunting. black smoke rose into the chilly fall morning to signal that the USS New York was powered up. A loud cheer accompanied a flyover by Navy planes.
The $7 \frac{1}{2}$ tons of steel debris from ground zero had been melted down to form the bow of the USS New York as "a symbol of our unshakable resolve; this is a city built of steel," said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, representing the Obama administration.
From atop the vessel, decked
She noted that many of New York's iconic structures were made from steel, including the Statue of Liberty and the Chrysler building.
Encore
"But the strongest steel of New York has always been in the spines of its people," Clinton said, calling New Yorkers "strivers and seekers, immigrants from every country, speakers of every language."
Clinton was a U.S. senator from New York before she became the nation's top diplomat.
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Johnny Flower, center, plays the cello for singer/songwriter Joshua Radin, left, at the Granada Theater Friday night in Lawrence. Radin and members came back for an encore, for which they covered Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, it's Alright."
NATIONAL
Obama to attend service honoring Ft. Hood victims
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the nation's largest Army post.
He praised those who ended the shootings, which killed 13 and wounded 30 others, and lauded the armed services' diversity — a move designed to calm tensions about the suspected
shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
"The they are Americans of every race, faith and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and nonbelievers," Obama said in his radio and Internet address Saturday, airing the weekend before Veterans Dav.
"The they are descendants of immigrants and immigrants themselves. They reflect the diversity that makes this America. But what they share is a patriotism like no other."
After the address aired, Obama talked about the Fort Hood shootings with Democratic House members.
INTERNATIONAL Afghan president makes clear stance on corruption
KABUL — The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the
Taliban and shore up his government.
Also Sunday, NATO reported three more coalition soldiers — one American and two Britons — died in combat with the Taliban in western and southern areas. The latest losses pushed Britain's combat death toll in the eight-year Afghan war to 201.
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"It's been framed as a witch hunt or a fishing expedition, and it's not," said Sally Daly, spokeswoman for Alvarez. "We're engaging in a discovery process as we would in any criminal investigation."
The prosecutor's office — led by Anita Alvarez, who last year was elected Cook County state's attorney on a reputation for toughness — said it's just being thorough, and wants to determine if students may have skewed their findings to get a good grade.
Journalists analyze crime
Northwestern's lawyers have filed a motion to quash the subpoenas, and the judge may act on that Tuesday, when a hearing is set to hear arguments about whether there should be a new trial in the case.
Northwestern University students may have revelation for '78 case
BY KAREN HAWKINS
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"Why are we talking about our grades when we should be talking about whether there's an innocent man in prison?" said Evan Benn, a former Protest student mentioned in the state's subpoena. None of the students has been individually subpoenaed.
CHICAGO - A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard believe they have evidence that shows prosecutors put the wrong man behind bars. But in the quest to prove his innocence, they may have to defend themselves, too.
Cook County prosecutors have outraged the university and the journalism community by issuing subpoenas to professor David Prostess seeking his students' grades, his sylabus and their private e-mails. Prosecutors claim since the team was made up of students, they may have been under pressure to prove the case to get a good grade.
It's a first for Protess and his investigative reporting students, who have helped free 11 innocent men from prison, including death row, since 1996. Their work also is credited with prompting then-Gov. George Ryan to empty the state's death row in 2003, re-igniting a national debate on the death penalty.
Northwestern University professor David Protest, founder of the Medill Innocence Project, talks with students at a reporting strategy session in Evansston, Ill on Oct 26. Cook County prosecutors have outraged the university and the journalism community by issuing subpoenas for Protest's syllabus along with the grades and private e-mails of his students who spent three years investigating a convicted man they believe is innocent.
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LOS ANGELES — A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest's workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge.
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday through an attorney. A court commissioner ordered Uzomah to stay 500 yards away from Seacrest if he is released from jail on $150,000 bail.
Uzomah appeared in street clothes during Tuesday's hearing and agreed to be represented by a public defender. He is due back in court Nov. 16.
Los Angeles police arrested Uzomah at the E! Entertainment Television headquarters in Los Angeles on Friday. A request for a civil restraining order stated he was carrying a knife at the time
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LOS ANGELES — A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels.
The team's robotic machine raced up more than 2,950 feet of cable dangling from a helicopter.
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I didn't watch the game.
I went to Union Station and played with awesome science experiments, and I got to pet a bunny. It was awesome!
You know what sucks?
Being in love with one of your guy friends.
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Not going to Manhattan this weekend was the worst decision I made since I put that security guard in a headlock last month.
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I move for a vote of no confidence in Todd Reesing's quarterbacking abilities.
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I keep getting compliments about my beautiful eye color and long eye lashes from girls I am not attracted to. This is happening too much and it's staring me
--lack a step in the right direction to support and protect transgendered students and faculty. Gender identity and gender expression have been added to the nondiscrimination and the equal opportunity policy for the University, thus living up to the promoted philosophy of diversity and acceptance of all people.
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--lack a step in the right direction to support and protect transgendered students and faculty. Gender identity and gender expression have been added to the nondiscrimination and the equal opportunity policy for the University, thus living up to the promoted philosophy of diversity and acceptance of all people.
The constant presence of my roommate is making me dumber
--lack a step in the right direction to support and protect transgendered students and faculty. Gender identity and gender expression have been added to the nondiscrimination and the equal opportunity policy for the University, thus living up to the promoted philosophy of diversity and acceptance of all people.
Is it just me, or does the walk from the computers to the bathroom in Anschutz Library kind of have a "walk of shame" feel to it?
I can't put away my flip-flops. I would have to admit that summer is over.
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EDITORIAL BOARD
University takes right step with discrimination policy
The University has finally taken a step in the right
TERMINOLOGY ACCORDING TO JAYNE HENSON, ACTIVISM COORDINATOR FOR QUEERS AND ALLIES:
After this policy was passed through Student Senate, it was presented at a meeting of University Senate on Oct. 8, where the senate unanimously voted to amend the two policies for the University. It was then approved by the interim
"Gender identity is how someone self identifies as a male, a female or a mix of the two."
provost, Danny J.
Anderson, as well
as the chancellor,
Bernadette Gray-Little.
SLIGHTLY LATE
"Gender expression is how you dress, act, and talk as an outward display of your gender."
Though these additions to the policies should be applauded, the University is slightly behind in making them.
"K-State actually had it in their policy before we did" said Jayne Henson, activism coordinator for Queers and Allies.
It was also already part of Kansas law, thanks to Executive
Order 07-24 issued by former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in August 2007. This law prohibits discrimination and harassment for state employees on account of gender identity, among numerous other things.
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Though the policy was unanimously approved, there was some wording that
WORDING LEFT OUT
did not make the final cut. In the original proposal the words "actual or perceived" were included in order to ensure the most protection for transgendered students and faculty.
Henson, who played a large role in writing and passing this policy, said she had seen the wording in a similar policy at another University.
and thought it was important because sometimes gender is something that is perceived
"Most of the time you don't ask someone first," Henson said. "Really it's about our perceptions of people." "Sometimes people can be perceived as being trans even if they're not."
Saida Bonifield, LGBT Resource Center Coordinator, who helped write and present the addition to the policy, said. "University legal council thought this could be too complicated."
If this wording is important to the LGBT community to ensure the most protection, the University should reconsider adding it to the policies.
this in order to show support and protect their students and faculty
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT The University needed to do
"With myself identifying as transsexual I was distraught about how horrible things were for trans people," Henson said. "No one was fighting for us."
If the University wishes to remain progressive and diverse. it needs to take steps to live up to these powerful words.
"Having this wording there for trans. people to see is important," Henson said. "It's saying my University wants me to be happy and support me."
For students and faculty already here, and in recruiting potential new members to the community, this wording shows the University is an accepting place.
MORE TO DO
"This is the first step," Bonifield said. "I want the students to feel as safe as possible."
Henson described a situation that occurred to her friend who is in the transitioning process.
"My friend who is a freshman is transferring because TAs and faculty refuse to call him by the name he prefers," she said.
Not only is this disrespectful of
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"That's where we need to start — with faculty," Henson said. "We have this wording in place and the next step is to show that it's not just words on a piece of paper. Whether you agree with trans identity or not it's an issue of respect."
This addition to the University's policy is a great one, and all of the members of the LGBT community who fought for it should be applauded.
The University should continue to support transgendered protection, and put actions to their well intended words.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
Caitlin Thornbrugh for The Kansan Editorial Board
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Protesting done right
We've all seen them at some point in front of Strong Hall or Wescoe Hall waving banners in front of giant waving and shouting messages. Most of us tend to ignore them, to blow right on by without a second thought. On Monday, however, one group managed to grab my attention: Save the Wetlands.
Even after doing some research, I've yet to decide my stance on the issue. The thing that struck me, however, was that the group members conducted the protest in a refreshingly different way. They refrained from over-the-top, in-your-face tactics to make their message heard. They didn't post 20-foot billboards full of graphic images of recently killed otters or waterfowl. They didn't promote open argument on campus sidewalks. And they certainly didn't show up seeking to spread hate and foment anger. They only carried signs, shouted chants and asked for signatures, informing all who asked about their cause.
Too often the protest groups that occupy the lawn in front of Strong Hall or Wesco Beach assume that college students only respond to shock tactics. In the case of the anti-gay or anti-abortion advocacy groups, they've made it very clear that they will rely only on extreme
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To those not familiar with their message, let me explain. For almost 20 years, the Kansas Department of Transportation has been trying to divert K-10, one of its self-proclaimed most important projects, around the city of Lawrence. KDOT has determined that the best area in which to construct the proposed six-lane South Lawrence Trafficway is through the Baker Wetlands, a 640-acre stretch of marshland south of town. Baker University, which claims much of the area, supports this decision.
The Wetlands group seemed to realize we are adults, something other campers protesters fail to do. We don't need to be bludgeoned into forming an opinion on an issue. The Wetlands protesters made their motive clear and their message noble, something that, in this case, allowed their messages to carry a little further.
interpretations of the truth. In doing so, they greatly limit the credibility of their message.
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If nothing else, the Wetlands protesters have earned the right to be heard, and it's our right to listen to them. Look up some information on the Baker Wetlands and form your own opinion. Web sites such as savethewetlands.org and southlarcencetrafficway.org are great places to start. Maybe once we, the students at the University of Kansas, start caring, this 20-year stalemate will finally be broken.
The land is considered a sacred historical area by Haskell Indian Nations University. So Haskell, along with environmental groups such as the Wetlands Preservation Organization and KU Environs, are trying to preserve the land and have been strongly fighting the Trafficway for the past 20 years. These groups claim that the marshland isn't the most economically feasible place to construct the highway, let alone the most ecologically logical.
KDOT officials claim the opposite, that the proposed project will in fact increase the size of the Wetlands by appropriating more land for the area.
according to a statement on the University's Web site.
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MUSIC
New hip-hop group's 'golden age'revival
If you have kept your ears open to hip-hop artists lately, you've likely heard of Kid Cudi. However, even if your ears have been suffocated by headphones bumping hip-hop for the past 10 years, you still might not have heard of the Digable Planets.
With a name that makes a person think this group is out of this world, yet groovy, Digable Planets are an interesting comparison with the artist Kid Cudi in that they both represent an "out there" form of hip-hop. Kid Cudi released his album "Man on the Moon" this year and has been blowing up radio ever since with the catchy remix of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and the summer hit "Day n' Night."
But Kid Cudi has yet to come to Lawrence, whereas the Digable Planets are performing at The Bottleneck on Nov. 13.
Not that the Digable Planets sound like Kid Cudi. They might actually sound better to those who appreciate the old school sounds that seem to have inspired the new Kid Cudi. Like the greats of old, the Digable Planets weave intricate lyrics over jazzy hooks evoking that old school feeling that came from listening to the likes of A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul.
That The Bottleneck and Pipeline Productions can bring artists such as Digable Planets to Lawrence shows me a strong dedication to quality hip-hop music in Lawrence. Not only has Pipeline Productions, a Lawrence-based production company, brought incredible acts to The Bottleneck, but it also supplies The Crossroads in Kansas City with quality shows. The "golden age" of hip-hop
has maintained its presence in Lawrence through these live shows as well as through KIHK
What else would you expect from the two emcees named Butterfly and Doodlebug? Their unique yet rooted form of hip-hop should find its place here in funky Lawrence.
If you listen to "Breakfast for Beatlovers with Ross F" on KJHK, you will catch an occasional Digable Planets song. One song that has managed to reach mainstream audiences through a rather unusual way, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool like Dat)" is the theme song for a cold water clothing detergent. Aside from commercial tracks, Digable Planets puts together thoughtful tracks that sometimes border on the side of poetry rather than rap flows because of their peculiar rhyme structures.
Roesler is a Denver junior in journalism.
This show at The Bottleneck is calling all of the beat heads in Lawrence to get out from the corners of bars where only Lil' Wayne gets played and come connect with how hip-hop was created. Like the Digable Planets rhyme in their song "Escapism," "funk is you, funk is me, funk is us, funk is free!" Well, maybe not completely free — the tickets are $16 — but the funk you will feel will be from another planet.
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CRIME
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9,2009
Florida man charged with murder
BY MATT SEDENSKY AND
MIKE SCHNEIDER
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. It was a "stress overload" for the man accused of a deadly shooting rampage at his former office, his lawyer said Saturday.
The 40-year-old man whose life seemed to just keep getting worse was charged Saturday with first-degree murder, accused of killing one and wounding five Friday at his former office. He said nothing in
his brief court appearance Saturday, but his attorney portrayed him as a mentally ill man who fell victim to countless problems.
"This guy is a compilation of the front page of the entire year
— unemployment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce — all of the stresses," said the public defender, Bob Wesley. "He has been declining in mental health. There is no logic whatsoever, which points to a mental health case. It looks like a classic case of stress overload."
Police refused to say anything more Saturday about their investigation into the shooting. But as Rodriguez remained on suicide watch at the Orange County Jail, a portrait of his crumbling life
began to emerge.
He couldn't pay the child support he owed for his 8-year-old son. He was nearly $90,000 behind on bills, his bankruptcy file showed. A once-promising, but short-lived career at an engineering firm faded into a job at a fast-food chain.
Wesley described his client as "very, very mentally ill" but offered no specifics. His former mother-in-law, America Holloway, said he was a schizophrenic who was constantly paranoid, blaming others for all of his woes and who always thought everyone disliked him.
The suspect's own mother struggled Saturday for words to defend her son. She could only muster an apology.
fired in June 2007.
Identified as the single fatality in the shooting spree was Otis Beckford, 26, the father of a 7-month-old daughter who was standing near the receptionist's desk when the gunman entered the office.
Beckford's mother told The Palm Beach Post that she had last talked to him Thursday night, firming up the family's Thanksgiving plans.
"Now, he won't be there," Ielida Cole told the newspaper. "Such a shame! I had two children. Otis and my daughter. I have one left. I never thought something like this would happen to him."
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An office worker is moved from a building where a multiple shooting took place in downtown Orlando on Friday. A gunman opened fire in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person and injuring five others.
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Five others were wounded: Gregory Hornbeck, 39; Ferrell Hickson, 40; Guy Lugenbeel, 62; Edward Severino, 34; and Keyonda Harrison, 27. All were in stable or good condition at Orlando hospitals and were expected to survive. Several employees reached Saturday said the firm has told them not to publicly discuss the shooting.
"Sorry for the families involved" Ana Rodriguez said. "I'm really very sorry, it is very hurtful."
The Legion Place building, where the shooting occurred, remained cordoned off Saturday with police tape, though some workers returned
Police said Rodriguez himself also offered words of remorse as he was handcuffed Friday, explaining he was just going through a tough time. But it offered little solace to victims, all of whom worked at Reynolds, Smith and Hills, where the suspect was an entry-level engineer for 11 months before being
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Nicholas Hausch pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of Ecudorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero. Five others were also charged.
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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beater hopping."
"Jose, Kevin and I started popping and Jose punched him so hard he knocked him out," Anthony Hartford told police, according to prosecutors.
Hartford said he didn't do it often. "Maybe only once a week."
But it wasn't until the seven teens accused in the killing told police of the attacks — and Hispanic residents who had been long silent about hate crimes came forward to confirm the stories — that officials began to realize what they were dealing with.
a street corner.
There had been other high-profile attacks on a growing Hispanic population on eastern Long Island before Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death a year ago Sunday on
The year since the Lucero slaying has put a national spotlight on race relations and has seen the U.S. Justice Department launch a probe of hate crimes and police response to them. A national civil rights group released a study that found "a pervasive climate of fear in the Latino community" in Suffolk County.
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Many victims said they had always been reluctant to contact police, fearing they would be asked about their immigration status. Just weeks after presiding at a funeral for Lucero, a preacher invited Hispanic crime victims to share their experiences. Dozens came forward.
enough evidence to file charges in eight other attacks against the teens accused in the Lucero killing.
Many were unable to identify attackers, but prosecutors cleaned
"It was a bunch of people relieved that someone was listening," the Rev. Dwight Lee Wolter said. "They just wanted some sort of witness that their story was worth telling."
Not all were crime victims. One man came to the church with his telephone answering machine wrapped in plastic, Wolter said. He had received threatening phone calls from his landlord, peppered with anti-Hispanic slurs, and wanted advice on making it stop.
Foster Maer, an attorney for Manhattan-based Latinojustice, which called for the Justice Department investigation, said the Lucero killing "raised everybody's awareness of how bad it is."
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said officers don't ask victims whether they're illegal immigrants and said the probe would exonerate the department.
Dormer assigned a Hispanic officer to command a local precinct after the killing.
Lucero, 37, came to the United States when he was 21 and worked at a dry cleaner. He was walking with a friend shortly before midnight near the Patchogue train station when they were confronted by a mob of teens. His friend ran away, but Lucero was surrounded, prosecutors say.
He tried to fight back, flailing at the assailants with his belt. At some point, 18-year-old Jeffrey Conroy plunged a knife into Luceros chest before running away, prosecutors said.
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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing scramble for a 16-yard run before fumbling the ball on the 24-yard line. Reesing had one other fumble and an interception in Kansas' 17-10 loss to Kansas State.
What's the matter with Kansas?
The Jayhawks struggled in Manhattan and failed to recapture a season that began with high aspirations
BY JAYSON JENKS
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MANHATTAN — Ten minutes before the game, a Kansas State fan jogged to the middle of the field wearing a No. 5 Kansas jersey and a Jayhawk beak resting on top of his head.
In the most basic form of
The jarring hit only foreshadowed the upcoming game, serving the same role as the increasingly haunting music in horror movies just before the killer pops on the screen.
As part of a pregame skit, he stood, raised his arms and was viciously flung to the turf by a blindside hit from Willie the Wildcat — Kansas State's half-cat, half-football player of a mascot.
description, Kansas was repeatedly thumped by Kansas State Saturday
— both by the Wildcats' aggressive defense and by their grind-it-out running game.
The Jayhawks couldn't stop the run, couldn't finish offensive drives and couldn't take care of the ball. And because of that, they left Manhattan stunned by a 17-10 loss.
"It's very frustrating right now," senior wide receiver Kerry Meier said.
The Jayhawks shared the same sentiments when looking back on the day's performance.
"We didn't come in here expecting things to turn out this way," junior offensive lineman Brad Thorson said.
"I felt like we beat ourselves."
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junior cornerback Chris Harris said.
Kansas State scored first with a field goal; Kansas answered with a touchdown. The Wildcats
In a game with plenty of implications extending beyond a simple rivalry — in a Sunflower Showdown that featured two teams seething to silence the mouths of critics and doubters — a close contest unfolded inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
churned out yards on the ground; the Jayhawks decided to throw. And so on.
In doing so, Kansas State settled into the driver's seat in the Big 12 North race. Kansas, meanwhile, witnessed its chance of capturing the North all but disappear.
Yet the most telling and drastic variation between the two teams was simple: Kansas State committed fewer mistakes than Kansas.
"The turnovers, the penalties, a couple little things here and there, it doomed us," coach Mark Mangino said. "We have to face facts: They played smart football today and we did not."
Kansas had three turnovers while junior kicker Jacob Branstetter missed two costly field goals.
And in a continuously alarming trend, senior quarterback Todd Reeing accounted for all three miscues.
Reeing has always played his best when he has something to prove. He has ridden the role of underdog to an Orange Bowl victory and to the top of Kansas' record books.
And after a tumultuous three-game stretch dating back to Kansas' game against Colorado Oct. 17, Reesing certainly entered Saturday's game with plenty to prove.
Instead, Reesing continued to digress and his mistakes continued to hurt.
Reesing coughed the ball up.
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Repeat of'90s losses and all
BY ALEX BEECHER
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If you're in college right now, you likely spent your formative years in the '90s. You remember Pokémon, the Backstreet Boys, and those T-shirts that featured Bugs Bunny and Taz wearing baggy clothes and hats turned backwards. You, like me, probably think those things should remain where they were born — in the '90s. But more than boy bands or any other vestige of that decade, the specter I most wanted to stay in the past was that of Sunflower Showdown football.
Beginning in 1993, the word "showdown" became little more than a courtesy title — massacre would have been more appropriate. With coach and Central Kansas deity Bill Snyder at the helm, Kansas State trounced the Jayhawks repeatedly. Even the changing of the millennium didn't stop the trend; the Wildcats kept partying (and dominating) like it was 1999. Finally, in 2004, a former Snyder assistant named Mark Mangino ended the streak. Kansas State did win the following year, and when Snyder retired in 2005, he had a record of winning 13 of 14 against Kansas. Then began the Ron Prince era. For Kansas fans, it was a brief but glorious time that never having to say "just wait until basketball season" to the neighbors to the west
Dissatisfied with its football fortunes under Prince, K-State sought out Snyder to rescurve the program once more. At the time, observers quickly deemed the move foolish. There seemed to be no chance that Snyder could return the Wildcats to their '90s status as a top-10 program. It seemed more likely that Snyder would struggle mightily and
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Clumped with bodies both black and gold and crimson and blue, the paint was mobbed with action Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.
After a quiet opener last week against Pittsburg State, junior center Krysten Boogaard arrived with a storm, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The lofty center exhibited with potentially dominant influence that she can play for a team in need of a multi-dimensional threat.
Kansas defeated an injurydepleted Emporia State 85-48, leaving the overtime drama of the last time these teams met in the past.
Senior guard Sade Morris defends Emporia State guard Cassandra Boston during the first half of Kansas' exhibition game Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jahyhaws won their final exhibition game of the season against Emporia State. 85-48
"Like Aishah set the tone on the offensive boards last week, I thought she did it for us this week," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
expectations, Kansas' true dominance lived down low. Boogaard and sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds, were authoritative in the paint, setting high picks for their guards and then rolling down low for easy layups and other high percentage shots.
While $^{12}$ senior guard-forward Danielle McCray's shooting met
It was a perpetually busy scene down on the blocks, but advantages in skill and size overcame the effects of the crowded lanes. Kansas' backcourt towered over anyone Emporia State threw its way. Boogaard, 6-foot-5, stood three inches taller than any Hornets player. Sutherland, 6-foot-2, was constantly matched a forward four inches shorter. As a result, both players had their way, finishing with a double-double of points and rebounds.
"I thought it was important to go inside early and often," Henrickson said.
Boogaard was able to reach the high goals she set for herself, which proved too much for Emporia State.
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"She's been working hard in practice to get that low post
Over a 23-second sample late in the first half, Boogaard highlighted her capabilities. After a bounced entry pass, she turned her right shoulder into the defender and laid it in with her left hand. On the very next play on the other end, she blocked a shot attempt, immediately turned into a sprint, ran the length of the floor and was delivered an easy layup by an assist from freshman guard Anuel Goodrich.
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"The bigs just got to be ready for her?" McCray said of Goodrich.
Early in the second half, after helping defend and eventually stop senior guard Cassandra Boston mid-drive, Boogaard gathered a pass, waited for defenders to congregate and then found senior guard Sade Morris wide open in the corner. Morris nailed the shot and the fieldhouse erupted.
presence," McCray said
"If you play well in the paint
right away, it sucks up the perimeter defense and then you can kick it out to the wings," Boogaard said.
Emporia State struggled to find a groove, shooting only 29 percent in the first half. Boston knocked down some well-guarded three pointers, but the team's only easy points came when deceiving Kansas down low, drawing fouls
"When you let a team like that get in a rhythm offensively, they can make shots," Henrickson said.
and creating closer shots.
Despite defensive errors here and there, all the starters were gone with seven minutes left to play. That's a comfort level that will make any coach breathe a little easier.
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"That's what this time of the year is for." Henrickson said. "But this time of the year is over now. Now it's for real."
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief'"
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FACT OF THE DAY
The women's basketball team has won 27 of its last 29 preseason games.
Kansas Athletics
Q: Krysten Boogaard had 17 points and 10 rebounds in her team's final preseason game Sunday. How many career double-doubles does she have?
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
A: Six.
NBA
NBA Atlanta Hawks defeat Denver Nuggets, 125-100
ATLANTA — Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Josh Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in the Atlanta Hawks' 125-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
Smith was 8 of 10 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line.
Joe Johnson added 21 points, Marvin Williams had 14, Mo Evans 12 and Al Horford and Mike Bibby 11 each for the Hawks.
Carmelo Anthony had 30 points for Denver, and Chauncey Billups added 25. The Nuggets lost their second straight after winning their first five. Anthony was 7 of 21 from the field and 15 of 18 from the line.
The Hawks scored the first 10 points of the second half to make it 70-50. Denver never got closer than 12 points — at 90-78 less than a minute into the final quarter.
The Hawks shot 52 percent, hitting 45 of 87 shots, including 8 of 19 3s. Bibby was 3 of 4 from 3-point range.
Both teams were coming off Friday night losses. The Hawks lost 103-83 at Charlotte, and the Nuggets fell 96-88 at Miami.
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Sugar and spice? Not on this field
You may have seen Elizabeth Lambert of the New Mexico women's soccer team on ESPN this weekend. In case you missed it, it's already immortalized on YouTube. It's footage of Lambert, a junior defender for the Lobos, channeling her inner Bruce Lee during a game against Brigham Young University. After receiving a subtle elbow to the ribs from a BYU forward, Lambert responds by spending the rest of the game trying to inflict as much pain on the opposing team as possible. She recklessly takes out girls' legs, throws a couple of punches while going up for headers, sends a nice little forearm shiver to a forward's back, then caps it off by pulling down a BYU player by her ponytail when the ball isn't even nearby.
The ESPN correspondent who presented the story had the same question as pretty much anyone who watched the video: What on earth is violence like this doing in women's sports?
BY JOEL PETTERSON
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We're all relatively used to guys losing their cool on the field. We've seen the endless replays of Oregon's LeGarrette Blount going all MMA after playing Boise State and Florida's Brandon Spikes trying to blind Georgia's Washaua Ealey at the bottom of a pile, but in women's sports? They don't stop to those kinds of dirty tactics, do they?
Sure. Lambert's rampage was exceptionally stupid, but women are more than capable of this kind of violent retribution in sports. I've seen elbows thrown to faces when the play is halfway across the field, reckless tackles clearly meant to injure, and screaming players who have to be restrained from each other by teammates at the end of intense
games. And that's just from one season of watching Kansas soccer home games.
It's especially easy for players to get away with this sort of thing in a sport like soccer where it's impossible for four referees to watch all 22 players simultaneously. A little elbow to the back, or perhaps a ponytail takedown isn't always seen if it's done at the right time. Probably the most unbelievable thing about the New Mexico-BYU game is that Lambert received nothing more than a yellow card for her actions (although the team later suspended her indefinitely after reviewing the tape).
Remember Serena Williams' tirade toward a line judge at the U.S. Open, complete with profanity and threats of death by tennis ball? Sure, it was just verbal abuse, but imagine if she got pissed behind a ref's back on a soccer field instead of in front of thousands of spectators and dozens of TV cameras. You'd be lucky if your neck stayed
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attached when Serena yanked your ponytail.
This is sports, after all — sports get rough, and players get angry. If you're an athlete getting frustrated in an intense game, causing pain to the nearest person wearing a different color is going to be a natural reaction.
But if you still don't think women get violent in sports, that's fine. I just wouldn't recommend saying it within earshot of Elizabeth Lambert.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Philip Rivers showed the New York Giants exactly what they traded away in 2004, and this one really hurt the team that wanted Eli Manning so much.
Rivers capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play and the San Diego Chargers stunned the Giants 21-20 on Sunday, handing New York its fourth straight loss.
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Before Sunday's matchup, Tampa Bay was the only team in the league without a victory
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Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, including a 7-yard throw to Sammie Stroughter on fourth-and-4, leading the previously winless Bucs to a 38-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
In his first pro start, the 17th pick in the draft out of Kansas State
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saluted their past, then rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling franchise hope for the future.
completed 14 of 31 passes with just one interception. A critical second pick was wiped out by a Green Bay penalty during the go-ahead drive.
The Bucs (1-7) are the last team in the NFL to win this season. It was also the first victory for the league's youngest head coach, 33-year-old Raheem Morris, who replaced Jon Gruden after Tampa Bay went 0-4 in December and missed the playoffs last year.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for the Packers (4-4). He also threw three interceptions and had one returned for a TD that put the game out of
reach in the final minute
Rodgers was also sacked six times, hiking Green Bay's NFL-worst total to 37 takedowns in eight games.
The Bucs wore throwback creamsicle uniforms and made Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon the first inductee into the Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium. They trailed 21-17 during the halftime ceremony, but Freeman refused to let them lose.
The rookie threw second-half TD passes to Kellen Winslow and Stroughter, a seventh-round draft pick who was wide open in the right corner of the end zone with 4:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.
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Freeman's 2-point conversion pass to Michael Clayton put the Bucs up 31-28. The defense, which had all of its sacks after halftime, ensured victory when Tanard Jackson picked off Rodgers and — instead of going to the ground — weaved 35 yards through the Packers to a clinching TD with 35 seconds left.
The Bucs intercepted the Green Bay quarterback twice, and Elbert Mack — beaten badly on Jones' long touchdown — returned one of the picks 36 yards to the Packers 8 to set up Freeman's first pro TD pass, a 6-yarder to Derrick Ward.
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Trailing 14-7, Tampa Bay's Geno Hayes blocked a punt that Ronde Barber scooped up and ran 31 yards for his 14th career touchdown. Freeman led a 74-yard field goal drive just before the half, trimming Tampa Bay's deficit to 17-14.
Rodgers looked like he might have put the game away when he scrambled 12 yards on third-and-goal to give Green Bay a 28-17 lead.
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But Clifton Smith returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards to set up Freeman's 7-yard TD pass to Winslow and spark the comeback.
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Kansas thwarts Emporia's game
Defense worked to hold off star athlete Cassondra Boston, but there is still room for improvement
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
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There's little doubt that Emporia State senior guard Cassondra Boston had the game against Kansas circled on her calendar from the time she first saw the exhibition schedule.
"You get up for it because it's a big D-I school and the fact that we're able to compete with them is pretty exciting," Boston said.
Two years ago, the last time the Hornets met the Jayhawks in an exhibition game, Boston led her team back from an early 23-5 deficit to what was almost a shocking upset in overtime.
This year was a different story for Emporia State's outstanding senior athlete as the Jayhawk defense gave Boston problems for most of the game as she went 5-for-13 from the field as her team lost 85-48.
"I knew it was going to be a different situation," Boston said. "I mean obviously they're a
really good team."
In a prime defensive effort during a 10-minute stretch in the first half where the Hornets did not have a single field goal, the Jayhawks forced a shot clock violation. Boston had the ball as the shot clock expired and threw up a prayer just after the buzzer sounded. In that moment, a smile lit up senior Sade Morris's face, who was guarding her at the time.
"It just felt good that we were able to play out the full 30 seconds and not let them get the shot off," Morris said.
The field goal drought was ended by none other than Boston as she hit a three-pointer with one minute to play in the first half.
Coming into the game, Henrickson said she worried about Boston's ability to thread the defense and drive the lane for easy baskets. Kansas managed to remove that aspect of her game by forcing Boston, a strong right-handed player, to drive to her weaker left side more often than not. Anytime
Boston managed to get into the lane, the Jayhawk defense would immediately bring help, forcing Boston to either retreat or kick it out to a teammate behind the arc.
"When I got beat I felt like I had great help." Morris said.
With that aspect of her game thwarted, Boston took the shots Kansas gave her and managed to gash her opponents from beyond the arc. On the night, 12 of Boston's 15 points were the result of three pointers.
"She's just a great player — she figured out that she couldn't get to the lane and she had to make a shot for herself." Morris said.
Throughout the game, Henrickson rotated several of her guards around Boston in an effort to contain the impressive senior athlete. While freshman guard Monica Engelman struggled to keep up with Boston in only her second collegiate game, Henrickson complimented the job done by junior guard Marisha Brown.
"I thought she did a pretty good job, she sat down and tried to stay in front of her," Henrickson said.
Morris spent a significant portion of the game on Boston as well. She had a solid game doing so, despite a few minor struggles.
"Sade did a good job of staying underneath and making her hit some tough shots," senior guard-forward Danielle McCray said.
Although the Jayhawks kept Boston from even coming close to the 29 points she notched in her last meeting with Kansas and forced an impressive scoring drought, Henrickson said she was still dissatisfied with the team's defensive effort.
"Defensively we've got to be better guarding the ball one on one and then guarding the three-point line," Henrickson said.
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Junior forward Krysten Boogaard reaches to catch a pass from a teammate in the first half of Sunday's game against Emporia State. Boogaard led the team with a double-double, scoring 17 points to go with her 10 rebounds in the Jayhawks' 85-48 victory.
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GAME BALL: Krysten
Boogaard — Boogaard finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, displaying dominance in the paint with her height (6-foot-5) and skill. If she can regularly post double-doubles, opposing defenses will be running in circles to guard the array of Kansas playmakers.
Quote of the Day: "We've got a
couple of 'em that need to take her out to dinner tonight."
Coach Bonnie Henrickson on Angel Goodrich finding post players for easy buckets.
Stat of the Game: 24 offensive rebounds — Last week against Pittsburg State, Kansas struggled in this department with only 14 offensive rebounds (28
percent of its total rebounds). This week that percent ascended to 47.
Reason to hope: Double-Doubles — Both of the Jayhawks' starting post players, Krysten Boogard and Aishah Sutherland, had double-doubles against the Hornets. A large reason for that lies in how well point guards got
the duo the ball down low and in transition. If Kansas can get production like that on a regular basis from its players underneath the net, it will be tough to stop the team.
Reason to mope: Missed Opportunities — Redshirt freshmen Angel Goodrich had seven assists against the Hornets. That
number could easily have been much larger if not for dropped passes and missed baskets by her supporting cast. That's not to say Goodrich was completely free from these types of mistakes as she also turned the ball over by dropping a pass when no one was around her.
What to watch out for: Better perimeter defense One of Coach Bonnie Henrickson's biggest complaints following the game was that the Jayhawks allowed the Hornets to put up 24 shots from beyond the arc. While Emporia State only made 25 percent of them, other teams on the Jayhawks schedule may make them pay.
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Jayhawks keep up the pace in final fall season regatta
BY BEN WARD
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Among the massive field competing at the Head of the Hooch regatta in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Kansas rowing team made its presence felt.
In their last event of the semester, the Jayhawks competed in seven events during the weekend, turning in solid times in each one. The strong finish to the fall season impressed coach Rob Catloth.
Members of the Jayhawk varsity rowing team catch their breath after crossing the finish line in the 2009 Big 12 Rowing Championship. The Jayhawks competed in the Head of the Hoo roach突击队 in Chattanooga, Tenn., over the weekend.
"As a whole I think we did pretty well," Catloth said. "That's primarily what we'll take out of it — on a really big stage with some great schools, we were in the mix."
Kansas began competition Saturday afternoon by entering two boats in the Women's Championship Eight race, placing 22nd and 26th. The Jayhawks also finished 22nd in the Women's Championship Four.
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Though Kansas achieved less-than-desirable times with the larger boats, the team fared much better in its use of the smaller boats.
"That's what the fall is about," Catloth said. "It's a transition from the small boats to the big boats in the spring."
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Seniors Stacy Rachow and Lindsey Lawrence teamed up to place fifth in the Women's Championship Double, followed by junior Nicole Schneider and senior Katie Beall, who finished eighth.
"They were really impressive in their first singles race," Catloth said.
Lawrence said. "As seniors, we've been through a lot together, so we just went out and did what we needed to do."
Kansas began Sunday morning right where it left off on Saturday with success from the smaller boats.
Rachow placed seventh in the Women's Championship Single to lead Kansas, followed by Lawrence in 11th, junior Meagan Oven in 13th, and Schneider in 14th. From there, Beall built on her performance Saturday with a fourth-place finish in the Women's lightweight Single.
"We work really well together,"
Some novice rowers got into the act, too. Sophomore Paige Stephens and junior Cassie Sparks placed first and second, respectively, in the Women's
The jayhawks finished up the weekend at Chattanooga with the Women's Open Four, where they placed fourth, sixth and eighth. Many on the team considered the weekend's results to be indicative of the recent work they've put in.
"In all our scull boats we did really well," Rachow said, adding that sculling — where each member of the boat in a single, double, or quad race has two oars — had been a focal point of fall practices.
Though the team considered its performance at the Hooch to be mostly successful, it now faces a number of decisions
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Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
Nevada State University
Jake Sharp 35 yds
Passing
C
Receiving
Todd Reesing 241 yds
Kerry Meier 92 yds
A. K. G.
Kansas Passing
Player C/ATT Yards Avg TD Int
Todd Reesing 27/41 241 5.9 1 1
Team 27/41 241 5.9 1 1
Kansas State Passing
| | C/ATT | Yards | Avg | TD | Int |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 7/16 | 66 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas Rushing
Player CAR Yards Avg TD Lg
Jake Sharp 11 35 3.2 0 9
Todd Reesing 8 25 3.1 0 16
Toben Opurum 2 7 3.5 0 4
Team **23** **60** **2.6** **0** **16**
Kansas State Rushing
| | CAR | Yards | Avg | TD | LG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 43 | 266 | 6.2 | 1 | 40 |
Kansas Receiving
Player REC Yards Avg TD Lg
Kerry Meier 8 92 11.5 0 19
Dezmon Briscoe 7 76 10.9 1 17
Bradley McDougald 4 25 6.3 0 12
Johnathan Wilson 3 23 7.7 0 13
Tim Biere 1 13 13.0 9 13
Jake Sharp 4 12 3.0 0 9
Team 27 241 8.9 1 19
Kansas State Receiving
REC Yards Avg TD Lg Team 7 66 9.4 1 31
Player No. Yards Avg TD Darrell Stuckey 2 83 41.5 0 Bradley McDougald 1 15 15.0 0 Team 3 98 32.7 0
Kansas Kick Returns
Kansas State Kick Returns
| | NO | Yards | Avg | Lg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
Kansas Punt Returns
Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LG |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
NO Yards Avg Lg Team 1 9 9.0 9
Kansas State Punt Returns
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS Jacob Branstetter 1/3 33.3 1/1 4 Team 1/3 33.3 1/1 4
Kansas State Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 1/2 50.0 47 2/2 5
Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Alonso Rojas 2 90 0 0 47
Team 2 90 0 0 47
Kansas State Punting
<table border="1"><tr><td></td><td>Tot</td><td>Yards</td><td>TB</td><td>-20</td><td>LG</td></tr><tr><td>Team</td><td>4</td><td>167</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>53</td></tr></table>
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Players along the Kansas State sideline celebrate after a first down that would give the Wildcats the 17-10 victory against the Jayhawks Saturday afternoon in Manhattan.
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Senior cornerback Justin Thornton breaks up a pass attempt to Kansas State receiver Brandon Banks. Thornton had three tackles and a sack for a seven-yard loss in Saturday's 17-10 defeat.
Squad reevaluate
Big 12 North title unlikely, team aims for winning record
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
Notes
Senior safety Darrell Stuckey had to rally his teammates to get in a circle to hear coach Mark Mangino's postgame remarks. After Mangino spoke, senior receiver Kerry Meier said a few words of his own.
There wasn't a lot of talking in the locker room after Kansas' 17-10 loss to Kansas State.
Stuckey said that the leaders of the team needed to remain posi-
"It's just coming to the point where we have to be examples," Stuckey said. "We have to let them know that
of the team even after four consecutive losses.
we're still here.
Junior cornerback Chris Harris said it was mind boggling that the team couldn't get a victory after its early success.
With his 241 yard passing performance Saturday, Todd Reesing became just the fifth player in Big 12 history to throw for 10,000 yards in a career. He has now thrown for 10,204 passing yards in his time at Kansas.
We still have faith and we still believe we can go with this."
Reeing reaches 10,000 career passing yards
"We'll keep fighting," Harris said. "Of course it's a bad mood
in there because of the loss, but t
we're just going to keep fighting!
Even though the team is dis- appointed, junior kicker jacob Branstetter said that Kansas foot-ball wouldn't quit and hit the
panic button.
Winning the Big 12 North is probably out of reach, but Harris said the team was refocusing its goals.
"We have to let them know that ... we still have faith and we still believe we can go with this."
"We could still end the season with a win.
son with a win-
ning record,"
"We are ready back to work and shank loss loose one
Harris said. "That's our goal, not to quit."
Saturday's game against Nebraska will be the senior
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classs last appearance at home in Memorial Stadium, but Stuckey downplayed the importance of that game to the seniors He said he thought it was more important that the seniors leave a good impression
on the rest of the team with their positive attitudes.
Senior safety Darrell Stuckey's 67-yard kickoff return to open the game was Kansas' longest return of the season. In just his third kick return of the season, Stuckey eclipsed the season long of 50 yards, also set by Stuckey.
Opening kick return longest of the season
Mangino said that the team's attention quickly shifted to Nebraska immediately after the game.
"Our kids are pretty resilient," Mangino said. "They bounce
Stuckey said he hasn't been an offensive player in five years.
"It felt good to have the vision still to find the open gap and just take it," Stuckey said.
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Stuckey said that it was difficult
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back pretty good, at least I'm fortunate in that respect. I don't have a lot of guys that feel bad for themselves and hang their heads"
's game against will be the senior class's last appearance at home in Memorial Stadium, but Stuckey downplayed the importance of that game to the seniors. He said he thought it was more important that the seniors leave a good impression of the team with their tudes.
"We are ready to get back to work tomorrow and shake this loss loose once again."
said that the teams quickly shifted to immediately after the
s are pretty resilient," said. "They bounce
FITCHER 95 S
KERRY MEIER Senior receiver
for him to pinpoint exactly what was going wrong this season, but that all the players would need a little faith if they hoped to see success. Every unit, from the defensive line to the wide receivers, needs to be willing to push
themselves to another level, he said.
"It takes believing in each other and being selfless," Stuckey said. "It itakes going out there and doing your job and sacrificing your body. Success takes sacrifice, and you have to be willing to do your job and your job alone."
"It's just frustrating right now," Meier said. "I'm frustrated. But I'm going to do what I can to get this team going. We are ready to get back to work tomorrow and shake this loss loose once again."
Meier said he thought the team had to move forward.
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three more times — his eightth, ninth and 10th turnovers in the last four weeks. After the game, he struggled to verbalize his—and Kansas'—struggles.
"I have no idea." Reesing said. "Your guess is as good as mine. This week was probably the best week of practice we've had in a long time. Then to come out on Saturday and not perform in the manner that you practice is tough. I don't have any answers."
The point in the game where the tide shifted from one sideline to the other happened in a five-minute span stretching from the end of the first half to the beginning of the third quarter.
After scrambling down the field, Reesing lunged into two Kansas State defenders and the ball popped loose. The Wildcats recovered at the Jayhawks' 43-yard line and subsequently scored a touchdown.
Kansas State jogged into the locker room at halftime with a 10-7 lead.
On the Wildcats' opening drive in the third quarter, they marched through the Jayhawks' defense with a tone-setting drive filled with physical play. Kansas State picked up 79 yards on the ground, including 63 yards and the drive-capping touchdown by junior running back Daniel Thomas.
"He's a big guy," Mangino said of the 6-foot-2, 227-pound Thomas, who rushed for 185 yards. "You have to wrap him up to get him on the ground. And we didn't always do a good job of putting him on the ground."
Still, Kansas' patchwork defense — sophomore cornerback Anthony Davis played significantly for the first time since the season opener — continued its streak of relatively steady play for much of the game.
But the problem was that the Jayhawks failed to get stops in the game's most critical moments,
After Kansas cut the lead to 17-10, Kansas State started a drive with 5 minutes, 20 seconds left in the game. In need of a stop, the lajahawks couldn't manage to find one. The Wildcats ran the clock to zero.
Kansas has now lost four consecutive games and the road ahead doesn't get much easier: Nebraska travels to Lawrence
next week followed by a game at Texas.
Yet Saturday also marked Kansas' first loss in the Sunflower Showdown since 2005.
"I think it goes without saying that when you lose to a rival, it hurts more than losing to somebody else," Reesing said. "We enjoyed a pretty good stretch there with three years in a row. This is the first time I've had a loss to K-State, and it's not what you want. It hurts. It stings."
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Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas crosses the goal line after a five yard rushing touchdown. Thomas led the Wildcats with 185 of their 281 total yards on the ground in Saturday's 17-0 victory against the Jahawks.
COLUMN (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
then drift off into the sunset once more. Jayhawk fans saw him as a ghost of a long gone decade. As the game between the Wildcats and the Jayhawks approached, Jayhawk fans mocked him more than feared him.
In a sense, those expectations were fulfilled Saturday. Snyder didn't make magic. At no point
did K-State appear to be anything more than a solid team playing a smart, close-to-the-vest game. No one would mistake Snyder's current bunch for his past juggernauts.
It was the laj Hawks, rather who looked scary. And not in a good way.
There are any number of
superlatives that could apply to how Kansas' offense looked this Saturday, and none are flattering. But in this case, words paint a paltry picture when contrasted with the crass truth presented by raw numbers.
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2. Lubbock Smith. Smith was routinely around the ball while defending Kansas State's rushing attack. Smith recorded a career-high nine tackles, including one stop behind the line of scrimmage.
2. Jacob Branstetter. Branstetter missed two 30-yard field goals, including one on Kansas' opening drive. After the game coach Mark Mangino said that the blame didn't rest with Branstetter, and that's true. But those are two kicks Branstetter must make.
All of those things together resulted in the only statistic that truly matters — Kansas' conference record, a harrowing 1-4. It's extra horrifying because it's a flashback to the '90s — Kansas finds itself in the Big 12 North cellar, while Kansas State sits atop the standings. The thought of such a thing manifesting in the present is as horrible as the reappearance of the Backstreet Boys. Let's just say: sorry, Backstreet Boys, I don't want it that way.
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1. Darrell Stuckey. Stuckey was easily Kansas' best player on the field Saturday. He returned the game's opening kickoff 67 yards to Kansas State's 32-yard line. And he recorded six tackles, including a touchdown-saving stop when he knocked speedy wide receiver Brandon Banks down with one hand along the sideline.
1. Todd Reesing. Reesing showed flashes of improvement on Saturday, and he passed for 241 yards and a touchdown. But he continued turning the ball over: He had three turnovers against K-State. One of those turnovers resulted in a K-State touchdown right before halftime.
Quote of the Game
Play of the Game
Mangino
Coach Mark Mangino on the difference in the game: "They didn't make a lot of mistakes and they didn't have a lot of turnovers or penalties. The team that does that usually wins the game."
Game Balls
3. Jake Sharp. Sharp simply hasn't been the same since returning to the lineup against Colorado on Oct. 17. Sharp rushed for just 35 yards on 11 carries. His longest rush was for nine yards.
Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
After Kansas scored a touchdown to take a 7-3 first-half lead, senior safety Darrell Stuckey made a tackle that allowed the Jayhawks to keep the lead on the Wildcats' ensuing possession. After K-State executed a double-reverse that put the ball in speedy Brandon Banks' hands, Stuckey knocked Banks down with one hand along the sideline. Banks, it appeared, would have scored otherwise.
3. Dezmon Briscoe. On a day when Kansas' offense struggled to score, Briscoe gets the nod for delivering the Jayhawks' their only touchdown. He finished the game with seven catches for 76 yards and hauled in a 17-yard touchdown from senior quarterback Todd Reesing.
Notes
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL...
THE GLASS IS HALF EMPTY...
The defense continued playing well enough to give Kansas a chance of winning. At the beginning of the season the defense appeared to be Kansas' biggest liability. Not anymore. Kansas allowed their fewest points since holding Duke to 16 points on Sept. 19.
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID?
The run game struggled once again. The Jayhawks haven't rushed for 100 yards in their last four games — all Kansas losses. Mangino reshuffled his offensive line before Saturday's game, but the unit continued to struggle to open up running lanes. That doesn't help an offense that hasn't clicked for much of the season.
D-LINE DOING ITS JOB?
It's hard to tell. Kansas' defensive line sacked K-State quarterback Grant Gregory just once and the Wildcats rushed for 266 yards. That's not usually a good sign for the defensive line. But Kansas' other defensive players also struggled to bring down Thomas on first contact, allowing the big running back to pick up extra yards down the field.
BIGGEST ANSWER...
Now that Kansas is all-but-erased from the Big 12 North race, the attention must turn to qualifying for a bowl game. The Jayhawks currently need one more victory to at least qualify for postseason play but no game on the remaining schedule is guaranteed. Nebraska and Missouri aren't playing well, either, but they still possess tough challenges.
STILL QUESTIONING...
The talk of Kansas winning the Big 12 North ended Saturday in Manhattan. True, the Jayhawks aren't mathematically eliminated from the equation. But they certainly don't control their own destiny. Plus Kansas still has to play the Big 12's best team, Texas, on the road.
LOOKING AHEAD...
What will happen with Kansas' offense? Before the season the Jayhawks talked of putting together one of the best units in Kansas football history. And, really, that didn't seem too unlikely. But Reesing and company simply haven't produced in their last four games. Can they get it turned around at this point in the season?
Original prediction: Kansas 24, Kansas State 23. Actual score: Kansas State 17, Kansas 10. Both teams needed a victory but Kansas appeared to enter the game in a more desperate situation. The Jayhawks simply struggled on offense in a more desperate situation.
FINAL THOUGHT...
Reeing certainly didn't shoulder all of the blame for the loss to K-State. But his continued sloppy play is puzzling. Reeing and Mangino both couldn't explain what has happened the last four weeks with Kansas' quarterback. Without a productive Reeing, the Jayhawks just aren't very good.
Javson Jenks
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Date Opponent Result/Time
9/5 Northern Colorado W, 49-3
09/12 at UTEP W, 34-7
09/19 vs. Duke W, 44-16
09/26 vs. Southern Miss W, 35-28
10/10 vs. Iowa State W, 41-36
10/17 at Colorado L, 30-34
10/24 vs. Oklahoma L, 13-35
10/31 at Texas Tech L, 21-42
11/07 at Kansas State L, 10-17
11/14 vs. Nebraska 2:30 p.m., ABC
11/21 at Texas TBA
11/28 vs. Missouri TBA
12/05 Big 12 Championship TBA
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OLLEYBALL
Oklahoma sweeps Kansas, Hawks look to next match
Players 'have to get back on track and win' after their road loss
BY ZACH GETZ
zgetz@kansan.com
The Kansas volleyball team's recent success on the road came to a screeching halt Saturday as Kansas was swept 3-0 at Oklahoma.
Even though Kansas defeated Oklahoma in their first meeting, Kansas could not get on track in the rematch as Kansas suffered one of its biggest losses of the season.
"We ran into a team that has been playing very well as of late, and we tried a lot of different things, but we just didn't have an answer for what Oklahoma had going on," coach Ray Bechard said.
Kansas was never able to get into a rhythm, which is rare for the team, junior outside hitter Karina Garlington said.
"We couldn't get anything going," Garlington said. "Our passes aren't connecting with our setter, our setter wasn't connecting with our hitters and our hitters weren't putting balls away."
frustrating for Kansas. She said she didn't understand why no one was able to get into a rhythm.
Garlington said the night was
"We waited around to see what Oklahoma was going to do, and when they pushed at us we didn't push back," Garlington said. "Everyone was waiting for someone else to step up, and we need to hold each other accountable."
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senior middle block Brittany Williams leaps to spike between two UMKC blockers in an Oct. 27 game. Kansas lost to Oklahoma 3-0 Saturday, making its Big 12 record 5-9.
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Oklahoma 25 25 25
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"I'll definitely have a fire in my belly, and I hope the rest of the team does because we have to get back on track and win some matches." Tate said.
Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield led Kansas for the fourth-straight match in kills with 12 kills while senior libero Melissa Grieb led Kansas for the fourth-straight match in digs with 14 digs.
Sophomore setter Nicole Tate said she hoped the team would use this loss as motivation for the next match.
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Kansas and Oklahoma traded points for most of the first set, but after being tied 12-12, Oklahoma
scored nine of the next 10 to take a commanding lead. Kansas could never recover and lost the set 17-25.
Oklahoma came out strong in the second set and took a 10-2 lead early on. Oklahoma never let up and Kansas lost the set 16-25.
Kansas started the third set well and took a 6-2 lead early, but Oklahoma quickly tied the set at 6-6. Things became worse for Kansas, which had 10 errors for
the set, and Oklahoma won the set 25-13.
Kansas fell to 13-11 (5-9) for the season while Oklahoma improved to 17-7 (10-5). Kansas will have
a chance to defeat K-State twice in one season for the first time during Big 12 Conference play on Wednesday when Kansas hosts Kansas State.
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BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL
Texas Tech falls short to Colorado, still last in conference
BY BRITT BEASLEY
bbeasley@kansan.com
COLORADO 3,
TEXAS TECH 0
Colorado went down to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech Saturday, winning the match in three sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-18).
Sophomore outside hitter Becah
Fogle led the Colorado attack with a double-double. She ended up with 14 kills and 15 digs for the game. Colorado moved its record to 7-17 (2-13 in the Big 12), while Texas Tech fell to 2-20 (0-13 in the Big 12).
TEXAS 3, MISSOURI 0
No. 2 Texas went to Columbia, Mo., and easily took care of the
Tigers, winning in three sets (25-21,
25-8, 25-23). Senior outside hitter
Destinee Hooker amassed a teamhigh 17 kills in the game to go along with a 400 attack percentage.
Texas is now 19-1 (14-1 in the Big 12) while Missouri fell to 15-11 (6-8 in the Big 12).
BAYLOR 3, TEXAS A&M 2 In a closely played game, Baylor
edged out Texas A&M in five sets (18-25, 25-13, 25-27, 18-16). Senior outside hitter Katie Sanders led the Bears Saturday with 13 kills and 14 dives.
Texas A&M senior outside hitter Sarah Ammerman also had an outstanding game with 26 kills and 16 digs. Baylor is now 20-6 (9-6 in the Big 12) while Texas A&M fell to 14-8 (7-7 in the Big 12).
NEBRASKA 3,
IOWA STATE 0
Nebraska and Iowa State played in a game that pitted the No. 8 ranked team in the country, Iowa State, against the No. 10 team, Nebraska. Nebraska won the match, (25-16, 25-22, 25-23). Freshman outside hitter Hannah Werth had a big game for the Huskers as she picked up nine
kills and 15 digs. Nebraska is now 18-6 (11-4 in the Big 12) while Iowa State is now 20-4 (12-3 in the Big 12).
Edited by Alicia Banister
Information from big12sports.
com was used in this report.
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MONDAY NOVEMBER 9 2009
SPORTS
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Baylor upsets Mizzou, 40-32
BY CLARK GOBLE cgoble@kansan.com
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Nebraska's Matt O'Hanlon (33) intercepts a pass intended for Oklahoma's Dejuan Miller (24) in the second half of their NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday. O'Hanlon had three of Nebraska's five interceptions against Landry Jones.
COLORADO 35,
TEXAS A&M 34
Despite being sacked eight times, Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen led the Buffaloes comeback and surprised the Aggies.
Hansen threw for 271 yards and the go-ahead touchdown to Patrick Devenny with 2.04 left in the fourth quarter.
The Buffaloes found themselves down 14 points at halftime and on the way to their fourth consecutive loss in Big 12 play. However, carried by running back Rodney Stewart, Colorado came storming back.
Texas A&M still needs a victory to become bowl eligible.
TEXAS 35,
UCF 3
Central Florida led 3-0 in the second quarter, until Texas scored 35 unanswered points to cruise to victory. Senior quarterback Colt McCoy threw for 470 yards and two touchdowns.
Senior receiver Jordan Shipley caught 11 passes for a school record 273 yards. His 88-yard reception was the second longest completion in McCov's career.
It took the Longhorns offense awhile to get started but Cody Johnson rushed for two touchdowns in the second quarter and Texas took a 14-3 lead into halftime.
BAYLOR 40,
MISSOURI 32
TAYLOR
BEAR
Baylor quarterback Nick Florence threw for a school record 427 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another in Baylor's upset against Missouri.
Missouri quarterback Blaine
Gabbert wasn't a slouch in the passing game, however. He threw for 468 yards and two touchdowns in the loss. Receiver Danario Alexander caught 13 balls for 214 vards and the two touchdowns.
Baylor had gone 26 games without a 300-yard passing game. Florence's output broke the school record set by Blake Szymanski in 2007 against Rice.
OKLAHOMA STATE 34,
IOWA STATE 8
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The Cowboys picked up 331 yards on the ground and held the Cyclones to just 54 in a dominating performance Saturday.
Oklahoma State running back Keith Toston tushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. All of his scores came in the second half.
Toston is filling in for usual starter Kendall Hunter, who picked up 47 yards on 9 carries in limited action. He is returning from a sprained ankle suffered in the second week of the season.
Iowa State quarterback Austen
Arnaud returned after missing two
games with an injured throwing hand but didn't provide the spark coach Paul Rhoades hoped he would. Arnaud finished 14 of 27 for 188 yards and three interceptions.
NEBRASKA 10,
OKLAHOMA 3
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Nebraska didn't need much offense thanks to its dominating defense, which carried it to a much-needed victory against Oklahoma.
The Huskers' defense intercepted five passes from Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones and used an interception return to set up a field goal. Matt O'Hanlon had three interceptions by himself.
Oklahoma failed to score a touchdown for the first time since a 29-0 loss to Texas A&M in 1998. Nebraska beat Oklahoma for the first time since 2001.
Note: Information gathered from Associated Press reports.
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Whole team rallies to bring home second dual victory
SWIMMING AND DIVING
BY CHRISTIAN LUCERO
clucero@kansan.com
The Kansas swimming and diving team finished up the fall dual season with a secondstraight victory: the latest a 161-76 final against Drury University Saturday.
"I could not be happier with how our team is improving every week," senior captain Carrah Haley said. "I know from individual experience that it takes time to see rewards from hard work."
Kansas finished in first place in 10 events total and four Jayhawks won two events each. The victories showed improved balance: both upperclassman and freshman earned recognition.
Freshman Rebecca Swank got the top spot in the 1,000-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. Swank said the underclassmen would play a bigger role in the future.
Senior captain Emily Lanteigne placed first in the 200-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. Junior captain Joy Bunting placed first in the 400-yard IM and the 100-yard breaststroke.
"After the first couple of meets, we weren't as nervous, especially the freshmen," Swank said.
"Yesterday was a good step for us, it definitely moved us closer to everyone's expectations."
Illnesses and injuries prevented the whole team from practicing together early in the season. But the team worked past these challenges. This was another key in the Kansas turnaround, Haley said.
"I am so proud of how the team is doing, we get knocked down and we get right back up." Haley said. "We continue to train hard even with all the sickness and other adversities, with two-a-day practices four or five days a week, we are becoming one tough team."
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Swank agreed. She said a steady week of practice before the dual was a big part of Kansas' success.
"We had been a lot more con sistent in attending practices, a lot of people have been out sick," Swank said. "We had a good week of training coming in."
Sophomore Stephanie Payne said team cohesion has helped with having a younger team.
Sophhore Shannon Garlie competes in the 200 yard backstroke event. Garlie placed second in her heat with a time of 212.05.
"It's not hard to find leadership in our team because all of the upperclassman have stepped up and taken their own role in guiding the underclassman," Payne
said. "I often forget there are 13 newcomers because after spending so much time with the team, we're more like a family rather than separate classes."
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— Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Oklahoma, Notre Dame out of Top 25
ASSOCIATED PRESS
On Sunday, the Sooners and Cardinal sort of swapped places.
NEW YORK — Over the past decade, Oklahoma has rarely been out of the AP Top 25 and Stanford has rarely been in.
Oklahoma dropped out of the college football poll for the first time since 2005, and No. 25-Stanford moved into the rankings for the first time since 2001.
The first six spots were held by major college football's six unbeaten teams, with Florida, Texas and Alabama making up
the top three for the second consecutive week. Florida received 39 first-place votes, Texas received 10 and Alabama 11.
TCU moved up two spots to No. 4, bumping No. 5 Cincinnati and No. 6 Boise State back a spot.
The top six in the BCS standings were the same as the AP Top 25, except Alabama was second in the BCS standings and Texas was in third.
Oklahoma had managed to stay in the rankings this season while losing three close games without star quarterback Sam Bradford, but Saturday's 10-3
loss at Nebraska dropped the Sooners to 5-4 and out of the media poll.
Since 2000, the '05 season had been the only one in which Oklahoma spent any time unranked. The Sooners lost two games early and were out of the rankings from mid-September until the final poll. Oklahoma won its bowl game and finished 8-4 that season.
Notre Dame and California also dropped out after losses.
The rest of the top 10 is Georgia Tech at No.7, followed by Pittsburgh, Ohio State and LSU.
NFL
Jacksonville comes back after losing to Tennessee last week; Kansas City remains the only team without a rushing touchdown this season
Chiefs fall to Jaguars after late push in fourth quarter
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting good at bouncing back from embarrassing losses.
David Garrard threw for 264 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown to Mike Sims-Walker, and the
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Jaguars rebounded from a lopsided loss at Tennessee with a 24-21 victory against Kansas City on Sunday. The Jaguars (4-4), up and down all season, responded in similar fashion following losses to Arizona and Seattle in the playoffs.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel, top, is sacked in the second quarter by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Julius Williams during an NFL football game Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.
The latest one came after coach Jack Del Rio ripped his team's defensive effort in a 30-13 loss at the Titans, calling it "insulting, ugly and embarrassing." He considered putting his players in live tackling drills, but settled for an intense, full-pads practice.
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Seattle earlier this season
Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio called his team's defensive effort, "insulting, ugly and embarrassing."
It worked, at least against Kansas City (1-7). Playing without running back Larry Johnson, the Chiefs managed little offense until late in the fourth quarter.
He also switched back to a 4-3 defense scheme
Chambers, claimed off waivers Tuesday from San Diego, caught a 54-yard TD pass with 2:32 to play. Placekicker Ryan Succop recovered an onside kick, Cassel hooked up with Dwayne Bowe for 36 yards and then Cassel found Chambers near the sideline for a 5-year score.
But Jaguars fullback Greg Jones recovered the ensuing onside kick, and Maurice Jones-Drew sealed the victory
With left tackle Branden Albert and center Rudy Niswanger back in the lineup, Matt Cassel threw for 262 yards and two scores — both to newcomer Chris Chambers.
The Chiefs made the 2-point conversion, cutting the lead to 24-21 with a little more than a minute to play.
Chambers finished with three catches for 70 yards. Bowe had four receptions for 74 yards. Charles, starting in place of Johnson, finished with 36 yards on six carries.
Cassel threw for 262 yards and two scores, both to newcomer Chris Chambers, who had practiced just twice before yesterday's game.
Jones-Drew had 97 yards rushing and a touchdown. Sims-Walker caught six passes for 147 yards.
with a first-down run.
Kansas City remains the only team in the NFL, without a touchdown rushing.
Until Chambers got hot late, punter Dustin Colquitt had the team's three top highlights. He had a 70-yard punt, a 59-yarder, and tackled Rashean
Mathis by the dreadlocks after the Jacksonville cornerback returned a failed 56-yard field goal on the final play of the first half.
Rashad Jennings ran 28 yards for the first touchdown of his career.
Jarret Dillard made an impressive 33-yard catch on a third-and-13 play. Mike Thomas had an 18-yard run, then added a 44-yard punt return. Sims-Walker slipped down the sideline for his TD catch that made it 14-6 late in the second quarter, then added a 45-yard reception that set up Josh Scobee's
Jones-Drew capped Jacksonville's scoring with a 10-yard run, making it 24-6. Teammates pushed him the final few yards across the goal line for his 11th touchdown rushing of the season.
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PGA
PGA Mickelson gains title, Woods falls far behind
Only it wasn't Tiger Woods.
SHANGHAI — Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe.
Only it wasn't bigger Woods. Mickelson made an 18-footer to save par on the 16th after whiffing on a flop shot, then holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th to close with a 3-under 69 and overcome a late charge by Ernie Els, who was in the lead until hitting into the water and making a bogey on the final hole.
Woods was never a factor in the final World Golf Championship of the year, falling six shots behind on the front nine and doing well to stay on the leaderboard the rest of the way. He
hit into the water with his third shot on the par-5 18th and had to scramble for bogey to close with a 72 and tie for sixth.
It was the third time in his last four tries that Woods played in the final group without winning.
Mickelson finished at 17-under 271 and earned 51.2 million in winning his second WGC event of the year. It was the first time he won a tournament while playing in the final group with Woods.
NHL
Blues hand Flyers fourth straight win in 2-1 game
PHILADELPHIA — Mika Pyora尔 scored in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night.
Pyorala's goal in the fourth
round was the difference as the Flyers won their fourth consecutive game. Philadelphia's Claude Giroux and St. Louis' Brad Boyes each scored in the second round
Scott Hartnell scored in regulation for Philadelphia, which moved to 83-39-17 overall against the Blues, including 47-12-10 at home.
The struggling Blues, who entered with the NHL's fourth-worst record, have dropped four straight.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Mizzou defeats Truman State in first exhibition
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Tigers men's basketball team has defeated division II Truman State 96-33 in its first exhibition game at Mizzou Arena.
The Tigers came storming out of the gate Friday evening, jumping out to a 23-3 lead early in the first half. They maintained a large lead throughout.
Missouri forward Laurence Bowers led the way, scoring 14 points and adding 12 rebounds. The Tigers shot 49 percent for the day and had five players in double figures, including freshman Michael Dixon, who scored 10 points in his first collegiate game.
The Tigers forced Truman State into 28 turnovers with Missouri coach Mike Anderson's trademark "40 Minutes of Hell" defense. Twenty of those were steals by the Tigers.
Vesko Filchev was the high scorer for the Bulldogs,netting 8 points.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Notre Dame loses to Navy
BY TOM COYNE Associated Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Navy's second consecutive victory at Notre Dame Stadium didn't produce the same euphoria for the Midshipmen as the last one.
Just another victory as far Navy was concerned — though this loss to the Midshipmen was much
more costly for Notre Dame.
Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with 60 seconds left Saturday and Navy held on for a 23-21 victory, its second in three seasons
against the 19th-ranked Fighting Irish.
"I wanted to run on the field and jump up and down, but I was kind of tired."
"I wanted to run on the field and jump up and down, but I was kind of tired," said linebacker Ram Vela, who had an interception and fumble recovery. "Wed done it before and we went into this game not really placing as much emphasis or too much importance on it. We just treated it like another game."
Two years ago when Navy beat Notre Dame, the Irish were in the midst of a 3-9 season. The loss Saturday effectively ends any hope Notre Dame (6-3) had for its first Bowl Championship Series appearance since 2006.
Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said he believed media speculation about Notre Dame chasing a BCS berth, along with the Irish playing at No. 14 Pittsburgh (8-1) next week, helped the Midshipman.
"We kind of felt like we had them in a perfect storm. Just looking to the postseason, a very, very good Pitt team coming next week, and it's us coming," he said.
RAM VELA Navy linebacker
The last time an unranked Navy team beat a ranked Notre Dame team was 1936, the first year of
the poll, when the Midshipmen won 3-0. Ranked Notre Dame teams had beat unranked Navy 41 straight times.
It's the type of loss that will no doubt fire up the critics of Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis.
"That comes with the territory. The sad part of that is that's this job every week," said Weis, who is 35-24 in five seasons at Notre
Dame. "It's a week to week deal."
Notre Dame (6-3) scored with 24 seconds left on a 31-yard pass from Jimmy Clausen to Golden Tate to cut the lead to two, but the ensuing onside kick went out of bounds.
"I love playing in South Bend," safety Wyatt Middleton said. "I love playing here."
The Midshipmen, who now go to the Texas Bowl, said the win two years ago helped them believe they could do it again. Vela said the biggest difference was the defense played better.
"Everyone put their all into it and rose to the occasion," Vela said. "I think that's what separates this game from the last time we best them."
Ricky Dobbs threw a 52-yard touchdown pass and ran for another and fullback Vince Murray added a 25-yard TD run for Navy to lead the Midshipmen to consecutive wins in South Bend for the first time since 1961 and 1963.
Navy outrushed the Irish, playing without leading rusher Armando Allen Jr. because of an ankle injury, 348 yards to 60. Murray ran for 158 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, becoming the first Navy running back to rush for 100 yards for four straight games since Napoleon McCallum in 1983.
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BREAKING A SWEAT
Exercising care while pursuing perfection
Experts dispel myths, dispense advice on achieving a healthy workout
BY MEGAN HEACOCK mheacock@kansan.com
Students are creatures of habit, especially when it comes to exercising. The way students exercise, what part of the body they exercise and when they exercise is often decided by the infinite number of myths about six-pack abs, weight loss and quick results.
The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center receives 50,000 visitors per month — thousands of students making their daily, weekly, monthly or yearly trek to the gym.
Whether out of obligation, enjoyment, guilt or to be social, people choose to break a sweat — or at least, pretend to.
Through magazines, friends, family clinicians or their own assumptions, students have a method to the way they exercise, but these methods aren't always accurate. Through the madness, they are forced to weed out the bias and the fallacies.
Two experts, cardiologist Mike Zabel and personal trainer Amber Long, are here to address some exercise myths.
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EXPERT PROFILES
Amber Long Occupation:
Assistant Director, Fitness KU Recreation Services Educational Background: Undergraduate in Community Health Education from Iowa State University Masters in Higher Education from Iowa State University
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Manages fitness instructors and personal fitness trainers at KU Recreation Center
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Are short, intense workouts more effective than long, moderate workouts? Answer: Depends
Answer: Depends.
Kirin Arnold, Lawrence junior, decided to try a workout from a running magazine. For half an hour, she had to do a combination of brisk walking, lunges, sprinting and jogging. For her, doing it every other day, the workout was a success.
"It increased my speed in running, and I was sore, so I know it was working different muscles."
In terms of general fitness, Zabel and Long said recent research had shown that shorter, intense workouts were just as effective, if not more so, than longer, less intense work outs.
"Research is now showing that circuit training is actually very popular because you can do a lot more in a shorter amount of time," Long said. "You can work harder and smarter—not longer."
In general, the types of workout someone does depends on his or her goals. Zabel said the only time a workout needed to be hours long was if someone were training for endurance sports, such as triathlons or marathons.
Does it make a difference what time of day you exercise?
Answer: No.
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had argued for exercise ea in the day, awakening that exercise alerted the body and acinged one's metabolism. Long said these aspects discounted the basic importance of getting a workout in whenever it was possible.
Long said the most important thing was to get it done whenever it was possible and most convenient. She said certain studies
"The bottom line, for most people, is that we really just need to make sure we have the time to do it," she said.
Long said people who hated to get up in the morning shouldn't force themselves to do so. In turn, those who could be alert in $ ^{14} $
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If you can't work out very often, is it worth it to work out at all? Answer: Yes.
Zabel and Long said one isolated workout every week or two was better than nothing.
However, research showed that getting 30 minutes three times a week was the minimum amount of exercise needed to have major benefits for young people, Zabel said. He said one of the reasons people didn't work out as much was because they were intimidated by what they saw on television, such as Nike and Gatorade commercials.
“the biggest misconception that people have with exercise is that they have to do something really strenuous," he said.
Long said incorporating exercise throughout the week, such as walking to campus, was still extremely beneficial.
"You're still helping to keep the muscles efficient and keep the body in motion so we're not at this place where we're pretty much sedentary," she said. "Because that's where the major health problems come in."
Does exercising late at night upset your sleep pattern? Answer: Yes.
Long and Zabel both agreed that late-night trips to the gym could make falling asleep more difficult. Long said exercising elevated metabolism, blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature — all awakening a person's system.
Zabel said although it didn't affect everyone's sleep, he still recommended
Zabel said although it didn't affect everyone's sleep, he still recommended working out in the morning to most of his patients.
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"Exercise invigorates the body," he said. "Your muscles are tired, but it wakens up the brain, and it just stimulates you, which is why it's hard to fall asleep."
Long also said it was important to realize that exercise, if not too late at night, actually helped people sleep during the night.
Answer: Yes.
Does weightlifting increase your metabolism?
It requires more calories to maintain muscle. In turn, having more muscle burns more calories throughout the day, even when you're not exercising, according to Zabel.
"The more muscle you have, the more calories you're going to burn, even when you're sleeping," he said.
Long said strength training helped to increase lean muscle tissue, which burns calories continuously.
Although "cardio junkies" might be great at burning calories during their workouts, they would be less efficient at burning calories while sitting on the couch, according to Long. For those wanting to lose weight, it's especially smart to include strength training into their exercising regimen.
Long also said strength training would become more important as people aged, because they metabolism typically decreases as they get older. When it comes to increasing bone density, strength training is essential.
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Whitesell, a Wichita senior who worked with Huslig at the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures for more than three years, said Huslig was easy to fall in
BY ABIGAIL BOLIN abolin@kansan.com
Montana Huslig could find the answer to any question after working as a graduate program secretary at the University for nearly 28 years, said Michelle Whitesell.
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"She knew the ins and outs of everything." Whitesell said. "You could always rely on her. She was an unbreakable force."
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Montana Huslg died of a heart attack at Lawrence Memorial
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Cofounder of radical protest group returns to KU
BY ZACH WHITE
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With 40 years of experience, including dodging the FBI for most of the '70s, Rudd returned to campus to speak
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The Ecumenical Christian Ministries hosted a potluck dinner and a screening of the documentary "The Weather Underground." The film covered the extremist anti-war group of the same name, which Rudd helped found in the late '60s. The Weather Underground organized campus protests, riots and bombings of government buildings nationwide before eventually surrendering.
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Mark Rudd, cofounder of the Weather Underground, returned to the University 40 years after he spoke to a crowd of 1,000 people in the Kansas Union Ballroom in 1969. The Ecumenical Christian Ministries held a potluck dinner and a screening of the documentary "The Weather Underground" Friday.
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LONDON — The body of a British nurse who died 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia was cremated Monday after her father gave up his hope for a new investigation in her case.
A funeral was held at a crematory in the Yorkshire town of Wakefield, 185 miles northwest of London, for Helen Smith, whose remains had been held in a British mortuary since 1979.
Her father, 83-year-old Ron Smith, had refused to permit her burial until now because he dismissed official reports that the death was an accident.
Saudi investigators said Helen Smith was found dead in the street the morning after she attended a party in Jeddah city on May 20,1979.
Officials concluded that she accidentally fell from a balcony. She was 23.
Ron Smith believes his daughter was murdered, and had preserved her body in hope of providing forensic evidence
to expose what he said was a cover-up.
2. Prime minister forms cabinet with Hezbollah
BEIRUT — Lebanon's prime minister has formed a Cabinet that includes the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a political deadlock that left the divided nation without a government for months and threatened to ignite violence.
Saad Hariri unveiled the 30-member Cabinet on Monday after more than four months of tough bargaining over who would get which portfolios.
3. Congressman's land suspected trafficking site
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NATIONAL 4. Maryland man dead after weekend shooting
READING, Pa. — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania said a Maryland man is dead after a weekend shooting at an illegal bar that also injured six people.
Reading police said 28-yearold Richard Gonzalez, of Prince George's County, was killed around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in what investigators are calling a speakeasy.
Berkis County District Attorney John Adams says about 100 people were in the bar. He says multiple shooters fired 25 to 30 shots.
Investigators said the speakeasy operated out of a row house in northwest Reading, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
5. Judge removes attorney in Dugar kidnapping case
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — A judge has decided to remove an attorney defending Nancy Garrido against charges of kidnapping
Court documents said lawyer Gilbert Maines was removed during a closed hearing in El Dorado Superior Court on Thursday.
and raping a girl who police said was held captive for 18 years.
Court documents don't say why the judge made the decision.
Garrido and her husband, Phillip Garrido, have pleaded not guilty in the case involving Jaycee Dugard.
6. Homeowner mistaken for burglar by police dog
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing. The 39-year-old father of three told the Eugene newspaper the dog bit through his left calf before clamping down on his thigh and then his left buttock.
CAMPUS Project Runway favorite to judge SUA competition
SUA's fourth Project Runway show is 7 p.m. today in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Korto Momolu, a finalist in Bravo's Project Runway and fan favorite, will speak at the event and also judge the final designs.
Michelle Compton, SUA adviser, said students from different disciplines at the University competed in a preliminary challenge Sept. 29, in which they were required to create a garment that was inspired by an animal. A panel of judges then chose six student designers to compete in three more design challenges. These garments will be showcased in tomorrow's runway show.
attending should pick up a voucher at the SUA box office on Level 4 of the Kansas Union.
spaces as opposed to first-come, first-served, accessible parking on campus and new or expanded parking areas for motorcycles or mopeds.
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The meeting will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Centennial Room of the Kansas Union.
"I'm going to guess there's going to be a lot more people there and probably to talk specifically about some of the survey questions or concepts." Hultine said.
Donna Hultine, director of Parking and Transit, said she expected a larger audience this year as opposed to previous years because of the surveys linked to the e-mails sent out to faculty and students Nov. 2. The surveys addressed assigned parking
Hultine said she hoped these issues would bring a big audience so the parking department could have feedback and ideas to work on in the coming years. Hultine said the department would form focus groups based on the feedback in order to address what direction it should take to improve parking.
"This affects everybody so if students are worried or have ideas about parking, I'm sure they'll come on over if they don't have class." Hultine said.
CRIME White Owl incarcerated will attend hearing today
Jimmy Tucker, better known as White Owl, was arrested 5. 4 for
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The Faculty Senate Executive Committee Meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the Provost Conference Room in Strong Hall.
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Fine-Tuning Your Study Skills will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
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About 8 p.m. Thursday near the Robinson Center, someone reported the theft of a giant bicycle, at a loss of $420.
About 11 a.m. Thursday near Oliver Hall, someone was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
About 2 a.m. Friday near Sunnyside Ave. and Illinois St., someone was cited for possession of a fake driver's license.
About 7 a.m. Friday near JRP Hall, someone reported indecent exposure after an unknown man exposed himself.
About 11 a.m. Friday, a University student reported the theft of his motorcycle tag, at a loss of $3.
About 2 p.m. Friday at a parking lot on campus, someone reported criminal damage to his or her hood ornament.
About 4 p.m. Friday near the Ambler Student Recreation Center, someone reported the theft of a wallet, at unspecified losses.
About 4 p.m. Friday near 19th and Harper streets, a University employee reported a criminal trespassing and criminal damage to a mobile home, at a loss of $200.
About 4:30 p.m. Friday near 33rd and Iowa streets, a University student reported an identity theft and the theft of cash, at a loss of approximately $25.
POLITICS Palin back on Twitter to keep followers undated
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she's back on Twitter.
Palin took to the social networking site earlier this year, tweeting about state government, national politics and every thing in between.
When she quit as Alaska governor in July, she promised to
keep her fans updated through tweets. But that didn't happen, and Palin instead posted regular updates on her Facebook page, which has nearly 1 million followers.
In a Facebook posting Monday announcing more dates on her book tour, Palin said she'll provide Twitter updates from the tour. Her Twitter feed is SarahPalinUSA. Her book, "Going Rogue," will be published Nov. 17. Her tour starts the next day in Grand Rapids, Mich. There are 13 stops planned
before Thanksgiving, including three Florida visits Nov. 24 in Jacksonville, The Villages and Orlando.
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Police in several Connecticut towns said they're dealing with a sticky situation — chewing gum thefts. According to authorities, the number of people caught stealing chewing gum has noticeably
increased recently. They believe the chewy contraband is ending up on the black market.
In one of the largest recent cases, a 21-year-old Stratford man was charged with slopflifting about $800 worth of Orbit chewing gum from stores in Stratford, Bridgeport and Fairfield.
In West Hartford, police have investigated four gum theft complaints since June, including one in which a 21-year-old Enfeld man was charged with
stealing $175 in gum.
Police in West Hartford and elsewhere said gum thieves want something they can sell' quickly, often to make money to support a drug addiction. That's what the man who allegedly swiped several hundred packs of Orbit in Stratford, Bridgeport and Fairfield told police.
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Can it be problematic to do only one kind of exercise?
Answer: Yes.
If I'm not sweating do I need to work harder?
Answer: Depends.
Long said the main components of a well-rounded workout would include aerobic exercise, strength training and flexibility training. For example, if someone only lifts weights or only does yoga, his or her heart is neglected and never gets above a moderate zone of heart rate. In turn, if a person only does aerobic exercise, he or she is extremely prone to injury from pressure.
"It's really important to just have a balance in all the things we do," she said.
Long said certain workouts, such as yoga, didn't necessarily get a person sweating very much, but were still very effective for the body.
"It depends on what your goals are," he said. "But I do think it's a good idea to have some of each of those things."
Zabel said it was OK to focus on a particular kind of exercise. For example, runners can focus mainly on endurance workouts, but it's still a good idea to include other components for the best results.
"There are a lot of things you can do that don't require a ton of sweat," she said. "Yoga's a great example because you're using your body weight — great for flexibility and great for strength."
This being said, Long and Zabel are working up a sweat during a workout is a good thing. Zabel said this was more crucial for college-aged individuals. Compared to his usual patients, who range from 50- to 80-years-old, young people need to have slightly more challenging workouts to get
the benefits of exercise.
"College kids probably need to be doing more than a walk," he said. "You've got to work up a sweat or you're not working hard enough. That's basically the bottom line."
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Zabel said this misconception was born out of people losing muscle mass and gaining weight after they'd significantly decreased or stopped exercise. This does not mean the muscle has been turned to fat. Rather, the body takes time to adjust its hunger.
"It's not that the muscle is converted to fat—that really doesn't
happen," he said. "But you will lose muscle mass, and if you don't cut down your caloric intake, you will get fat."
Longsai those who stopped strength training would rapidly start losing muscle mass after about three weeks. For this reason, guys who have gotten
oigger with muscle will get smaller, and women, who don't have as much size to gain from muscle initially, will start to "soften."
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Will weightlifting make you bulk up? Answer: Depends
Answer: Depends.
The chances of bulking up all rest on gender. For men, heavy weightlifting will make them bigger and more muscular. For women, it would take years of the same kind of weightlifting to actually get bigger.
"Women don't really possess this magical hormone called testosterone at high enough levels to actually build bulk." Lone said.
For women who still had fears of getting bigger. Long suggested weightlifting with moderate weight and higher repetitions. This would have a toning effect instead of a bulking effect. She said it was still important for women to push themselves in these repetitions.
"We still have to challenge our muscles in terms of load," she said. "Five pounds is probably not going to be applicable for our larger muscles." For students interested in learning how to get started in the weight room, the Recreation Center is holding a workshop called "Women on Weights" on Dec. 2.
Does muscle weigh more than fat?
Answer: Yes
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"People need to not perseverate on what they weigh," he said. "It's really about how much of their body is fat, which I think people can tell pretty easily by pinching themselves."
A more technical method of learning how much fat you have is through the body fat pinch test. This process can be done alone.
Check out instructions at http://www.ehow.com/how_5005514_calculate-body-fat-pinch-test.html.
Zabel said this was one reason for people to pay more attention to their waistlines rather than the scale.
Is it
worthless to stretch before your muscles have been warmed up? Yes
Answer: Yes.
Long compared cold muscles to rubber bands—very elastic when stretched, but immediately pulling back together. When warm, the muscles actually lengthen and hold that length. For this reason, she said it was important to warm up the muscles before stretching so they'd already be lengthened and less prone to injury.
"We run the risk of actually causing injury because our muscles are not pliable enough yet—they don't have enough blood flow. So they're actually at more risk to tear," she said.
Walking, jogging, or dynamic stretching, which involves rhythmic, gentle movements, can all be used to warm up the muscles before a workout.
Long suggested doing static stretching, which involves holding one position for 10 to 30 seconds, at the end of a workout.
Can you get a six-pack by doing a lot of crunches every day?
Answer: No.
Zabel said people couldn't control where they burned fat. Fat-burning exercises, mostly cardio workouts, burned calories from everywhere in the body. So, although doing crunches every day will make abdominal muscles bigger and stronger, it will not get rid of the layer of fat covering those muscles. It's not how the body works.
Zabel said the body absorbed fat indiscriminately from all fat storages, as if it was one pool. To achieve muscle definition in one area, Zabel suggested focusing on that particular strength resistance in that muscle group, while also doing cardio to burn the fat that covers it.
"You have to burn away the fat with aerobic exercise and then you can do the toning exercises to make certain parts of the body look good," he said. "But no one looks ripped if they've got too much fat because you just can't see the muscles."
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The screening was followed by a Q&A session with Rudd, in which he presented a new message. He emphasized the greater effectiveness of political organization rather than the violence his group had previously endorsed.
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"We had the wrong idea," Rudd said. "We went from good organizing on campus, to bad organizing with militancy, to worse organizing with The Weather Underground."
Rudd said his tactics had been too stubborn and self-assured. He said real organizing was "going to people that disagree and starting a dialogue."
Rudd's first visit to the University 40 years ago filled the Kansas Union Ballroom to its 1,000 person capacity. Friday's visit gathered close to 60 people, many of whom were old enough to have attended the first event. Even so, Rudd made an effort to reach out to the younger members of the crowd. He initially refused questions from anyone
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When Rudd turned himself in, the charges were dropped because of the FBI's questionable investigation in which they kidnapped people to gather evidence.
This was certainly not his approach while running from the FBI from 1970 to 1977. He was wanted on charges of bombing and conspiracy.
A year later he moved to Albuquerque and became a math teacher at Central New Mexico Community College where he taught until 2007.
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older than 30, raising the age limit incrementally as comments dried up.
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Considering similarities between today and Rudd's college days — unpopular war, economic hardship, national discontent — Rudd laid out what he considered to be three essential differences:
No draft means no reason to pay attention. Without the looming threat of involuntary military service, no one cares.
--have no model. Rudd and his comrades took their cue from the civil rights movement they grew up with.
Entertainment culture has intellectually infantilized students, meaning the focus on keeping entertained has dulled interest in more serious areas.
"We went from good organizing on campus, to bad organizing with militancy to worse organizing with The Weather Underground."
Reanna Putnam, Salina junior and event coordinator for the ECM, reinforced that last sentiment in her one criticism of the talk
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"I feel he didn't talk enough about corporations and the government," Putnam said. "Even if you got progressive Democrats in office it wouldn't really change the way things happen."
"I'd never heard about any of that before," Stone said. "I can see why they did it."
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Michael Huslig, her husband of 29 years, said one of the first things he noticed about his wife was how her enthusiasm showed in the way she would use her hands to express herself when she talked.
"She was happy and cheerful," Michael said. "She was always eager to help others."
Huslig was a member of a knitting group at the Yarn Barn for nearly 17 years. The group's instructor, Bonnie Byers, said Huslig had an positive personality.
"No matter how hard her life was going, whether it was a personal issue or health related, she would never complain," Byers said.
Byers said that although Huslig could be a private and quiet person, she had a knack for making her friends laugh and always told interesting stories about her travels.
Huslig was born into an Air Force family and spent much of her childhood growing up in Europe. Her husband said German was her first language. After she graduated
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"She was an excellent friend," Byers said. "She was, in many ways, the balance of the group and she will be very missed."
from the University of Nebraska, Huslig earned her master's degree in entomology, the study of insects, from the University of Kansas. She began working at the University as an administrative associate in 1980.
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If you need help perfecting pick-up lines, there's an app for that. If you want to know if you have what it takes to become a psychic, there's an app for that. If you need help finding a liquor store or a fun new drink recipe, thanks to KU alumnus George Franklin, there's now an app for that as well.
Franklin has created an application to help smart phone users with all things alcohol. Franklin, a KU graduate in computer science, created the application called Liquor Run Mobile for phones with android operating systems. The app will soon be available on the iPhone.
Franklin said that the application not only provided information available in a phone book, such as locations of liquor stores within a 10-mile radius, but it also offered extra incentives.
"You can find the closest liquor stores, you can find information about those liquor stores," Franklin said. "If you're in the liquor store, you can find one of thousands of
drink recipes, you can find information about how many calories are in the drink you're going to make."
Franklin works for Tallgrass Labs, a virtual entrepreneur company that got its start in Lawrence. The company is focused on research.
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Marc Hoffman, Bullhead City, Ariz., senior, serves as the application's one-man marketing team. Liquor stores
"You can find the closest liquor stores, you can find information about those liquor stores."
must pay to have their information show up on the application, and Hoffman's job is to give the stores an incentive to buy into the product. He said that he was almost finished making the rounds pitching the application to Lawrence liquor stores and that he planned to head to Topeka liquor stores to expand the application's use.
"We're trying to make a presence on pretty much every social media
platform." Hoffman said. "My responsibilities, on top of seeking out future clients, have been to kind of increase our audience because the app is for Google Android phones, which is a new operating system and it'll be a huge deal probably about six months from now."
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myTouch and Verizon's Droid. The android operating system is supposed to increase the speed of Internet connections.
Hoffman said he hoped to have Parkway Wine and Spirits, 3514 Clinton Parkway, and Mass Beverage, 3131A Nieder Rd., signed the application within the month. Neighborhood Liquor, also known as Mom and Pop's Liquor, 1906 Massachusetts St., has already
signed up for the application.
Mike Myers, owner of Neighborhood Liquor, agreed to pay $215 per year for his liquor store's information to be accessible on the application.
"I don't do a whole lot of advertising and I thought that might be a way to bring in a few new people particularly people passing through town." Myers said.
Myers said the application would be more widely used around Thanksgiving time,when Franklin said the application would be available on iPhones.
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WASHINGTON - Abortion opponents in the Senate want tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, similar to the limits passed by the House this past weekend.
The issue could roil an already shaky Democratic effort to pass a health care bill by year's end for President Barack Obama.
Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska said Monday it's highly unlikely he would support a bill that doesn't clearly prohibit federal dollars from going to pay for abortions. His spokesman said Nelson is weighing options, including
offering an amendment similar to the one passed by the House.
The limits in the House bill have angered liberals, some of whom are now threatening to vote against health care legislation if the curbs stay in.
The House health care bill passed Saturday would:
- Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.
- Expand health care coverage to 36 million more people over the next decade.
- Require employers with payrolls above $500,000 to provide insurance to their employees or pay a fine.
- Prohibit insurance companies from denying coverage because of pre-existing medical conditions.
- End premium disparities between men and women.
- Impose a 5.4 percent income tax surcharge on income above $500,000 annually for individuals and above $1 million annually for households.
- Establish a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers beginning in 2013.
Cost $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
Cut Medicare spending by more than $400 billion over 10 years.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. speaks during a news conference about health care Oct. 29 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House passed a health care bill Saturday.
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This winter will mark the end of KJIKH's residence in The Shack.
Construction will begin this week on KJHK's new studio on the third floor of the Kansas Union. The alcoves in the southwest corner of the floor will be demolished and replaced by new acoustically designed studios, a music library and KJHK office space, according to a news release. It is scheduled to be finished in March 2010.
The new studio will replace the studio currently housed in Sudler Annex, known lovingly to KJHK employees as "The Shack."
“it's going to be great that we'll be in the center of campus,” he said. “We'll have a lot higher visibility and it will really let people know — who previously didn't know that we were around — that they can join up with the station and be a part of it.”
Logan Nickels, Stillwater, Okla.. senior and station manager, said the new location would be beneficial for KJHK.
Tom Johnson, general manager of KIHK, said the Union offered a chance for the radio station to be
noticed by more students.
"By providing new equipment and opportunities in a high-visibility location, KIHK will quickly raise its profile on campus, ultimately attracting new listeners as well as bringing more interested students into the organization," Johnson said in an e-mail.
The project will cost $500,000, according to the press release. Johnson said KJHK had help from Student Success in securing a manageable 12-year loan from the University to finance the project. The rest of the money came from Student Senate, private endowment funds and KJHK's own reserves, which have been built up since 2004. KJHK headquarters have been located in Sudler Annex since 1975. Jason VanBlarcum, Lawrence graduate student, discovered The Shack and KJHK's music when he was in junior high. He was biking through the woods when he stumbled upon the "secret little house." VanBlarcum said he was disillusioned with other radio stations and found a new love in KJHK's sound. He said KJHK brought him back to music.
VanBlarcum said he was sad to see the station leaving The Shack behind, but said he understood it was a necessity.
"I feel the move to the Union is a good thing," VanBlarcum said. "More funding, more space and better equipment can only make the station better."
Although KIKK employees also found it bittersweet to leave The Shack behind, Nickels said the move had a lot of support. The building, which was built in 1929 as a garage for Dean of the Medical School Mervin T. Sudler, is not American Disability Association compliant.
Nickels said The Shack was also too small to house all of KJHK's departments, such as the station's news organization, which is located at the Dole Human Development Center.
"Now we can consolidate everybody into one space and everyone can work together a bit better," Nickels said.
Nickels said KIHK employees planned to incorporate aspects of The Shack into the new space. Employees will move graffitied shelving, sticker-covered doors and concert posters to the Union in memory of the Shack.
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CRIME
Roeder confesses to killing abortion provider
Admission came in interview with the Associated Press
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BY ROXANA HEGEMAN
WICHITA — Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.
Scott Reeder, 51, of Kansas City, Mo., spoke to the AP in a telephone call from jail, saying he plans to argue that he was justified in shooting Dr. George Tiller at the abortion provider's Wichita church in May.
"Because of the fact preborn children's lives were in imminent danger this was the action I chose. I want to make sure that the focus is, of course, obviously on the preborn children and the necessity to defend them," Roeder said.
"Defending innocent life — that is what prompted me. It is pretty simple," he said.
of first-degree murder in Tiller's death and two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two ushers who tried to stop him during the May 31 melee in the foyer of the doctor's church. Roeder has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial in January.
Roeder is charged with one count
In a more than 30-minute interview with the AP, Roeder did not apologize for the slaying.
"No, I don't have any regrets because I have been told so far at least four women have changed their minds, that I know of, and have chosen to have the baby," Roeder said. "So even if one changed her
mind it would be worth it. No, I don't have any regrets."
His confession came on the same day several strident abortion opponents released their "Defensive Action Statement 3rd Edition" that proclaims any force that can be used to defend the life of a "born child is legitimate to defend the life of an unborn child." The statement's 21 signers demand Roeder's jurors be allowed to consider the "question of when life begins" in deciding whether lethal force was justified.
Among the signers are Eric Rudolph, James Kopp and Shelley Shannon — all serving prison time $ ^{4} $
for targeting abortion doctors
Lee Thompson, attorney for the Tiller family and executor of his estate, has said allowing such a defense would "invite chaos and be tantamount to anarchy." The Kansas Supreme Court rejected such a defense in a 1993 ruling over an abortion clinic trespassing case.
Tiller, 67, had been the target of relentless protests for most of the 36 years that he performed abortions. He practiced as one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions. He was shot in both arms in 1993 and his clinic was bombed in 1986.
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Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing July 28 in court in Wichita. Roeder confessed to the Associated Press Monday to killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, saying he has no regrets.
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Nebraska coach Bo Penn sat in Monday's Big 12 teleconference that he will inform his team early in the week whether freshman Cody Green or junior Zac Lee will start at quarterback Saturday against Kansas. He will probably not make the announcement public until game-time.
The decision will hinge on what Pelini and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson see in practice early in the week.
Green started in Nebraska's 10-3 victory against Oklahoma Saturday, but was replaced by Lee early in the game. Pelini said Green's removal wasn't a knock on his talent.
"That was a crazy atmosphere," Pelini said. "That game was a little bit different. I wanted to protect him a little bit, and that's one of the reasons we did what we did."
After a Nebraska interception return put the ball on the Oklahoma one-yard line early in the second quarter, Pelini decided to send Lee in the game for the first time. Lee tossed a one yard touchdown pass that was enough to defeat the Sooners. He completed 5-of-9 passes for 35 yards for the game.
Regardless of who starts against Kansas, Pelini said there might be an opportunity to play both quarterbacks.
Pelini said the ineffectiveness of the offense doesn't just fall on the quarterback position. He said it is critical that the team generate more offense and get more consistent, but it isn't surprising the offense isn't a dominant force
"it's not baffling," Pelini said, "kind of know where we are."
BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL Team nursing injuries before season picks up
Junior guard Tyrel Reed sprained his ankle during the weekend, coach Bill Self said
Monday.
Reed
Monday.
Freshman guard C.J.
Henry is still nursing a swollen knee.
The sprain looked brutal, Self said, but Reed still may be able to play.
Henry on the other hand has missed about two weeks of practice and the lack of basketball playing time as of late has his coach eager to see him on the court. He is considered day-to-day.
"I'm not concerned as much about the injuries as I am about the fact that he's missed so much time." Self said. "Once we start playing games, you don't practice as much.
"It's hard to get that rhythm and be out there because once you start playing games for real, you don't put guys in the game just to get them in the game. He needs to be out there."
Clark Goble
C. J.'s brother, Xavier, said C.J. is not taking the lack of playing exposure too hard because of "little brother stuff."
"You got the whole team behind him, coaches, got his little brother here, so I guess that's the easy way to keep his head level." Xavier said.
Also, freshman center Jeff Withey has a stress fracture in his right knee and junior guard Brady Morningstar has a sprained ankle. Both are only eligible to play starting after fall semester.
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FOOTBALL Snyder turns Kansas State back into winning team
MANHATTAN — More than an hour after the final whistle, the parking lot was still half full, purple-clad tailgateers flipping burgers and drinking beer, sitting in camp chairs under portable awnings.
After years of losing and apathy, football is fun again in the Little Apple.
The reason? Bill Snyder.
The architect of one of college football's greatest turnarounds is at it again in his second Kansas State reclamation project. He has the Wildcats winning again and in position for their first trip to the Big 12 championship game since 2003.
for college football and Kansas State when he came back. I wasn't happy for the rest of us because I knew he was going to get it fixed fast."
"He's the master, he's a wizard at what he does," Texas coach Mack Brown said Monday during the Big 12 coaches' call. "I was happy
Snyder needed five seasons to turn around Kansas State the first time, taking a team that had more losses than any other, including an 0-21-1 mark the previous two years, and turning it into a national title contender.
The 70-year-old coach whose name adorns Kansas State's stadium figured to have another long-term turnaround in store when he returned to the sideline this season following a three-year retirement. The Wildcats were coming off five mediocre seasons, had a recruiting class ranked last in the conference and Snyder had a roster full of players leftover from the Ron Prince era.
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Aldrich said he was all for getting the ball when his team needed it but said he was not requesting more touches. When he gets the ball, it may not be his to shoot. Aldrich said he was working on making better decisions, especially when he draws double teams.
"You shoot a bad shot when somebody else is wide open," Aldrich said. "We're all unselfish and we all want to win, so whoever's open, shoot the ball."
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Self said he still had no idea how minutes were going to pan out. He only has a small sample by which to judge the ability of the freshmen
Last year, Aldrich averaged 9.5 shot attempts per game, and Self wants to get that number up to double digits. Easier said than done on a team where points can come from any player.
"When things are going good and other guys are making shots, a lot of times we can forget about the big fella and we don't need to do that," Self said.
BASKETBALL (CONTINUED FROM 10A)
Kansas coach Bill Self said Monday he has not made a decision on red-shirting anyone and will reveal his decision either before or after Tuesday's game against Pittsburg State. Those with red-shirt consideration are sophomore guard Travis Leeford, junior guard Conner Teahan and senior guard Mario Little. To remain eligible to red-shirt, those players are forced to sit out the exhibition games.
— Corey Thibodeaux
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Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor pressures a Fort Hays State guard during the first half of Kansas' victory Nov. 3. Taylor had four steals in the Jayhawks' first game of the 2009-2010 season.
"I don't have a crystal ball to tell you exactly what guys' roles will be in certain situations because I don't know how these young kids are going to react," Self said.
The Gorillas played their first exhibition game of the season Sunday — an 89-53 loss to Kansas State.
"I don't have a crystal ball to tell you exactly what guys' roles will be in certain situations..."
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Chiefs release Johnson teams show interest
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Given good blocking and a fresh start, Larry Johnson might still be the power-running Pro Bowler who had back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons for Kansas City.
Are you listening, Seattle?
What do you think, Indianapolis?
Chicago? Houston?
Or he might be a declining malcontent who'll only cost money and cause trouble.
To that, every coach and general manager in the NFL is listening. The Chiefs released Johnson on Monday.
Any team with a faltering running game is bound to be tempted by Johnson, despite his baggage and his age (he turns 30 on Nov.19).
"Any player that's available, we look at," said Beaors coach Lovie Smith. "That's been our standard policy throughout. That'll be the case with Larry."
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Senior running back Jake Sharp tries to get past two Kansas State defenders. Sharp managed just 36 rushing yards in the Jayhawks 17-10 loss.
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Jayhawks won the Orange Bowl, and he was an even bigger reason why so much optimism spread throughout Lawrence entering this season.
But Reeing has admittedly struggled his last four games: He has 10 turnovers in that stretch.
He made three more mistakes against Kansas State Saturday.
"He was just playing hard," Mangino said. "He's just had a little bit of a streak of misfortune. I don't know how to explain it. He is a great player and he gives us the best chance to win. Like I told him we'll have short memories and we'll get ready for the next game."
The biggest problem? Reesing's turnovers have often resulted in points for Kansas' opponents, and they did again against Kansas State.
"They took advantage of miscues and capitalized on them," Mangino said Saturday.
Still, junior offensive lineman Brad Thorson said he hasn't lost any confidence in Kansas' quarterback.
"He got into being Todd a little bit more," Thorson said. "I still trust him. I still think he is the best quarterback we can put back there. And I'll put him up against anybody in the Big 12."
RUN GAME, OFFENSIVE LINE STRUGGLE
Kansas' offensive line played its best game of the season against Iowa State Oct. 10. After that game, Mangino heaped praise onto the unit.
Since that time, though, the offensive line has struggled to open up running lanes. The line's pass protection has improved, but the Jayhawks haven't rushed for 100 yards in their last four games.
Mangino reshuffled his offensive line against Kansas State.
He moved Thorson from left guard to right tackle to replace
sophomore Jeff Spikes. He also moved junior Sal Capra from right guard to left guard and inserted freshman Trevor Marongelli at right guard for his first start of the season.
"We've all played together for 12 weeks now. It wasn't unusual for us," Thorson said. "We've done a lot of experimenting in practices throughout the year with the line, We got a lot of reps in this week. It felt comfortable when we went out there."
Still, the Jayhaws struggled to consistently run the ball against the Wildcats, totaling just 60 yards.
DEFENSE UNABLE TO MAKE BIG STOPS
Kansas' defense has vastly improved during the past four weeks, and the defense certainly shoulders little blame for the recent struggles.
"It was good calls by them to go with the quarterback running," junior cornerback Chris Harris said. "We knew we needed a stop. We were right there on third-and-long but we just couldn't get it done."
But the Jayhawks have also been unable to generate defensive stops in critical moments, allowing opponents to take and maintain leads.
Kansas needed a stop to give the offense the ball back. The defense, however, couldn't stop Kansas State's offense, and the Wildcats ran out the rest of the clock for the victory.
The same scenario unfolded against Kansas State. After the Jayhawks cut the lead to 17-10, the Wildcats started a drive with 5:20 left in the game.
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"Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve, Find another way."
Satchel Paige
Kerry Meier's 73 receptions thus far this season are already good for third on the team's all-time receptions in a season list.
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas Athletics
Q: Who are the top two single-season reception leaders in school history?
A: Kerry Meier and Dezmon Briscoe, who had 97 and 92 receptions respectively last season.
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TAMPA, Fla. — No longer winless, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are feeling pretty good about themselves.
NFL
Josh Freeman led the team to its first victory, a 38-28 upset of Green Bay that heightened expectations for the remainder of the season.
Buccaneers are positive after 38-28 upset victory
Freeman, the third quarterback selected in this year's draft, was far from perfect in his first NFL start.
Nevertheless, the 6-foot-6,
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beat the Packers but raise
questions about why the Bucs
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before giving him a chance
First-year coach Raheem Morris said it was simple: The Bucs are determined to not rush the 21-year-old's development.
"We still have to be patient. We still have to let him grow," said Morris, who has known Freeman since the quarterback was a freshman at Kansas State and Morris was the defensive coordinator there.
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Los Angeles Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the New Orleans Hornets 104-88 Sunday night.
NBA
Lakers defeat Hornets, win fifth game in a row
DJ Mbenga had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who easily won their fifth straight game and their second in a row without injured center Andrew Bynum and forward Pau Gasol.
Bryant scored all but two of his points before halftime, repeatedly capitalizing down low with ease against Devin Brown's defense.
Blog discusses fashion in sports
MORNING BREW
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Tonight, Mt. Oread is home to events from seemingly disparate worlds. In the
Impeach world in the Kansas Union Ballroom, at 7 p.m., SUA will host its fourth-annual Project Runway show. Just down the hill, and also beginning at 7 p.m., the Kansas men's basketball team will play in its second exhibition game.
Such a convergence of sports and fashion is rare to be sure, but not unique. In fact, one of the Internet's best sports blogs, uniwatchblog.com, is devoted entirely to the intersection of these two worlds. Spun off from a 1999 column in The Village Voice, Uni Watch made its name in the blogoshpere when, in 2004, it debuted on ESPN.com's Page 2, where it still runs. Through the years, the blog and column have reported on the intricacies of what author Paul Lukas calls the "aesthetic of athletics," which can often mean obsessing over apparently trivial details.
But not this week. This week, Uni Watch is devoted to fulfilling its promise, and realizing a seemingly impossible goal: naming the worst uniform in the history of (North American) sports.
Last week, readers narrowed
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The Seattle Seahawks' current neon green alternates were selected as the NFLs worst. Which, in my mind, is an instance of top-of-mind awareness trumping historical awfulness. The Buccaneers of the 1970's were right there, people.
down the field, choosing one uniform to represent each of the nine categories in the finals.
From MLB, the 1978 San Diego Padres lead things off. A tragic marriage of yellow, brown and hideous font, the Padres' unis are a strong contender.
The NHL and Minor League selections are not so easy to contest. Both featured a Padres-esque joining of yellow and brown, but boldly added red to the mix. The
The NBA is represented by the expansion Toronto Raptors' unis, which featured an anthropomorphic Raptor dribbling a basketball. Jurassic Park, it was not.
Vancouver Camucks and Tucson Toros are the two luminaries responsible.
Oregon football takes the college crown, by virtue of repeatedly placing fake steel-plate-looking things on its shoulder pads. For shame, Phil Knight.
The Orlando Thunder, of the blink-and-you'll-miss-it World League of American Football. emerged as the worst of the "miscellaneous football leagues" category. The Thunder, of course, sported a lightning bolt on its helmet. But it also mixed that lightning bolt up with another (blue for whatever reason) bolt and then placed the entire thing on the sleeves of its lime-green jerseys.
It gets worse.
In 1976, the Chicago White Sox decided to take a page from slow pitch softball leagues. Instead of wearing baseball pants, the White Sox players sported shorts. And this was the '70s, so these shorts were really short and really tight. Thankfully, the Sox only wore these abominations for a few games, thus its representing the "short lived" category. Not short lived enough, sadly. Some things cannot be unseen.
THE MORNING BREW
Soccer's struggles to gain a foothold in America have been well documented and thoroughly debated. But let me posit another theory: that the Colorado Caribous' kits are largely to blame. Although the shirts commit a litany of offenses, the horror they inspire can best be accredited to their having tassels. Tassels. Seriously.
Of course, these are all examples of when sports and fashion fail to gel. Tonight, no such tragedies should occur. The game and Project Runway event, though occurring at the same time, are indeed separate. Still, to honor this occasion, I'd like to suggest a Tim Gunn-inspired speech for Bill Self to use before the game: Make it work.
Edited by Abby Olcese
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DENVER — The Pittsburgh Steelers are missing three defensive starters for their game against Denver.
Defensive end Travis Kirschke, safety Ryan Clark and linebacker Lawrence Timmons all were inactive.
Clark is being held out as a precaution. The eight-year veteran nearly died after a game in the Mile High City two years ago because of a rare blood disorder that is aggravated by playing in high altitude.
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YOU'RE NOT A FAILURE. YOU'RE JUST A PLATYPUS!
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WHAT'S A PLACE KNOWN FOR SOCCER-RELATED VIOLENCE?
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LITERATURE
Town resents Capote's book
BY ROXANA HEGEMAN
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HOLCOMB — It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov. 15, 1959, at their rural farmhouse.
The slayings of the Clutters — chronicled in Truman Capote's book, "In Cold Blood" — have overshadowed the town of Holcomb for the past half century and the trial and execution of the culprits has brought little, if any, closure.
The book has been reviled in its birthplace by residents because of its recreation of events that never happened and what they say is commercial exploitation of the victims.
"They made a tremendous
amount of money off our great tragedy," said Bob Rupp, who as a teenager dated Nancy Clutter.
The horrific slayings of Herbert Clutter, a prominent farmer and
community leader, and his wife, Bonnie Mae Fox, along with their children, 15-year-old Kenyon and 16-year old Nancy, shattered the innocence of a generation accustomed to leaving their doors unlocked.
"They made a tremendous amount of money off our great tragedy."
country.
Alan Schwartz, a longtime friend of the author, said many Holcomb residents didn't really grasp that Capote was not writing a purely
factual account but was using the basis of facts to show what it was like to live in such a town and confront this crime.
The hunt for their killers — parolees Dick Hickock and Perry Smith — mesmerized the nation, drawing journalists from across the
"It is different than what they expected, but it is a work of art. It is not simply a matter of historical reporting.
... I can imagine that a lot of people who were freaked out by what happened in the middle of Kansas never understood that," Schwartz said.
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Optimism takes over as you examine the details. Everything is on track for success. Go for the gold!
today is a 5 If a health matter demands attention today, seek expert advice. Later, you feel much better.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
Your heart guides you to
transform a work relationship.
Use gentle words and hold
your ground.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Wise up. Other people have a grip on the situation. Use your energy to polish your social skills.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Your thoughts expand to encompass the bigger picture at work. A small fracture in the structure can be mended in a few words.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Today is a 6 Share well-being with others. Express joy with family members especially.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23--Nov. 21)
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Today is a 6
When you leave the house,
put an extra Band-Aid in your
pocket. You may find just the
right use for it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 5
Bigger is better. Greed is good.
Too much is never enough.
Everything in moderation ...
even moderation.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Get down to basics. No, get down to the atomic structure of basics. It's all in the details, so get them right today.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
Everyone benefits when you provide healthy snacks. You can have all the carrots and snap peas you want!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Take care of yourself now.
Adjust your diet or schedule so you feel better physically. Shift to a lower gear.
PISCES (Feb.19-March 20)
Today is a 5
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21 Bill's partner
22 Autumn mo.
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30 Couch
31 Mandible
32 "Once — a time, ..."
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28 Barracks bed
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Fairey, AP continue copyright suit
BY HILLEL ITALIE
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Associated Press has asked a judge to deny a request by the attorneys of street artist Shepard Fairey to withdraw from his copyright battle over the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster.
Fairey's lawyers said last month that they would seek permission to withdraw after Fairey acknowledged he was mistaken about
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which AP photo he used to create his famous image and attempted to destroy evidence of his error.
"In addition," according to the papers, "having new counsel start fresh nine months into the case after extensive discovery has already occurred would cause additional prejudice and undue delay to The AP, which, as a not-for-profit organization, has already been forced to incur significant expense in discovery due to Fairey's attempt to hide which photo he used to make the
Fairey's legal team is led by Anthony Falzone, executive director of the Fair Use Project at Stanford University.
Obama posters."
Fairey had claimed his "HOPE" image, seen throughout last year's campaign, was based on a 2006 photo of then-Sen. Barack Obama, seated next to actor George Clooney at a press event in Washington. Fairey now says that he used a solo, close-up shot of Obama, as the AP had alleged.
Fairey sued the news cooperative in February, arguing that he had so transformed his source material he was protected by "fair use" guidelines. The AP counter-sued in March, saying Fairey had violated copyright laws.
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My heart is broken and I have poop in my pants.
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--our society.
I'm 21 years old and I just lost my last baby tooth. Do you think the tooth fairy pays interest?
If you say your favorite movie is "Top Gun," I say you're a tool.
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I sleep real good cause I ain't got no warrants!
All my friends shunned me for not being Greek.
--our society.
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I can do anything. Just take a look, it's in a book, the "Reading Rainbow."
--our society.
I'm 20 years old and I pee in the shower. So what?
--our society.
I want to know Big Jay's views on gay marriage.
--our society.
Big Jay is probably more concerned with his own species' issues than he is with ours. For example: Why he has such a hard time finding ANY mate
--our society.
Marriage is a sacred institution only for those who are mascots. Not being a mascot is immoral and evil, and one day, non-mascotality will corrupt the very fabric of our society
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--to the point where she requires medical attention, the significant other will only be charged with a misdemeanor. Chances are, that person will not even spend more than 48 hours in jail for the first offense. Of course, there are counseling programs designed to help the abuser learn not to abuse again, but Kemple has her doubts about the effectiveness of these programs. And rightfully so, seeing as she sees more than half of the abusers she prosecutes again.
Wait, so Taylor Swift hosted SNL this weekend and the KU student population didn't shit a collective brick? Impressive.
You know what will never stop being awesome? Frostys.
FFA, you're more dependable than friends. I can always count on you to help me procrastinate.
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--to the point where she requires medical attention, the significant other will only be charged with a misdemeanor. Chances are, that person will not even spend more than 48 hours in jail for the first offense. Of course, there are counseling programs designed to help the abuser learn not to abuse again, but Kemple has her doubts about the effectiveness of these programs. And rightfully so, seeing as she sees more than half of the abusers she prosecutes again.
--to the point where she requires medical attention, the significant other will only be charged with a misdemeanor. Chances are, that person will not even spend more than 48 hours in jail for the first offense. Of course, there are counseling programs designed to help the abuser learn not to abuse again, but Kemple has her doubts about the effectiveness of these programs. And rightfully so, seeing as she sees more than half of the abusers she prosecutes again.
Am I the only one who secretly has a bit of a thing for the girl from the "Education Connection" commercials?
I just had amazing sex. Homework? What homework?
It's really sad when I see a boy wearing the same pants as me, and his butt looks better than mine
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--to the point where she requires medical attention, the significant other will only be charged with a misdemeanor. Chances are, that person will not even spend more than 48 hours in jail for the first offense. Of course, there are counseling programs designed to help the abuser learn not to abuse again, but Kemple has her doubts about the effectiveness of these programs. And rightfully so, seeing as she sees more than half of the abusers she prosecutes again.
Either women on campus are becoming less attractive or I'm becoming less of an alcoholic.
POLITICALLY CORRECT President Obama's report card
It was a little more than a year ago when Barack Obama was elected president. The initial excitement of this historic election was quickly overshadowed by the many critical issues facing America. Though there remain many challenges — including Afghanistan and health care reform — this week three of our political columns take a look at the Obama presidency.
LIBERAL LOUDMOUTH
WING THE HEAT
BEN COHEN
Obama has brought the hope of a more inclusive culture by changing employers' abilities to deny equal pay to people based on gender. He's also set in motion the closing of the Guantanamo Bay prison in an attempt to remind the world that America isn't a collective jerk. And then there's changing American health care so that everyone can, you know, have it.
Last week's round of special elections were supposedly a referendum on the president's performance. Even taking those elections into account, President Obama has been off to a good start. The Nobel Prize was surprising, but exciting, and health care reform passed in the House of Representatives last weekend.
I'd grade the President a "Ba" right now. The only thing keeping him from earning an "A" is that he set expectations so high last year that people have grown restless basically because he hasn't turned the Rocky Mountains into gold (yet).
- Cohen is a Topeka senior in political science.
THE LAWRENCIAN
DAN THOMPSON
A year after Obama's election and nine months after taking office, the economy is a mixed bag, the fate of the war in Afghanistan remains in limbo and slow progress on health care reform has so far yielded only an imperfect victory in the House.
The counterfactual is always difficult to assess, but it remains clear that had the U.S. government not taken decisive action in those worst days of the financial crisis, things would be a whole lot worse, and the Obama administration has maintained an even keel through the worst recession since the Great Depression. In these tough times, that is precisely what the President needs to do. I give him a B+
But keep in mind that we have just marked another auspicious anniversary, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, which should remind us that there is only so much that even the president can do, given the sheer size and scope of the problems we face.
— Thompson is a Topeka senior in economics.
THE RIGHT IDEA
CHET COMPTON
One year ago. President-elect Obama was hailed as a "dazzling unifier" who transcended "politics as usual."
He promised hope, change, bi-partisanship and transparency. He promised to allow five days of public comment before signing bills. He promised to negotiate health care reform in public sessions televised on CSPAN.
Instead, the health care bill (in the House) was made behind closed doors and without Republicans present. Virtually no time was given to read the 1,990-page bill and it was passed in the wee hours of the night on a Saturday in a strict partyline vote.
Obama set the bar high as he made his bold promises. Failing to deliver on those promises and lacking any serious accomplishments, his approval rating is falling hard and fast. If actions speak louder than words and results mean more than intentions, it is hard to give this president anything but a failing grade so far.
Compton is a Wichita senior in political science.
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HUMAN RIGHTS
Domestic violence laws considered inconsistent
A few weeks ago, I read a couple of articles published in The Economist that enlightened me on unjust sex laws. One told the story of a woman who, when she was 17, was arrested for performing oral sex on a classmate "three weeks shy of his 16th birthday." She now will be labeled as a sex offender for the rest of her life
During Domestic Violence Awareness Week, Eve Kemple, the assistant district attorney for Douglas County, and Attorney Kenzie Singleton spoke about what they viewed as inconsistencies in domestic violence laws.
Conviction because of a verbal threat — for example, "Get away from me or I'll kill you" — incurs harsher punishment than a domestic battery charge, Singleton said. This is because the threat is charged as a felony whereas domestic battery is only a misdemeanor crime.
Kemple said that when prosecuting a stalking incident, it is often better to prosecute for a "higher level" crime — for example, if the stalker broke into the victim's home — than simply a stalking misdemeanor.
So, if a woman (or man's) significant other punches her
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domestic adversity in Kansas does.
In Kansas, urinating in public also qualifies as a sexual offense.
So, all of you college boys have another reason to be careful when you're out at the bars on the weekend. Even if you're completely safe, if you make the mistake of peeing into a bush, your life could be changed forever. I'm sure you never realized you could be forced to live outside a 100-yard radius of a school for the rest of your life because of that silly decision. You probably didn't think it would cause other parents to warn their kids to stay away from you because you're on a list with sexual predators and child molesters.
This also means that the woman who consented to a suggestion by her classmate that she perform oral sex on him received harsher punishment than a domestic abuser in Kansas does.
I am highly in favor of rehabilitating abusers so they can overcome the psychological issues that cause them to be violent or emotionally abusive to a friend or loved one. But I also think we need to re-evaluate our justice system.
The more atrocious crimes should receive the harsher punishment. Rehabilitation programs and legal procedures should meet necessary standards instead of providing habitual abusers a "map" of ways to get around the system.
This issue affects every citizen in Kansas — students included. It should be a high priority of our legislators.
Cosby is an Overland Park sophomore in journalism and political science.
BLOG: GREEN MY GUY
My boyfriend Austin and I hiked with a friend of ours in a nearby old-growth forest one afternoon last week to escape the stresses of school, work and other responsibilities. Walking amongst those tall, silent giants, a sense of peace and calm overcame the three of us, who only hours before were jittery with anxiety and stress.
Man versus wild
I felt like a hobbit in Fangorn Forest — minus the ears and hairy feet of course.
Hours later, forced by the setting sun to leave, we headed back to "civilization." As we drove into town, I wondered how we've become so separated from our
After all, we are still members of a food web — though one we control to a great extent. We still drink water from the same rivers and breathe the air as other living things. And after we die, we become part of the same earth once more. So why is there this distinction between "man" and "nature?"
natural environment.
— Janie Chen is a junior from Oatle.
Her sustainability blog can be read at
greenmeyguy.worldpress.com.
Much of our mental and emotional disconnect comes from a physical disconnect. We get our water from faucets, our energy from sockets and our food from grocery stores. Nature no longer feels like a part of who we are, but has become some faraway, outdoor "thing."
This disconnect keeps us from
realizing how dependent we are on the balanced life processes on earth. We need clean water to drink, clean air to breathe and a variety of food to eat so that we don't just survive, but live. Yet we continue to dump chemicals into our rivers, send greenhouse gases into our atmosphere and build monocultures of crops.
This week I simply urge you to reconnect with Mother Earth a little bit. Take a walk, lie under a leafy tree or chase squirrels like Austin does. How are you connected to the earth?
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3. Tell me something
you know. It will only
take you a few seconds!
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Proper etiquette in the modern world
Somewhere between the rise of the reality TV star and "sexting," the etiquette book genre gave up.
This is unfortunate. Without books to explain the protocol for delicate social situations, we are left to guess what is appropriate. This doesn't just leave room for error — it all but guarantees complete social ruin.
I've actually seen the inside of one of these books. Inside the dusty covers I found sketches of women in skirts large enough to hide a mini fridge and up to three human adults (for entirely genteel reasons, I'm sure).
The book provided instructions on how to "mix" at social functions. It said not to bore people by talking only about myself. Good advice for any era.
I've decided to devote this week's column to picking up where those earnest old books left off with the following examples:
Situation One: You are in a hotel in Kansas City, having stayed there the night before the Border Showdown, waiting for an elevator to arrive. Through a complex chain of events, you happen to be holding a plastic laundry bag filled with your own vomit, which you mean to dispose of in the hotel dumpster. You hope for an empty elevator, but when the bell dings and the elevator doors open, you look inside at a smiling mother, father and two teenage children, all dressed in Mizzou sweatshirts.
What do you do? Etiquette protocol calls for you to decline the elevator ride and take the stairs, right? No! These are Mizzou fans, remember. Toss the contents of your bag into the elevator, aim for their
400 WORDS TO FREEDOM
BEN UNGLESBEE
Well, the skirts have gotten infinitesimally smaller since that book was written, and life has gotten more complex — but no less awkward.
LESPEE
Situation Two: You are on a date and enjoying a drink in a murkily lit bar when you notice that this highly intelligent, achingly attractive person you are with has a dead or nearly dead gnat on their cheek.
sweatshirts and shout, "Rock Chalk!" at the family. Then run, being sure to raise your knees up high to show your cultivation and grace.
However, you cannot be sure that it is, in fact, a dead gnat. What if it's a mole you haven't noticed until now? Your date would likely be sensitive about it and you should be, too.
You have two etiquette options here: (a) Glance furtively at the object throughout the night. Move in closer to get a better view. Your date will notice the increased intimacy between you two. When you start squinting at the object, your date should start scratching at that part of his or her face self-consciously. The object, if it's extraneous, will be removed in time.
You can also: (b) Lean in seductively toward your date and start blowing their cheek so as to remove the object yourself. Let your date think this blowing is a creative kind of foreplay, but be sure the stream of air is powerful. You don't want to leave a wing still stuck to the skin.
That's all we have time for this week. Follow these instructions and you will thrive in today's complex social climate.
Unglesbee is an Overland Park senior in creative writing and economics.
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For sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor to be the leader the Jayhawks envisioned, he needs to keep last week's momentum going into tonight's game against' Pittsburg State.
Taylor was not in the starting lineup during the 107-68 victory against Fort Hays State because he spent much of practice in Kansas coach Bill Self's doghouse.
"I've been going through a little bit on the court with Coach," Taylor said. "I haven't been doing what I'm supposed to be doing."
In the first preseason game, Taylor played 21 minutes, scored 15 points on 4-for-7 shooting and added four steals and a couple of dazzling assists.
Taylor started in 33 out of 35 games his freshman year and, after his showing in the Under-19 Tournament this summer, was expected to play a major role for the Jayhawks. Instead, he came off the bench in the first game of his sophomore season.
"I just keep making the same mistakes," Taylor said. "I don't purposefully do it; it's just how I play. I'll be all right."
Self said Taylor would most likely start Tuesday when the Jayhawks play host to Pittsburg State for the second and final exhibition game. Overall, Self said he was not worried about his young star's troubles.
"Tyshawn will be fine," Self said.
"He just goes through periods with me where he's careless. I'd rather him get it out of his system now."
Self said he hadn't studied the schedule that closely, but said he learned enough in the first exhibition game to know what to work on for the team's next game.
"We didn't trap in the post," he said. "We need to work on more in-game situations."
Self said one of the main goals this season was to get junior center Cole Aldrich more touches.
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No one factor to blame for recent Jayhawk losses
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BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
COMMENTARY
The layhawks slowly filtered out of the locker room at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, and remained rather quiet. They grabbed a box of food and headed toward the buses to return to Lawrence after a 17-10 loss to Kansas State.
It marked Kansas' fourth consecutive loss, and it certainly wasn't a feeling many predicted the Jayhawks would have experienced before the season started.
"We couldn't get the ball in the end zone," senior quarterback Todd Reeing said, "and turnovers killed us again."
Saturday's loss to Kansas State was summarized rather simply.
No individual aspect has led to each of Kansas' four losses this season. Instead, they have been characterized by a variety of factors. With that in mind, The Kansan breaks down Kansas' biggest problems during its four-game losing streak.
At the beginning of the season Kansas' offense was supposed to pick up the slack for a questionable defensive unit. And early in the season — remember Iowa State? — that appeared to be the case.
But that trend has completely flipped in the last four games. The defense has played well enough to give the Jayhawks a chance to win,
OFFENSE, DEFENSE NOT ON SAME PAGE
"Defensive effort probably would have been good enough to win the game," coach Mark Mangino said. "Our offense, we moved the ball up and down the field but we could rarely punch it into the end zone. That was a problem for us."
That's a recipe for losing close football games.
but the offense has struggled to hold up its end of the bargain.
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Reeing has played a large role in the Kansas football program over his four seasons at the University. He was a big reason why the
REESING'S UNCHAERISTIC PLAY
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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing sits on the ground after a seven yard rush that resulted in his second fumble against Kansas State. Reesing now has 10 turnovers in his last four games picking up three Saturday.
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receiver Brandon Banks rounded the corner on a double-reverse play Saturday, eyes downfield seeing two blockers and only an open field between him and six points. Somehow, 15 yards into the run, senior safety Darrell Stuckey split two Kansas State blockers with his arm and spun the racing Banks off of his course and out of bounds.
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
nroesler@kansan.com
Stuckey's strong arm in this play was possibly the only one seen in the game at Kansas State. And now, with the 2009 season winding down, many are looking at Stuckey's talents and judging whether he will make an impression in the NFL.
Speedy Kansas State wide receiver Brandon Banks
Stuckey has many qualities NFL scouts look for. His six-foot, one-inch frame and 205 lbs. are average for strong safeties in the NFL. Scouts think his reach is long enough to break up passes without interference calls and is quick enough to recover if he makes a false step defending a receiver, according to www.nfldraftscout.com. As Kansas fans have seen countless times, when an opposing player breaks through the second level of the Kansas defense, Stuckey has been able to chase the runner down with relative ease.
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One of the most memorable of these moments came against Missouri in Arrowhead Stadium when Stuckey chased down Chase Daniel like a hound on a hare in the 2008 Border War and tomahawked the football out of Daniel's arm.
Then again, the NFL is mostly concerned with football, and Stuckey delivers on that angle as well. He is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award this year for his efforts on the field. Given to the best defensive back in the country, the Jim Thorpe Award would be an immense draft booster for Stuckey, who is already listed as the number one strong safety in the 2010 draft by www.nfldraftscout.com.
As of now, Stuckey is projected to be an early pick in the second round. Although some have doubted his ability to contribute to the NFL because of his size, Stuckey continues to make strides to improve his personal game. Scouts for www.nefldraftscout.com say that Stuckey needs to improve his tackling technique. This can happen here at Kansas in the last few games if Stuckey stays down to earth, unlike the rest of the defense, which, for some reason, already has its head in the clouds.
Yet, Stuckey has done more with his college career than prepare for the NFL. Stuckey is involved in the KU Student Senate and has been named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes 11 student athletes for their important contributions off the field. His roles working with youth groups, and working with the Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity has really projected Stuckey into one of the nation's elite student athletes.
The intangibles that come with Darrell Stuckey are what add to his draft stock. Scouts see great leadership abilities in him, as well as a professional mindset lacking in many NFL players today.
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Firefighters inspect damage to Learned Hall on Wednesday morning. Dispatchers reported smoke in the building about 12:30 a.m.
BY BRANDON SAYERS bsayers@kansan.com
Events honor local veterans
Emergency vehicles respond to reports of smoke in Learned Hall
VETERANS DAY
Multiple Lawrence fire trucks and other emergency vehicles responded to the area near Learned Hall early Wednesday after reports of smoke in the building about
Though the opening ceremony is today's only formal event, observation of the holiday began late last week.
Felix Zacharias, Wichita senior and president of the organization, said the lounge would be an area on campus for veterans to call their own.
"There're not really a place designated for veterans to meet and study on campus," Zacharias said. "It's a place where they can get away and be around each other."
Matthew Mecadon pulled an all-nighter Friday as he drove ROTC cadets back and forth between the Military Science Building and the University's three war memorials. After 12 hours of carpooling, he spent early Saturday morning directing runners around campus in the Veterans Day 5K Race. When the race was finished, he headed to Ottawa to march in the city's Veterans Day parade.
"My 16 hours is pretty insignificant," Mecadon said. "A lot of people forget what an important holiday this is to remember. I'm just trying to help out however I can."
Students standing outside of the building were told by emergency personnel they would not be able to retrieve their personal items for at least a few hours.
BY DANIEL JOHNSON djohnson@kansan.com
Mecadon, Haskell Indian Nations sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet, spent 16 hours in a row volunteering for the Veterans Day events. It was the least he could do.
At 7 p.m. Friday, cadets from the four ROTC branches came together to hold their annual 24-hour Veterans Day vigil. Pairs of cadets took hour-long shifts guarding the World War II, Korean and Vietnam war memorials.
Dispatchers for the Lawrence Police Department later said they believed oil might have been causing the smoke and smell inside the building. Dispatchers mentioned rooms 1167 and 1171 in separate dispatches.
In observation of Veterans Day today, students are making an effort to honor veterans and active members of the military with several events, which began last Friday and continue through this weekend. The week is a celebration and time of recognition for the people who live and die serving in the U.S. military.
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Clinton Eye, Lansing sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet, said the vigil was one of the only instances during the year the Army, Air Force, Naval and Marine ROTC programs
This afternoon will mark the grand opening of a veterans-only study hall in the Burge Union. The Collegiate Veterans Association led the effort to create the 300-square-foot room that will have tables and chairs, three computers, a television and a couch. The room will be for student veterans to use during regular hours at the Burgé Union.
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BY BRENNA HAWLEY bhawley@kansan.com
Student Union Activities' Project Runway returned Tuesday with six new student designers competing for the ultimate University design title: Top designer. More than a month of work culminated in a runway show in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Bravo's "Project Runway" Season Five finalist and fan favorite Korto Momolu guest judged the competition after speaking to fans and answering questions before the runway show.
about 20 designers competed in the preliminary challenge of creating a garment based on an animal. Judges chose these designers from that pool on Sept. 29, and then it was on to Tuesday night's finals. Joining Korto at the judges' table were David Brackett, associate professor of visual arts, and Neesa Hussain, Wildman Vintage employee with a degree in fashion design.
The task: Designers must create three garments. The first must be inspired by an emotion and the second by a food. The third must update an outdated trend. Amy Gairns, Leawood sophomore and cultural arts coordinator for Student Union Activities, said
'Project Runway'runner-up guest judges competition
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"We thought she would appeal to a different audience and she's very creative" Gairns said.
Amy Gairns, Leawood sophomore and cultural arts coordinator for Student Union Activities, said Portraits
a standout candidate to judge this year's competition
Korto, who
said she had never been to Kansas, was born in Liberia and lived there until her family moved away during civil war. Her parents wanted her to be a doctor or a lawyer, but when they saw her talent in clothes design, they let her pursue her dreams.
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Korso said she started as a shopaholic, which led to wanting to design.
"I'm curvy, I'm an African woman and I'm never going to be 5-10 and a size 2," she said
"I like playing dress-up, and why not make your own clothes if you can't find them in the store?" she said.
Korto has a line of jewelry and handbags debuting in Dillard's soon, and she has a fall fashion show coming up.
When on "Project Runway," Korto emphasized designing for real women and not super-skinny models. She said she designed for women who looked like her, who had had children and who had curves.
LAUREN FALLIS
Plano, Texas, senior
**Emotion:** Trapped
**Food:** Maple-baked apples
**Trend:** Flared pants
"Last year did this, but
I didn't really develop an
interest in fashion until this
year."
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OTHER DESIGNERS
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Lenexa senior
Emotion: Bliss
Food: Onion
Trend: Poodle skirt
"I call it my cocktail onion, because it's kind of like a cocktail dress but its an onion."
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Hussein about chocolate dress: "I can see what your forte is with the draping."
KAITLIN VOELKER Lincoln,Neb.,senior
**Emotion:** Embarrassment
**Food:** Chocolate covered cherries
**Trend:** Overalls
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**Emotion:** Strength
**Food:** Rainbow sherbet
**Trend:** Zoot suit
**Emotion:** Sentimental
**Food:** Hummus
**Trend:** Neon
strength is something that gives us support and strength, and what does that better than a corset top?
TIMUR SENGUN Istanbul, Turkey, senior
Korto about his hummus outfit: "I see you in that. You have a strong aesthetic."
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BETSY HATCH Kansas City, Kan., senior
Emotion: Surprise
Food: Pea pod
Trend: Shoulder pads
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About the pea dress: "The inside is the good so it's the best."
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INTERNATIONAL 1. North and South Korea clash over sea border
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said.
There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side. Each side blamed the other for violating the sea border.
The clash — the first of its in kind in seven years — occurred as U.S. officials said President Barack Obama has decided to send a special envoy to Pyongyang.
2. Insurgents may have access to US weapons
KABUL, Afghanistan— Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be
U. S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops.
The U.S. military said the forces that left the area said they removed and accounted for their equipment.
Al-Jazeera broadcast video showing insurgents handling weapons, including anti-personnel mines with U.S. markings.
3. Americans accused of spying in Iran detained
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayged across the border from Iraq.
The announcement comes as Washington and Tehran are deadlocked in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, raising concern that the three could be used as bargaining chips in the talks or to seek the return of irani ans they say are missing.
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4. Arson cited for burning of Vermont general store
PUTNEY, Vt. — Authorities say a fire that destroyed a historic Vermont general store for the second time in 18 months was arson.
A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for setting the Nov. 1 fire at the Putney General Store.
The store, which was built in the late 1700s, was in the process of rising from the ashes of a May 2008 fire and had been purchased by the Putney Historical Society.
BILLINGS, Mont. — Dozens of wild bison from Yellowstone National Park might be moved to a Montana ranch owned by billionaire Ted Turner, who plans to keep 75 percent of the offspring for commercial purposes.
5. Ted Turner may move wild bison to his ranch
The animals were spared from a slaughter program meant to
protect Montana's cattle industry from a disease carried by many buffalo.
The plan was to use the spared animals that are considered disease free to repopulate public and tribal lands across the West.
But offers to take the animals fell through or were judged insufficient, so officials said Tuesday that Turner's ranch was the best option.
6. Man gets 106 years in jail for daughter's death
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A Colorado man convicted in the disappearance and presumed death of his daughter has been sentenced to 106 years behind bars.
Judge Valeria Spencer issued the sentence for Aaron Thompson on Tuesday after telling him that he had failed as a father and as a man.
Thompson was convicted of 31 charges, including fatal child abuse, in the 2005 disappearance of his daughter Aarone. For years, he told police that she ran away.
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BY RACHEL SCHWARTZ
rschwartz@kansan.com
College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree(s) Offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, minor
Required Credit Hours:
Anyone who is majoring in history must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of history classes that consist of classes in Categories I and II. Category I classes are Western, while Category II classes are non-Western. The student must complete 15 hours in one of the categories, nine hours in the other category and take these two additional classes: HIST 301 "The Historian's Craft" and HIST 696 "Seminar." Only two of the courses that this student takes can be level 100 or 200.
Sample of Major Courses:
"History Of The United States Through the Civil War," "American Culture, 1877 to Present," "Conspiracies and Paranoia in American History," "History, Women and Diversity in the U.S." "Indigenous Peoples of North America," "Growing Up In America," and "History of American Business."
Career Possibilities: According to historians.org, a link on the University's department of history Web page, history majors can go on to have many different careers. Some go on to become professors and teachers at colleges and universities, others become historians in museums and others go on to editing and publishing. Other job opportunities for history majors include working for the federal or state government as consultants and contractors.
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WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS MAJOR?
Ana Maria Gonzalez
MEGAN ALLEN Brewster junior
"I just really love history and I'm really interested in it. I just like learning about how everything came into existence and all the events that happened before us and where we come from."
ODD NEWS Man fakes homicide 911 call to fool police
TYLER, Texas — Police said an East Texas man has outsmuted himself in trying to get a quicker response from officers to an alleged assault. Tyler police said 38-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson called 911 on Monday night and reported that he'd just committed a homicide and was armed with a weapon.
According to a Tyler police statement, several officers sped to the northwest Tyler location with lights flashing and sirens screaming. They found Johnson, who allegedly told them the homicide was a ruse to get a quicker response to what his real beef was, a simple assault complaint
Indeed, the Tyler police did act quickly. They arrested Johnson and charged him with filing a false report. His bond is set at $3,000.
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Elite code-talking unit participates in parade
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NEW YORK — The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will with them.
Only about 50 of the 400 Code Talkers are believed to be still alive. Many are frail or ill, with little time left to tell the world about their wartime contribution.
But on Tuesday, 13 of the Code
Tellers, some using canes, a few in
The young Navajo Marines, using secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms, helped the U.S. prevail at Iwo lima and other World War II Pacific battles, serving in every Marine assault in the South Pacific between 1942 and 1945. Military commanders said the code, transmitted verbally by radio, helped save countless American lives and bring a speedier end to the war in the Pacific theater.
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wheelchairs, arrived in New York City to participate for the first time in the nation's largest Veterans Day parade, set for Wednesday.
The 2002 film "Windtalkers," starring Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater as two Marines assigned to protect Code Talkers in Saipan, helped shed further light on the group.
They were sworn to secrecy about their code, so complex that even other Navajo Marines couldn't decipher it. Used to transmit secret tactical messages via radio or telephone, the code remained unbroken and classified for decades because of its potential postwar use.
Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever, left, performs a Navajo blessing Tuesday in New York. The Code Talkers were a Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese.
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The KU Community College Multicultural Leadership Symposium will begin at 9 a.m. in the Kansas Union.
ON CAMPUS
The Late Fall Wellness Fair will begin at 10 a.m. In Anschutz Library.
The Open House for the Veterans Lounge will begin at 4 p.m. in the Third Floor Lounge in the Burge Union.
"Zapatista" will be shown at 7 p.m. in 4012 Wescoe.
You Be the Mayor with former Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Kay Barnes will begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Tap Dogs will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
The Mock Interview Clinic will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
The KU School of Music Student Recital Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
About 4 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot on campus, someone reported an auto burglary and the theft of a car stereo, at a loss of $180.
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 16th Street and Irving Hill Road, someone reported damage by graffiti after finding an emergency telephone and a nearby trash can marked with a black marker, at a loss of $30.
About 11 p.m. Sunday near Seventh and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of his bicycle, at a loss of $2,300.
About 6 a.m. Monday near Second Street and Indian Avenue, a University student reported criminal damage to miscellaneous personal items, at a loss of $1,870.
About 11 a.m. Monday near Eighth and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of a debit card, at an unspecified loss.
About noon Monday near 26th and Iowa streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his Vespa, at a loss of $1,000.
About 3 a.m. Tuesday near 31st Street and Ousdahl Road, a University student reported a disorderly conduct.
ODD NEWS Chicago man now has 63 arrests on his record
CHICAGO — Chicago police said a West Side man who allegedly tried to walk out of a store with three expensive bottles of champagne under his jacket now has 63 arrests under his belt. Officers said the 70-year-old man was initially charged with misdemeanor retail theft, but the charge was upgraded to a felony Monday after authorities look over his extensive police record, which included 62 prior arrests.
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LAWRENCE White Owl to stand trial in January for violation
A Judge set a January trial date for Jimmy "White Owl" Tucker at a hearing in Douglas County District Court this morning regarding accusations that he violated a protection order.
In the case, Tucker is accused
Tucker, a 64-year-old Lawrence man, was arrested Nov. 5 for failing to appear in court, according to Douglas County District Court records.
a protection order Sept. 8. He failed to appear for his court date Oct. 30, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
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is currently being held in the Douglas County Jail on a bond of $5,000. His jury trial is set to begin Jan. 27 at 9 a.m.
Tucker is also accused of a second violation of a protective order and will have a hearing on that charge Nov.19.
Tucker was cited for an unrelated theft Aug. 28 after police say he admitted to stealing three books from Anschutz Library. According to records from the KU Public Safety Office, the stolen books were valued at $227 and police say the crime occurred between February and August of this year.
Tucker is scheduled to appear before Lawrence Municipal Court on Dec. 31 in connection with this charge.
Brazilian University in uproar over outfit
INTERNATIONAL
BY TALES AZZONI Associated Press
SAO PAULO — Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?
The answer, a Bandeirante University official said, is not in the pink dress, but in how Geisy Arruda, a 20-year-old tourism student, chose to wear it. In expelling her from the university — where she has since been reinstated — officials said she paraded provocatively and raised the dress.
"There are hundreds of girls wearing miniskirts on this campus every day, and nothing has ever happened," Vice Dean Ellis Brown said at a news conference Tuesday. "The size of the dress was never discussed — her behavior was."
Arruda has vehemently denied acting provocatively, telling the private Agencia Estado news agency. "It's a big lie that I raised the dress."
In reversing the decision to expel Arruda, Brown said the school was opting for educational rather than disciplinary action.
The media attention has made the case a hot topic in Brazil. But Maisa dos Santos, 38, a maid in Rio de Janeiro, called the dustup absurd. She guessed it was the result of different attitudes in Sao Paulo, known in normally carefree Brazil as a city
that is all work, no play.
"The people in Sao Paulo, they're just squares. There was nothing wrong with that girl's dress," Santos said. "If I had a body like hers, I'd show it off, too. Besides, here in Rio, it's too hot to wear much clothing."
Sen. Eduardo Suplic, who represents Sao Paulo state and had called on the university to reinstate Arruda, will hold a series of seminars to discuss the broader implications of the case, including behavior in an academic settings and attitudes toward women. Brown said
Brown didn't say if or when Arruda would return to the university. She has not made any public
statements since being reinstated.
Arruda said previously she would be afraid to go back.
Her lawyer, Nehemias Domingos de Melo, said there must be safety guarantees for Arruda to return. Earlier, he
cursing Arruda turned up on the Web, quickly made headlines across Brazil and drew attention around the world to the Oct. 22 incident.
Videos of students ridiculing and
had said that she had been contacted by two other colleges offering her a full scholarship, but Tuesday afternoon he told the O Globo newspaper those were apparently fake phone calls.
Arruda was forced to put on a professor's white lab coat to cover her short, pink dress and was escorted away by police amid a hail of insults by students, some chanting "whore, whore."
The case drew widespread protests in Brazil — from government officials and a national students union to an online movement among local celebrities and others, who used the color pink to frame their Twitter profile photos and send messages of support.
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"The size of the dress was never discussed — her behavior was."
Civil police in the city of Sao Bernardo do Campo outside Sao Paulo, where the university is located, said they will investigate the students accused of heckling Arruda. The university said earlier that some would be suspended. But Brown said
along with Arrudas reinstatement, the heckling students would not be punished.
Arruda's expulsion prompted a demand from the Education Ministry that the university explain why it had kicked her out. The Ministry said in a Tuesday statement that an explanation was no longer needed because the student was reinstated, but that it would continue to follow the case closely.
THE PANEERS
Geisy Arruda poses at her home in Sao Paulo Saturday wearing the same dress that she was expelled for wearing on campus at Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The Brazilian government went on an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled Arruda for wearing the dress to class.
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This is the former Tory Island home of filmmaker Neville Presho pictured in 1976 before it was demolished. Presho has won eur4,000 (569,000) in damages after his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas. Presho successfully sued Patrick Doohan, after he returned from New Zealand to find no trace of his six-bedroom house.
Filmmaker victorious in property lawsuit
BY SHAWN POGATCHNIK
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New York Gov. David Patterson meets with reporters in his office at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday. With New York's Legislature unable to agree on ways to address a $3.2 billion deficit in an extraordinary session, Gov. Patterson is setting additional sessions for next week
DUBLIN — A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won €46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years.
Presho successfully sued developer and hotelier Patrick Doohan after he returned from New Zealand to find no trace of his six-bedroom property beside the island's harbor. In its place stood a septic tank and parking lot for Doohan's newly built 12-room hotel, which remains the only one today on Tory.
The case of Neville Presho captured national attention because of the apparent callousness of his treatment at the hands of the insular 170-strong community of remote Tory Island. Police investigating the vanished house found only a wall of silence.
High Court Justice Roderick
Presho said Tuesday that his home had become "a car park surrounded by boulders to prevent nibritated drivers from driving into the harbor"
Murphy ruled that he couldn't determine who set fire to Presho's property in 1993 or knocked down its stone walls in the following months while Presho was living 11,600 miles away.
Presho said he resettled in New Zealand in 1988 but returned after getting a 1994 letter from Donegal County Council warning that his Tory property had suffered mysterious damage.
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New York Senate fails to vote on bill
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BY MICHAEL GORMLEY
ALBANY, N.Y. — After weeks of uncertainty and pleas for action by Gov. David Paterson, New York's Senate failed to vote on a bill legalizing same-sex marriage during a special session Tuesday.
By evening, Paterson put same-sex marriage on agendas for new special sessions for Monday and Tuesday. Later, standing with supporters of the bill, Paterson said he had a commitment by the Senate to bring the issue to a vote by the end of the year, although its outcome remains uncertain. He urged senators who support the measure to ignore "an almost cowardice about battles."
Advocates and opponents say the Senate lacked the 32 votes needed to approve the measure, which Paterson strongly supports and the Assembly already passed
"I implore them that I would rather see an up or down vote, than no action at all," the governor told reporters. "Historically, I think we have lost touch with how movements of equality were reached. There were a lot of ups and downs," he said, citing
the civil rights movement as an example.
"If this bill is put on the floor, there are a lot of people whose consciences will let them vote for the bill, but who just don't want to stomach all the activity around them if they take a position before the vote," he added.
The Rev. Jason McGuire of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms, which opposes same-
sex marriage, called it a "crushing blow" to same-sex marriage advocates.
"I'm a little hesitant to call it dead yet," MeGuire said. "It's never over until it's over ... but if they had the votes it would have gone to the floor."
McGuire acknowledged the issue could re-emerge before Jan. 1, but said he doubted lawmakers would be inclined to consider it
The Senate convened and adjourned after less than 30 minutes, the vast majority of which was spent honoring members who were military veterans. Same-sex marriage wasn't debated or on the agenda.
next year, when they all face reelection.
McGuire said last week's special election for New York's rural 23rd Congressional District showed a resurgence in the power of the Conservative Party, which opposes gay marriage, and "marginal" incumbents won't want to risk their seats for the issue.
In the congressional race, Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman forced the more moderate Republican nominee, Dierdre Scozzafava, to suspend her campaign by passing her in the polls and in fundraising. Hoffman narrowly lost the race to Democrat Bill Owens.
When asked if he feels the bill will eventually be approved, he said: "I'm very optimistic."
The bill's sponsor, Sen. Thomas Duane of Manhattan, refused to comment even on whether he wants it to get to the floor, where approval is uncertain.
KANSAS CITY Construction worker dies in falling crane accident
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One worker was killed and another injured Tuesday when a crane tipped over at the construction site of a Kansas City, Mo., performing arts center, police said.
The two men were in the bucket of the 100-foot-tall JLG Lift when it fell away from the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and landed across a platform of steel beams at about
1:40 p.m., officials said.
One of the men was pronounced dead at a hospital, said police spokesman Darin Snapp. The other was listed in serious but stable condition and was able to talk. Snapp said both men were in their 30s, but their identities were not immediately released.
The men were installing steel panels on the building for Detroit-based subcontractor Midwest Steel, said Kyle McQuiston, spokesman for Kansas City-based general contractor JE
Construction on the 13-acre site began in 2006 and is scheduled to be finished in 2011. The $400 million center will be the home of the Kansas City Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Kansas City Ballet.
McQuiston said the construction site had no previous fatalities or injuries.
Dunn Construction Group
Workers were sent home for the day while investigators examined the site, said JE Dunn president Dan Euston.
"We have an onsite safety
Crane accidents kill up to 82 construction workers each year in the United States, according to the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
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team down there and are working with investigators, both local and any federal agencies, to determine what caused this accident," Euston said. "We're very deeply saddened by this event. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the families."
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
LAWRENCE
Drug being sold despite unknown health effects
BY BRANDON SAYERS bsayers@kansan.com
People from around the Kansas City area are coming to Lawrence to buy a legal drug called K2 that gets them as high as marijuana, according to area police.
Tom Erickson, a deputy sheriff for the Johnson County Sheriff's office, said the office was one of the first to become aware of the drug. They said they first heard about it through criminals released on parole or probation who were using the smokable herb to circumvent the random drug testing process. Erickson said police studied the herb's chemical makeup, which looks and burns like marijuana, and interviewed a number of people who have used the drug.
"They say it's the same type of high as standard street grade marijuha," Erickson said.
Erickson said each person the police spoke to said they thought K2 was at least as potent, if not more so, than marijuana — no one the police spoke to said K2 was any less potent.
ingredient in marijuana.
K2, a legal herb that users say mimics the high of marijuana, is available in Lawrence stores. Researchers are concerned about the drug because its toxicity and long-term effects are not known.
K2 is being sold at a downtown Lawrence shop, Sacred Journey, 1103 Massachusetts St. The product sells for about $10 per gram, although prices vary depending on the potency of the herb.
"It's definitely not a form of marijuana," Erickson said, "but it mimics the effects on the body."
Erickson said the police purchased K2 in Lawrence and brought it back to Johnson County to test the chemical breakup of the product. He said the tests suggested that K2 contained a synthetic version of THC, the active
A senior named John, who asked that his last name be withheld, said he was a regular marijuana smoker who decided to try K2 recently after hearing about it in the news.
John said he thought K2 produced a bodily effect similar to marijuana but only tasted "OK." He said there were a number of other reasons why he wouldn't make K2 his drug of choice.
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"It's a relaxing feeling, but it doesn't have the head high of weed," John said. "It's nothing straight to the dome like weed."
John said he thought those who did not smoke marijuana regularly would find K2 to be more
However, because of the price and availability of marijuana in the area, John said he would stick with the illegal product.
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MERKHAM WEBSTER: either of two physiologically active isomers from hemp plant resin; especially : one that is the chief intoxicant in marijuana
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that I'd much rather just go to a dealer than some store," John said.
discovered the chemical while studying the effects of pharmaceuticals on the brain. The student named the compound after Huffman's initials, IJH-018.
The synthetic form of THC found in K2 was discovered during research at Clemson University in South Carolina. John Huffman, Clemson research professor of chemistry, said one of his students
Huffman said though he did not personally study the bodily effects of K2, a group of collaborators at Virginia Commonwealth University studied the effects the drug had on mice and noted its similarities to marijuana.
"They say it's the same type of high as standard street grade marijuana."
TOM ERICKSON Deputy sheriff
"It indicated that the compound was significantly more potent than THC,"
Huffman said he would not recommend anyone consume K2 or drugs similar to it.
At this point, police said they agreed with Huffman.
Huffman said.
"The problem with JWH-018 is that absolutely nothing is known regarding its toxicity or metabolites," Huffman said. "Therefore, it is potentially dangerous and should not be used."
"At least with marijana we know the short- and long-term health effects," Erickson said. "It's a terrible idea to ingest something that you don't understand."
ing K2, but didn't expect he would become a regular user of the legal herb.
A senior named Spencer, who asked that his last name be withheld, said he occasionally smoked marijana and tried K2 after friends recommended it to him.
"I wouldn't describe it as much as a high as a relaxed state," Spencer said. "I think I'll stick with the good old' fashioned marijuana when I want to get high."
Spencer said he didn't think the legality of marijuana factored into his decision much because he smoked marijuana safely and didn't expect to have any problems
Spencer said he enjoyed smok-
with the law in the future. Police said though K2 would show up on a drug test, it was still a legal substance so its presence wouldn't be punishable. However, Spencer said he wouldn't even smoke K2 if he was facing such a test.
"I'd rather just keep smoking weed and take a masking agent," Spencer said. "It's easy to pass a drug test."
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CAMPUS Delayed veteran benefits now available to students
Student veteran benefits are now available for the Fall 2009 semester after a long period of backed-up requests at The Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA has made funds available for veteran students who still have not received their education benefits guaranteed by changes made in the GI Bill last year.
Julia O'Dell, Associate Director at KU Veterans Upward Bound, said the changes were supposed to go into effect in August 2009.
but have been backed up until now.
Because the changes are so different from the old GI Bill, O'Dell said the VA has had a lot of trouble getting all the policies in place so eligible students could be paid in a timely manner.
Those who qualify for the benefits can now get a $3,000
advance for education expenses including tuition and fees, a book stipend and, in some cases, a living stipend.
veterans to know which benefits they can use"
"It's a much more comprehensive system than the old Gl Bill," O'Dell said. "It is more individually tailored to a specific students' need, but the problem is that it's a little challenging for
She said there was a record use of this benefit and also a record number of veterans enrolled in post-secondary education right now because of the additional benefits.
"it's a wonderful opportunity for veterans," O'Dell said. "They
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Northwestern students accused of paying sources for information
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CHICAGO Prosecutors claimed in court Tuesday that Northwestern University journalism students paid two witnesses in order to make their case that an innocent man was wrongly convicted of murder.
The allegations came in filings during a Cook County criminal court hearing for Anthony McKinney, who is serving a life
sentence for the 1978 murder of a security guard.
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"It is so filled with factual errors that if my students had done this kind of reporting and investigating, I would give them an 'F,'" Pross said.
and their professor David Protest, denied the allegations Tuesday, calling the state's court filing part of a "smear campaign."
Northwestern student Evan Benn, who is named in the state's subpoena, said it was him, not the investigator, who gave the cab driver the money, along with instructions that none of it was to be given to Drakes.
The brief hearing also had its share of fireworks, as Cook County Judge Diane Cannon berated Northwestern attorney Dick O'Brien for the tone and content of his last court filing.
One witness, Tony Drakes, said the Northwestern investigator gave a cab driver $60 to drive him a short distance and told the driver to give Drakes $40 in change. Drakes said he used the money to buy crack cocaine.
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"It is dripping, dripping with sarcasm," Cannon said. "It is so irrelevant to the law. ... It is reprehensible."
"We never paid Tony Drakes for his statement, we would never pay any source," Benn said. He has said he paid $60 for the cab ride because the driver estimated it would cost about $50.
Michael Lane, who the students say was with Drakes, also told prosecutors that the students took him to dinner and gave him $50 to $100 in cash even though he didn't give them any information.
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Chancellor creates task forces to improve KU
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Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little addresses members of the University community Tuesday afternoon at the Adams Alumni Center. These individuals make up three task forces brought together by the Chancellor for a planning process called "Charting the Future." The task forces will study issues concerning retention and graduation rates, admission standards, and research engagement, and each will report back to the Chancellor in the spring.
BY JESSE RANGEL
irangel@kansan.com
Launching her biggest initiative yet, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little brought together deans, professors, administrators and students yesterday to address how she would achieve the goals she outlined upon taking over the position of chancellor.
Gray-Little said she planned to address her goals of increasing retention and graduation rates, increasing the scholarly and research profile of the University and fundraising by starting three commissions that would address these issues. She spoke to the members of the three committees yesterday at the Adams Alumni Center before the groups met to start their work.
She said she wanted reports from the three committees by sometime in the spring of 2010. She said the task forces should focus on what specific policies the University should implement to work on the
"I think there are too many students who start here that don't make it to commencement."
goals she has already established instead of finding new goals.
"I'm going to ask you to focus on strategies and tactics for achieving those goals." Gray-Little said to the members of the three task forces Tuesday. "What are the specific achievable things we need to do on a day-by-day basis to move us forward."
Gray-Little named Chris Haulfer, professor and chair of ecology and evolutionary biology, as the chairman of the student retention and graduation rates committee. Marlesa Roney, vice provost for student success, will be the chairwoman of the admissions requirements committee and Steve Warren, vice provost for research and graduate studies, will act as chairman for the task force in charge of scholarly and research activities.
Gray-Little said it was important to start a retention committee to raise the University's rankings in national polls. She said the University ranked 33rd out of 34 institutions in the Association of American Universities. The University graduates 60 percent of its students in six years and
BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLE University chancellor
Gray-Little said all of the University's academic units had a commitment to support research productivity at the University.
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retains 80 percent of its students from freshman to sophomore year.
Ruben Flores, associate professor of American studies who will serve on the committee, said he wanted to study the policies at the University of California-Berkley to draw ideas. He said he thought the school had done a good job implementing policies that fostered student retention and
graduation while he was a graduate student there.
"I think there are too many students who start here that don't make it to commencement," Gray-Little said. "One in five first-year students never
"I know that most of you involved are involved in departments, and you know a major factor in recruiting the graduate students that you want is the scholarly profile of the faculty," Gray-Little said to the three committees.
"I was so impressed with the outreach efforts of the university to bring into the university fold so many first-generation kids who otherwise would not have been there, and then went on and became successful graduates," Flores said.
Deb Teeter, director of institutional research and planning, said Gray-Little was an expert on the topic of retention and graduation, and led groups at the University of North Carolina on the issue.
"She is extraordinarily knowledgeable," Teeter said. "This was really interesting to talk to someone who was so informed."
Iowa, graduate student, said he was asked to serve on the scholarly and research activities committee. He said he came to the school as a Madison and Lila Self fellowship student to study medicinal chemistry, so he understood the importance of research to the University.
Adam Duerfeldt, Urbandale,
"Being at a state school where research is a focus makes it pretty easy for students to get involved," Durfelt said.
Tuesday.
Scotland Yard said the 51-year-old was arrested after officers were called aboard United Airlines Flight 949, due to fly from London's Heathrow Airport to Chicago, around noon on Monday.
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Campaign tries to stop human trafficking
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BOSTON — Fourteen cities are being targeted in a new campaign aimed at alerting people about human trafficking, federal immigration officials have announced.
The "Hidden in Plain Sight" initiative, sponsored by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, features billboards highlighting "the horrors and the prevalence of human trafficking", which the agency says is equivalent to "modern-day slavery."
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA MAY 21, 2015 AT THE WHITE HILL CATHEDRAL. OBAMA WAS IN MEMORY OF HIS SON, KARL AUBURN OBAMA.
The words "Hidden in Plain Sight" are displayed on the advertisements with a toll-free number people can call to report situations where they believe people are being sexually exploited or forced to work against their will
Among cities included in the new campaign are Atlanta; Boston; Dallas; Detroit; Los Angeles; Miami; Philadelphiia; Newark, N.J.; New Orleans; New York; St. Paul, Minn.; San Antonio and Tampa, Fla.
Bruce Foucart, an ICE special agent in charge of New England, said officials hope the billboards persuade residents to report suspected cases to ICE or local law enforcement.
"It's difficult to identify victims and it's difficult for them to tell their stories," said Foucourt.
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Associated Press Victims' family members, along with President Obama, attend a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, for the victims of the Fort Hood shootings on Tuesday. Twelve soldiers and one civilian were killed at Fort Hood last week
About 800,000 men, women and children are trafficked each year around the world and about 17,500 of them end up in the United States, according to ICE. Immigration officials say the victims are lured from their homes with false promises of well-paying jobs but are trafficked into the commercial sex trade, domestic servitude or forced labor.
President honors victims at Fort Hood memorial
BY BEN FELLER
Associated Press
FORT HOOD, Texas — One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths.
"No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor," Obama told the crowd on a steamy Texas afternoon. "And for what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice — in this world and the next."
As for the victims and the soldiers who rushed to help them, Obama said, "We need not look to the past for greatness, because it is before our very eyes." He spoke at a memorial service before a crowd estimated at 15,000 on this enormous Army post.
He did not name Maj. Nidal Hasan, the military psychiatrist accused of the killings.
INTERNATIONAL Airline pilot arrested on suspicion of drunkenness
— in this world and the next."
The president and first lady Michelle Obama began an afternoon of consolation by meeting privately with family members of those killed last week and with those wounded in the attack and
their families.
Obama used his public remarks to put a human face on those who perished, victims ranging in age from 19 to 62. He also used his platform to speak indirectly to questions about whether the alleged shooter had ties to extremist Islamic ideology.
LONDON — A United Airlines pilot was pulled from a plane and arrested shortly before takeoff after a co-worker suspected him of being drunk, police and air officials said
Thousands upon thousands of people, many of them soldiers dressed in camouflage, gathered to pay their respects and hear the president.
The shooting killed 12 soldiers and 1 civilian, injured 29 others and left a nation stunned and searching for answers.
U. S. officials said a Pentagon worker on a terrorism task force had looked into Hasan's background months ago and had concluded he did not merit further investigation.
Even as Obama honored the dead, there was government finger-pointing over what had been known about Hasan and whether he should have been investigated further.
one woman nearly collapsing with grief.
was a somber tribute to the fallen — 13 pairs of combat boots, each with an inverted rifle topped with a helmet. A picture of each person rested below the boots. After the ceremony, Obama walked solemnly along the row of boots, placing a commander in chief's coin next to each victim's photo in tribute.
Below the stage
BARACK OBAMA President
"No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts."
Below the stage where Obama spoke
Then soldiers and loved ones traced the same path to remember those lost and give a final salute,
Two officials said the group had been notified of communications between Hasan and a radical Islamic imam overseas and the information had been turned over to a Defense Criminal
The two spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.
The revelation provided fresh evidence the military had been keeping an eye on the Army psychiatrist before the shooting rampage.
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Charlie Hoogner
CHICKEN STRIP
So what did you think of the test?
I'm just glad it's over.
So what did you think of the test?
I'm just glau it's over
How do you think you did?
Have you seen the previews for that 2012 movie?
That bad, huh?
Yep
DUDE, I THINK WE THINK
TOO MUCH
YAH WE REALY
DO
WELL HOW MUCH
SHOULD WE
THINK THEN?
I THINK
WE SHOULD
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FISH BOWL
SKETCHBOOK
The time is 12:40. Are you hungry, sir?
Indeed I am Mr. Wristwatch.
Shall I make reservations at the nearest fine-dining establishment?
Quite, quite.
When that watch becomes self-aware,
we're dead. Everyone.
yup.
ORANGES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
THE NEXT PANEL
HOROSCOPES
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Don't expect everyone to agree. You get multiple viewpoints in one very specific area. Leave your decision for later.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Intuitive perceptions allow you to state the obvious in acceptable language. Nothing changes without some effort.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
A dream reveals information the seals the deal. Still, you may wan to check with someone to verify the facts.
Insight guides your nurturing activities today. Talk about what you sense in your environment.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6.
People have been trying to tell you what's on their minds for a few days. Today you finally get it. Everything makes sense now.
Today is a 5.
You have done your homework and completed the research. Now it's time to say your piece.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
44 More days til X-MAS
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
today is a 6
Gather information from your
usual sources. Don't shy away from
unusual insights.
Money flows both ways. To slow the outward flow, consider whether the new thing is a necessity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Expect surprise developments. Nobody really understands what's happening, with sowithhold decisions until you gain clarity.
The right words pox into your mouth when you're faced with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Say only what you must.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Electronic media hold your attention all day. Take care of e-mails early. Design work benefits from quiet surroundings.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Align insights with logic and facts. Then add a touch of elegance before you make your presentation.
CLASS, SOME OF YOU HAVE FAILED TO ACHIEVE SELF-KNOWLEDGE. WITHOUT NAMING NAMES, I'M TEMPTED TO SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE."
PART OF COURSE, I CAN'T SAY THAT.
Kate Beaver
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Today's Cryptoquip Clue: B equals I
11-11 CRYPTOQUIP
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: AFTER A LONG PIECE OF SPAGHETTI SNAPS IN TWO, COULD YOU TRY TO MEND IT WITH TOMATO PASTE?
Today's Cryptoguin Class Resume
CELEBRITY Women of the Year event brings out stars. athletes
And there were not one but three Beatle wives.
Associated Press
Yesterday's answer 11-11
40 Big Apple letters
41 "Young Frankenstein" role
43 Foolish one
45 Prisoner
47 Character
51 Urban disturbance
52 Lightest element
54 Actress Heche
55 Pump up the volume
56 Dressed
57 Unfavorable votes
58 Sheepish remark?
Solution time: 21 mins.
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H A N K S N O W N I B S
E R E H I M S K A T E
C O O N O V
E N U R E T O B A C C O
S O F A J A W U P O N
P R O N G E D P L A T E
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D A M S A I M I R O N
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DOWN
1 'Ener-vates
2 Droop
3 Hebrew month
4 Dyeing technique
5 Firebird maker
6 Water (Fr.)
7 Joust protection
8 Dis-colored
9 Its symbol is W
10 Con
11 Existed
16 PC picture
19 Despot
42 Clinic goings-on
44 Fill the shelves
45 Persia, today
46 1492 caravel
48 Wrinkly citrus
49 Peruse
50 Remnants
53 Singer
"We're trying to reach as many people as possible with the first lady's message of healthy eating, and by working with platforms with similar goals like 'Iron Chef', 'The Biggest Loser' and 'Sesame Street', we're able to do just that," said Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Mrs. Obama's spokeswoman, in an e-mail message to The Associated Press.
And there were not one but three Beatle wives.
But the biggest ovation Monday evening went to the 81-year-old poet Maya Angelou.
Women, Angelou told the crowd in her speech, "are rainbows in the clouds."
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NEW YORK — Even for a venue as grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.
Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Serena Williams was there, too.
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First ladies have appeared on "Sesame Street" before. In fact, the show, which marks its 40th anniversary Tuesday, has also hosted Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Laura Bush.
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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones were presenters; so were Katie Couric and former President Bill Clinton.
Michelle Obama appears on "Sesame Street" Tuesday and recently taped an episode of "Iron Chef America," just two of the varied platforms she's been using lately to get her healthy-eating message out.
TELEVISION Michelle Obama already making her mark on TV
NEW YORK — She's hanging with Elmo and Emeril Lagasse, Big Bird and Bobby Flay.
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LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
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If I could meet someone who has changed history, it would be Harvey Milk. How brave that man was!
I screwed my third army boy last night. Nobody can ever say I'm not serving my country.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
I just finished having sex with my roommate's girlfriend with him in the next room.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Who checked out all the "Molly Maguire" books from Watson Library? Share, dammit!
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Best idea I ever had: Nutella and chocolate chip toaster waffles.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Spanish is a slow and painful death. No bueno!
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Not something fun to wake up to: A spider suspended about a foot above your face.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Oh. My. God. "Modern Warfare 2" is amazing.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Drunk on a Monday night. It's going to be a good week.
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I like that Obama hasn't done anything but cripple this country and there are still people kissing his ass.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Isn't it funny how you pass your Facebook friend and neither one of you acknowledges that you know the other?
If you say "Budig Hall" fast enough it sounds like "booty call."
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I've had a good day. This morning my teacher didn't know how to spell "build" and then I overheard a teacher ask a student if it was "hard to blow and walk at the same time?"
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Fun fact 392: Hy-Vee has 158 different roasts of coffee beans.
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You may have bested me today blueberry bagel, but I'll have my revenge tomorrow!
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Will someone please tell my dorm neighbors to stop having sex all the time? The walls are two inches thick.
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
I'm more disturbed about the fact that I now know White Owl's real name.
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Snuggie Kama Sutra? I must get to the bottom of this!
--winter approaching,
LCS continues to
operate near capacity,
raising concerns about
what will happen if it
cannot house everyone
looking for housing
during inclement weather
Any guy want to be an orgasm donor? I kind of need one.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Winter housing solution needed for homeless
The lack of a definitive plan to house the excess amount of homeless people in Lawrence is unacceptable with temperatures dropping and winter approaching.
CORNER STREET FARM
HOW OVERCROWDING STARTED
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
The most recent challenge for Lawrence's homeless community has its roots in the hot, muggy days of June and July. This summer, overcrowding became an endemic problem at the Lawrence Community Shelter, because the Salvation Army center stopped accepting overnight stays for the homeless. LCS has increased its capacity twice this year, including an upgrade to their basement to make it safe for sleeping. With
NO SOLUTION
The increase in capacity that the basement allows has brought overcrowding under control for the time being, according to LCS director Loring Henderson. Still he described the situation as
With colder temperatures, some of which were already experienced during one of the coldest Octoberbers on record, there could be an increased demand on the already limited supply of overnight housing available at LCS. Cities with sizable homeless populations traditionally witness an increase in demand for housing when temperatures drop below freezing overnight.
"difficult" and admits that he "doesn't have a plan B" for looming concerns over emergency housing in the winter.
Not having a definite plan at this stage of the year is concerning, but after two expansions that have increased LCS capacity from around 30 in the beginning of the year to 76, it is easy to understand that the shelter likely cannot offer any more space on its own. This makes problem solving the responsibility of the larger homelessness community and city officials.
Where additional housing might come from is a question that remains to be answered among these leaders. According to Katherine Dinsdale, member of the Community Commission on Homelessness, a city advisory board, "conversations are planned between Lawrence Community Shelter and other service providers who may be able to help with temporary emergency housing during severe weather."
Dinsdale also points out that the community has faced the issue of winter housing before, but admitted the closure of the Salvation Army shelter operations will alter the situation.
City officials acknowledged that the situation was difficult but insisted the city was taking action in recognition of increased
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demand for homelessness services. Margene Swarts, city liaison to the Community Commission on Homelessness, pointed to the city's use of stimulus money to further the commission's goal of finding permanent housing for the homeless, the recent approval of permits for new sleeping facilities at LCS and the funding of case workers to work with homeless individuals.
When asked more directly about the city's policy on this issue, Mayor Rob Chestnut said it is something he is considering carefully. He offered praise for Family Promise, a new group that has stepped in to serve families who have been recently displaced, as well at LCS's plans for a new shelter. Chestnut said "there is some element of that population that tends to be transient," indicating that it can be difficult to estimate the demand for housing in the winter. When asked if he saw the city stepping in directly, Chestnut said, "To me, I think we need to stay focused on the goal, which is providing permanent housing."
DANGEROUS SITUATION
Ideally, city and homelessness leaders would always be focused around a housing vision, moving individuals from emergency shelter to permanent housing. Operating in the ideal can be dangerous though, especially for those without the luxury of waiting for commission
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"visions" to run their course.
Just ignoring the problem, and hoping it will solve itself at this point in the year is unacceptable. While the community at large is ultimately responsible for the wellbeing of all its members, it relies on its leaders to act.
Homelessness community leaders should act by engaging in a well-publicized discussion of this issue, perhaps under the auspices of the Community Commission on Homelessness. At the same time city officials should do more than stand behind meaningless visions and be prepared to move quickly on any plans that present themselves.
Alex Doherty for The Kansan Editorial Board
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CONTRIBUTED COLUMN
Photographs speak the language of war
When University alumna Julie Jacobson embedded as a photographer in Afghanistan, death was written in the contract's fine print. On Aug. 14, Jacobson's unit was ambushed, and while crouching under fire, she captured with her long-distance lens the fatal injury of Lance Cpl. Josh Bernard, producing a photo that would spark harsh criticism of its publication.
jacobson's image is hazy, obscured and unreal. The scene is painted in a washed-out palette of dusty brown and dull gray; a scraggly patch of grass leans limply toward a narrow gully of muddy water. Two blurred Marines in dirty desert fatigues crouch beside Bernard while applying preliminary first aid. In the center of the photograph, starkly contrasting with the grimy background, is a chilling, vibrant spletch of deep crimson where Bernard's leg has been blown off by a rocket-propelled grenade. The injured Marine still clutches his rifle.
The 21-year-old's face is inescapable, his mouth gaping open in a frozen expression of
Froma journalistic perspective, society needs images like these; the color, the quality, the raw emotion blurred by distance and chaos — the kind of image that sears itself in your memory. It speaks the convoluted language of war, screaming all at once millions of words and feelings and split-second stories that a 1,000-page book could never begin to tell.
pain and shock. As I looked at the picture for the first time, I wondered if he heard his buddies yelling forceful reassurances, and if he could, whether he believed them. I wondered if images of his childhood flickered across his vision like old-fashioned home movies on a projector screen as he lay there, and if he knew his hourglass was shattered, the sand fluidly gushing through the broken shards as time ran out.
Julie Jacobson, in a statement about the photo, said, "Death is a part of life and most certainly a part of war. Isn't that why we're here? To document for now and for history the events of this war?"
Whether this particular image should have been released is a moot argument. It was released, and now the question is what to
take away from it.
Valuing images of death in war isn't obligatory only to remember the fallen; it's crucial for us to remember those who survived: the two Marines who knew Bernard's death was imminent but never stopped in their efforts to save him, make him comfortable, safe, and most importantly, make sure he knew he was not alone.
When I look at the photograph of the beginning of Bernard's final hours, I not only think of the young lives cut short by war, but also the men and women who were forced to push on, continue the mission and stifle the grief for the sake of each other. I think of the families gathering at Arlington National Cemetery, and the veterans sitting alone, fingering black or silver KIA cuffs and remembering the friends they lost. And I think of my husband, a thrice-over combat veteran, and if my views would be different if the dying Marine had been him.
I wonder, if this portrait of war had been of someone else, what Josh Bernard would have thought of.
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LGBT
Second-class citizenship
In ten years, I like to think I will have settled down with some amazing, intelligent, beautiful woman who loves me for me and whom I love just as much. I also like to think I'll be able to take care of her in sickness and health, for better for worse, because that's what we promised each other in our marriage vows.
But wait, I'm getting ahead of myself — marriage isn't federally legal for same-sex couples. What is there to fear? That gay marriage will deface God or one's religion?
We in the gay community are fighting for recognition from our government. You know, the government we all pay the same taxes for? The one that I thought defended everyone's rights until I found out loving the same sex means I do not have the 1,138 rights and benefits allowed to heterosexuals. This includes: Medicaid, income tax deductions, right to inheritance of property, making spousal medical decisions, permission to make funeral arrangements for a deceased spouse and much more
Can you imagine the love of your life having a heart attack, and even though you've lived with that person for the past 30 years, you don't get to know how he or she is doing even if you're the closest person available? Can you imagine having to fight to remain living in the house you resided in for more than 50 years because the family of your dead spouse is more recognized by the government to inherit the house than you are?
Our founding fathers separated church and state for a reason, so no one religion could discriminate against citizens. The people who founded our country fled Europe for the very same reason: They were being discriminated against for who they were and didn't want future generations to suffer in the same way.
So why does the current federal government not do what it was created to do? Why does it not prevent the church from affecting the state or vice versa? Why does it not protect and offer all of its citizens equal rights? When did religion become a determining factor in what rights we allow or deny citizens? I'm not asking for anyone's God to love me. I am simply asking our federal government to recognize that as long as it continues to involve itself in marriage and offer rights, protections and benefits to heterosexual couples, it must, under the Constitution, offer those same rights to all its citizens.
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We are all Americans. Why do homosexuals have to continue paying tax dollars for these 1,138 rights and benefits if we can't utilize them? That's neither fair nor constitutional. I was raised in America and taught that every American is equal. So why am I and millions of others treated as second-class citizens?
If you don't believe me, look to the 14th Amendment, which states, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States."
Bornstein is a Lawrence senior in women's studies and sociology.
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Vigil,race,parade commemorate Veterans Day
Local ROTC cadets salute members of the military
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Eye spent the entire 24 hours volunteering in the Air Force lounge of the Military Science Building.
"It's about a 26-hour shift in all for me," Eye said. "It's not too bad, but I did doze off for a few minutes between the hourly changes."
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Brea Short, Heston freshman and Air Force ROTC cadet, stood in front of the Campanile Korean War memorial for the 10 to 11 a.m. shift Saturday. She said standing guard while people walked and drove by was stressful, but her hour-long shift was worth every second.
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"It it got pretty painful standing out there while people stopped and stared," Short said. "But it was nothing compared to what war veterans have gone through."
In addition to the vigil, Mecadon and other ROTC members helped direct the Veterans Day 5K Race through campus and marched in the Ottawa Veterans Day Parade. About 25 cadets participated in the parade.
Cadet Daniel McEtroy salutes the flag during a formal retiring of the colors in front of Strong Hall Friday. The event was part of an annual event honoring veterans day.
"The whole town seemed to be out there," Mecadon said. "They were really into it. There are good things going on in that town."
To wrap up the week, ROTC cadets will team with the Dole Institute of Politics to host "A Tribute to Veterans: USO Style," on Saturday night at the Dole Institute. The program, which is specifically for veterans, will feature a salute to the veterans, live music and dancing.
Mecadon said he was looking forward to working at the event.
"I try to take advantage of any opportunity that I can show support for great people and what they do for our country," Mecadon said. "Lots of people have spent their whole lives fighting to have what we have. It's important that they aren't forgotten."
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A member of the Air Force ROTC stands guard at the Vietnam War Memorial Friday night. Two ROTC cadets stood guard at each of the three war memorials for 24 hours, from 7:00 p.m.
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NATIONAL Aldrin earns honorary title for moonwalk
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has given moonwalker Buzz Aldrin a new title: Honorary consul general to the moon.
Forty years after Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon, county supervisors on Tuesday gave him the title while saluting the contribution of veterans to America's space program.
The 79-year-old Aldrin was an Air Force veteran before joining NASA.
Aldrin thanked the supervisors and called on the federal government to lead an international effort to colonize another planet, clean up space debris and pursue commercial opportunities in space.
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Young, strong and prepared
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Freshmen and sophomores show potential
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The future looks bright for the Jayhawks - both in the immediate and long-term.
In their final exhibition game, the youth of the Jayhawks showed its potential with a 103-45 rout of Pittsburg State Tuesday night.
Cole, Aldrich and Sherron Collins were an afterthought. Collins had 13 points in 20 minutes, including three from behind the arc, and Aldrich had 10 points in 19 minutes but just one rebound.
The young guys proved they could hold their own without big games from their two stars, albeit a preseason game. Sophomores Tyshawn Taylor, Marcus and Markieff Morris combined for 38 points while freshmen Thomas Robinson, Xavier Henry and Elijah Johnson combined for 30.
They stole the highlight reel from the veterans as well.
COMMENTARY
Men's basketball coach Bill Self was as shocked as anybody at how well the freshmen played.
"They're better than I thought they'd be," he said. "I think everybody thought Xavier would be a great prospect, and he is without question. I don't know if everybody thought that Thomas and Elijah would be the players they are this early in their career."
"Everybody is looking at him like 'What's wrong with this guy?' Take a chill pill, you know what I
Robinson dominated the paint on both ends, leading the team with 17 points and three blocks while chipping in seven rebounds. He also had a number of dunks showing the athleticism and hustle he uses on his teammates in practice.
Sophomore forward Marcus Morris lets out a scream after a dunk Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Morris scored 14 points in the Jayhawks 103-45 victory against Pittsburgh State.
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Be sure to enjoy this season's Jayhawks
BY JOEL PETTERSON
jpetterson@kansan.com
Tyshawn Taylor streaked down the court followed by three red jerseys, and I
yawned. Just 18 minutes into the game, it seemed like Kansas had more fast breaks than Pittsburg State had points. Looks like another easy layup. I thought.
But then, without looking, Taylor flipped the ball backwards and over his shoulder to an onrushing Marcus Morris, who leaped over two bewildered defenders and finished with an emphatic two-handed dunk
Morris screamed into the baseline camera. Pittsburgh State players stared at their shoelaces. I froze mid-yawn. And Allen Fieldhouse erupted with decibels usually reserved for Missouri games.
A minute later, Thomas Robinson plucked the ball away from the Gorillas, then cleared the majority of the free-throw lane on his ensuing dunk at the other end. The fieldhouse reached near delirium.
Wed better get used to it. This team is good — the big "1" by its name on every major pre-season poll proves that much. But Tuesday's game showed that this team could easily be the most entertaining that Kansas has seen in years.
This exhibition game certainly lived up to its title. Sure, it means
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FOOTBALL
Nebraska defense big challenge for struggling Jayhawks
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Senior running back Jake Sharp cuts outside and prepares to stiff arm a Nebraska cornerback in a game Nov. 8, 2008. Nebraska's defense, led by senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, is one of the best in the Big 12 this season.
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Kansas' offense has struggled the last four games.
The layhawks have committed turnovers. They haven't rushed for more than 81 yards in a game and they haven't consistently capitalized on drives with touchdowns.
The road sure doesn't get any easier at this point, either.
In three days Kansas plays host to Nebraska — a school with a rich tradition of hard-nosed, tough-to-score on defenses. And for the first time in recent years, Nebraska's current unit is living up to defenses of the past.
The Cornhuskers sit atop the Big 12 in nearly every major defensive category this season. They rank first in scoring defense, second in pass defense, third in total defense and fourth in rushing defense.
"Defensively," coach Mark Mangino said, "they are outstanding."
They've surrendered more than 20 points once this season and that was to Texas Tech's potent offense.
And Nebraska has only tightened the straps on opposing offenses the last three games, allowing just 7.3 points per games.
In that same three-game stretch, Kansas' offense has averaged just 12.3 points per game and a handful of those scores were set up by a turnover from the defense.
The Jayhawks, then, certainly understand the uphill slope that awaits the offense on Saturday.
"They are big, strong and athletic," Mangino said. "If they get into a rhythm, they can really halt the run game, so you really cannot allow that to happen. But it does quite a bit."
Kansas' players and coaches spent much of Tuesday's press conference acknowledging the impressive numbers put up by Nebraska's defense.
And without a doubt Nebraskas line is anchored by ndamukong Suh, a 6-foot-4, 300-pound senior who passed up millions of NFL dollars to remain at Nebraska.
When asked for the root of the Cornhuskers' success, the lajhayws didn't hesitate with their answers: Nebraska's lockdown defense starts
with its ultra-talented defensive line.
Last season against Kansas, Suh noticeably dominated the line of scrimmage. He recorded 12 tackles, made four stops for losses and dropped senior quarterback Todd Reesing for 2.5 sacks.
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"He's a pretty relentless player," senior running back Jake Sharp said.
"We don't have one of those guys just walking around right now that we can throw against them."
He has 53 tackles, five sacks, eight pass break ups and he has blocked three kicks. Suh is simply a handful for any offensive line.
With Suh lining up almost solely across from opposing teams' right guards, the responsibility for containing him could fall onto the shoulders of freshman right guard
"He's pretty disruptive in most
games", offensive coordinator Ed Warriner said. "He is a great effort guy along with a great talent. He makes effort plays and then he makes plays just off of his talent."
Suh, who many pegged as a preseason All-American, has continued that disruptive play this season.
"If you don't have an awareness of him and if you don't have a couple guys surrounding him," Warriner said, "you can be in trouble."
Warriner was also quick to note that
Trevor Marrongelli who made his first career start for Kansas on Saturday.
there is little a lineman can do in order to prepare for a player of Suh's caliber.
"We don't have one of those guys just walking around right now that we can throw against them," Warriner said.
Nebraska's defense also poses another possibly large road block.
Kansas has struggled mightily to
run the ball during the last four games and that trend continued in a 17-10 loss to Kansas State on Saturday.
If the Jawhays are going to crack the Cornhuskers' stingy defense — if Kansas is going to defeat a Nebraska team that held Oklahoma to three points last weekend — they
must be able to run the ball.
"That's the idea of it," Warriner said. "If you're going to play man coverage, those guys in the secondary aren't really looking to help come up and stop the run. They have to stop the run with those guys up front."
Warriner said that Nebraska plays almost solely man coverage, meaning the responsibility of stopping the run rests with the defensive line and the linebackers.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control."
- Tom Landry
FACT OF THE DAY
The volleyball team's Nov. 4 victory against Oklahoma gave Kansas its longest Big 12 roadwinning streak at three.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: When was the last time Kansas had three conference road victories?
A:2005
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Iowa quarterback may be out for rest of season
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says junior quarterback Ricky Stanzi has had surgery to repair a severely sprained ankle and is "very doubtful" for Iowa's final two regular season games.
Stanzi injured his right ankle in the second quarter of No. 15 Iowa's 17-10 loss to Northwestern last weekend and did not return.
Ferentz says redshirt freshman James Vandenberg is now the No. 1 quarterback for the Hawkeyes (9-1, 5-1 Big Ten). He will make his first career start Saturday at No. 10 Ohio State (8-2, 5-1).
Vandenberg was 9 of 27 passing for 82 yards and an interception against Northwestern.
Stanzi started all 10 games this season, throwing for 2,186 yards with 15 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Ferentz says that he believes Stanzi has a good chance to play in a bowl game.
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NBA Nuggets guard returns, but with different name
CHICAGO — Suspended for the season's first seven games, Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith returned Tuesday with a new outlook and a different name.
He wants to go by his given name, Earl Smith III.
Smith said there are "a lot of personal reasons" that "I can't really explain at this time" for the switch. He went with JR. because he was often called "Junior"; but now he's going back to his given name as part of an effort to fix an image that's taken some hits over the years because of a poor driving record that resulted in the suspension.
Smith says he plans to phase in his new or given — name over the next few weeks.
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Current champs extra sickening
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let's get the hard part over with first. The Yankees are world champions (quietly muttered at a Usain Bolt pace)
So are the Lakers. And the North Carolina Tar Heels. All at the same time.
For as many die hard fans as there are for each of these teams, there are just as many (if not more) people that hate 'em. They hate everything about them.
They hate that the Yankees opened up their wallet and found a World Series championship inside.
They hate Kobe's "more full of himself than you can believe" look that is painted across his face after every swished jump shot.
They hate the fact that Tyler Hansbrough is an unathletic schlub with no true position, yet is still drafted early in the first round of the NBA Draft and is even mentioned among Tar Heel legends like James Worthy, Rasheed Wallace, Vince Carter and that guy they called Mike.
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
You thought our current financial situation, the closest reenactment to the Great Depression was hard enough on morale, didn't you? Dealing with these three champions is like
sitting down to a Thanksgiving dinner, but the table is circled by the spawns of Satan and all they are munching on is the souls of the weak and impoverished. So much for an appetite.
Times are hard, no doubt about that. In the meantime, the responsibility to make this situation right lies in the hands of the good-hearted fans out there. If Ed Davis is ever shooting two within your proximity, wave your arms with extra effort. When the Yankees visit Kaufmann Stadium next year, get that extra jersey for Jeter out, even if you thought it was a bit too offensive. (A personal Beantown-bred favorite: "Jeter drinks coolers!")
Normalcy, in the form of a Kansas title or any other warmsoiled champion, will return soon enough. Until that happens, target these three repeat-hungry teams like a bull attacks red.
Xavier Henry is not the only X-factor in preventing another North Carolina title. The fans are the key to making this trilogy of doom never happen again.
MUSIC FROM THE VAULTS
Is it a convoluted 31-part mess or an eloquent sketch of soul and passion from a Motown revivalist? The late J Dilla's "Donuts" is probably both, founding perhaps the finest hip-hop sampling that the instrumental wave has ever landed.
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"The Diff'rence" is a two minute showcase of Dilla's Stevie Wonder-like skills on the keys, banging before booming horns and loops from Kool & the Gang's "The Fruitman."
"Mash" is the real banger on the record, introduced as: "Now you are going to dance like you've never danced before," then abruptly morphing into the hardest hip-hop beat you'll hear on the album. In traditional Donuts fashion, the concluding noggin bouncer is only about 12 seconds long.
"Time: Donuts of the Heart" is the baby-maker of the epic. After a minute of sweet serenading, Dilla slows it down and rattles
vibrations through the hearts of women (and crate diggers) worldwide.
"One Eleven" is a sugar sweet symphonic cry of lightly brushing soul samples cooing "awww yeahhh" and "ooohh ooohh" that will turn your hips into a gyroscope.
"Don't Cry" best exemplifies Dilla's ability to take a raw sample, cut it up to perfection and throw in his own gorgeous melodies to optimize the sound
Detroit's greatest beat-junkie crafted Donuts in a hospital bed and released it on his 32nd birthday. He died in that same bed three days later, suffering from a rare blood disease called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
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Steelers show no interest in Johnson
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PITTSBURGH — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin isn't saying if the team has any interest in Larry Johnson, the former Penn State running back who was released by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Still, the Steelers' answer appears to be the same as it was in 2003: Johnson isn't in their plans.
Johnson, who has long wanted to play in Pittsburgh, was cut Monday after being suspended by Kansas City for the second time in a year. The Steelers have long stayed away from signing troubled players, and they appear to be set at running back with starter Rashard Mendenhall and backup Willie Parker.
"I don't discuss free agents," Tomlin said Tuesday, only a few hours after the Steelers returned from their 28-10 victory in Denver on Monday night. "That opens Pandora's box. I tend to focus on the guys that are in our locker room."
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Tomlin made similar comments when quarterback Michael Vick was on the market last summer. The Steelers had no interest in Vick.
The Chiefs cut Johnson — who was 75 yards short of breaking the team rushing record — two weeks after he posted a gay slur on Twitter, insulted fans and questioned the competence of coach Todd Haley. Haley's father, Dick, once was a Steelers executive.
Johnson was benched for three
consecutive games last season for violating team rules and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him a fourth game for violating the league's player-conduct policy.
Johnson believed he was going to be drafted by Pittsburgh in
2003, but the Steelers traded with Kansas City to move up in the first round and take safety Trory Polamalu. Kansas City chose Johnson with the pick that was to have been Pittsburgh's, with the running back clearly upset he didn't go to the Steelers.
Johnson was an all-state running back at State College (Pa). High, which is located 135 miles from Pittsburgh. He stayed at home to play for Penn State, where he gained 2,087 yards in 2002.
MLB Hall of Fame committee releases next ballot
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Gene Mauch and Danny Murtaugh are among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month.
Tom Kelly, Davey Johnson, Steve O'Neill and Charlie Grimm also are on the 10-man ballot for managers and umpires. The Hall released the names Tuesday.
Doug Harvey and Hank O'Day are the umpires up for consideration.
A separate ballot for executives and pioneers includes former owners Gene Autry (Angels), Ewing Kauffman (Royals), John Fetzer (Tigers), Jacob Ruppert (Yankees) and Sam Breadon (Cardinals) along with former players' association head Marvin Miller.
Retired National League president Bill White and former general managers Bob Howsam, John McHale and Gabe Paul also will be considered.
Separate committees will gather at the baseball winter meetings in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, and vote totals will be announced the following day. Candidates must be on 75 percent on the ballots, and anyone elected will be inducted July 25 along with players elected in January by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Freshman outside hitter Tayler Tolefle swats the ball past Texas A&M defenders Oct. 31. Kansas will play Kansas State at home.
Kansas faces Kansas State in chance for season sweep
BY ZACH GETZ
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The Kansas volleyball team will have a chance to sweep Kansas State in Big 12 Conference play for the season when they face off tonight.
Kansas is 3-26 against Kansas State since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996, and one of its victories came earlier this season. Kansas currently has a 13-11 (5-9) record while Kansas State has a 10-14 (4-10) record.
Kansas State started the season ranked in the Top 25 but has struggled throughout the season. The team has had some success recently; it won its last two matches, including one against a No. 25-ranked Texas A&M team
Coach Ray Bechard said that the key to winning this match is the same as it has been all season.
"It's which group can effectively serve the ball to get the
opponent out of what they want to do and how can we first contact serve receive to run the kind of offense we want to run." Bechard said.
Kansas is coming off of a bad loss to Oklahoma, and the team hopes it can turn its bad play from Oklahoma around, sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield said.
"We know as a team we want do our best," Mayfield said. "That just eats at you, and you want to prove yourself and that we are better than that."
Kansas State will also be motivated to try to return the favor and knock off Kansas at home, Mayfield said.
Playing an in-state rival adds a personal touch to the game, junior defensive specialist Melissa
"We know they are out to get us, and we have to play hard because they are going to have a chip on their shoulder coming out," Mayfield said.
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Manda said.
"Everyone knows someone on the team, or played club with these girls, or went to high school with them," Manda said. "It adds to the energy before the game."
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Orlando Magic bounces back from loss
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dwight Howard had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points in his return from a sprained ankle, and the Orlando Magic bounced back from an ugly loss to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 93-81 on Tuesday night.
Two nights after losing by 28 points in Oklahoma City, the Magic built a big lead with the help of Carter, who had missed four of the past five games. Brandon Bass scored 12 of his 14 points in the first quarter as Orlando tuned up for Wednesday's home game with Cleveland, a rematch of the Eastern Conference finals.
Raymond Felton had 18 points and Boris Diaw added 14 for Charlotte, which cut a 22-point first-half deficit to six early in the fourth quarter but could get no closer in its second straight loss.
After Flip Murray's driving layup cut Orlando's lead to 81-75.
Marcin Gortat had a three-point play and Matt Barnes hit a fadeaway in a 7-0 run for the Magic. Carter hit two free throws with 3 minutes left to give Orlando a 91-79 lead.
Carter was just 5 of 16 from the field, but provided a boost off the bench in his sur-
bench in his surprise return.
He participated some in Monday's practice, then sat out the morning shootaround and was ruled out by coach Stan Van Gundy. But Carter said
he started feeling better in the afternoon and worked out before the game, working on his lateral movement.
Cleared to return minutes before tipoff, Carter watched from the bench in the first quarter as the Magic shot 70 percent, led
Vince Carter said he started feeling better in the afternoon and worked out before the game, working on his lateral movement.
by Bass' 6-of-6 from the field, and led 35-23.
Carter checked in to start the second quarter. He missed a 3-pointer on his first touch, but later hit three three-pointers, the last giving Orlando a 52-33 lead in the first half.
It was a much better performance for the Magic, who were criticized by Van Gundy after allowing the Thunder to shoot 57 percent Sunday.
The Bobcats couldn't keep big men on the court to guard Howard. Starting center
Tyson Chandler picked up two fouls in 3 minutes and sat out the rest of the first half. Backup Nazr Mohammed had three fouls in 6 minutes, and DeSagana Diop entered only to commit turnovers on consecutive possessions.
Non-conference schedule a challenge for Jayhawks
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Senior guard LaChelda Jacobs drives past an Emporia State player during the Jayhawks' final exhibition game Sunday. Kansas will open regular season play this Sunday as they enter a stretch of non-conference game against notable opponents such as Michigan, Xavier and UCLA.
Enough of the exhibition stuff, it's time for some real tests.
And that is exactly what Kansas will get this year, with perhaps the toughest non-conference schedule in Coach Bonnie Henrickson's six-year tenure at Kansas. And after all of that, Baylor, Texas and the other powers of the Big 12 await. If this talented Kansas team will go anywhere this year, they're going to have to earn it. Let's take a look ahead at a few of the toughest non-conference match-ups on the way.
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Freshman guard Angel Goodrich says:
You might remember coach Kevin Borseth from his YouTube-circulated rants about his team's struggles with offensive rebounding. What you might not have already seen is the improved talent that his team brings to Lawrence this year. After a mainly forgettable season last year, the maize and blue are in need of a fresh start — something that this young group can provide. Despite losing some key players by graduation, junior guard Veronica Hicks leads the gritty Big Ten squad with dizzying speed and endless hustle. Incoming freshman guard Dayeesha Hollins should make an immediate splash and 6-foot-6 senior center Krista Phillips will pose a great match-up for junior center Krysten Boogaard.
"We just got to take the game the same way as any other game. Just like any other team. Get prepared, get ready and look to 'em as if they're the best team and just play 'em the same way."
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Down to the tropics Kansas goes for arguably the toughest battle of the year. Xavier will kick off the season as the No. 11 team in the nation, their highest ranking ever (narrowly edging the 12 spot they held last year for five weeks.) The Musketeers won the Atlantic 10 regular season title and led the entire nation in field goal percentage defense and third in rebounding margin. Looking past the graduations of players Tudy Reed and Jerri Taylor, junior forward Amber Harris will return from injury and look
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Boston gives Pittsburgh second shutout in a row
BOSTON — Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the fifth straight game as the Boston Bruins the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Thomas recorded his 14th shutout — passing Andy Moog for 10th on the Bruins' career list — while handing Pittsburgh its second straight shutout.
It is the longest losing streak of the season for the Penguins.
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to get back right where she left off (15.3 ppg and 8.9 rpg in the 2007-2008 season). Xavier also brings back Ta'Shia Phillips, last year's Atlantic 10 player after averaging a double-double with 13.9 ppg and 12.1 rpg and preseason Atlantic 10 third team selection junior guard Special Jennings.
Senior guard/forward Danielle McCray says:
"It's gonna prepare us down the road for some tough games we're that gonna be in. Xavier has a really good post player, TaShia Phillips. I played with her on the U.S.A. team. She's a really good post presence for them inside."
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Not only will this be a clash of two historically prestigious basketballs schools, but it will also be a battle of two experienced and talented teams. The Bruins return their top
"We haven't won so much here that we think we can sleep through anybody," Henrickson said. "These kids do a great job of respecting an opponent and committing to prepare the same way every day."
Michael Beasley scored 15 points and Mario Chalmers addec 13, including a 3-pointer that put Miami up by eight with 1:47 remaining. The Heat are 6-1 for the first time in a decade, matching the best seven-game start in franchise history.
four scorers from last year, including leading scorer junior guard Doreena Campbell (12.9 ppg). They finished with an impressive 10-3 non conference record last year, but were only 2-2 away to Pauley Pavilion. They were recently tailed to finish 4th in the Pac-10 by the conference's coaches poll, however that ranking is deceiving, as they were only four votes behind second place California. The Bruins boast a talented back court and will be ready to run with Kansas. Expect a tight one from two similarly-agile teams.
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Heat holds off the Wizards, keeps first place in division
It's the second time Wade has topped 40 this season, both against Washington: He scored 40 last Wednesday in the nation's capital.
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and the Miami Heat remained in first place in the Southeast Division by holding off the Washington Wizards 90-76 on Tuesday night.
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Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Markieff Morris 4-5 0-1 10 0 12
Cole Aldrich 4-6 0-0 1 3 10
Xavier Henry 3-7 1-4 6 1 10
Sherron Collins 5-8 3-4 0 5 13
Tyshawn Taylor 5-7 1-2 2 3 12
Thomas Robinson 7-12 0-0 7 1 17
Conner Teahan 2-4 2-4 1 0 7
Tyrel Reed 1-2 1-2 1 2 3
Elijah Johnson 1-5 0-3 2 4 3
Marcus Morris 5-7 0-0 8 1 14
Jordan Juenemann0-1 0-1 2 0 1
Chase Buford 0-3 0-0 1 2 1
Totals 37-67 8-21 42 22 103
Pittsburg State
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
CJ Masters 3-5 2-3 0 0 8
Rodney Grace 5-11 0-0 6 0 11
Josh Walker 1-6 0-0 3 0 2
Spencer Magana 4-6 2-3 1 2 11
Andy Smith 1-6 0-3 1 1 2
Jordan Embers 0-1 0-0 2 1 2
Brandon Coleman 0-4 0-1 2 0 0
Zach Quick 0-0 0-0 1 4 0
Tim Enayati 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Bryan Campbell 1-1 1-1 0 0 3
Quincy Owens 1-5 0-0 1 2 2
Mo Gunn 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
James Robinson 1-1 0-0 1 2 2
Henry Rogers 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
JaVon McGee 1-3 0-0 5 1 2
Totals 18-50 5-11 26 13 45
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 3 FORT HAYS STATE (Exhibition) W, 107-68
Nov. 10 PITTSBURG STATE (Exhibition) W, 103-45
Nov. 13 HOFSTRA 7 p.m.
Nov. 17 Memphis, St. Louis, Mo. 9 p.m.
Nov. 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7 p.m.
Nov. 25 OAKLAND 7 p.m.
Nov. 27 TENNESSEE TECH 7 p.m.
Dec. 2 ALCORN STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif. 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 RADFORD 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 La Salle, Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center) 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 MICHIGAN 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 CALIFORNIA 8 p.m.
Dec. 29 BELMONT 8 p.m.
Jan. 2 Temple, Philadelphia, Pa. 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 CORNELL 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 13 Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m.
Jan. 16 TEXAS TECH 12:45 p.m.
Jan. 20 BAYLOR 8 p.m.
Jan. 23 Iowa State, Ames, Iowa 1 p.m.
Jan. 25 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 Kansas State, Manhattan 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 Colorado, Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Feb. 6 NEBRASKA 5 p.m.
Feb. 8 Texas, Austin, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 13 IOWA STATE 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Texas A&M, College Station, Texas 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 COLORADO 3 p.m.
Feb. 22 OKLAHOMA 8 p.m.
Feb. 27 Oklahoma State, Stillwater, Okla. 3 p.m.
March 3 KANSAS STATE 7 p.m.
March 6 Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
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mean" Marcus Morris said. "His energy is just great and its going to separate him from a lot of players."
Even though Robinson opened
he said he is young and still has places he needs to grow, such as defending the post and learning the offense and the defense.
"I'm a lot bet-
"I was surprised he didn't throw it through his legs or something ..."
As far as the future is concerned, Robinson's teammates believe him to be a dominant big man for years to come.
The play of the preseason came with 2.38 left to go in the first half. Taylor had the ball
junior guard Conner Teahan said. "I mean not this year we'll say, but sooner or later."
tel player than when I first got here," Robinson said. "But there's still a lot of work to be done."
MARCUS MORRIS Sophomore forward
"He's on his way to being the best post player on the team,"
The jayhawks dominated almost every statistical category.
on the fast break but instead of trying for a contested layup, he passed the ball back over his head to a trailing Marcus Morris. Morris slammed it home with a foul, putting the Jayhawks up 47-19.
"I was surprised he didn't throw it through his legs or something because normally that's what he does in practice." Marcus Morris said.
would have been his first career double double with 12 points and 10 boards.
"The next two days, we'll have to get some repetition and put in a few things."
nificant playing time in the second half. Teahan made the best of his 15 minutes scoring seven points with two three-pointers. His playing means he will not be redshirted this year, leaving it to Mario Little or Travis Releford.
Marcus Morris finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. His brother Markieff had what
BILL SELF Men's basketball coach
Teahan, Chase Buford and Jordan Juenmann saw sig-
"I just wanted to be here for the team and I felt that by deciding not to redshirt, I will be here for the team if we ever need a three, if (Xavier Henry) ever gets in foul trouble or if I just start playing well," Teahan said.
They improved their defense by forcing 33 turnovers and had 21 steals as a team. Kansas shot 60 percent from the floor while holding Pittsburg State to 36 percent.
The regular season begins Friday for the Jayhawks as they play host to
Hofstra. Self said he has not studied the opposing team too much, but has the scouting he needs.
"The next two days, we'll have to get some repetition and put in a few things." Self said. "And really, every team in America at the beginning of the season doesn't have everything in, and of course we're the same way."
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with over 100 points
The sequence of events may seem rather ordinary and bland but Teahan's emergence onto the court Tuesday night carried far more weight than the simple matter of playing time.
Midway through the first half, junior guard Conner Teahan jogged to the scorer's table, squatted and waited to enter the game.
The move, after all, signaled that Teahan wouldn't be redshirted this season, leaving senior guard Mario Little and sophomore guard Travis Releford remaining on the sideline in street clothes.
"It looks like Travis is going to redshirt and (Little) is for sure," Teahan said. "It's one of those things where it was the best decision for me, and that's what I decided to do."
He added, though, that Little and Leeford are both certainly leaning toward taking a redshirt this year, meaning that they couldn't play this season but they also wouldn't lose a year of eligibility.
Yet moments later, after Kansas' 103-45 victory against Pittsburgh State, men's basketball coach Bill Self said that nothing has been officially finalized.
"I think that's probably the percentage play with both of them even though were going to sleep on it a couple more nights." Self said.
Since Kansas' lineup is loaded with five returning starters from last season — and with one of the most highly-touted recruiting classes in the country arriving in Lawrence this year — competition for playing time is expected to be at a premium.
That means, of course, that not every player on Kansas' roster can play a full slate of minutes this season. In turn, Little, Teahan and Releford decided to use Kansas' two exhibition games as a time to determine whether or not taking a
redshirt was in their best interest this year.
"It's hard for any player to deal with redshirting and having to sit out and watch your team play," freshman forward Thomas Robinson said. "At the end of the day, though, they know what's best for them and coach knows what's best for them."
While freshman forward Xavier Henry has a solid grip on a starting spot, Kansas doesn't have an experienced backup because junior guard Brady Morningstar is suspended from the first semester of play.
In Teahai's case, he decided playing this year was his best option.
With that in mind, Teahan and Self decided Tuesday morning that the best option was for him to play this season in order to provide Kansas with a security blanket.
"With the way things played out, it just ended up that I decided not to," Teahan said. "It's a possibility that I may redshirt next year. That's what we talked about today."
Self has said all along that he will play eight or nine players for most of the season.
And as Self noted after Kansas first exhibition game against Fort Hays State Nov. 3, senior guard Sherron Collins and junior center Cole Aldrich will likely see more playing time as the season progresses.
That leaves a handful of players to compete for the final spot of the rotation.
Still, Self said that no decision for Little or Releford is ultimately final.
"Even if you announce a guy is redshirting," Self said, "next week if a guy sprains his ankle you could bring him back out of it."
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nothing in the long run. But it was fun for everyone. Except, of course, those wearing bright red jerseys. The Gorillas were as much spectators to the Jayhawks show as those sitting in the stands.
Teahan couldn't finish that one, but it was just the start of a game full of plays that could've made Big Jay's jaw drop. Robinson made the court his own personal playground, even drawing a technical foul for hanging on the rim like a 6-year-old on monkey bars. So when he soared for another Michael Iordan-esque dunk minutes later,
They could do little except watch Kansas' 40-minute highlight reel. It started when Sherrron Collins tossed up a ball for Connor Teahan to slam into the net. It was probably the first alley-oop attempted in the fieldhouse this decade by a white guy not named Aldrich or Collison.
But it wasn't just on the offensive end. If my eyes didn't deceive me, Xavier Henry was grinning as he guarded Pittsburg State's throw-in after Robinson's first dunk. A basketball player enjoying defense goes against everything the sport stands for, but at the same time, it looked perfect.
Aldrich joined in on the fun with his own tomahawk dunk as the first half expired. Maybe instead of hitting three-pointers at the end of nearly every first period like last year's squad, the Jayhawks could just enter half-time this year with ridiculous dunks.
comeback. That team prided itself on its equal efforts and lack of superstars. This year's team might be defined by how many times they appear on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays each week.
he made sure not to hang on.
So sit back and enjoy this year, Kansas fans. Whether the jayhawks are cutting down nets in April or not, it'll be fun to watch. This isn't the same blue-collar team from 2008 that was defined by a two-minute miracle
But make sure you soak in the mind-boggling athleticism while you can. Collins will be gone after this year, and odds are Aldrich joins him. This year is merely a speed bump in Henry's road to NBA stardom, and Kansas will be lucky if Taylor's not gone by next year, too.
For now, however, the team will be performing every week at a stadium near (or not-so-near) you,and itll be worth catching every second.
Follow Joel Petterson at twitter.com/j_petter.
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Game to remember
Freshman forward Thomas Robinson
PETER KENNEDY
After the game, coach Bill Self said the best sign from Robinson Tuesday night was his activeness. Against a smaller and less athletic team, Robinson filled the stat sheet. He scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds, had three blocks and added two steals. It was certainly an impressive outing for the freshman.
Robinson
Stat of the night
Seven. That's the number of Jayhawks who scored in double figures. One of the most appetizing storylines entering this season was the depth and balanced scoring this team appeared capable of producing That was on full display against Pittsburg State.
Quote of the night
Morris
R. E. ROGERS
"I don't even know. I probably would have pulled up right there on the court and try to shoot it off the glass or something like that, hopefully make it."
— Marcus Morris when asked what he would have done last year when receiving the behind the back pass from Tyshawn Taylor
Game notes
Self impressed with freshman guard
in his first collegiate game last Tuesday, freshman guard Elijah Johnson scored nine points and added a couple highlight-worthy dunks that drew praise from the crowd.
"I was seriously thinking a month ago that Elijah was the perfect redshirt candidate." Self said. "You know, how can you not redshirt him? Now, he could be a 20-minute-a-game guy. He's really good."
After Kansas' game against Pittsburg State, Johnson also received praise from Self.
After Kansas lopsided victory in the season opener against Fort Hays State Tuesday, Self and his players emphasized the need for more defensive intensity. The Jawhawks did just that against Pittsburg State.
Defense forces 33 turnovers
Kansas forced 33 turnovers and converted those miscues into 40 points.
"When we can guard the ball hot like that," Self said, "we did a pretty good job of getting in the passing lanes and guarding pretty well."
Faster not always better
In their two exhibition games this season, the Jayhawks have shown the ability to run in transition.
"The tendency with young kids is if you play fast, you don't guard because the game gets too loose," Self said. "We can't have that."
That aspect of Kansas 'game was on display last night when the Jayhawks routinely pushed the ball up the court. But Self said that sometimes faster isn't always better.
FIRST HALF
Prime plays
Jayson Jenks
11:14 — Thomas Robinsondouble spin fake for a two-Right, then left (22-14)
10:48 — Tyshawn Taylor- past to TRob for a one-hand dunk (24.14)
18:13 — Once again, Xavier's first shot is a made three responding to a three by Pitt (7-3)
2:38 — Tyshawn Taylor behind the back pass to a trailing Marcus Morris for and 1 dunk-the play of the preseason. (47-19)
2:18 — Thomas Robinson stole the ball and ran down court all alone for a two hand jam following the Marcus Morris dunk. He then had a block on the other end. (49-19)
SECOND HALF
9:36 - 2:16 — Conner Teahan hit a wide open three. This was his first make of the preseason. He then hit another in the final three minutes, equaling his total from last season. (102-38)
15:20 — Robinson grabbed an offensive rebound off a Tyrel Reed missed three for a put-back while drawing the foul.
5:29 — Elijah Johnson bounce passed to Robinson who slammed it with one hand. He received a technical foul for hanging on the rim, which he said was a rookie mistake and he deserved it. (96-34)
4:31 — Chase Buford grabbed an offensive rebound then passed to TRob for another one-hand slam (98-35)
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Sophomore forward Marcus Morris dunks over Pittsburg State Junior Andy Smith. Morris shot 5-7 from the field and four for four from the line for 14 points. Kansas won 103-45.
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Sacramento Kings forward Jason Thompson battles Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Kristic, for the rebound during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday.Kings won 101-98.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jason Thompson had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Sacramento beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 on Tuesday night, giving the Kings their first three-game winning streak in over a year.
Tyreke Evans had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Kings, who made 31 of 36 free throws. Andres Nocioni scored 16 points, while both Beno Udrish and Spencer Hawes had 12. Kevin Durant scored a season-high 37 points, including making all 18 free throws, for the Thunder. Oklahoma City lost for the fourth time in five games since opening the season with consecutive wins.
Durant had a chance to send the game to OT, but missed a 3-pointer with a second left.
His 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left pulled the Thunder to within 99-98. Fouled immediately after the basket, Evans made two free throws to give the Kings a three-point lead.
After the Thunder cut the lead to 95-93 on Durant's two free throws. Evans made a long jumper and rookie Omri Caspisi scored on a breakaway dunk following a Thunder turnover, giving the Kings a 99-93 lead with 1:17 remaining.
The game evolved into a free-throw shooting contest for much of the second half between two of the NBAs youngest teams. The Thunder shot just 39 percent, but connected on 30 of 35 free throws.
Durant, who picked up two early fouls, struggled to find his shot the entire first half. Pestered frequently by the aggressive defense of Nocioni, the Thunder's leading scorer missed 8-of-11 shots in the opening half.
But Durant did get going in the third quarter, penetrating frequently and drawing fouls. He made all nine free throws and scored 15 points, including the final 10 for the Thunder.
The Kings made all 14 free throws in a foul-plagued third
Both Evans and Thompson scored 10 first-half points for the Kings, who led 54-51. Green had 12 points for the Thunder and Durant had 10.
quarter. Thompson scored eight points for Sacramento, which took an 83-77 lead into the fourth.
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Nashville Predators' Michael Santorelli, center, scores a goal between San Jose Sharks' Manny Malotra, left, and goalie Thomas Greiss in the first period of an NHL basketball game on Tuesday in San Jose, Calif.
Last-minute score seals victory
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dan Boyle scored with a minute left in the third period to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.
Joe Pavelski, Jamie McGinn and Devin Setoguchi also scored for the Sharks, 6-0-1 at home. Thomas Greiss made 23 saves for his second win in three games.
Michael Santorelli, Marcel Goc and Patric Hornqvist scored for the Predators, who lost for just the second time in six games. Dan Ellis stopped 25 shots.
from an injury that caused him to miss 15 games.
Pavelski has scored in two straight games after returning
Patrick Marleau created the scoring opportunity when he took the puck behind the net and found Pavelski open for a 1-on-1 with Ellis midway through the first period.
The Predators tied it with 1:40 left in the first. Michael Santorelli knocked the puck out of the air in the crease and outfought Sharks forward Manny Malhotra and slipped a shot into the net. Greiss was on the ice after blocking Martin Erat's shot attempt.
Vlasic took a long shot that deflected off Brad Staubitz's stick. McGinn settled in and released a shot from the left side.
Goc, formerly of the Sharks, scored his first goal of the season and recorded his first point in nine games. He tied the game with 5:11 left in the second period after taking a crossing pass from Jordin Tootoo.
The Sharks regained the lead early in the second period on McGinn's goal. Marc-Edouard
Nashville took a 3-2 lead when Hornqvist redirected Dan Hamhuis' shot midway through the third period.
Setoguchi, in the lineup for the first time in seven games, tied it 3-3 with 6:34 left when he steered Boyle's shot over Ellis' right shoulder.
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Steve Blake and Greg Oden had 14 points each for Portland, all of Oden's coming in the second half.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 20 points, while O.J. Mayo scored 17.
Memphis center Hasheem Thabeet, the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, suffered a fractured jaw late in the first quarter when he collided with Randolph's head.
The Grizzlies, who dropped their sixth straight, still were without guard Allen Iverson, who left the team last weekend, with owner Michael Heisley's blessing, after playing three games on the West Coast.
The Trail Blazers have now won eight straight in the series.
Portland broke open the game with a 14-1 run in the third period erasing a Memphis lead.
The Grizzlies never really threatened after Portland rebuilt the lead to double digits on Oden's dunk with 10 minutes left in the game.
Randolph's layup with 13.6 seconds left in the half tied the game at 45.
Neither team held a lead of more than 6 in the half. There were seven ties and 13 lead changes before the break.
Aldridge had 12 points to lead the Trail Blazers, while Roy had 10 at intermission. The pair was a combined 9-of-11 from the field.
Gasol had 12 points for Memphis.
Portland eventually put together the 14-1 rally, extending the Trail Blazers lead to 67-55, their largest advantage of the game at that point.
first 16 shots in the quarter.
The Grizzlies were able to whittle away at the lead, and Gasol's 3-point play with 6.3 seconds left in the quarter, cut the Portland advantage to 69-61 entering the fourth.
Memphis was struggling from the field, hitting only four of its
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The Mavericks went on a 22-3 run that started late in the first half and helped them bounce back after a sluggish start.
Dampier recorded the eighth 20-rebound game of his career, Terry was 7 for 8 from the field, and Dirk Nowitzki added 23 for Dallas, which scored at least 120 for the second straight game.
DALLAS — Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday night.
Houston's Aaron Brooks had 22 points, Carl Landry scored 19 and David Anderson added 13.
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Dallas took the lead for good as the Rockets hit only 5 of 22 shots in the third quarter.
After closing the first half on a 10-0 run, the Mavericks grabbed their first lead since the opening minutes at 65-64 on Nowitzki's step back jumper.
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LAS VEGAS — UNLV honored the 1990 national championship team, including coach Jerry Tarkanian, during halftime of an exhibition game against Washburn.
players, didn't attend. Augmon is an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets and Johnson attended a dinner reunion for the team on Monday.
The Runnin' Rebels beat Duke 103-73 in the championship game, setting an NCAA record that still stands for largest margin of victory in a title game.
Greg Anthony, the point guard on the school's only championship team, and Tarkanian received the loudest ovations during introductions Tuesday night.
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CHICAGO — Chauncey Billups hit the go-ahead free throw with six-tenths of a second left and the Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls 90-89 on Tuesday night after a potential winning jumper by Brad Miller was overturned following a replay review.
Billups was fouled by Kirk Hinrich on a drive and then intentionally missed the second free throw after making the first to break the tie. Joakim Noah grabbed the rebound, and the Bulls nearly pulled it off.
After a timeout, Miller caught the inbounds pass from Hinrich and, in one motion, buried a jumper from the top of the key. The crowd went wild. So did the Bulls, but it didn't last.
After a lengthy review, the officials ruled time had expired, and the Nuggets snapped a two-game losing streak.
Carmelo Anthony scored a season-low 20 points for Denver, while Billups added 17, and Kenyon Martin had 15 points and 14 rebounds after missing a game with a bruised left fibula.
who had won three straight.
Derrick Rose led Chicago with 22 points, while Luol Deng scored 21, and Joakim Noah had a careerhigh 21 rebounds for the Bulls.
Both teams struggled from the outside, with the Bulls hitting 4 of 18 3-pointers and the Nuggets 5 of 16.
There was never really a big run
It was at 87-83 after Anthony tracked down a loose ball following a broken play by the Bulls and Martin dunked with 1:56 left.
Hinrich buried a jumper to
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Iginla, who has scored five times during the streak, took a return pass from Olli Jokinen and put a shot through traffic past Jaroslav Halak from the top of the right faceoff circle.
The Canadiens, who lost 4-3 in Calgary on Oct. 6, have dropped five of seven overall.
Kiprusoff made 25 saves and improved to 10-3-1 this season as Calgary won its fourth straight to begin a four-game trip. It was his 31st career shutout, his first since Feb. 12, when he turned aside 36 shots in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles.
Halak stopped 30 shots for Montreal, which has lost its last three games at the Bell Centre.
Flames forward Curtis Glencross sat out the first game of his three-game suspension. Glencross was suspended by the league on Monday for his hit to another player's head.
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The rule, approved by the NCAA in June, requires secondary defenders to establish position outside of the area directly below the rim to draw a charging call. Essentially, if a player is standing in an imaginary circle beneath the rim and makes contact with a shooter, it's an automatic blocking foul — no matter if the player has position or not.
North Carolina coach Roy Williams likes the idea and hopes
it will curb some of the violent collisions under the basket that can lead to injuries. He said his concern is there nothing to define the area beneath the rim, forcing officials to make judgment calls on
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The season has just started and already a new rule designed to clarify some of the foul calls has some coaches concerned.
"The decision to make the imaginary circle underneath the rim, I think that was not the best decision," Williams said Tuesday during a conference call with NCAA officials. "I think our officials are really going to have a difficult time with that. I would have been in favor of putting down a dotted line, if that's what we're going to do."
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where the player was standing.
MONTREAL — Mikka Kiprusoff got his first shutout of the season and Jarome Iginla extended his goal-scoring streak to four games, leading the Calgary Flames to a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
The NCAA won't have that,
leaving it up to the officials to
The rule was put in to stop players from sliding under shooters as they came down after taking a shot. The NBA instituted a similar rule a few years ago, putting a dotted line on the floor to clearly define whether a defender was under the basket.
determine if the defender was in the 18-by-24-inch area while still trying to keep track of everything else that's going on.
"The decision to make the imaginary circle underneath the rim, I think that was not the best decision."
"Playing underneath the basket just to draw a foul as a guy's coming down is not a good play and I understand the reason for it, but I'd like to give the officials a little help and put the dotted line in there like the NBA," said Williams, whose team opened defense of last year's national championship Monday night with a 88-72 win over Florida International.
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Several other new rules or points of emphasis were put into place to take away some of the rough play that's become common in college basketball.
Officials will pay closer attention to 3-second calls to eliminate some of the wrestling matches underneath the basket, and have been instructed to call fouls if a
player's balance, rhythm, speed or quickness is impeded, not just if it provides an advantage.
Officials also will be allowed to use replay to determine flagrant fouls. Even if a foul isn't considered flagrant, they're being encouraged to call intentional or technical fouls instead of downgrading to a regular foul.
Those rules Williams had no problem with. He agreed the game is getting too physical and something needs to be done.
"For me and some of my coaching friends, we all have the same opinion, we are concerned with the aggressiveness and the rough play, the physicalness of the game," Williams said.
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Then he had to endure three years on the scout unit, serving as practice meat for the guys who actually played in games.
This week, Nebraska safety Matt O'Hanlon was named the defensive player of the week in the Big 12 and, according to one outfit, the nation.
The senior safety was a big part of Nebraskas 10-3 victory against the Sooners on Saturday, tying the school record with three interceptions and making a career-high 12 tackles.
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O'Hanlon was the only one to get a callback, and it didn't come for almost two weeks.
"In all reality," he said, "if I hadn't made the team, I would have been done."
The tough times were just starting for O'Hanlon. Callahan operated NFL-type practices with the starters getting the overwhelming majority of the work. O'Hanlon might have gotten two or three live snaps in a typical practice. He wondered if he should have stayed at South Dakota.
The hiring of Bo Pelini in December 2007 gave O'Hanlon a chance to start over. O'Hanlon said Pelini told the team that everyone was on equal footing, regardless of what other schools recruited him or how many stars he was awarded by recruiting services.
O'Hanlon beat a host of players for the No. 1 free safety job last season and finished third on the team with 52 tackles.
The 5-foot-11, 200-pound O'Hanlon might never play another down of organized football after this season. If not, that's OK. He plans to move back to Bellevue with his wife and begin his career as a special-education teacher.
"It's amazing I've come this far," he said.
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'Farmville'increases in popularity
More than 63 million monthly users play the online game
BY DANIEL JOHNSON djohnson@kansan.com
About 10 p.m. each day, Hadley Kombrink heads to her farm.
She harvests fields of peas and tomatoes, milks cows and collects eggs. She walks through neatly lined orchards, picking fruit from more than 10 different types of trees. Next she plows, replants her crops, and rakes the leaves off her neighbor's farm.
The work doesn't make her back ache or mar her hands with calluses, but her right pointer finger might become a little tired. The chores take hundreds of clicks on the computer mouse to complete.
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"I spend about an hour a day on Farmville," Kombrink said. "I need it. It helps break up the monotony of my day."
Kombrink, Overland Park senior and level 35 "Skilled Farmer," is one of more than 63 million monthly players of the online game "Farmville." The game can become an addictive distraction for students who have scheduled it into their daily routines. The game's developers say Farmville has become the most popular online game of all time; they plan to expand the application beyond the Facebook platform and allow users to play on Farmville.com next week.
The game's platform is simple: Players receive a 12 x 12 acre plot of land and 100 gold coins. To earn more money and experience, players can plant and sell crops, raise cattle, help on neighbors' farms, among other farming activities. As they gain experience through time
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BY ABIGAIL BOLIN abolin@kansan.com
The department of geology and the Kansas Geological Survey received a $5 million grant — the largest grant KGS has ever received — to study the possibility of storing carbon dioxide underground.
The department has the opportunity to play a major role in helping harness CO2, one of the greatest contributors to the greenhouse effect. The high amounts of CO2 released from fuel exhaust and the burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal are examples of the biggest players involved with global warming, Lynn Watney said.
"Receiving the grant was based on the need to start considering what to do about Greenhouse gases and global warming." Watney, the co-principal investigator for the study, said.
The U.S. has the second highest rate of CO2 emissions released from human activities after China, according to the Environmental Protection Agency Web site and the CIA World Factbook. In the U.S., there were around 6 billion metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2007, and in Kansas contributed around 79 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.
The department applied for the grant in August, according to Bob Goldstein, distinguished professor and co-principal investigator for the study. About two months later, the U.S. Department of Energy signed on to the stimulus grant
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Parking and Transit discuss accessible parking issues
BY JESSE BROWN jbrown@kansan.com
Members of the University's parking commission asked for directions from faculty and students yesterday at a public hearing.
About 20 faculty members and students took part in discussing comments and ideas regarding Parking and Transit departmental policies, rules and fees.
The issue of accessible parking for the physically disabled, veterans and moped drivers was the most heavily discussed topic at the hearing. Steven Schrock, chairman of the Parking Commission, led the public hearing.
"This is going to be a driving force for the committee and we'll see what we can do," Schrock said.
Donna Hultine, director of Parking and Transit, said the office sent out an e-mail to faculty and students with surveys, which it had never done before. She said the surveys dealt with the issues of assigned parking spaces for faculty and staff, handicap-accessible parking and new or expanded parking areas for motorcycles and mopeds. She said she hoped to form focus groups that would discuss the ideas brought up in the surveys and
public hearing.
Accessible parking was an issue of concern for students and faculty. Tiffany Huggard-Lee, Columbia, Mo. graduate student, is the vice-president of AbleHawks and Allies, a student organization meant to educate and create awareness for students with disabilities. She said she advocated for more on-campus parking spots for disabled students that were closer to buildings where classes are held.
Huggard-Lee also said charging physically disabled students more for closer parking was wrong and conflicts with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Newton senior and vice-president of Collegiate Veterans Association, said he was also against charging more for closer parking spaces on campus. He advocated for discounted parking spaces for veterans. He said with the increased benefits created with the passage of the new GI Bill, the number of veterans on campus would increase in the coming years
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"This is going to be a driving force for the committee and we'll see what we can do."
and higher parking prices would not be fair for these veterans.
Hultine said the department had received many complaints about reckless moped driving on sidewalks. These complaints prompted administrators to discuss alternative parking areas for mopeds and watercrafts.
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Another student voiced concern over the reckless driving of some moped drivers and demanded that action be taken to avoid injuries.
A few students who drovemopedstalked about having to park elsewhere as opposed to continuing to park by bicycle racks. One student said students should be allowed to park mopeds near bicycle racks because the engine wasn't as powerful as a motorcycle's.
motorcycles.
From accessible parking to accomidating the needs of students and faculty, Hultine said the ideas at the public hearing will help with future Parking and Transit projects. She also said she encouraged those who attended the public hearing to be involved in those projects.
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Parking director Donna Hultine responds to questions about KU parking at the public hearing Wednesday in Anderson Auditorium.
Anyone was allowed to voice their concerns and offer ideas about better parking. One of the biggest topics was handicap-accessible parking.
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HAVANA — Eight American scientists, including Nobel laureate in chemistry Peter Agr, are in Havana to engage in "science diplomacy."
The group was scheduled to meet with officials at Cuba's foreign and public health ministries as well as visit the island's Academy of Sciences and the University of Havana.
There was no official word on the visitors' schedule, but they planned to remain in Cuba through Friday, according to a statement released by organizers.
The trip comes as Cuba and the U.S. are taking tentative steps toward improving nearly 50 years of frigid relations with recent talks on immigration and re-establishing direct mail service between the countries.
2. Iran cooperative in talks about nuclear fuel bank
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran says it could cooperate in a global nuclear fuel bank, a U.S.-backed idea for a safe repository for uranium aimed at preventing proliferation of nuclear weapons.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday Tehran places importance on
international nuclear cooperation including "Iran's presence in the global fuel bank."
Iran has been wrangling with Western powers over their proposal for it to ship most of its uranium out for enrichment abroad. The aim is to reduce Iran's stockpile of fuel that can be used for nuclear energy or nuclear weapons. Iran is proposing the U.N. supervise uranium enrichment inside the country.
President Barack Obama and U.N. have both endorsed nuclear fuel banks.
3. Ivory Coast elections delayed at least 2 months
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — An Ivory Coast election official says this month's presidential vote will not occur as planned.
Robert Beugre, the president of the electoral commission, says the Nov. 29 election will be delayed at least two months.
The country's elections have been delayed every year since 2005, when President Laurent Gbagbo finished his last term. The country slipped briefly into civil war but a peace deal was struck that was meant to pave the way toward elections.
Beugrie said Wednesday more than 5 million voters have been cleared to take part in the election, representing 83 percent of the electorate.
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4. Five members of family charged with sex crimes
LEXINGTON, Mo. — Five members of a family,including three lay ministers, are charged in Missouri with sex crimes against children.
The five men arrested Tuesday are charged with several felonies, including forcible sodomy, rape with a child less than 12 years old and use of a child in a sexual performance. Allegations include bestiality and forcing an 11-year-old to have an abortion
Authorities say one of the victims came forward with the allegations in mid-August. The 26-year-old woman is related to the suspects.
A spokeswoman for the Independence-based Community of Christ says three of the suspects are lay ministers but are not in positions of leadership or involved with youth.
5. Police seek man accused of torturing girlfriend
LOS ANGELES — Police in Los Angeles are seeking a man they say tortured, raped and poured battery acid on his girlfriend during a Halloween attack.
Police say 30-year-old Miguel Herrera got into a heated argument with the woman after she
showed up late at his South Los Angeles apartment.
Capt. Art Miller said Wednesday that Herrera told the woman he wanted to teach her a lesson. Miller says he punched the woman, stabbed her with a knife, whipped her with an electrical cord, poured acid on her and tried to make her drink the acid. Miller says Herrera raped her before letting her go.
Police say Herrera followed the woman's car but she eluded him. She was treated at a hospital and released.
6. Man charged for falsely wearing military medals
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — A Palm Springs man who was never in the military has been charged with wearing the Navy's highest honor.
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles say 39-year-old Steven Burton was photographed wearing the Navy Cross along with the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and other medals.
Authorities say Burton claimed in Internet postings that he'd served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He's expected to surrender Thursday to face a charge of unauthorized wearing of military medals and could face up to a year in federal prison if convicted.
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Veggie Lunch
BY LISA ANDERSEN landersen@kansan.com
One week, it might be spicy split pea soup; another week vegetable curry. But regulars know what to expect at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries (ECM) each Thursday at lunchtime: a hot vegetarian meal, a table stacked high with free bread and the chance to break bread with lots of people.
Every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the ECM sponsors an allvegetarian lunch for anyone in the Lawrence community.
"ECM is a campus ministry, there is no specific membership or worship service and we are open to all faiths or no faiths," said Shannon Gorres, ECM administrative assistant.
Attendance and volunteers include faculty, students from a variety of different organizations as well as others living in the Lawrence community. The lunch serves about 200 people each Thursday.
about five or six people from ECM, KU Environs and PETA members all having lunch together. Shannon Martin, one participant, had the idea to open the lunch to everyone in the community. Within a few semesters, the group had reached 20 people and continued to grow to its current size.
"It introduces people to vegetarian dishes, though most people aren't vegetarians," Holcombe said. "It's a place where people can organize, and it helps to humanize the University."
Student coordinators Miles Gray and Lauren Ashman, Wildwood, Mo. Junior, run the Veggie Lunch. They recruit volunteer cooks each week. Volunteers begin preparation on Wednesday nights.
Reverend Thad Holcombe, pastor at the ECM, said the tradition started in the spring of 1999 with
"Wednesday evening two different volunteers come in," Gorres said. "They do the grocery shopping themselves and cook about three to six tubs of food for two hundred people. They put tablecloths up to give a home-feeling to the meal, so it's not just cafeteria style."
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The meal varies depenning on the cooks.
The Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., plays hosts to a Veggie Lunch every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers cook the food and attendees wash their own dishes. "The main point is for people to meet new friends and have good conversation," Shannon Gorres, ECM administrative assistant, said.
"They have had Indian and Italian food, stews, rice dishes and Southwestern food — I'm amazed at the kinds of things they come up with," Holcombe said.
"Volunteers are generally people who have enjoyed the Veggie Lunch for several weeks or months over a semester," Gorres said.
ECM does not have a problem finding volunteers within the Lawrence community.
"Its another time of fellowship and conversation; its just another part of the community building process," Gorres said. "The main point is for people to meet new friends
After the meal is over, attendees wash their own dishes in the kitchen in communal tubs.
and have good conversation."
Attendee donations pay for the lunch. Only local food is served.
"Its important for people to have a place to pause." Holcombe said.
Holcombe said he tests the veggie
Lunch serves its intended purpose.
After cleanup, if the weather permits, attendees are free to play or listen to music on the lawn of ECM. Andrew Storer, Overland Park sophomore, likes the atmosphere of Veggie Lunch.
"There are so many cliques, people don't always break out of the norm," Storer said. "It's a good way to get people from different areas and organizations to bond."
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ON CAMPUS
The brownbag lunch with the Provost will begin at noon in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
Tea Time will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby in the Kansas Union.
The University/Faculty Senate Meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Room 203 in Green Hall.
The Big 12 Diversity Officers Reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
The "NewWork Poetry Reading: Kenneth Irby, Joseph Harrington, and William J. Harris" will begin a 4:30 p.m. in the Central Court in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The KU School of Music Saxophone Quartets will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
ON THE RECORD
About 5 p.m. Monday at Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall, someone reported the theft of an iPod, at a loss of $200.
About 10:30 p.m. Monday near 19th St. and Stewart Ave., a University student reported the theft of a driver's license and debit card, at unspecified losses.
About 11 a.m. Tuesday at a parking lot on campus, someone reported the theft of a lost or mislaid license plate.
About 2 p.m. Tuesday at Murphy Hall, someone reported the theft of one tuba, and criminal damage to another tuba, at a loss of $13,500.
About 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Kansas Union, someone reported the theft of a coat and two gold bracelets, at a loss of $900.
About 5 p.m. Tuesday near the parking lot near 11th and Illinois streets, someone reported the theft of a vehicle tailgate, at a loss of $500.
About 10 p.m. Tuesday near Wescoe Hall, someone reported the theft of a giant bicycle, at a loss of $436.
ODD NEWS N.C. school puts end to cash-for-grades' plan
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — Administrators have nixed a North Carolina middle school's cash-for-grades fundraiser.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that Wayne County school administrators have halted the plan at Rosewood Middle School in Goldshoro.
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The school was offering 20 test points to students in exchange for a $20 donation. Rosewood principal Susie Shepherd had said that she approved the idea after a parent advisory council presented it as a way to raise money. Shepherd rejected the suggestion that extra points on two tests could make a difference in a final ordeal.
School district administrators said no extra credit will be awarded and that any donated money will be returned.
Obama visits Arlington Cemetery for Veterans Day
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ARLINGTON, Va. — On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as commander in chief.
"We gather here mindful that the generation serving today already deserves a place alongside previous generations for the courage they have shown and the sacrifices that they have made," Obama said in a brief speech following the wreathlaying. Obama pledged he would do right by all veterans and families, saying: "America will not let you down."
reserved for those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The president spoke one day after honoring the victims of a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. He said he was struck by the
determination of the soldiers there a quality that unites generations of American servicemen.
"To all of them — to our veterans, to the fallen and their families — there is no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice," he said.
The nation observed Veterans Day from remembrances at the nation's capital to a New York City parade to ceremonies in towns and cities across the nation and overseas.
At Camp Eggers in Kabul,
soldiers observed a moment of silence for the more than 800 U.S. service members have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the 2001 invasion to oust the Taliban regime.
The Navajo Code Talkers were special guests at the New York parade's opening ceremony, where a wreath was laid at the World War I Eternal Light Monument in Madison Square Park. As young Marines during World War II, the Code Talkers used secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms that the Japanese were never able to crack.
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and farm production, players get a greater selection of things to buy, including new crops, animals or simple decorations for their farm.
Bill Mooney, Farmville vice president and general manager, said farming was a genre that attracted all ages.
And residents of Farmville dore worry about government subsidies or the current dairy surplus. In Farmville the weather is always sunny and crop prices never fluctuate.
"This genre has been around for some years," Mooney said. "It's happy. It's healthy. Everybody likes it and everybody gets it."
Peter Espinosa, Wichita seno and level 36 "Green Ribbon Farmer," has watched the game's popularity increase since its June debut. He started playing after he and his friends stumbled upon the game in mid-July. Back then his only neighbors on Farmville were his two friends, but now, Espinosa is asked several times a day to be someone's neighbor.
Farmville allows players to become "neighbors" with their Facebook friends. Neighbors can help out on each other's farms and give each other gifts.
"People I hardly know ask me to be their neighbors," Espinosa said. "I've got a well-established farm, which probably has something to do with it."
Mooney
"This genre has been around for some years. Everybody likes it."
But the No.1 rankings go beyond Facebook, Mooney said Farmville was the most popular online game of all time.
said Farmville had more than 63 million active monthly users in the last month. According to Allfacebook.com, a Web site that compiles Facebook statistics, the number nearly doubles the 35 million monthly users of the second-ranked application, "Causes."
"We expected it to be a big hit, but we didn't expect this," Mooney said. "World of Warcraft' is at around 11 or 12 million users a month.
BILL MOONEY Vice president of Farmville
Farmville had 63 this month."
The game is one of several popular Facebook applications created by Zynga, an Internet gaming powerhouse that began in 2007. Of the 10 most popular Facebook applications, Zynga owns half.
This year the company will make
millions from the success of games such as Farmville.
ranks.
One feature of the game allows players to spend real money in exchange for Farmville currency. Players can use this money to expand and improve their farms while consequently rising in the
Mooney said Zynga's profits had skyrocketed this year.
"I can tell you that $100 million is a conservative estimate," Mooney said.
The game's popularity is even attracting some real farmers.
Emily Tuel, Bayard, Iowa, senior, was raised on a farm that harvested crops and raised cattle. She had resisted the Farmville craz, but said the game had become a subject of family conversation. Tuel said her two brothers, both agriculture students at Iowa Lakes Community
College, played Farmville.
"It's kind of a joke, but they definitely enjoy it," Tuel said. "In the end, I know they would rather go out and do the real thing than just fake it."
Though the University does not have an agriculture department, the craze has affected agricultural students in other Big 12 institutions.
Ryan Shroder, Iowa State freshman and agriculture major, farms both in real life and on Farmville.
He said he knew several farmers who had been enticed by the pretend version. Shroder said his classmates mostly made fun of the game's lack of realism.
"It ends up with you having to click hundreds of times just to do your daily up-keep."
"Real farming doesn't have set time limits on how long it will take a crop to grow," Shroder said. "If they would throw a weather aspect in, I think it would be a better game."
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But Mooney said the user-friendly environment and ease of play was part of the game's appeal. He said the company was considering including some real-life elements
"One of the big goals is that we want the game to be fun early on," Mooney said. "We don't want to punish you too much for things out of your control. We've talked about extending the game for people who play a lot."
Amidst the obsession, real farmers both laugh and take turns in the virtual farming sensation.
Mike Emrie, Naperville, Ill.
senior, said he stopped playing in.
mid-October because the game required too much time. He said boredom with the game had allowed him to successfully cut the habit.
"It itens up with you having to click hundreds of times just to do your daily up-keep." Emrie said. "All you are doing is the exact thing over and
over again."
Regardless of some players' retirement from virtual farming, Zynga is allowing users to play on Farmville.com next week. Mooney said the Web site would allow for additional items, expanded game play and new ways for player interaction.
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as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. After planning budgets and getting outside companies on board, the date for the study to begin is set for Dec. 1.
"We have the opportunity to do research that we have been wanting to do for years." Goldstein said. "We're all very excited about the experience."
The research site for studying the process of geologic CO2 sequestration is Wellingon Oil and gas field in Sumner County.
The stimulus grant is to be used within a three-year period. Goldstein said this would allow the study to begin quickly and would ensure that the money from the grant would be promptly put back into the economy
after being spent on the resources needed to complete the research.
"Receiving this grant enhances the school's reputation in the geological community," Rex Buchanan, associate
specialist for KGS, said. "This makes it clear that Kansas has the capabilities and expertise to make a difference in the field."
The study will attempt to not only determine the likelihood of sequestering or trapping CO2 in depleted oil and gas fields, but also the possibility of using CO2 to force trapped oil from fields that are no longer economically capable of harvesting oil and gas. Some of the CO2 will be pumped into the depleted oil field, which will saturate and dissolve into oil then push it to the surface also making it easier to move. Another storage site will be deep underground in a rock unit composed of dolomite, an old sedimentary, porous rock, called Arbuckle Group, CO2 will dissolve into the salty water that naturally exists in the pores.
Drilling, coring and seismic imaging, which uses sound waves to create an image of the subsurface, are some of the methods that will be used to determine whether the field and the underlying water supply are capable of storing CO2 permanently and safely. Watney explained.
"We need to evaluate the risk involved and ensure that it can be done in a safe way," Watney said.
"The goal is to be able to store commercial size amounts of carbon dioxide," Watney said. "There's even a possibility of attracting the construction of a pipeline if our findings are successful."
"We have the opportunity to do research that we have been wanting to do for years."
The study will provide the information needed to make a decision on the next steps to take in dealing with greenhouse gases and the preservation of the environment, Buchanan said.
BOB GOLDSTEIN professor of geology
Along with Goldstein, two other University personnel from the department of geology will serve as co-principal investigators: Evan Franseen, professor and senior scientist, and David Fowle, associate professor.
"This is the start of something fairly major," Goldstein said. "It's exciting to work closely with colleagues on such a heavy duty research project. The opportunity is amazing, for students and for us professors."
In 2008, Kansas produced around 40 million barrels of oil, according to the KGS website, www.kgsku.edu. Sumner County, where the research site Wellington field is located, produced 451,639 barrels of oil last year, while 45,585 barrels were produced in Douglas County.
"There's a good sense of where storing CO2 could be possible," Buchanan said. "Wellington field is a prime candidate because of its geology, the characteristics of the underlying rocks could be the sub-surface needed to capture and keep potentially harmful Greenhouse gases."
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Sanford's wife endorsing Rep. Haley
BY JIM DAVENPORT
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might not have much political capital these days, but his wife is using hers.
Bilt first lady Jenny Sanford endorsed Republican state Rep. Nikki Haley in a letter made public Wednesday to succeed her term-limited husband in 2011.
Mark Sanford has long complimented Haley for her efforts to make the Legislature more accountable, including by forcing more roll call votes. Haley's Internet home page once displayed his photo, but that disappeared after Sanford skipped the state in June and returned to confess a yearlong affair with an Argentine woman.
Jenny Sanford's letter supporting Haley could help a campaign that finished the third quarter with $273,061 in cash on hand — the least in a five-way GOP primary in June.
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It "gives her some credibility when jenny Sanford says 'I'm supporting her," said Danielle Vinson, a Furman University political scientist. "We're not used to first ladies just openly endorsing people and when they do, it's news. That brings a little attention, at least for a while."
Jenny Santoy was a former Wall Street executive, has ties to wealthy donors and a reputation for running her husband's political campaigns.
Sanford mentions her husband once in the letter, saying she was "proud of the work Mark and his administration have done over almost seven years now."
She has "proven to be politically savvy when it comes to helping candidates get elected," College of Charleston political scientist Kendra Stewart said. "And right now having Jenny Sanford's endorsement is certainly more valuable than having the endorsement of her husband."
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Student Success works with depts. to assist families
BY ZACH WHITE
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The death of a student wreaks havoc on families. It is a tragedy that is difficult if not seemingly impossible to come to terms with. When it happens, though, University administrators try to assist families dealing with the tragedy.
According to Jane Tuttle, assistant vice provost of Student Success, the goal is to work with families and their varying needs. It is the goal of the University to take care of the situation on its side while remaining respectful of the family.
"We don't bother the family," Tuttle said. "Sometimes a family will call and want to know what they need to do. We tell them that they don't need to worry about the University. We are here to help them in any way we can."
As soon as Student Success receives news of the student's death, it ripples through the departments, making all the necessary changes as quickly as possible. The following outlines how the University handles a student death.
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Information is passed from one department to the next in a specific order
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Student Success is notified of a student death through a variety of ways, sometimes by law enforcement or by the family. If the family calls, they are either directed to Student Success or have their information taken and passed along to Student Success to avoid being shuffled around.
STUDENT SUCCESS
After Student Success is notified, it contacts all departments relating to that student. Student Success offers a variety of services to the family, including help in claiming the student's possessions. It finds out about services for the student and sends flowers. It also does what it can to facilitate any peer services on campus. The student's professors are contacted and offered counseling services for their classes.
Information provided by Jane Tuttle, assistant vice provost of student success
REGISTRAR
When the registrar receives word of a student's death, it changes the student's records. The student is withdrawn from all of his or her classes. The record is made to indicate the student is deceased. The registrar makes sure that the family doesn't receive any mail from the University. This information is then passed to the Bursar.
Information provided by Maria Herron, associate Registrar
BURSAR
The Bursar has two options: If the student has already paid all of the tuition and housing fees, these are refunded to the family. If the student has not paid his or her debt, the debt is forgiven.
Information provided by Marla Herron and Diana Robertson, director of Housing Office Administration
UNIVERISTY RELATIONS
University relations is contacted. It issues a condolence statement and contacts the chancellor's office to include the chancellor's statement. It also handles any sort of media relations concerning the student.
Information provided by Todd Cohen, director of the Office of University Relations
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LIBRARIES
When the libraries are notified, employees check to see if the student had anything that belonged to the library. If the student had any library material, the library makes no effort to reclaim the materials. It waits for the family to find and return any item when they are able. It also makes sure notices are sent back to the library, instead of to the family.
Information provided by Kent Miller, associate dean of libraried.
STUDENT HOUSING
If the student was living in student housing when he or she died, or had in the past, the Student Housing Department offers support to anyone who knew the student. It collaborates with Student Success to help the family reclaim the student's possessions. It also passes any financial information to the Bursar's office.
Information provided by Diana Robertson, director of Housing Office Administration
FINANCIAL AID
Financial Aid returns aid to the government and cancels any aid that has not been given to the student. It then passes information on any debt back to Student Success, so the family can have it discharged.
Information provided by Joan Weaver, associate director of Student Financial Aid
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CAMPUS Activist and Uganda Jewish leader visits Kansas Union
Ugandan Jewish community leader J.J. Keki will speak and sing at a free event tonight at the Kansas Union.
Priest released after month-long captivity in Phillipines
Keki is a Grammy-nominated musician and activist for the sale of fair trade coffee in Africa. He will give an hour-long presentation, play guitar and take questions from the audience in a program called "Kulanu," which in Hebrew means "All Together"
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Jonathan Eisen, St. Louis senior and volunteer for the event, said Keki led a community of about one thousand Ugandan Jews. He said Keki was a good example of the diversity of the worldwide Jewish population.
The event is sponsored by KU Hillel, the Kansas African Studies Center and the School of Social Welfare. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium, in the Kansas Union.
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"Having a large Jewish community in Africa is pretty unique, and having their leader come here to Lawrence is a pretty special opportunity," Eisen said.
DUBLIN — A 79-year-old Irish Roman Catholic priest abducted in the Philippines a month ago was freed early Thursday and neither country paid any of the kidnappers' $2 million ransom demand, Irish and Filipino authorities said.
The Rev. Michael Sinnott said he was not harmed but complained of arduous journeys as kidnappers took him by sea and through jungles to evade government troops.
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"I was treated well. Once I had been kidnapped and brought to the boat, that was very rough," he told Manila's ABS-CBN television from a military camp in southern Zamboanga city.
He said he was not angry with the kidnappers, whom the Philippine government suspected had ties with a large Muslim rebel
group, "They gave me lectures on their ideology but apart from that, they treated me well."
Irish President Mary McAleese called Sinnott's freedom the answer to the shared prayers of millions in both countries.
"He is clearly a man of great resilience, strength and courage and we wish him well as he seeks to recover from such a trying ordeal." McAleese said.
And Prime Minister Brian Cowen said the government would help the priest enjoy "a speedy reunion with his family and friends."
Six armed men abducted Sinnott Oct. 11 from his missionary home on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, escaped by speedboat, and took him into the jungle.
Officials had feared he could suffer a fatal heart attack because he was still recovering from heart-
bypass surgery. Rumors persisted that he had died in captivity.
Philippine security officials blamed Sinnott's kidnapping on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a separatist group that has fought for decades for Muslim self-rule in the predominantly Catholic country.
But the rebels denied involvement.
Rebel leader Mohagher Iqbal said his group applied "pressure and our moral authority" on the kidnappers to release Sinnott.
Chief Philippine negotiator Rafael Seguis credited Moro rebel leadership with persuading the kidnappers to hand over the priest.
Senior military, commander Maj. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino said Sinnott was debriefed in the southern military camp before flying to Manila later Thursday.
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Poems and paintings: Spencer Museum hosts reading
BY ZACH WHITE
zwhite@kansan.com
The exhibits of the Spencer Museum of Art will set the scene for a reading of three of the University's preeminent poets this afternoon.
The reading will feature the works of three English professors: William J. Harris, Kenneth Irby and Joseph Harrington.
The same three professors held a poetry reading at the museum two years ago, which drew about 40 people, nearly filling the court.
"We had a great time a couple of years ago," Harris said. "A lot of people came out. Now a couple of years have passed and we all have written new things."
POETRY READING
Each of the poets has produced new work since the past reading.
Harris is working on a pocket-sized booklet, called a chapbook, which will be published in Italy. The chapbook, which is in both English and Italian, is part of a series meant to introduce Italian audiences to American poetry. Harris said he would focus on poems produced during his year-long sabbatical in Brooklyn this afternoon.
**WHO:** English professors William J. Harris, Kenneth Irby and Joseph Harrington
**WHAT:** Poetry reading
**WHEN:** 4:30 p.m.
**WHERE:** Spencer Museum of Art
collected works, which he has written over the past 40 years. Irby said he plans on reading some older works from his collection this afternoon.
English professors Kenneth Irby, Joseph Harrington and William J. Harris will read new works this afternoon at the Spencer Art Museum. The group held a similar reading two years ago.
Irby is currently compiling his
(Left) Charles W. Perry, (Center) James G. Baldwin, (Right) John F. Warnock
Harrington has continued to work on a collection about his mother's life, which details her battle with cancer in the mid-1970s.
During the last reading, Joseph Harrington read with an accompanying PowerPoint slideshow, presenting pieces about mother's life in a multimedia format.
This time, Harrington will again use PowerPoint to accompany his
"I thought 'I will be reading in an art museum, I should include some kind of visual element,'" Harrington said.
presentation. He plans to focus on a piece about his mother's battle against cancer, which occurred during the Watergate hearings. The poem highlights the turmoil happening in both the country and his family at that time.
According to Bill Woodard, Public Information Officer for the museum, these and other readings are a part of the museum's effort to be more than just a gallery, but also a performance space.
"We welcome a wide variety of art forms into the museum," Woodard said. "Poetry readings are something that is right in that wheelhouse."
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Though reluctant to say that their work is similar, all three poets agreed that they come from the "New American" tradition. This style, born after World War II, is characterized by an informal style, and is less focused on the strict structural rules of other forms.
Robert Knapp, 2009 graduate, said he was excited for the reading. Knapp said that during his time in the English department, he found each of the three writers very influential.
"The faculty at KU rarely perform
their own work, so it's a treat," Knapp said.
Knapp attended the reading two years ago and said it was "fantastic." He said he was excited to see
what the poets had been doms since then. He further said that he thought anyone with an interest in writing should be excited about the reading, too.
The event will being at 4:30 p.m in the central court of the museum.
— Edited by Brenna M. T. Daldorph
SCIENCE
Dino discovery may be missing link
BY CELEAN JACOBSON
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG — A newly discovered dinosaur species that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land, scientists in South Africa said Wednesday.
THE BIG SKEIN
The Aardonyx celestae was a 23-toot-long small-headed herbivore with a huge barrel of a chest. It walked on its hind legs but also could drop to all fours, and scientists told reporters that could prove to be a missing evolutionary link.
This is a species "that no one has seen before and one that has a very significant position in the family tree of dinosaurs," said Australian paleontologist Adam Yates.
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A camera man and photographer record images of fossilized bones of a new dinosaur species during an announcement of the discovery in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Their findings were published Wednesday in the Proceedings of The Royal Society B, a Londonbased peer-reviewed journal.
Yates, who is based at the University of the Witwatersrand's Bernard Price Institute for Paleontological Research, led the research with a number of other local and international scientists.
The Aardonyx celestae species dates back to the early Jurassic period. Yates said the creature found in South Africa stood nearly 6 feet high at the hip and weighed about 1,100 pounds. It was about 10 years old when it died, and its death may have been caused by drought.
The newly discovered species shares many characteristics with the plant-eating herbivores that walked on two legs, Yates said. But the new species also has similar attributes to dinosaurs known as sauropods, or brontosaurs, that grew to massive sizes and went about on all fours with long necks and whip-like tails.
"The discovery of Aardonyx helps to fill a marked gap in our knowledge of sauropod evolution, showing how a primarily two-legged animal could start to acquire the specific features necessary for a life spent on all-fours," said Paul Barrett, a paleontologist at the British Natural History Museum who assisted on the dig that led to the finding but was not directly involved in the research.
Walking on all fours allowed animals to carry more weight, and size was often their only defense against sharp-toothed carnivores, said one of the report's co-authors, Matthew Bonnan of Western Illinois University, by video conference from the United States.
Why and how dinosaurs grew into such massive creatures is a question that scientists have been trying to answer for a long time.
The discovery of the new species was made by postgraduate student Marc Blackbeard, who was excavating two sites in central South
Africa about five years ago.
It was a site that had been largely ignored by scientists who felt the bone fragments found there would prove to be a common dinosaur species found across the country. On the first day of excavation, a bone too large to belong to this ordinary species was found.
"We knew we had something new, something very, very exciting," Yates said.
They were pleased with how much of the skeleton they could reconstruct and especially that a large part of the skull was found.
The scattered bones were collected and cleaned of the heavy cement-like rock that clung to them. Scientists then began the slow process of studying the bones and trying to order them.
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Film screening adds to museum's current exhibit
The Spencer Museum of Art is hosting a screening of the Senegalese film "Moolaade." The film tells the story of one woman protecting a village's girls from female circumcision and the controversy her stand causes.
The screening, tonight at 6:00 p.m. is a supplement to the museum's current exhibit "Earthly Vessels," a collection of pottery from across Africa. Some of the pots are from Burkina Faso, where the movie takes place.
Some of the pieces show the recent use of plastic and other materials instead of clay.
Nancy Mahaney, curator for arts and culture of the Americas, Africa and Oceania, said the introduction of these new methods, and the controversy around them, are shown in the film as metaphor for cultural change.
"Bringing this film is an effort to bring recognition to some of the cultural issues that people are dealing with in Africa," Mahaney said. "The film focuses on female circumcision and the controversy surrounding it. If you watch the film carefully you'll see some of the ways the pottery is a subtle underlying theme, how it represents the traditional culture."
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Frederick Dudley and Ronald Deaton were arrested in October after the two began throwing punches during an argument regarding a decision to privatize a public sidewalk.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Prosecutors have decided to drop charges against two men who got into a raucous fist fight at a St. Petersburg City Council meeting.
The men, ages 76 and 61, respectively, were both charged with disorderly conduct.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009
CHARITY
Silent auction to benefit Lawrence Community Shelter
BY JESSE RANGEL jrangel@kansan.com
With the harshness of winter approaching, the Lawrence Community Shelter is preparing to harbor the homeless.
The Bachelor of Social Welfare Club, a service-oriented group of students, has committed to help through a silent auction.
With the lack of resources and space available to the Lawrence Community Shelter this winter, the club is now focusing on helping the shelter in any way it can.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
ABOUT THE EVENT:
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WHEN: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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WHERE: Abe and Jake's
COST: $34,973.99
Money raised goes to
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Shelter.
The group will donate proceeds from its annual auction tonight
exclusively to the shelter.
Anna Bailey, Wamego senior and president of the Bachelor of Social Welfare Club said there would be two live bands.
She also said many items would be auctioned off, such as a portable grill, beauty products, gift certificates from local veterinarians and KU sports memorabilia, including a basketball signed by the men's basketball team.
Ali Finkelshyte, Dallas senior and vice president of the club, said the club chose to sponsor the LCS this year because its need became so great after the Salvation Army
shelter, at 946 New Hampshire St. closed during the summer. She said the state of the economy had increased the homeless population not just nationally, but in Lawrence as well.
"It's a big, big need and we see that." Finkelshtyne said. "We thought this would be a great time to do it. This is our big project for the Fall."
Loring Henderson, director of the LCS, said the shelter must raise 80 percent of its funds through individual and group donations.
“That’s why we appreciate so much what they’re doing.” Henderson said.
Henderson said the LCS was speaking with other agencies to figure out how it is going to deal with the challenge of being the only shelter in town this winter.
Finkelshtyne said that the group raised about $2,000 last year for the East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation, but that the need would clearly be greater this year.
"That was mostly turnout from the School of Social Welfare, people affiliated with it," she said. "We just think it could be so much bigger than that."
Bailey said the money would go to the shelter's immediate need this season.
"Obviously in the winter, I would assume they would have higher demands," Bailey said. "We felt that the Lawrence Community Shelter and some recognition in the community, and we have not recently done something to specifically support them."
SHELLEY O'CONNOR
The auction will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Abe & Jake's Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.
— Edited by Jacob Muselmann
Ill. jury sentences man to death for rape, murder of child
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Karen Schweitzer holds a teddy bear made from clothing belonging to her sister, and her husband Kurt's hand, left, as DuPage County State Attorney Joseph E. Birkett addresses the media on Wednesday. A jury said that convicted killer Brian Dugan should be executed for the 1983 nikkipping, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico in Naperville, Ill. Dugan's second murder victim was Donna Kay Schwitzer, Karen Schweitzer's sister.
BY MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press
WHEATON, Ill. — A suburban Chicago jury said Wednesday that a convicted murderer should be executed for the rape and killing of a 10-year-old girl kidnapped from her home 26 years ago — a case that helped lead to landmark death penalty reforms in Illinois, including a moratorium on executions.
Patricia Nicarico gasped and put her hand over her mouth as a bailiff announced that Brian Dugan — who admitted yanking her 10-year-old daughter, Jeanine, out of the family's home in 1983 — should die rather than receive another life sentence.
"We are shedding tears of joy," Nicarico told reporters. "A death sentence is never really a joyful thing, But Brian Dugan is someone who deserves it."
The 53-year-old, already serving a life sentence, had been convicted in two other murders, including that of a 7-year-old girl in 1985.
Dugan showed no emotion even as Nicarico family members cried behind him, giving each other the thumbs-up sign.
The jury's decision follows years of court battles in which two other suspects were tried, convicted, sentenced to death, and spent more than 10 years in prison before being exonerated. They ultimately were awarded millions of dollars to settle wrongful prosecution lawsuits.
The case was cited by former Gov. George Ryan as one of several that led to his decision to stop all Illinois executions in 2000, as well as clear the state's death row just before he left office in 2003.
The moratorium remains in place.
Dugan had long offered to plead guilty to Jeanine's slaying if
not to seek the death penalty.
Prosecutors steadfastly resisted and Dugan eventually pleaded guilty in July in hopes of persuading a jury to sentence him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
described the day in 1983 when Jeanine, home sick from school, was abducted from her Naperville home.
Jurors heard how her raped and beaten body was found two days later in a nearby nature preserve, her head still wrapped in the towel and duct tape Dugan had used to blindfold her.
They presented chilling details, starting with the fingernail marks the struggling child left on a wall as she struggled to free herself from Dugan's grasp.
Patricia and Thomas Nicarico described in sometimes tearful testimony the daughter who had
"Brian Dugan is going to where he belongs, to death row, where his fantasies of raping little girls will now turn into a nightmare."
During the penalty trial, DuPage County prosecutors
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been the "joy in our lives," with the child's mother telling them she still thinks about how scared and terrified her daughter must have been.
DuPage County State's Attorney Joseph Birkett has been dogged by questions about his office's handling of
the time it took to indict Dugan, whom he called a "vicious monster" Wednesday.
the case for years and has defended
"Brian Dugan is going to where he belongs, to death row, where his fantasies of raping little girls will now turn into a nightmare." Birkett said.
moratorium, calling it a "joke," and said reforms in recent years have improved the death penalty process.
Dugan's attorney, meanwhile, reiterated what others have said for several months: that Dugan deserved to have his life spared because he came forward and
Birkett even took a swipe at the
confessed, and had been offering to confess for years.
"I don't expect anyone's going to put flowers on his gravestone
... but people may look back and say this is the person who changed the way we do capital punishment in Illinois and across the country," said Steven Greenberg.
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POLITICS 'Gunny Pop' Marine seeks nomination for Congress
SAN DIEGO — A decorated Marine veteran famously photographed smoking a cigar after the fall of Baghdad is running for Congress in California's most
southern district.
Nick Popaditch announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Republican nomination to unseat Democrat Bob Filner.
Known as "Gunny Pop," the 42-year-old Popaditch was awarded the Silver Star for combat actions in Fallujah, where
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That April 2004 attack came nearly a year after an Associated Press photographer captured a smiling Popaditch smoking a cigar, with the just-fallen statue of Saddam Hussein in the background. The photograph landed on newspaper front pages, garnering Popaditch worldwide attention.
California's heavily Democratic 51st Congressional District stretches along the Mexican border from San Diego's suburbs to the Arizona state line.
Filner, first elected in 1992, was re-elected last year with 73 percent of the vote.
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Food drive helps families with Thanksgiving dinners
BY BETH BEAVERS bbeavers@kansan.com
Putting together the traditional Thanksgiving meal, complete with green casserole, stuffing and mashed potatoes and gravy, may be a struggle for some families.
To make the holiday more enjoyable for local families in need, downtown merchant White Chocolate will be accepting nonperishable food donations for its annual food drive.
Customers who bring in three food items will receive a coupon for 20 percent off their purchase at the store, which specializes in skateboarding shoes and apparel.
Rod Smith, manager and owner of White Chocolate, 933 Massachusetts St., said this is the fifth year the store has done the food drive. The drive began in the original location in Hays, and the Lawrence location continued the tradition when it opened.
Smith said he doesn't keep a count of the food collected, but the drive always brings in customers.
"It gives people an incentive to shop pre-holiday," Smith said. "And it's another way for us to give back to the community."
Smith said White Chocolate didn't do much to promote the food drive. He said the drive was successful enough on its own, and he didn't
"It's all about helping" he said. "It really helps out people who are buying something and helps people receiving the food at the food bank."
feel the need to advertise that the store was doing something good for the community.
He said the drive allowed customers who didn't have coupons to come in and still get a discount. Smith said customers looking for gifts usually took advantage of the incentive to donate.
Jake Zacharias, Lawrence junior, skateboards for White Chocolate's amateur team, which competes across the state. He said it was a great way for White Chocolate to support the community.
"It always goes well" he said. "It always gets good support from the customers."
The food drive runs until Thanksgiving. The food collected will go to Penn House, 1035 Pennsylvania St., a non-profit organization that provides clothing and food to people in need. It is run by people who directly benefit from its services.
Linda Lassen, program director at Penn House,
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"Christmas is a worse time," she said. "We don't like begging two months in a row."
Lassen said people often thought to go to the Salvation Army before Penn House for food at Thanksgiving time. She said Penn House appreciated the support and that having the food from White Chocolate gave the organization extra resources to help people who came in for assistance.
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NATIONAL Virginia, North Carolina prepare for tropical storm
Kaine's declaration urges Virginians in tidal flood plains and areas prone to flash flooding to be on alert.
In North Carolina, the eastern two-thirds of the state was braced for another day of significant rain.
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as unrelenting rain from the remnants of a tropical storm soaked the state, while officials in North Carolina braced for another day of heavy rain.
National Weather Service meteorologist Phil Badgett said heavy rainfall is expected east of a line from the Triad to the Research Triangle area and down to Wilmington.
The National Weather Service forecasts 3 to 8 inches through Friday morning for parts of Virginia as the remains of Tropical Storm Ida, which was once a hurricane, crawl across the state. Old Dominion University in Norfolk canceled classes Thursday.
A coastal flood warning was posted for some areas thanks to a storm surge coinciding with high tide. A flood watch is out for central, eastern and southeastern areas farther inland.
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D.C. sniper offers no final words before execution
A Corrections officer walks past a guard tower at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarritt, Va. Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed at the facility Tuesday. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine refused to spare the life of Muhammad and cleared the way for his execution for the 2002 snipers attacks that left 10 dead.
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JARRATT. Va. — Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.
The 48-year-old died by injection at 9:11 p.m. Tuesday as relatives of the victims watched from behind glass, separated from the rest of the 27 witnesses at Greensville Correctional Center, south of Richmond.
Muhammad was executed for killing Dean Harold Meyers, who was shot in the head at a Manassas gas station during the spree across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
He never testified or explained why he masterminded the shootings with the help of a teenage accomplice. That left questions answered about why he hunted people going about their daily chores, why he chose his victims, including a middle schooler on his way to class, and how many victims there were.
Muhammad stepped into Virginia's death chamber and within seconds was lying on a gurney his arms spread wide with a needle dug into each.
Muhammad, looking calm and stoic, said nothing.
"I would have liked him as some point in the process to take responsibility, to show remorse." Meyers said. "We didn't get any of that tonight."
After the first of the three drug lethal cocktail was administered, Muhammad blinked
Meyers' brother, Bob Meyers, said watching the execution was sobering and "surreal." He said other witnesses expressed a range of feelings, including some who were overcome with emotion.
repeatedly and took about seven deep breaths. Within a minute, he was motionless.
Nelson Rivera, whose wife, Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, was gunned down as she vacuumed her van at a Maryland gas station, said that when he watched Muhammad's chest moving for the last time, he was glad.
"I feel better. I think I can breathe better," he said. "I'm glad
he's gone because he's not going to hurt anyone else."
J. Wyndal Gordon, one of Muhammad's attorneys, described his client in his final hours as fearless and still insisting he was innocent.
"He will die with dignity — dignity to the point of defiance," Gordon said before going inside to watch the execution.
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Leaders agree on plan to create lighted campus path
BY BRANDON SAYERS
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Leaders of a project that would create a lighted pathway connecting the University campus and Downtown Lawrence settled on details of the project Wednesday, including deciding on a proposed location and types of lighting.
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The red area on the map is where the first phase of the path will be built. If enough funds exist, construction will start on the blue portion.
Elise Higgins, Topeka senior and community affairs director for Student Senate was one of the leaders who met Wednesday at the Kansas Union. She said the group would like to see construction begin next summer.
"We've come to a consensus on a number of key issues to this project," Higgins said. "We're well on our way."
After walking the proposed paths yesterday, the leaders came to an agreement on the location. Under the proposal, the path would run directly down 12th Street from Vermont to Louisiana streets. If funding is available, project leaders said they would also like to add lighting to sections of 14th and Ohio streets.
Higgins said the proposed path would be constructed over the existing sidewalk on the north side of 12th Street. Pedestrian control crosswalks would be constructed
near Kentucky and Tennessee streets.
Higgins said leaders of the project would also like a similar path to run down 14th Street between Louisiana and Ohio streets, and down Ohio Street to meet up with the other pathway. Depending on funding, this portion of the project could happen later than the first phase of the path construction.
"If we get all the money we've asked for we could get this done at the same time," Higgins said.
Higgins said leaders agreed on the lighting system of the path, which would consist of motion-sensor LED lighting structures standing between 3 and 4 feet tall. The lights would remain on during the evening hours at a dimmer setting and would brighten as people walked by. They would remain off during daylight hours.
"I think this will help very much with the light pollution and energy efficiency concerns." Higgins said.
The lack of lighting in the area had been a safety issue for many years, Higgins said, but recent attention to violent crimes in the neighborhood had students and community members asking about a safe walkway. A number of campus and community organizations came together in August and began discussing options for such a path.
Leaders of the project will now begin asking for the community's opinion on the project, especially property owners in the area of the proposed path. Leaders are also working on requesting funds for the project from the City of Lawrence, the University and federal and state grant programs.
Mark Thiel, assistant director of the city's public works department, said the city's preliminary estimates suggested the path could cost as much as $350,000.
"Final cost estimates will be developed once the specifics about the project are worked out." Thiel said.
The city's public works department has identified the lighted pathway as one of three projects it plans to submit for consideration of a Community Development Block Grant.
In a memo to the city manager, Thiel said the staff was requesting $150,000 in CDBG money for the pathway project.
"A lighted corridor from campus to downtown will improve public safety and encourage economic growth," Thiel said in the memo.
Margene Swarts, assistant director for the city's planning and development services, said the city was accepting applications for CDBG grants through Dec. 1 and
expected to have about $800,000 in available funds. CDBG funding is provided annually by the federal government.
Swarts said the Community Development Advisory Committee would review the applications and make recommendations on grant allocation in May. City Commissioners will make the final decision on grant allotment.
University, the City of Lawrence and a state Transportation Enhancement Grant, Thiel said.
He said the city had not yet determined the amount in TE grants or city funding they would be requesting.
Stakeholders who have, at some level, been involved in the project so far include Student Senate, the Campus Safety Advisory Board, the All Scholarship Hall Council, representatives from GSP-Corbin, the Panhellenic Association, Interfraternity Council, the Oread Neighborhood Association, GaD-uGi Safecenter and the KU Public Safety Office, among others.
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Pew Center study:10 states face economic disaster
BY JUDY LIN
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state officials dealing with the nation's highest unemployment rate are slashing spending on schools and health care.
in services.
A study released Wednesday warned that at least nine other big states are also barring toward economic disaster, raising the likelihood of higher taxes, more government layoffs and deep cuts
Drastic financial remedies are no longer limited to California, where a historic budget crisis earlier this year grew so bad that state agencies issued IOUs to pay bills.
The report by the Pew Center on the States found that Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin are also at grave risk.
Double-digit budget gaps, rising unemployment, high foreclosure rates and built-in budget constraints are the key reasons.
"While California often takes the spotlight, other states are facing hardships just as daunting," said Susan Urahn, managing director of the Washington, D.C.-based center. "Decisions these states make as they try to navigate the recession will play a role in how quickly the entire nation recovers."
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urged lawmakers and governors in those states to take quick action to head off a wider fiscal catastrophe.
The 10 states account for more than one-third of the nation's population and economic output, according to the report.
Historically, states have their worst tax revenue year soon after a national recession ends. At the same time, higher joblessness and underemployment mean more people need government-sponsored health care and social safety-net programs, further taxing state services.
California leads the most vulnerable states identified by the report, which describes it as having poor money-management practices.
Since February, California has
made nearly $60 billion in budget adjustments in the form of cuts to education and social service programs, temporary tax hikes, one-time gimmicks and stimulus spending, according to the Legislative Analyst's Office.
Many of those fixes are not
expected to last. The state's temporary tax increases will begin to expire at the end of 2010, while federal stimulus spending will begin to run out a year after that.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
governor warned that the toughest cuts are ahead.
"I think that we are not out of the woods yet," Schwarzenegger said this week.
estimates California will run a deficit of $12.4 billion to $14.4 billion when he releases his next spending plan in January. The
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unemployment, foreclosures and budget requirements. It also gave them grades.
scored worst with D-pluses, then New Jersey and Illinois with C-minuses.
In reviewing why some states are suffering more than others, Pew found that the 10 states tend to rely heavily on one type of industry, have a history of persistent budget shortfalls or face legal constraints making it extra difficult to implement major changes, such as tax increases.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark — A man was convicted of capital murder Wednesday for beating an Arkansas TV anchorwoman so brutally that her face was shattered and she never regained consciousness before dying five days later.
Curtis Lavelle Vance could face the death penalty for the assault on Anne Pressly at her Little
Rock bungalow. The same jury that convicted him reconvened to hear testimony about whether he should be put to death or imprisoned without the possibility of parole.
After the verdict, Pressly's mother, Patti Cannady, raised a hand and said, "Praise God. Praise God." She burst into sobs.
Vance, 29, of Marianna, was also convicted of residential burglary along with rape and theft of property in the Oct. 20 attack.
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Once jurors delivered the guilty verdict, Vance gestured toward the empty jury box, pointed to his eyes and ears and shook his head.
After entering her home through a Dutch door she left open for her dogs, authorities said. Vance
In various confessions made to police, Vance said he went to Pressly's neighborhood looking to steal laptop computers.
The weekend before she was attacked, Pressly, a 26-year-old local celebrity, had been celebrating her bit part in the President Bush biopic "W." Due on KATV's "Daybreak" program at 5 a.m. that Monday morning, she never answered more than 40 wake-up calls made by her parents.
found the computer he sought - and Pressly.
"Anne, Momma's here. Momma's here," Cannady called to her daughter, according to her testimony. Pressly reached weakly with her right arm, moaning.
After calling for an ambulance, Cannady closed her eyes, lifted her head and prayed. When she opened her eyes, she saw blood on the ceiling.
Cannady, who was in town, told jurors that she drove to Pressly's house and found her battered and lying in a fetal position on her bed.
"That's how horrific ... her attack was. She was beyond recognition," Cannady told jurors.
An emergency room doctor at St. Vincent Infirmary believed Pressly, a blonde, had red hair because there was so much blood. Dr. Therese McBride testified that the front of Pressly's skull and jaw were beaten so severely that she did not appear human.
Pressly slipped into a coma after the attack and died five days later without regaining consciousness.
Vance's legal team argued that their client was innocent.
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Emperor of Japan marks 20th anniversary of reign
BY ERICTALMADGE
Associated Press
TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito, marking the 20th anniversary of his coronation Thursday, says he is concerned young people are forgetting their history.
Akihito said Japan must not forget its past — and especially the turbulent years his father, the late Emperor Hirohito, was on the throne — if it is to learn from its mistakes.
"What worries me most is that the history of the past will gradually be forgotten," the 75-year-old monarch said at a brief news conference before Thursday's anniversary. He said it was regrettable Hirohito will be remembered by history for World War II and Japan's military advances into Asia prior to its defeat in 1945.
"The reign of my father began at a very difficult time," he said, noting that Japan invaded Manchuria six years after Hirohito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne. "There are many lessons that we can learn from the 60-some years
"He viscerally knew the importance of peace," Akhito said.
Japan has often been criticized by its neighbors — who bore the brunt of Japanese colonialism — for whitewashing the country's role in World War II in its school textbooks. Although Akihito has visited China, he has yet to travel to South Korea, largely because of lingering animosities over the war.
Until Japan's surrender, Hirohito was officially considered a living
god and loyalty to the throne was used to rally the nation behind the war, though historians generally agree that it was more often the generals, admirals and politicians who made the major decisions
that set the country's disastrous course.
Over the past 20 years, Akhipo and his wife, Empress Michiko,
have grown quietly into their roles as ceremonial symbols of the nation, a definition of the Japanese monarchs imposed by U.S. military leaders during the Japanese occupation.
"What worries me most is that the history of the past will gradually be forgotten."
Akithoi's primary role is that of a figurehead. He presides over rituals at the palace shrines, gives out awards, meets foreign dignitaries and swears in new Cabinets.
His public comments are famously circumspspect, avoiding subjects that might have political implications, and off-the-cuff
AKIHITO Emperor of Japan
remarks are almost unheard of. The questions he answered at the pre-anniversary news conference were submitted to the palace well in advance, and he had written answers prepared.
Akihito was coronated nearly a year after Hirohito died
on Jan. 7, 1989 because the country was officially in mourning.
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Japan's Empress Akhito, center, greets guests during the annual imperial imperial garden party at Akasai Imperial Garden in Tokyo Oct. 22 Akihito, 75, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the world's oldest heraldic monarchy, monarcy.
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Sister Catherine Bitzer holds a document at the Diocese of St. Augustine in St. Augustine, Fla. Oct. 4. The records are about 415 years old.
BY JONATHAN M. KATZ Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti's new prime minister was inaugurated Wednesday and promised to attract more investment and create jobs, while forging good relations with lawmakers who have ousted two heads of government in as many years.
Jean-Max Bellerive, the sixth person to hold the post since 2004 in the politically unstable Caribbean nation, said he will work closely with lawmakers in Haiti's Parliament.
too closely to international development plans.
The Parliament recently fired his predecessor in part for sticking
"We will take care of putting (members of Parliament) more in accordance with what we are doing." Bellerive told The Associated Press as the just-fired former prime minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, drove away from the hilltop mansion that is now Bellerive's headquarters.
"It's the same program, basically. We have the same priorities" as the previous government, he said.
Bellerive, 51, officially took power as Haiti's No. 2 in Wednesday ceremonies. He has served in a wide variety of Haitian administrations, including those
of former populist President Jean Bertrand Aristide and the military junta that once ousted Aristide.
Bellerie was sworn in by President Rene Preval, who praised an orderly transition that took little more than 12 days from the ouster of one prime minister to the swearing-in of her replacement.
But Bellerive said he intends to see those plans through—and, in fact, speed some investment deals along by continuing in his previous role as minister of planning and external cooperation.
"The only way that we are going to change Haiti is through private investment, through creating jobs in Haiti," he told reporters.
Oldest US city preserves ancient Catholic records
BY RON WORD Associated Press
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Sister Catherine Bitzer slowly opened a file box and carefully removed a brittle page, scarred by years of neglectful storage, mold and insects. At 415 years old, the marriage record written by a Roman Catholic priest is still readable and is one of the oldest known European records from the United States.
It's among thousands of artifacts detailing the lives of the Spanish soldiers, missionaries and merchants who settled St. Augustine, the nation's oldest permanent city. The church kept the only official records, a role that today is filled by government.
After being scattered from Florida and surviving destruction for centuries, they are now safe in a newly renovated waterproof, fireproof and climate-controlled building at the Diocese of St. Augustine, said Bitzer, the archivist of the diocese.
Michael Gannon, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Florida, calls the archives "a pocketful of miracles."
He tracked down most of the documents, which had traveled to Cuba, back to St. Augustine and then Notre Dame, Ind.
The earliest documents detail the births, confirmations, marriages and deaths of the Spanish residents in St. Augustine from 1594 to 1763, when the British took over Florida.
Dated Jan. 24, 1594, and handwritten by Father Diego Escobar de Sambrana, the record held by Bitzer details the marriage of soldier Gabriel Hernandez to Catalina de Valdes in St. Augustine, some 26 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
Other treasures in the archives include the records, headboard,
and a piece of the coffin belonging to Pedro Menendez de Aviles, the Spanish Navy admiral who founded St. Augustine in 1565.
There are also records of the diocese's nine bishops and the Spanish colonial government, and microfilm of records on explorations, the attacks of English and French corsairs, the development of slavery and reports on Indian customs and languages.
Missing from the collection are the documents from the first 29 years of Catholic life in St. Augustine. Gannon believes they may have been destroyed by Sir Francis Drake, the English privateer, who sacked the town in 1586.
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Lutty, an endangered Amur tiger, roams in his cage at the Wild Animals Rehabilitation Center in Sikhote-Ali. Russia wants to double the tiger population by 2022.
Russia hopes to hold tiger summit
BY GARY PEACH
Associated Press
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger — posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country's Far East.
Now Russia is helping plan an ambitious program it hopes can double the global tiger population by 2022.
Russia hopes to hold a "tiger summit" in the Far East city of Vladivostok in September to coordinate multinational efforts to protect the Amur tiger, its habitats and increasingly scarce food sources, representatives of Russia's Natural Resources Ministry, the World Bank and the World Wildlife Fund said Wednesday.
"We decided that this time we should do something serious in order to preserve tigers on our planet," said Igor Chestin, director of the Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund. "The situation is catastrophic."
The meeting would be hosted
by Putin, Russia's powerful prime minister, and include leaders of countries such as India and China, according to Chestin and Deputy Natural Resources Minister Igor Maidanov.
The goal of the program, which could involve as many as 13 countries, would be to double the number of tigers worldwide to some 6,500 by 2022.
Chestin said this would require a total $1 billion from all participating countries — a target he said could be met with both government funds and private sponsorship.
Putin's support, which Maidanov said was expected, would likely give the effort a major boost.
Last year, Putin was given an Amur cub on his birthday and showed it off to journalists inside his home before putting it in other hands.
Months earlier, Russian television networks showed him patting a grown female on the cheek after shooting it with a tranquilizer gun as part of a program to track the rare cats on a Russian wildlife preserve.
NATIONAL
Mormon church backs gay rights laws
BY ERIC GORSKI
Associated Press
It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard.
On Tuesday night, after a series of clandestine meetings between local gay-rights backers and Mormons in Salt Lake City, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would support proposed city laws that would prohibit discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
The ordinances passed and history was made; It marked the first time the Salt Lake City-based church had supported gay-rights legislation.
The Mormon church — which continues to suffer a backlash over its support last year of Proposition 8, the measure banning gay marriage in California — emphasized that its latest position in no way contradicts its teachings on homosexuality.
But the action is one of the strongest signs yet that even conservative religious groups that oppose same-sex marriage might be willing to support legal protections for gays that fall short of that.
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Baby Jay sits on the court as Big Jay looks into a newspaper during the introduction of Pittsburg State Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks won 103-45 in the exhibition game.
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ROME — The head of a U.N. food agency called on people around the world Wednesday to join him in a day of fasting to highlight the plight of undernourished people, whose ranks have surged past 1 billion in the
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Jacques Diouf, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization, said he hoped the move would encourage action by world leaders who will take part in a three-day food summit at the agency's headquarters starting Monday.
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Missing soldier's body found by divers
BY ELENA BECATOROS
Associated Press
KABUL — Military divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who disappeared last week along with another soldier as the two tried to retrieve airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan, NATO said Wednesday.
Afghan and international forces are still searching for the second missing paratrooper in the remote, Taliban-infested province of Badghis, which borders Turkmenistan. He has not been identified.
Relatives said they believe Spc. Benjamin Sherman of Plymouth, Mass., died after jumping into the river to try to save his comrade, who was also swept away by the current.
Sherman's wife, Patricia, said military officials told her that the circumstances of his death remain under investigation, but his family believes Spc. Sherman died trying to rescue his friend.
"I know that day he jumped into the river to try to save his comrade was not because he didn't just see another soldier in the water, he saw his brother," said his sister, Meredith Sherman. "He didn't jump in because he was trained to, but because that's what his heart told him to do."
The two paratroopers, both from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, disappeared Nov. 4 in the Bala Barghab area of Badghis during a routine resupply mission.
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Freshman guard's solid exhibition performances meet expectations
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The Jayhawks are laden with star power, but newcomer Xavier Henry is quickly leaving his mark.
Kansas coach Bill Self went through quite the ordeal this summer recruiting him, traveling to Oklahoma City to iron out commitment issues with Henry's father. All that is behind them and Henry said he is happy in to be Lawrence — as if his constant smile weren't convincing enough.
"It's a great time to be here," he said. "I want to be a part of it and I want my brother to be a part of it."
Everyone from fans, coaches, teammates and experts agrees: Freshman guard Xavier "X" Henry is worth all the hype.
He stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 220 pounds at 18 years old. He's one of Kansas' all-time most sought after recruits.
When Henry first arrived at camp, Self said he was immediately impressed with how fit his new weapon was.
"There are not too many 18-year-olds like that," Self said. "There are not too many guards that powerful."
Henry has the rare ability to drive to the basket or make shots from long
range. His versatility with the ball, mixed with his speed and physicality, makes Henry a mismatch for opposing defenses. His teammates say his physical presence is his
greatest asset.
"He's really, really strong," junior guard Tyrel Reed said. "I think people underestimate his strength. He can get to the basket at any time and he's also a threat from the outside, so he's going to be a great player for us."
Senior guard Sherron Collins tried his hand in practice against Henry, but even he had trouble guarding him.
"It's tough," he said. "I tried to guard him a few times and caught myself under the rim. He's naturally strong. You just have to put a body on him and try to block him out."
"I think he can be a really good college player. He's becoming a better teammate every day."
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Henry's first shots in each exhibition game were both three-pointers. In two games, he scored 24 points, but that doesn't tell the whole story. He showed his ability to race down the court, push around defenders and finish while drawing contact.
"It'll take him a while," Collins said, "but he's a natural scorer so he is alright."
Every freshman has to adjust to the college game. Henry will most likely have his
ups and downs, Collins said,
but his overall skill set will
make up for it.
"I always like to crash the glass because that's where you
To finish out his repertoire, Henry is keen on grabbing offensive rebounds, which is rare to find in the guard position.
get free points," he said. "It's a good thing and it will get you involved real quick."
He is one of five freshmen on the Naimshi Preseason Watch List and is on the cover of
the Nov. 16 issue of ESPN the Magazine along with teammates Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich. Henry pleased with the cover, he said he has not inside. "He said better than thought it would." All the signs are good for Henry so far, but these are a lot of accolades for someone who has not played a college game yet, Aldrich said.
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Sophomore cornerback Daymond Patterson breaks free of a tackle for a 49-yard punt return at UTEP Sept. 12. Patterson led the defense with six tackles in Kansas' 34-7 victory. Weston White/KANSAN
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Senior safety Darrell Stuckey, junior cornerback Chris Harris and senior running back Jake Sharp admitted Tuesday that this season just didn't go the way the team expected.
For sophomore cornerback Daymond Patterson, nothing has gone as expected in his career at Kansas.
He was switched from wide receiver to cornerback last year just three weeks after an eight-catch, 130-yard performance against Louisiana Tech. Patterson said he thought he was moved because of a dropped pass and a fumble in Kansas' loss against South Florida in the third week of the season.
He opened this year as a starter at cornerback but has been seeing less time on the field in recent weeks. Mangino said Patterson's hobbling ankle injury, suffered in the Oct. 31 loss at Texas Tech, is a cause for concern, and other cornerbacks are playing better.
Sophomore Anthony Davis and freshman D.J. Beshears have both seen significant time at cornerback since the Colorado game. Davis started the first game of the season but barely saw the field until Saturday's loss at Kansas State. Beshears took a redshirt until he saw the field on special teams against Colorado and replaced Patterson at cornerback on Colorado's second possession.
"We're also getting a lot of competition at that position," coach Mark Mangino said. "I was hoping it would play out that way and it is."
Patterson said he doesn't want to jump back in the revolving door that is the left cornerback position before he's recovered from his ankle injury. Freshman
"It's not going to do us any good going out there trying to hop around and make plays when you're not 100 percent," Patterson said.
Patterson said he is unsure if he will play this weekend against Nebraska. He is working hard with athletic trainers and said he was eager to play. His struggles with the injury and the competition grabbing his spot haven't
receiver Bradley McDougald also replaced him at punt returner against Kansas State.
brought him down.
When asked if he would ever welcome a position change back to wide receiver, Patterson said he would be more than happy to help out on the offensive side of the ball. He said he wants a chance to make up for the two mistakes he made in the South
"I keep going out there and working hard every day," Patterson said. "When I get a chance to come in the game, I feel like I'm going to do the best I can to help this team."
"When the season's over, we'll reassess things," Mangino said. "We need him where he is right now."
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Mangino said the team is living for today and not considering future positional changes at this time.
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COMMENTARY
But despite the fact that it was employed as a weapon by Kansas fans, that refrain was equal parts damnation and praise for the jayhawks. Certainly, it implied a strong level of confidence that the Kansas men's basketball team would play up to its lofty reputation. But it also implied that Kansas football would play down to its and, furthermore, that Kansas fans were willing to grant as much.
BY ALEX BEECHER
abeecher@kansan.com
Old habits do die hard, after all. And for many Kansas fans, football season falling out of mind once the ball tips in Allen Fieldhouse is a habit as old as they themselves are. Fans tread lightly through fall, "wait 'til basketball season!" a retort held taut on their tongue, ready to be fired at a moment's need.
Amidst the rampant excitement surrounding Kansas' highlight-reel exhibition
Which is why this Saturday — a Senior Day showdown against Nebraska — is crucial for Kansas football. Not because the layhawks have any aspirations of winning the Big 12 North, or of vaulting back in to the rankings. Both of those aspirations were specters before last week, and they're altogether banished now. Kansas does not need to defeat Nebraska to achieve any impossible level of national notoriety, or to grasp at out-of-reach straws. But, as much as the envelop-
highlight-feel exhibition victories and the pending regular season, it's easy to forget that football season isn't over.
ing circumstances allow, Saturday's game is indeed a must win for Kansas.
Because, the night before, the wait for basketball season will have ended. Barring some confluence of unfathomable events, the No. 1-ranked Kansas men's basketball team will demolish Hofstra. And the Jayhawks will do it in style. Enough style that Kansas fans may be tempted to forget that there's a football game the next day. And it is on ABC, so maybe they won't even bother showing up. The fan base had enough of a hard time staying for an entire game when the Jayhawks were undefeated and ranked, after all. Now, far removed from those utopian circumstances, an even greater level of disinterest ought to be expected.
Kansas football simply must rediscover its winning ways. Hurt or not, Todd Reesing needs to play with the same reckless abandon that turned him in to a star — without turning over the football. The Kansas offense, as a whole, must rekindle a fire that burned bright not so long ago. They need big plays, and more importantly, points. There's responsibility on the other side of the ball, too. An improving Kansas defense must continue that trend, and clamp down on a Nebraska offense which is, at best, mediocre.
Of course, there's a simple, if not terribly easy, way to stop that from happening.
A loss, and those expectations will be fulfilled. The level of disinterest will persist, or maybe even grow.
Again, Kansas must win. The Jayhawks need to defeat the Cornhuskers, so that they can defeat a more threatening enemy: the growing ambivalence of Kansas fans.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures."
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FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas has scored 100 points or more in three consecutive exhibition games.
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A: 35, dating back to 1995.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL C.J. Henry to return to practice on Wednesday
"I think he said he may do a few things today." Self said.
"Probably not full court but maybe do some half court stuff today, see how he feels."
Self said he isn't a believer in putting players into games when they haven't practiced, so it may be a while before Henry sees some game action.
- Corey Thibodeaux
NHL
NHL Tucker activated from Avalanche iniured list
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche have activated forward Darcey Tucker from the injured reserve list.
He was activated in time for the game Wednesday night against the Blackhawks
Tucker missed eight games after suffering a concussion Oct. 23, when he was checked into the boards against Carolina.
He has four goals and two assists in 10 games for Colorado this season.
The Avalanche also said Wednesday that defenseman John-Michael Liles was placed on the injured reserve list because of a shoulder injury.
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Jayhawk football season is dead
MORNING BREW
D early beloved, we gather here today to say our goodbyes to the 2009
Kansas Jayhawk football season.
Just four weeks ago it was a season full of promise, but fate cruelly took it away all too soon. With last weeks fall to intrastate rival Kansas State, we realized it was time to commemorate the remnants of Todd Reesing's awe-inducing ability to create miracle plays out of nothing and send them into the beyond. With that ability, we learned, go the Jayhawks' chances.
The bard William Shakespeare once wrote: "When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions." And so it was for this year's Jayhawks. It started with the plethora of off-the-field problems in the offseason. There was the bizarre Jocques Crawford-Ben Leuken-somebody-hit somebody-with-a-car-W.T.F.-just-went-down situation. There was Dezmon Briscoe's early one-game suspension. There was Jake Sharp's early season injury.
But the Jayhawks prevailed. It seemed as if they couldn't
BY TIM DWYER
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be stopped early. Reesing was his usual spectacular self. The defense was inspired in Mark Mangino's new 4-2-5 package. Toben Opurum helped us quickly forget that Jake Sharp once existed.
So, for awhile, there was prosperity. Until the sorrows piled on once more. There was the mid-season fight with the basketball team. Reesing, the unflappable, infallible leader of the Kansas football revolution, was suddenly human. His miracle scrambles ended in sacks or interceptions.
His sure-handed receivers — led by Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier — suddenly weren't catching everything. The defense couldn't stop the Browns, let alone a Big 12 offense. And Mangino — once Manganius — was coaching admittedly bad
But this is not a time for grieving. Let us forget the four consecutive losses. Let us forget the inglorious end to Reesing's career. Let us instead celebrate what Reesing accomplished in his time as a Jayhawk. He was the best quarterback at the school since John Hadl — maybe the best ever. He turned a laughing-stock football program into one that does not accept losses to intrastate rivals. Into a BCS bowl champion. Into a North division contender.
Let us remember Kerry Meier and his hands. The hands that caught that beautiful pass from Reesing that smote the Missouri Tigers in last year's Border Showdown. The hands that caught everything.
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Let us remember Dezmon Briscoe and his raw athleticism and pray that he may revive for one more year in college.
Let us remember Darrrell Stuckey, the hustle and heart of the Kansas football revival.
Let us remember Jake Sharp and his ability to hit a seam that wasn't really there.
won't be the same without the Reesing-led Jayhawks. But, dear friends, rejoice! For with death comes rebirth. Tomorrow a new sun will rise. A sun that will shine brightly on the bronze statue of Phog Allen that sits outside of his church of basketball. And tomorrow, mass will be held for the first time this year.
Let us also look forward. Life
Tomorrow, we baptize a new Kansas basketball season. May it's life be filled with joy and wonder and live up to all the promise it brings.
Follow Tim Dwyer at twitter.com/timdwyer.
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BASKETBALL
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Men's Basketball vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m.
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Volleyball vs. Baylor, 11 a.m.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: ROB RAINS
He is a former National League beat writer for USA Today's Baseball Weekly.
For three years, he covered the St. Louis Cardinals with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Assigned by Luther Gulick, dean of the physical education department at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass., Naismith's challenge was to find a game that would entertain a class of 18 rigid students and could also be played indoors during the long frozen months of the New England winter.
He is the author/co-author of autobiographies and/or biographies of several famous sports heroes ranging from Ozzie Smith to Marshall Faulk.
He is a graduate of the University and wrote for The Kansan and the Lawrence Journal-World.
Naismith nearly gave up on his task after failing to enthuse the group for nearly two weeks of ineffective experiments. However he loathed the idea of conceding to failure, and continued his search for a gym-friendly game for grown men.
His son, B.J. Rains, also attended KU and wrote for the sports section of The Kansan.
He currently lives in St. Louis with his wife, Sally Tippett Rains, and teaches in the school of communications at Webster University.
Once realizing that finesse, and not brute force, was the key to fluid indoor activity, Naismith knew that he was on to something. Shortly after, the first 13
rules of a new game were written and a peach basket was nailed to a railing ten feet high. The game of basketball was born.
This is what James Naismith is remembered for today. However "James Naismith: The Man Who Invented Basketball," by Rob Rains — the first definitive biography of the Canadian-born innovator — was written for more than just the
game he founded.
The book was also written to illuminate Naismith not just as an inventor, but as a good father and husband and a man with strong morals and a relentless and inalterable work ethic.
Compiled with the help of Naismith's granddaughter, Hellen Carpenter, and the 300 documents from Naismith's old files in her
possession, this biography is an insightful testament to a man that, as Naismith once said, was looking "to leave the world a little better than he found it."
Rains and Carpenter will make an appearance at the KU Bookstore in the Kansas Union tomorrow from 4:00-5:30 p.m. to discuss and sign their new book.
Today basketball is played and celebrated by both men and women worldwide.
Naismith, who once aspired to be a doctor and a minister, never envisioned his idea would snowball as it did.
The biography commences with a heartfelt foreword by former Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams and an introduction from a personal family perspective by Carpenter.
However the simplicity of the general rules and the lack of much required equipment makes basketball practical for any athlete, regardless of background.
Think of this book as a reminder
TREASURES
ROB RAINS
NATIONAL GAMES
JAMES
NAISMITH
THE MAN WHO INVENTED
BASKETBALL
Contributed photo The authors of a book about James Naismith will appear at the KU Bookstore Friday.
of why Allen Fieldhouse will be stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey tomorrow night.
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- Edited by Tim Burgess
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Woolridge signs with Jayhawks
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
High school senior Royce Woollridge signed a letter of intent in a ceremony at his high school Wednesday, making his commitment to Kansas official
Woolridge, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound guard from Sunnysville High in Phoenix, Ariz., averaged 28.5 points and 2.1 steals per game last season.
Woolridge said Kansas' rich basketball tradition and atmosphere made Kansas his ideal choice.
"I'm excited."
Woolridge said.
"There's history behind the school and the stands were crazy."
He verbally committed to Kansas in May 2008 after gaining interest from
This is the first signing for the jayhawks this year. Woolridge was a perfect recruit, Self said, because of his loyalty and commitment to Kansas.
"He liked how we played and we notified each other," Self said. "They got word to us, we went and watched him play, offered him a scholarship and, boom, it was done."
"He was the first one to jump on board and we'll always have a fond appreciation of that," Self said.
The interest in Kansas for Woolridge, coach Bill Self said, started right after the Jayhawks won the National Championship in 2008.
Woolridge was present for Late Night in the Phog and said he had great time, justifying his decision.
Currently, Rivals.com has Woolridge ranked at 117th over-
ROYCE WOOLRIDGE Men's basketball commit
other schools such as UCLA, Georgetown and Arizona.
MIZZOU
"I'm excited. There's history behind the school and the stands were crazy."
Self said he was looking to see that number climb after his senior season.
all in the country and ESPNU 100 has him at 94.
"You watch."
Self said. "When
the rankings
come out at the end of the year, he'll be one of those guys that I would say definitely has a great chance to be a top 50-type player."
Follow Corey Thibodeaux at twitter.com/c_thibodeaux
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Missouri coach Gary Pinkel argues a call during a game against Baylor on Saturday in Columbia. Mo The Bearwon 40-32
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Losing streak discourages Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The shock of losing at home to Baylor, and the frustration of losing four of the last five games, is weighing on Missouri coach Gary Pinkel.
"It's just one big ball of frustration," Pinkel said. "It's not a great feeling. It's not fun losing and our fans have a better expectation level than what they're seeing."
After an impressive win over Colorado on Oct. 31, Missouri (5-4, 1-4 Big 12) was a 14-point favorite to beat Baylor. Instead, Missouri blew an 11-point halftime lead and lost 40-23.
For the Bears, it was just the third win in their last 55 Big 12 road games and the first in Columbia since 1972.
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"I was just shocked," senior line-backer Sean Weatherspoon said. "So shocked."
The loss knocked Missouri out of the running for its third straight Big 12 North title, a goal that both players and fans had considered achievable despite losing the first three conference games.
The hardest part of the schedule is over, with only games at Kansas State on Saturday, a home game against Iowa State and a game against rival Kansas in Kansas City remaining.
Now, the Tigers have to focus on winning at least one of the remaining games to become bowleligible.
"Obviously, the goal now is to finish out the season winning."
center Tim Barnes said. "We want to win every game that's left, and if we obtain that goal we can go to a good bowl game."
One issue Missouri has to work out is the second-half performance. In Big 12 play, Missouri has yet to score a second-half touchdown and has been outscored 80-11 after halftime.
"We can't let these things continue to happen," quarterback Blaine Gabbert said. "They've happened more than once this year and we have to come out with a renewed
focus to make sure they don't happen again."
Pinkel discounted the notion that he and his staff were not making the proper halftime adjustments.
"I've always said that if you're waiting until balftime to make adjustments, you're not a very good coach," Pinkel said. "We make adjustments all the time, after every series, so I've always said that I thought that was very, very overrated."
That doesn't mean he isn't
.
searching for answers.
"You can stop practice, you can say this is the second half or this is the fourth quarter," Pinkel said. "But obviously, we're not doing a good enough job."
As surprising as Missouri has been on the down side, the Wildcats have been one of the success stories of the Big 12 in Bill Snyder's return as coach.
Kansas State (6-4, 4-2) is in the hunt for the Big 12 North championship.
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Jayhawks want to reload with new hoops recruits
BY MAX ROTHMAN mrothman@kansan.com
In her six-year tenure at Kansas, coach Bonnie Henrickson has recruited many different kinds of talent. Sometimes those skills are in the form of a 6-foot-5 center who can run the floor like a cheetah. Other times that translates to a 5-foot-4 point guard with great court vision.
Three guards from Texas, CeCe Harper, Keena Mays and Diara Moore, as well as Coloradan Brooke Jelniker signed letters of intent to join Hendrickson's squad for the 2010-2011 season.
Harper was a teammate on current freshman guard Monica Engelman at Madison High School in San Antonio. She averaged 17.4 points per game and 5.1 rebounds per game as a junior and was rated the 29th best point guard in the class of 2010 by ESPN's HoopGurlz.com. Her familiarity with Engelman, another definite up and comer for Kansas, could help Harper squeak into the point guard rotation next year.
"CeCe has an extremely high
basketball IQ." Henrickson said. "She is a good shooter who can extend the defense with her range. At the same time she is effective off the dribble and has great court vision. She is the complete package."
Mays averaged 10 points per game and 3 assists per game as a junior at Timberview High School in Arlington. She was honored as the District 8-4A Offensive Player of the Year and was rated the 61st best player overall in the class of 2010 by ESPN's HoopLz.com. Mays' potential has no ceiling and could be a huge difference maker for the team once the transition from high school to college becomes a smooth one.
"Keena has the ability to make plays all over the court," Henrickson said. "She is great at getting her teammates the ball in a position to score and can also knock down the shot herself. She has good range and can get to the rim and finish."
skills will serve as a valuable asset at Henrickson's disposal.
Moore led Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill to a 25-7 record in the 2008-2009 season, averaging 13 points per game. 4 assists per game and 2 steals per game. Her strength and leadership
"Diara is a strong, athletic guard," Henrickson said. "She is very physical and really knows how to attack the hoop. In addition, she is a great rebounder and will bring an element of toughness to our program."
Jelniker averaged 14 points per game, six rebounds per game and two blocks and steals per game for Thunder Ridge High School in Highlands Ranch as a junior. She was named a First Team All-Conference player and rated as the 19th best small forward by HoopGurlz.com and 45th best overall prospect by GregSwain.com. Her versatile skills will be a welcome addition to a squad that will be without its star small forward Danielle McCray next year.
"Brooke is a fantastic shooter," Henrickson said. "She is long and athletic and comes from one of the top high school programs in the state of Colorado. She is an aggressive rebounder and really knows how to play the game."
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Rankings name McCray third best small forward
ESPN.com rated superstar senior guard/forward Danielle McCray as the third best small forward in the nation in the 2009-2010 preseason rankings. McCray was already honored as the 2009 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year after averaging 21.6 ppg and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior. The Olathe native has her sights set on the NCAA Tournament after a Kansas loss in the WNIT championship game last year.
— Max Rothman
NBA
Loss drops Nets to worst start in franchise history
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Marreese Speights converted a go-ahead three-point play with 1:10 to play and the Philadelphia 76ers beat New Jersey 82-79 on Wednesday night, extending the Nets' franchise worst start to 0-8
Thaddeus Young had 20 points to lead the 76ers, and Speights finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.
Brook Lopez had 23 points and 14 rebounds, but the center did not get a call on a drive to the basket with about 14 seconds to play that could have
given the Nets the lead.
Andre Igudaola added nine points, nine rebounds and six assists on 4 of 14 shooting, while Louis Williams had 10 points for Philadelphia.
New Jersey missed three shots that would have given it the lead in the final minute and turned the ball over with less than 5 seconds to play on an inbounds play.
The undermanned Nets seemed on the verge of their first win when Lopez hit two free throws with 1:26 to play to put New Jersey ahead 79-77.
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Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony, left, fouls Milwaukee Bucks' Brandon Jennings in a game Wednesday in Milwaukee. The bucks won
108-102.
Rookie Jennings scores 32 in victory against Nuggets
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MILWAUKEE — Brandon Jennings never expected to start his NBA career this way.
It appears to be leap-by-leap for the player who decided to skip college for the pros in Europe before being picked 10th overall.
The rookie point guard scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and Andrew Bogut added 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
"I came in here, wanted to learn and take (it) step-by-step," Jennings said.
"Fortunately, everything I learned over there seemed to impress the coaches and everybody," he said. "I just go out there and play with a chip on my shoulder."
And the results couldn't be better for Milwaukee. Expected to be one of the worst teams in the
NBA, the Bucks (4-2) are leading the Central Division.
"We've got a long way to go, but it's a great game to win." Bogut said.
Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and 10 rebounds for Denver (6-3).
"He ran out of gas a little bit," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We weren't good enough offensively and we weren't good enough defensively."
Jennings, who also had nine assists, had already played his best game to date before Denver whittled a 10-point deficit with 10 minutes to play down to 91-90 on a layup by Chaucey Billups.
Jennings answered with consecutive 3-pointers, dribbling amelibly on the second for most of the shot clock before slowing down and stepping back behind the 3-point line to make it 97-90 with Billups guarding him.
"I was feeling it from the first one," Jennings said. "I knew it was
in right as it left my hands. That was a great feeling."
Billups, who finished with 19, was impressed with Jennings' confidence.
"Give him credit, he stepped up and made some big, big shots. He was great all night," Billups said. "That, to me, is sometimes more than the result. That you have the ultimate confidence than you can hit those shots. That was impressive."
After another defensive stop, the Nuggets frustration began to run over. Kenyon Martin was whistled for a technical foul and Ersan Ilyasova made it 100-90 on three free throws with 2:41 left.
But Denver rallied, cutting it to 100-97 with 46 seconds to go on a 3-pointer by Billups. Bogut hit a 7-foot floater in the lane and J.R. Smith answered with a 3 with 21 seconds left to make it 102-100.
But Jennings kept up the pressure, hitting his final six free throws to seal it.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12.2009
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LITTLE SCOTTIE
NOW THAT THE CMA AWARDS ARE OVER, CAN WE PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT TAYLOR SWIFT?
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FILM
First black Disney princess excites fans
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NEW YORK — Holly Price Alford is over the moon about Disney's first black princess. Her 8-year-old daughter is, too, but not because the princess is black.
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Ytiskaisha Crockrell said she is excited about Disney's first black princess. "When I heard that Tiana was going to be an African American princess that made more proud to be brown," she said.
"She understands that this is a princess who is African American," said Alford, who is black and lives in Meadowbrook, Va. "But do I think it's a big deal to her? No."
Princess Tiana debuts in "The Princess and the Frog" in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 25 and nationwide Dec. 11, and grown-ups have certainly been buzzing. But for many little black girls growing up with Malia and Sasha Obama in the White House, the historic nature of Tiana's debut in Disney's mostly white princess lineup doesn't quite seem to register.
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Girls of all races have already caught princess fever, and young black girls embrace the white stars of "Hannah Montana," the Jonas Brothers and "High School Musical" without worrying about race.
The movie has not been without controversy — it's been criticized because the prince is not black and because Tiana is a frog for much of the movie, among other things.
"She's another princess," she said. "In the end, if she gets to kiss the prince, that's all that matters."
But little girls are simply excited about the story, said Alford.
Disney has expanded its princess lineup in recent years to include multicultural princesses Mulan, Pocahontas and Jasmine, but Tiana is the first black princess — and the first princess of any color in more than 10 years.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Today is 7 A glorious opportunity arrives early in the day, and you feel your energy shift towards romance. Follow traditional ideals.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Emotions move in a harmonious direction now. Confirm that shift with definite words.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
What you feel early in the day shifts as you take a more balanced view of the facts. Reserve discussion until later.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 5
Pay attention to body language
as well as words. The body
delivers more than half of the
message.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
If you get an early start, by day's end you'll have finished your work, started a new project and satisfied your emotions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 5
Self-esteem grows as you
address surprises from your
partner. The two of you actually
are on the same track.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 5
Gather your thoughts carefully before contacting others. Make sure each person knows his or her own boundaries.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 5
Take care of household chores today. A quick trip to the store may be necessary.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Open your mind and heart to an associate. Listen to the words, but also pay attention to the impact.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Today is a 6 Bring your emotions to work and pump up your effort. A deadline looms, but you can make it, all by yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is a 6
Keen awareness of financial matters puts you in the driver's seat. Choose purchases that will last.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Words take on a life of their own. Never think you’ve found the last or the best ones. Go for peace, balance and harmony.
MUSIC Swift wins 2nd award for song of the year
MUSIC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.
Swift won for her song "Love Story" — the night before she contends for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards — Bobby Pinson won songwriter of the year and Sony/ATV Music was named publisher of the year.
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OBITUARY 'McHale's Navy' actor Carl Ballantine dies at 92
LOS ANGELES — Carl Ballantine, a comedian, magician and actor who was in the 1960s TV sitcom "McHale's Navy," has died. He was 92.
His daughter said he died Nov. 3 in his sleep at his home in the Hollywood Hills.
Ballantine, who was born Meyer Kessler, switched from
straight magic to comedy in the 1940s. He appeared in Las Vegas, in nightclubs and on TV variety shows, including "The Tonight Show."
Ballantine was crewman Lester Gruber in "McHale's Navy" and had roles in several other TV shows and movies
He also did voiceovers in many cartoons and commercials.
He's survived by two daughters and a sister.
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A few minutes ago I thought about how awesome it'd be to be paid for sex. Then I realized that already exists — and it isn't too great.
I'm in the mood for another National Championship.
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The less motivated I am to write this paper, the more I want ice cream. I wish I could write my paper about that.
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Second game of the year and we already made number one on Sportcenter's Top 10.
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KU football sucks again and basketball is still good. All is right with the world. The year the football team did well I thought the apocalypse was coming
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If you have not seen "Forrest Gump",you are not American.
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A third of the FFs yesterday were about sex. On that note, I can't wait to have sex with this guy. I like.
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Whenever I'm feeling down, watching "Veronica" Mars always makes me feel better.
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Know what the perfect cure to a terrible football season is? Jayhawk Basketball!
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I still can't believe I met hot girls in Manhattan.
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Hey bikers on Jayhawk Boulevard: If you want to be treated like cars then you too should yield to pedestrians. Just a thought.
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Wetlands deserve protection
EDITORIAL BOARD
SAVE THE WETLANDS CAY NO
KU USE IT FOR OR GIVE IT BACK TO WETLANDS EDUCATION HASKELL
The University should quit hiding behind neutrality and stand up for the protection of the Baker Wetlands
The land owned by the University is located at 31st Street and Haskell Avenue, and is part of 573 acres of wetlands. It is being threatened by the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway, the construction of which would damage the ecosystem.
The land belonged to Haskell University until the 1950s,when the federal government deeded the land to the University, said Lynn Bretz, director of communications for the University
"Under the terms of the deed, the land is supposed to be used for the public benefit," Bretz said.
The University has not yet taken a side on the issue. The side it should take is using the
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"The University understands and respects the interests of all parties," Bretz said. "It is a controversial issue dating back more than 20 years with strong and legitimate opinions on all sides."
If the University understands all sides of the issue, then it should be knowledgeable enough to take a position.
Lawrence is ridiculous, said Jason Hering. Hutchison senior and president of Eco-Justice on campus. Hering said the city conducted a study and that the majority of the traffic is local.
The trafficway would connect the K-10 and the Kansas Turnpike. Those who support its construction think it would make the two highways work more efficiently and would remove traffic between them from Lawrence.
The argument that the trafficway would increase traffic flow in
"The need for this is not there," Hering said.
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to start using the land for research it would show the University's effort to not have the trafficway built.
Hering also said the University has taken a stance of approval for the trafficway by not taking action. He said if the University were
Bretz said the University itself doesn't conduct research.
"The University recruits and hires expert research faculty and staff scientists," Bretz said. "They determine what they research."
As a top research institute, the University should be encouraging students and faculty researchers to use this property for educational purposes. Herring said Eco-Justice has teamed up with Wetlands Preservation
Organization at Haskell.
at Haskell.
"The reason we are so concerned is because we still use the wetlands," Milicent Peplion, president of the WPO, said. "The 20 acres KU owns is right behind Haskell."
There are always students on the land whether they are praying or meditating, researching or studying or just taking a walk, Pepion said.
Pepion said she originally got involved to help bridge the gap between the University and Haskell.
"It's KU students and Haskell students coming together to stop the SLT," Penion said.
The construction of the trafficway is something that will take away an area filled with tradition still used today. The University should quit playing it safe, take a stance and encourage its faculty to begin research in the area. Students from the University and Haskell need to keep working together to protect the wetlands.
— Kate Larrabee for The Kansas Editorial Board
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JAMES FARMER
Republicans gain momentum with recent wins
It wasn't supposed to happen this way. One year ago, the media were fanatically sounding the death knell for the Republican Party. The rising minority and youth vote were supposed to bury the party for years to come. One book even declared "The Death of Conservativism."
President Barack Obama carried Virginia by six percentage points in 2008 and this year the Republican gubernatorial candidate won by 17. Obama carried New Jersey by 16 points and this year the Republican won by four. That is an astounding 23- and 19-point swing respectively — and all in only one year. No matter how you spin it, that's bad news for Democrats.
The celebration didn't last long. This year, the Republicans took back Virginia with a vengeance and upset the incumbent governor in the dark-blue state of New Jersey.
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CHET COMPTON
The mainstream media have always been excited about the idea of a rift from within the Republican Party. On a tough night for Democrats, this manufactured story became big news. It centered on the upstate New York congressional race where the Republican candidate was forced to drop out of the race due to extraordinary opposition from
leading Republicans.
When major national GOP figures clamored to endorse the Conservative Party candidate over the Republican, it was said that the Republican Party no longer accepted moderates. Suspicions of a battle between the moderate-wing and the right wing of the party seemed to ring true. But in reality, what happened in this race was a sign of unity, not division.
Because it was a special election, there was no primary process. Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate, would have never won a Republican primary. The reason Scozzafava was attacked by Republicans is not because of her stance on any one issue. She was pro-choice, for card-check, for higher taxes, received financial support from labor unions and had close ties with ACORN. It is because she embodied all of these characteristics at once that she was attacked by Republicans.
If you find that argument
unpersuasive, all you need to know is that after dropping out of the race she endorsed the Democratic candidate. Enough said.
So how does anybody reach the conclusion that Republicans attacking Scozzafava is a sign of division from within the Republican Party? The idea that Republicans refused to endorse her simply because she has an "R" next to her name shows courage, discipline and unity of purpose.
Aside from the bizarre special election in New York, the similarities between events leading to the Republican Revolution of 1994 and now are striking. In 1994, Republicans picked up 54 seats in the House and 8 seats in the Senate. These sweeping victories put the GOP in the majority in both houses of Congress.
Virginia and New Jersey showed the limits of Obama's influence. It remains to be seen whether congressional Democrats will be able to show enough humility to vote against the highly unpopular government takeover of health care. To do anything different is to repudiate the lessons of history. That's the right idea.
Compton is a Wichita senior in political science.
FASHION
Though trendy, leggings are not for everybody
In the 1957 film "Funny Face," Audrey Hepburn dances around in a black turtleneck and a pair of matching skinny pants. In 2006, Gap used footage of Hepburn in its ads for their version of the skinny black pant. Today, women can be seen emulating Hepburn's look by wearing leggings as pants.
But, along with the return of '80s fashion a few years ago, leggings are back, and now the cool kids are wearing them, too
In the mid '90s, my mother dressed me in leggings all the time. Back then, leggings were about as cool as bicycle shorts, also a staple in my adolescent wardrobe. None of the hip, Abercrombie-wearing kids would dare wear them.
Although it seems as if every girl on campus owns at least one pair, wearing leggings as pants has developed some opposition. The hatred may be fueled by misunderstanding — and abuse — of this trend.
To clear things up, tights as pants is not the correct verbiage. Of course, most men have never worn tights or leggings, so the confusion is understandable. Nonetheless, if women wore sheer pantyhose to class, their naughty bits would be on display for everyone, and the student body would be complaining to a different tune.
The real opposition to leggings as pants, is that, like any trend, wearers ignore the fact that they don't look good on everyone. If you wouldn't normally dress in tight, form-fitting pants or dresses this look isn't for you.
No matter how popular leggings are, if they don't flatter your figure, don't wear them as your solebum cover. If you're comfortable leaving no part of
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your lower body to the imagination, go for it.
If you're still undecided about this look, consider trying a pair of knit skinny pants. They have the fit and comfort of leggings, but pockets and a zipper to keep the look of pants. Splurge on a pair from Marc by Marc Jacobs at Bloomigdales.com or a more affordable pair by Jolt available at Macy's and Von Mau.
Don't make your classmates or professors uncomfortable by wearing ill-fitted leggings that show off your panty line, give you a muffin top or create some camel toe. If this happens to you cover it up, or try going up a size. If you don't have the shape to pull them off as pants, you can still wear leggings tastefully by pairing them with a long shirt that goes past your crotch and rear area.
When worn properly, leggings can work wonderfully in your wardrobe. On cold days pair them with a dress or skirt to keep you warm and look season appropriate. If you want something comfortable to exercise or lounge around in, leggings are the perfect fix. And if you're going to the Border Showdown football game, wear them under jeans to protect you from frost bite.
Esposito is a Overland Park sophomore in journalism and film.
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Getting it right
There is a T-shirt that says, "I reject your reality and replace it with my own." I remember when I thought this was cute, but now it has just become annoying. And worse, it's represents something that's very popular to do: Don't face what you don't like, and instead ignore the truth and make up your own. Realty does not work that way.
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The short version of what I found is: not really. Most polls still put him within a few points' of election levels, unless your source is known for a right-wing slant.
Chet Compton wrote in "Politically Correct: Obama's grade card" on Tuesday that the president's approval rating was plummeting. Being curious, I checked.
This may be the science major in me talking, but you should be looking for the least biased source. If you don't like what it says, too bad.
I particularly enjoy the comparisons of both our current
president and our previous president to Hitler. A note to the tea party protesters: It is logically impossible for Obama to be a Nazi-hippie-Communist. Socialist-Kenyan-Indonesian Jew. Could you at least whittle it down to a set that theoretically possible?
Sept. 11 truthers: I give you more leeway because the George W. Bush administration did nail many of the historically agreed signs of a fascist government. However, at no point did Bush and friends implement policy with the express purpose of killing people. And the cunning required to do what you say is like a child making crayon drawings suddenly recreating the "Mona Lisa."
In short, you can have opinions. But they should be subject to facts; not the other way around. Ask yourself, "If everyone stopped believing in it, would this go away?" If the answer is "yes," you are doing it wrong.
Jason Forson is a graduate student from Kansas City, Mo.
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2009
CLUB SPORTS
Women's rugby strives to finish season on high note
BY MAX LUSH mlush@kansan.com
The women's rugby club has had a lot of success so far this year, posting a 2-1 record going into its final match of the fall against Benedictine Saturday at home. The team started the season with a tough loss to Truman State 25-0. However, the team has managed to rattle off two straight victories against Kansas State and Missouri with scores of 35-5 and 17-0 respectively.
Club president Briana Slayton, Round Valley, Ariz., freshman, credits her team's early success to a new work ethic in practice installed by new coach Kiersten Abel.
"Coach has helped a lot," Slayton said, "She knows everything and how to answer our questions."
Coach Abel is the Heart of America, or Midwest region select side coach, as well as an International Rugby Board Coach educator in the United States. She's spent the last 12 years around rugby, playing for 10 years and coaching since 2007.
"Our practices have become more player-centered and now our players are much more adaptable on the field," Abel said.
The team this year is more wellrounded than ever before. It possesses a strong forward pack and also has a quick, elusive backline that makes the opposition play honestly.
Flanker Emily Knight, Toronto junior, credits this balance to the success against rivals.
"We like to hit them with our forwards and make them tired, and then spin the ball wide and let our wings get out in the open," Knight said.
The support the players give one another has
as much as the forwards support the backs"," Abel said.
also been crucial for the team's success. When someone makes a break, someone is always there in support should she need to pass or need help in the tackle.
Benedictine poses an interesting opposition because it is a relatively new team. Although inexperienced, it always plays hard and presents a tough opponent.
"They are very gritty and forward-heavy," Knight said.
"We like to hit them with our forwards and make them tired, and then spin the ball wide."
Players said that they felt Kansas is the stronger team and that if they did everything they have been practicing they should come out of
EMILY KNIGHT Junior flanker
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"The backs support the forwards
the match 3-1 on the season.
Flyhalf Sarah Riley, Overland Park junior, knows that what the team does in practice will help in the game.
"Our work on tackling and rucking has gotten a lot better and has a lot to do
with our last two wins" Riley said.
Follow Max Lush at twitter.com/
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Sarah Riley, Overland Park junior, pushes the ball forward during a women's rugby practice Wednesday. The women's rugby team has a game Saturday against Benedictine College.
Struggling Chiefs to face Raiders without Mike Goff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The beleaguered offense of the Kansas City Chiefs took another hit on Wednesday when right guard Mike Goff went on injured reserve.
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That means the Chiefs (1-7) and their,struggling ground
game will be without their starting right guard and their most accomplished running back, Larry Johnson, against Oakland on Sunday.
Johnson, just 75 yards away from breaking the team rushing record, was released on Monday after being suspended for making inappropriate posts on his Twitter account.
the Chiefs' rushing game will depend now on Jamaal Charles and Kolby Smith. Both offer more speed and a better chance of breaking a long play than Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowler who was averaging only 2.7 yards per carry this year behind spotty blocking.
Smith saw his first action last week in a year and had 17 yards on four carries.
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Broncos change direction after two blow-out losses
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Kyle Orton showed up at Dove Valley clean-shaven, his splopty beard and mangy mustache having swirled down the drain much like the Denver Broncos' offense the last two weeks.
He didn't go with the clean
look just to finally comply with his wife's wishes, either.
Orton and the Broncos (6-2) need to change a lot more than just his ragged appearance if they're going to bounce back from back-to-back blowout losses to Baltimore and Pittsburgh in
"No, lost two games in a row," the superstitious quarterback explained Wednesday. "Might as well change something up."
which the offense reached the end zone just once.
"Well, we've got to score points," Orton said. "We've got plenty of areas to improve on."
Since starting off 6-0 before their bye, the Broncos have seen their low-risk offense stuck in low gear, their ground game screech to a halt and Orton return from outstanding to ordinary.
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Kansas earns sweep against Kansas State
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Sophomore Outside Hitter Allison Mayfield winds up for a kill past two Kansas State blockers in Kansas' 3-0 win over Kansas State. Mayfield recorded 16 kills in the victory Wednesday night at the hortense Family Athletic Center.
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The Kansas volleyball team swept Kansas State 3-0 in from of a sellout crowd on Wednesday. The sweep marked the first time Kansas swept Kansas State for the season since 1993. It was also the first time the Jayhawks beat the Wildcats in just six sets for the season.
Kansas has now earned bragging rights until next season, coach Ray Bechard said.
"I told the players it wasn't about the two hours tonight. It's about the next eight months." Bechard said. "It's pretty important because we are familiar with a lot of players on their team."
Nine of 15 players are from Kansas, and the season sweep could also help affect future recruitment, Bechard said.
Kansas wanted to play extra hard for this match because Kansas State is a rival, sophomore setter Nicole Tate said.
"We were very determined. The whole team was ready to go," Tate said. "The girls that are from Kansas on the team really want this game more than anything."
Bechard said he was impressed with how Kansas played, and that the Jayhawks had a lot of players that made big plays.
"It look like tonight we were the aggressor, and we had them on their heels a lot." Bechard said.
Sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield led Kansas with 16 kills while junior outside hitter Karina Garlington was right behind her with 13 kills. Senior libero Melissa Grieb led Kansas with 10 digs.
Kansas got some confidence going into the match after defeating Kansas State in Manhattan, Mayfield said.
"We know we have to win games and felt like this was a big
opportunity," Tate said. "Everyone came together, and everyone played awesome."
Kansas built a 10-4 lead early in the first set and held a healthy lead for most of the set. Kansas State pushed late, but Kansas held on, winning the set 25-19.
Kansas again came out strong in the second set, building a 6-2 lead very early. Kansas State quickly tied
the set at 11-11, and then both teams traded points until Kansas finally pulled away late in the set 25-19.
Kansas started the third set with back to back aces on its way to a quick 6-2 lead. Kansas State fought back and tied the set at 11-11 and took its first lead of the match at 13-12. Both teams traded points until the set was tied up at 19-19.
Kansas improved to 14-11 (6-9) on the season, which surpassed the number of victories Kansas has had in its last three seasons. Kansas State has continued to struggle and falls to 10-15 (4-11) for the season.
Kansas then scored three in a row to help top Kansas State 25-23.
Four of the jayhawks' final five games are against ranked teams, and the victory against Kansas
State could help give Kansas some momentum for those final matches, Bechard said.
"It's a good win to put us in a position Saturday," Beard said.
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Heyward-Bey has hard time with jump to pros
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ALAMEDA, Calif. — Darrius Heyward-Bey has done nothing in the first half of his rookie season to quiet the critics who questioned why the Oakland Raiders drafted him seventh overall ahead of many more accomplished receivers.
Brought in for his breakaway speed that Oakland hoped would revive the vertical passing game, Heyward-Bey has only five catches for 74 yards and no touchdowns in his first eight games as a pro.
"I haven't made the plays I wanted to make, but I've definitely been solid just looking at my grades that come out of the game. . . I've been
very solid. There's always room for improvement as a whole receiving corps. We've been all right. We've been all right."
Oakland's receivers have been one of the worst groups in the league, catching just 28 passes the entire first half of the season.
But coach Tom Cable last week singled out Heyward-Bey's performance in the previous two games as one of the highlights of the first half. Heyward-Bey had three catches for 38 yards in those two games, hardly the production expected out of a top 10 pick but better than what he had done in the first six games.
The Raiders drafted him ahead of receivers like Michael Crabtree
and Jeremy Maclin in part because he was the fastest player at the NFL combine. The pick was criticized but the Raiders defended it, saying that Heyward Bey's experience in a pro-style offense at Maryland would make for an easier adjustment to the NFL.
But that has not been the case as Heyward-Bey has failed to develop a chemistry with quarterback JaMarcus Russell and failed to match the numbers put up so far by Crabtree and Maclin.
Maclin has caught 25 passes for 337 yards and three touchdowns for Philadelphia, while Crabtree has 14 catches for 167 yards despite missing five games in a contract holdout.
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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darius Heyward-Bey, right, is brought down by New York Jets cornerback Darrele Revis. Heyward-Bey has failed to live up to expectations.
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James scores 36 in Cavs victory
BY ANTONIO GONZALE7
Only this one had a different look.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — LeBron James scored 36 points, Shaquille O'Neal provided an inside presence and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 102-93 on Wednesday night in a rematch of the Eastern Conference finals.
O'Neal battled boos and bruises to score 10 points and keep Dwight Howard in foul trouble for most of the night, giving James and Co. all the inside strength they sorely lacked last season. Mo Williams added 28 points to help the Cavs take a 15-point halftime lead, go ahead by 20 after three quarters and roll to an easy victory.
Vince Carter had 29 points, and Howard had only 11 points for the Magic. Orlando was without suspended All-Star forward Rashard Lewis, and his replacement, Ryan Anderson, who missed the game with a sprained right ankle.
But this one had all the muscle and tussle.
O'Neal and Howard were banging bodies on the inside, their 500 pounds of combined weight jostling, their powerful elbows swinging large with every move. Each team even went with two centers on the floor — Howard and Marcin Gortat, O'Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas — at the same time for stretches that crowded the paint and made rebounds a physical punishment.
It was Superman vs. Superman.
Past vs. Present.
Showered with boos on every touch, O'Neal gave glimpses that he could be Cleveland's missing piece even though the 37-year-old is no longer the unstoppable force that put the Magic franchise on the map. But he helped put Howard in foul trouble for most of the first half, helping the Cavs build a 66-51 half-time lead.
The former Magic big man soaked up all the attention, too. He had amped-up Amway Arena at his pulse, even leaving his hand up a little longer after making free throws and scoffing at the Superman anthem played after Howard's dunks.
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Orlando fans have long considered O'Neal their biggest villain.
O'Neal helped the Magic to the 1995 NBA finals, returned them to the conference finals in '96, then bolted for Los Angeles that offseason. He won three titles with the Lakers and another with Miami.
Buzzer beater situation called correctly by officials
NEW YORK — The NBA said the review that overturned a winning shot by Chicago's Brad Miller was correct and handled appropriately.
Referees looked at video replay for about 3 minutes before determining that Miller's shot came after the final buzzer, giving Denver a 90-89 victory Tuesday night. Though a review is supposed to be completed in a two-minute period, crew chief Mark Wunderlich then asked the truck if there were any additional angles.
He was provided with the overhead view that showed the ball was still on Miller's fingertips at the buzer.
"Losing is so painful, when you win a game and lose (it) because of a technicality. I think it's better we don't do that, we don't put that stress, that frustration on teams and on coaches and toward referees." Karl said Wednesday night.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank says Wednesday "the replay was handled by the book and the referee made the right decision," adding there was no issue with the officials taking extra time.
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Nuggets coach George Karl said he appreciates having instant replay and that he had no problems with what seemed like an "8-minute wait" before the final decision.
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THURSDAY.NOVEMBER 12.2009
SOCCER
rumultous season yields ups and downs alike
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Senior midfielder Monica Dolinsky battles to maintain possession in the midfield Friday afternoon against Texas Tech. Kansas won 3-2 to move to 9-4-1 on the season after the win.
Jayhawks bid for NCAA Tournament berth an epic saga
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BY JOEL PETTERSON jpetterson@kansan.com
THREE SEASON STORYLINES
Kansas concluded its soccer season last week, after losing in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Missouri and failing to repeat last year's berth in the NCAA Tournament. In case you missed it, The Kansan recaps a wild season for the Jayhawks.
1. President leaders
It didn't take long for freshmen Whitney Berry, Shelby Williamson and Sarah Robbins to begin contributing to the team. Berry and Williamson earned a starting spot at the beginning of the season and became two of just four team members to start every single game during the year. Robbins earned her spot in the starting lineup in the fifth week and played significant minutes the rest of the year.
Thanks to her six goals and eight assists, Berry earned All-Big 12 Second Team and All-Big 12 Newcomer Team selections. Williamson scored seven goals and helped senior Monica Dolinsky control the midfield. She received the Big 12's Newcomer of the Week award Nov. 3 after her goal against Missouri.
Robbins logged one goal from the defensive midfield position, filling the spot last left year by Missy Geha and aggressively breaking up opposing offenses. All three played more than 1,000 minutes, a mark met by only 10 players on the team.
2. Knee trouble for McCabe
Last year, senior forward Shannon McCabe co-led the team with nine goals, but this year she only managed one. This wasn't because of any drop-off in skill, but rather a lingering knee injury that kept her out most of the year.
McCabe sustained the injury during a team exhibition game in
Brazil last May, but felt ready to go this season. But in the second game of the season, she aggravated the injury.
After rehabilitating her knee for most of the season, however, McCabe started playing again on Oct. 9. She slowly built back her fitness and logged more minutes. But at the climax of the regular season — Senior Day against Missouri on Oct. 30 — she injured her knee once again during warm-ups and had to be helped off the field. The injury kept her out for the remaining two games.
3. Season-ending chaos
The final six days of Kansas' season sent the team on an up-and-down ride bookended by close, hard-fought matches against border rival Missouri. The Jayhawks needed a victory against the Tigers, among other things, to get into the Big 12 Tournament.
The pieces fell into place when they defeated Missouri, Colorado beat Texas Tech, and Baylor tied Oklahoma. That night, the Big 12 ruled that Kansas had made the Big 12 tournament after a fourstep tiebreaker between Texas
Tech, Kansas and Baylor.
But the next day, the Big 12 changed its decision because of disputed language in the rule book and announced that Kansas and Texas Tech would face off in a play-in game Nov. 2 in San Antonio.
Kansas won that game in a dramatic penalty shootout and earned the last spot in the Big 12 tournament.
Two days later, Kansas lost to Missouri 3-2 in overtime in the first round of the tournament. After that loss, the Jayhawks lost any hope of
making the NCAA Tournament.
SEASON HIGHS
1. Sept. 18 vs. San Diego - Kansas rebounded from a winless weekend in Colorado to defeat then-No. 18 San Diego 5-0. Five different players scored in the match, which helped give the Jayhawks a 7-1-1 record in non-conference play.
2. Oct. 30 vs. Missouri - On a chilly, wet Senior Day when Kansas desperately needed a victory, Emily Cressly scored two goals and Shelby Williamson added a
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But Nebraska ruined that plan, picking apart the Jayhawks' defense en route to a 7-4 victory - the highest-scoring game in Kansas Soccer history.
3. Oct. 23 vs. Nebraska - After losing to Baylor, Kansas hoped for victories from its next three games at home.
third, dealing the Tigers their first Big 12 loss of the year. The 3-2 victory also kept Kansas' hopes of a Big 12 tournament alive.
3. Nov. 2 vs. Texas Tech – In an unprecedented Big 12 Tournament play-in game, Kansas stayed equal with Texas Tech for 110 minutes. In the penalty shootout, both teams hit all their shots, until Kansas goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau stopped Texas Tech's fifth shot to send her team through to the tournament.
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2. Oct. 18 at Baylor - Kansas needed to turn its season around after a 2-4 start to Big 12 play, and a victory against Baylor in Waco, Texas, would have gone a long way. But an own goal and a free kick in the 106th minute gave Baylor the 2-1 victory in overtime.
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Freshman midfielder Sarah Robbins wins a tackle against a Texas Tech midfielder Nov. 2. Robbins played 73 minutes in Kansas' 3-2 win.
1. Oct. 4 at Texas - Two Big 12 losses had put a damper on Kansas' early season success, and any opportunity to win on the road was huge for conference play. But the Jayhawks squandered a one-goal advantage and gave up a penalty kick in the 78th minute, resulting in a 2-1 loss in Aupton, Texas.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009
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Team in the shadows: failing to measure up to last year
BY JOEL PETTERSON jpetterson@kansan.com
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CARLLEEN MCCONNIE
Senior forward Shannon McCabe uses the assistance of others to get off the field before the game. McCabe injured herself in warm-ups before the game against Missouri.
At the beginning of this season, the soccer players marked the end of each practice by yelling their goal into the air: "Big 12 Champs!"
But over the course of the season, that chant faded. Eventually, it wasn't heard at all. When the year ended, Kansas stood tied for eighth place in the conference and barely slipped into the Big 12 Tournament. The team was eliminated in the first round. Hopes for a berth in the NCAA Tournament, which the team had achieved last year, vanished as well.
"Last year, we did those things, so I felt like we reasonably could do those things again," senior forward Kim Boyer said. "Unfortunately we didn't get any of those goals."
Last year's team made the semifinals of the Big 12
"I think we just got really unlucky with some stuff, and we got tired. You could tell, like on Sunday games, definitely."
most notably those to senior forward Shannon McCabe and freshman Amy Grow. But those injuries weren't much different from a typical season.
Tournament and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004.
SHELBY WILLIAMSON freshman midfielder
"Once we started losing and getting into conference play, I don't feel like we changed anything to
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But Kansas failed to come close to last year's success. Now, at the season's close, the team must address several questions. First, why did it fall so far short of its goal? Second, how it can change next year? Some players put it down to inconsistency or bad luck, but it's hard to put a finger on what exactly caused them to fall short of their own expectations.
Sophomore midfielder Emily Cressy attempts to get a shot off against the Colorado goal keeper. Despite outshooting Colorado 20-7, the Jayhawks fell to the Buffaloes 1-0.
Sure, the team had some injuries
Sure, the team had some exhausting road stretches. On one occasion, the team played two road games for three weeks in a row. However, every Big 12 team faced that obstacle.
Boyer said she thought the team lacked a must-win intensity until the last three games of the season. According to her, that sentiment starts at the top.
motivate us or do something different to instill that drive to win," she said. "I can blame myself, too, because I could have spoken up, too. I think we needed to do some team reflecting sometimes."
Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN
It isn't like the Jayhawks' opponents completely outperformed them, however. Six of the team's eight losses were by just one goal. Freshman midfielder Shelby Williamson chalked the losses up to exhaustion and bad fortune.
"I think we just got really unlucky with some stuff, and we got tired," Williamson said. "You could tell, like on Sunday games, definitely."
points and goals lists.
absence of the five seniors who formed the team's core this year. The team will have to readjust to life without Monica Dolinsky and Shannon McCabe, who have worked their way onto the program's top 10
Whether the sub-par season was due to consistency, leadership, fitness or just bad luck, it's nevertheless behind the team now. The biggest change for next year will be the
"We're losing some key players, but hopefully we have a class come in that can fill that," said Williamson.
Next year's class won't be
announced until early 2010, but coach Mark Francis already has a promising class of freshmen from this year that will provide a new foundation for the team. Freshmen Williamson, Whitney Berry and
Sarah Robbins should be joined next year by classmate Amy Grow, who sat out this year with an injury.
Edited by Brenna M. T. Daidorph
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Freshman midfielder Shelby Williamson rips a shot in the game against Missouri. Williamson had one goal in the 3-2 win.
Soccer stars, team leaders, success stories shine from each class
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Senior Estelle Johnson - This one was a tos-up between Johnson and junior Lauren Jackson. Both were cornerstones of Kansas' defense all year long, but
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Johnson, a captain and four-year starter, provided an anchor for the unit with her leadership. She was also named to the All-Big 12 Second Team at the end of the season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sophomore Emily Cressy - Cressy,
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built on her
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Cressy scored a team-high 11 goals, the most by a Kansas player since 2004. After scoring two goals against regular season champions Missouri, Cressy earned CollegeSoccer360.com's Top Performer and big 12 Offensive Player of the Week awards.
Cressy
has your squad after Missy Geha and Jessica Bush graduated. So this year, Dolinsky was the clear focal point of Kansas' offense, especially in the beginning of the year. She led the team in assists for
Senior Monica Dolinsky - Dolinksy was the lone returning midfielder from
Dolinsky
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
the second year in a row with nine,
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Williamson, Berry, and Robbins all
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2009
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Freshman guard Angel Goodrich's effect hasn't just been seen during games for the Jayhawks this season. Goodrich's clever moves and on-court intuition is being picked up by other players on the Kansas team.
Guards learn from Goodrich
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
ataylor@kansan.com
The women's basketball regular season hasn't even started and freshman point guard Angel Goodrich has already made an effect on the Kansas Jayhawks that goes far beyond her play on the court. Goodrich's skills and on-court intuition have begun to rub off on junior guard Rhea Codio and the rest of her teammates.
"I think it's contagious," coach Bonnie Henrickson said of Goodrich's effect on the team.
While Goodrich turned in a solid seven assist, two point performance in the laj Hawks' 85-48 exhibition victory against the Emporia State Hornets Nov. 8, the point guards behind her on the bench strived to make their presence known as well.
In 14 minutes of backup work to Goodrich, Codio, a junior college transfer, tallied four assists. Codio seemed to borrow many of those assists right out of Goodrich's playbook.
"When I sit by Rhea on the bench, I can just feel her knowing she wants to go out there and do the same thing as Angel," senior guard Danielle McCray said.
About halfway through the first half against Emporia State, as McCray and Codio both sat on the bench, Goodrich led a three on two charge for the Jayhawks. As she drove the ball down the court she confused defenders by first looking right and then back left before making an outstanding, no-look, behind-the-back pass to junior center Krysten Boogaard. Although Boogaard missed the shot. Goodrich received an ovation from the fans. One man sporting a Jayawk sweater and baseball cap even stood up to applaud Goodrich's efforts.
"I thought Angel threw some beautiful passes and I told the post players they got a couple of them that need to take her out to dinner tonight," Henrickson said.
Codio was at the helm of the Jayhawks transition offense in a nearly identical play late in the first half. As the Jayhawks flew down the court, Codio seemed to mimic Goodrich by bouncing a no-look pass behind her back to freshman Annette Davis, who laid it in for two points.
"Sometimes when we're running plays or doing drills, I go in the back just to watch how she does the
drill," Codio said of Goodrich.
In those same practices, however Goodrich also takes note of Codio's skill set as she continues to learn the Kansas offense.
"We push each other in practice." Goodrich said.
The play made by Codio, however, simply exemplifies one intangible aspect that Goodrich provides for the team. Her presence and ability to find open players at any point in the offense causes her teammates to try to step up their game.
"As a group, we're moving to be more aggressive without the ball, trying to get into a passing lane," Henrickson said.
McCray nicely summed up the need for players to be constantly aware when Goodrich was on the court and handling the ball.
"If we're not running and not looking up the court she's going to hit us in the back of the head," McCray said.
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Providing quite a contrast to Michael Vick's gruesome dogfighting operation, tight end Tony Gonzalez and his wife, October, posed in the nude for an anti-fur advertisement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Atlanta Falcons' tight end Tony Gonzalez and his wife October pose nude for an animal rights campaign. Gonzalez said animal rights were something he felt strongly about.
The newly released ad, which was photographed over the summer in Los Angeles, shows the couple sitting together on green turf for the group's "We'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign. They're following celebrities who have posed in the buff, including Dennis Rodman, Pamela Anderson and Dominique Swain, while others such as Paul McCartney and Charlize Theron have worn clothes in the campaign.
"It looks good," Gonzalez said Wednesday, glancing at the photo on a reporter's cell phone while standing at his locker. "It's something me and my wife talked about. It's something we feel very strongly about. That's a great cause, especially when you educate yourself and find out what is happening out there in the world."
The long-running PETA campaign has relied on star power in
an attempt to persuade people not to wear furs or other clothing made from animal skins. The group claims that animals are often beaten, strangled, stomped,
electrocuted and even skinned alive.
Gonzalez said he was appalled when he saw pictures and videos provided by the group.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Freshman guard will take redshirt this season
Coach Bonnie Henrickson announced Tuesday that she will redshirt freshman forward Tania Jackson for the 2009-2010 season.
After missing her entire senior season at Lawrence High School because of a knee injury suffered in practice, Jackson has recovered slower than expected
from her surgery.
"This is really the best thing for Tania," Henrickson said in a prepared statement. "Taking a redshirt will allow her to get completely healthy."
Jackson will still be permitted to travel and practice with the team.
"Not only will she be able to improve her own game, but she can also challenge her teammates day in and day out and help grow their game,"
Henrickson said.
In limited action in the preseason, Jackson scored one point and grabbed three rebounds over eight minutes of play.
She will look to come back next year fully healthy and ready to contribute to a team that will be without primary scorers Danielle McCray and Sade Morris.
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With my December graduation rapidly approaching, I've been thinking a lot lately about what my time at the University means to me and what I'll remember most about the past four and a half years.
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covered Campanile Hill in a trash bag at 3 a.m. sophomore year. And I remember the complete bliss of watching the 2008 championship basketball game downtown my junior year before parading through the streets to celebrate. These are things I'm sure I'll never forget.
It's sometimes difficult for me to pull out specific events from the blur of classes, parties and all-night study sessions. But there are still things that stand out vividly in my mind as if they happened only moments ago.
I remember the excitement of storming the field at Memorial Stadium, being surprised by how massive the football players were, and watching as the crowd tossed the field-goal post into Potter Lake after a victory against Mizzou my freshman year. I remember the rush — and subsequent freeze — of blazing down a snow-
// SEAN ROSNER, EDITOR
Check out Francesca's story on page 5 about activities that some students see as essential to getting the full KU experience. Who knows, you may just find an activity that could turn out to be a highlight of your time on the Hill.
Like many students, I came into college expecting not only to get an education, but to enjoy myself, make some friends and make some memories. And now that my college career is nearly over, I can see that my time outside of the classroom has been almost as valuable as my time inside of it. I know that in 20 years, I won't remember what grade I received on any of my exams, but I will remember all the people I met here and the times we shared.
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in case of emergency, read quickly.
Now that you're in college, there are no more homemade dinners waiting for you after a long day of school. Eating out all the time is expensive, and cooking a full meal is time-consuming. So what's one to do? The easy and healthy solution is to put together a salad because it doesn't take long to prepare and makes a healthy evening meal.
There are four components to making a good salad, says Thomas Holland, manager at Ingredient, 947 Massachusetts St. First, you have to pick any kind of lettuce to serve as a base. Then, you add some kind of cheese, some kind of fruit and some other vegetable. Adding meat or tofu is also an option if you want to get some protein. "The fun thing is finding a combination that's
1. Place the meat on a large plate or cutting board.
2. Cut the meat into thin slices using a knife.
3. Cook the slices in a pot of water with salt and pepper until they are cooked through.
Photo illustration by Patrick De Oliveira
Chop, chop. Making salads is a quick, easy way to fill up and stay healthy. A good salad has four key components — lettuce, cheese, fruit (or vegetable) and protein.
new and different," Holland savs.
Making the dressing may sound intimidating, but Holland says most stores have a good selection. If you want to make your own, an easy and tasty recipe is to mix three parts olive oil with one part balsamic vinegar and then add some seasoning, Holland says.
So next time you think about calling in that pizza, just grab some fresh greens and toss together a well-seasoned salad.
// PATRICK DE OLIVEIRA
get some culture // FLAMENCO DANCING
it's not all about fast food and beer pong.
A guitarist plays while a row of male singers and a lone woman sit in chairs, rhythmically clapping their hands — palmas — to the 12-count beat. One of the men begins passionately singing in Spanish. Slowly, the female soloist rises and begins to tap her feet lightening fast to the beat.
"She's like a percussionist in dialogue with everyone. When she is moving, she is interpreting his lyrics," says Michelle Hayes, professor of dance, of the famous flamenco dancer in the video, Eva La Yerbabuena.
Hayes, who teaches the dance as a course at the University and at the Lawrence Arts Center every semester, says she is not nearly as talented as Yerbabuena, even though she has studied flamenco for 18 years in the U.S. and its country of origin, Spain.
Perfecting just the posture and arm and hand movements took years for Elizabeth Villalobos, Mexicali, Mexico, graduate student. However, Villalobos says she would have excelled at dancing the flamenco long ago if she had always had Hayes as her teacher.
If you'd rather look first and then learn, Noche Flamenca, a famous contemporary flamenco dance troupe, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lied Center. Hayes will also perform the flamenco the following
Thursday and Friday at the same time and place as part of the University Dance Company's fall concert.
Although learning to dance the flamenco well takes most dancers a decade, it's clear by the look in Hayes' eyes that learning the difficult dance is worth the time. "For me, it's the perfect fusion of music and dance," she says.
// FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
DANCE
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Favorite stance: Elizabeth Villobos, Mexicali,
Mexico, graduate student, has studied flamenco, a
traditional, graceful Spanish dance, for years.
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THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GRADUATE Ways to get the most out of your time at the University
All former, present and future KU students probably have a different list of activities they think all KU students should experience before graduation. But for realistic purposes, here's a list based on the common suggestions of a wide-variety of students that graduating seniors can still complete before May.
Attend a Bowl or Final Four Game
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Even if people sometimes complain about the notoriety of KU's athletics programs compared with academics, we're football and basketball fans at heart. Many who attended KU during the 2007 school year can attest to the pride and exhilaration they felt during the NCAA basketball tournament when they realized KU might win a bowl game and a national championship game during the same school year.
Imagine watching our teams win live. Sure, drunkenly running down Massachusetts St., screaming to the cops, "WE WON," was amusing. Drunkenly running down San Antonio's Riverwalk screaming "WE WON" to pissed-off North Carolina fans? Priceless.
Climb the Buildings on Campus
Whether you're looking for an adrenaline rush or a romantic place to take your lover, sneaking on the roof of campus buildings is a must-do.
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The roofs of most campus buildings are easily accessible from sturdy outdoor stairways, says Dan Cline, Overland Park senior, but his favorite building top — Mallot Hall — is particularly difficult to reach.
He had to climb out a window — while it was snowing—and over a wall Tomb Raider style last winter, he says, before reaching the area of the roof where the maintenance door that is unlocked from the outside is located.
"It was a sweet view. You could see everything from up there," he says.
Play Hide-and-Seek in the Stacks
The areas where books are shelved in Watson Library are separated into three wings: West, Center and East. Each wing has floors and half-floors.
Sounds easy to navigate through? Not quite. Many of the floors and half-floors are unconnected to their adjacent wings. You must use elevators and staircases to reach the Center, and then make your way to the desired floor and wing.
Hardly anyone visits the stacks late at night, so it's the perfect time to play a game with a group of friends. You can up the ante by trying capture the flag.
Just make sure you reshelve any books you knock over. Overturned books will give away your hiding spot to your competitors and disgruntled library employees.
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Get Frisky at Potter Lake
The term "Sex on the Hill" didn't create itself.
At night, the lake looks like a black abyss from the road. But if you walk down the hill and off the pathways, the moon will light your way into groves of trees.
A rendezvous at the lake is more exciting when it's spontaneous, but if you plan your tryst, bring a blanket and bug spray. The ground by the lake if often damp, and who knows what types plants are growing over there.
Attend a KU Theatre Production
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KU Theatre productions are one of the only opportunities you have at KU to see your peers' academic progress, says Elizabeth Elliott. Houston senior, which is one reason she adores being a theatre major.
Student tickets cost only $10 — a small price to watch rising stars.
The theatre department does a fantastic job of selecting a mix of classical and contemporary pieces that are applicable to students' lives. Most people who come to the performances become regulars, says Elliott, who is the lead role in the upcoming play, "Distraction."
"One of us is bound to make it someday." Elliott says.
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Swim in the Chi Omega Fountain
As soon as she saw Alpha Chi Omega on her sorority acceptance letter, Alexa Backman, Manhattan freshman, and the rest of her pledge class ran to the Chi Omega fountain. The water was cold, and she was wearing jeans. But Backman says she is glad her experience was spur-of-the moment, even though she was not properly dressed to go swimming.
"When the time is right, just do it." Backman says about taking the plunge.
Just be sure to stay on the lower level of the fountain. If the KU police see you climbing the upper tiers, they'll give you at ticket.
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Watch a Women's or Non-Revenue Sport
Just because they're not on ESPN, that doesn't mean women's sports are not fun to watch. Alex Sheppard, Great Bend freshman, says he enjoyed attending women's soccer and swimming events this semester.
"And I'm sure the girls appreciate it, too," he says.
Non-athletes don't realize how rigorous and time-consuming games and practices are for athletes who play non-revenue KU sports. If the University had a men's swim team, Sheppard, who is a swimmer, says he wouldn't have a life outside of swimming and school.
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Go Sledding Down Daisy Hill
Now that KU Dining Services has dispensed with trays, sledding down Daisy or Campanile Hill is undoubtedly less exciting than it was a couple years ago. Btt you can still grab a trash can lid or hop in a couple of trash bags and turn a cold, snowy day into one of your favorite college experiences.
Take advantage of the large hills on campus while you can - you may never have the opportunity to enjoy such a magnificent sledding opportunity again.
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Classic film for the Classics Club: Students watch 'Jason and the Argonauts,' a 1963 film depicting ancient Greek myth, during a presentation put on by the KU Classics Club earlier this month. The Classics Club was founded this semester and is just one of more than 480 registered student organizations on campus.
When students at the University go through orientation, they hear about the hundreds of clubs on campus to be involved in. But what if those 480 student groups don't satisfy your needs?
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Vans Copple, Salt Lake City senior, saw a need for a classics club on campus. After speaking with professors and students in the classics department, she found an interest in starting a student group devoted to the works of ancient Greece and Rome. A similar club had existed five years ago, but had since disbanded. Coppe decide to get the group going again and this past spring she sent out e-mails to those interested in joining.
The first step in the process is registering your student group through the Student Involvement and Leadership Center. Starting a student group is a simple task — you just have to be organized. All a student group needs to register is three officers, all of whom must be current KU students, and a faculty adviser. Once you get past that step, you can go online to register your group.
The registration form can be found on the SILC website under the "Get Involved" tab. List your organization's name, as well as contact information for each officer and the adviser.
After filling out the form online, Aaron Quisenberry, associate director of SILC, reviews your form. All applicants are approved, providing they complete all the steps. In order to finalize the registration, all officers and the adviser must click the confirmation link in an automated e-mail from SILC. Without all the confirmation e-mails, the student group registration is incomplete.
Once your student group gets approved, you have access to a variety of perks. You can reserve rooms on campus for your group to meet, be listed on the KU website, and have your events posted on the KU events calendar. But most importantly you have access to funding from Student Senate, as long as you follow the necessary steps.
Each student group at the University is eligible to receive $200 per school year, which comes out of the $15,50 Student Senate activity fee paid by every student. Alex Earles, Salina junior and Student Executive Committee chairman, says this money is often spent on paper and copying costs for student groups.
Any additional funding needs to be approved through a two-week legislative process. The group writes a bill and presents it to two standing committees of Senate. Then they must get approval from the full Senate. Earles says these bills usually pass easily as long as they follow the guidelines. The money has to be spent in a
way that benefits the campus community, and it cannot be used on T-shirts, food or grants for group members. Additional funding from Senate is usually limited to $1,000, and student groups must look to other sources for anything beyond that.
The Engineering Student Council uses extra funding from Senate for their annual Engineering EXPO. Abby Rimel, Aurora, Colo., junior, and vice president of the ESC, says the EXPO is one of the biggest events of the year. It is a conference to recruit high-school and junior-high students, allowing them to see the different programs at the school of engineering.
Copple and other members of the Classics Club wrote a bill at the beginning of the school year requesting additional funding to host a movie event. They used the money to pay the copyright fees to show A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in October, and Jason and the Argonauts earlier this month.
The process of starting a group seems a lot harder than it actually is. Copple says, All you have to do is have an idea, a few members, and follow directions.
Looking to get involved? Here are some offbeat groups on campus that may spark your interest.
STITCH TACTICS: Think you have what it takes to be the next star of Saturday Night Live? Polish your skills with this campus group dedicated to improvisational acting.
ZOMBIE AWARENESS COUNCIL: Afraid of an impending zombie attack on Lawrence? Help devise a survival plan and promote zombie awareness by joining this group.
PRISON BALL CLUB: Those not afraid of full-contact sports might take interest in this game, which is a more intense version of dodge ball. Play at your own risk.
JUGGLING CLUB: This student group helps teach beginners juggling and new tricks for those who are already practiced in the skill. Group members regularly meet on campus (depending on the weather) to juggle together.
Contact information for all student organizations is located on the SILC website, www.silc.ku.edu.
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good for you/bad for you // ANTIPERSPIRANTS sometimes it's hard to tell.
Some rumors link the antiperspirant you use to smell fresh to cancer and other health concerns caused by blocking sweat glands. Is there truth to this underarm buzz or is it just myth?
Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson
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Antiperspirants don't permanently block sweat ducts, says Lee Bittenbender, dermatologist at the Dermatology Center of Lawrence, 930 Iowa St. Some prescription antiperspirants do temporarily plug sweat ducts, but they won't cause damage, he says.
Generally the most harm using an antiperspirant can do is cause irritation, Bittenbender says. Any irritation can be cleared up by switching antiperspirants or by using an anti-inflammatory or cortisone cream.
A few studies have linked harmful chemicals in antiperspirants to cancer, specifically breast cancer. According to the Mayo Clinic, these reports say wharmful aluminum compounds in antiperspirants can absorb into the body through the skin or through cuts caused by shaving. But studies that have tested these claims remain inconclusive.
Still nervous? Try an aluminum-free deodorant or other methods to stop underarm sweat. Iontophoresis, a process that sends electrical
currents through the skin to block the flow of sweat or botox injections are other alternatives to stop excessive sweating, says Joseph Gadzia, dermatologist at the Kansas Medical Clinic for dermatology in Topeka. Or you could always just go without and embrace your sweaty, smelly self.
VERDICT: OK FOR YOU
// KIRSTEN HUDSON
that's disgusting // ACRYLIC NAILS
dude. gross.
Those fancy acrylic nails you just got might look pretty, but what's underneath them isn't so nice.
Wearing acrylic nails makes you more susceptible to catching a nail fungus, says Kendra Robinson, nail technician at Salon di Marco, 733 Massachusetts St.
If you wait longer than the recommended one to two weeks before getting your acrylic nails filled in, the acrylic will start to lift off the natural nail bed. When this happens, moisture from washing your hands and dirt gets stuck under the acrylic nail. Filling in the nail then traps that dirt and moisture under the acrylic, providing a breeding ground for bacteria. Plus, you won't be able to tell if you have a nail fungus because you can't see it, Robinson says.
Even if you don't have a nail fungus, your natural nail under the acrylic is still a scary sight. In order to attach acrylic nails, the natural nails get filed down, making them thin and brittle. This not only makes it more difficult to grow strong natural nails, but also makes them easier to rip off. Meaning if the acrylic nail starts to rip, it's probably taking
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Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson
Grow your own: Acrylic nails can trap moisture and dirt, providing a breeding ground for bacteria.
your natural nail along with it. Ouch!
If you want to remove your acrylic nails yourself, don't just grit your teeth and rip. Robinson recommends first buffing the acrylic nails down to thin them out. Then dip cotton balls in acetone, place one on each nail and wrap them in foil to hold them in place. Let the acetone soak into the nail for a few minutes then remove the foil and cotton balls. If the acrylic nail doesn't peel off easily, use a cuticle pusher to gently pick at the nail and remove it.
To keep sensitive, post-acrylic nails strong, use a clear, strengthening nail polish and consider keeping your nails au naturale from now on.
// KIRSTEN HUDSON
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Sean McConville is lost in a crowd. It's the summer before senior year of high school and he's standing in a parking lot at 7 a.m. in Stillwater, Minn. Thousands of other runners are milling around, gearing up for the 10-mile race set to begin. He's searching for someone. She's supposed to be standing by that sign, but she not. He turns around and is immediately greeted by a woman with deep brown eyes and a big white smile. He's looking at his birthmother for the first time in 17 years.
McConville, Minneapolis, Minn., senior; grew up knowing he was adopted. Pictures of his birthmother, Becky, were in his family photo albums. She wrote him letters describing her daily activities and eventual graduation from college. The letters arrived once per year around Christmas, right before his birthday. McConville didn't write back. He says he didn't know what to say to someone who already knew so much about him from his adoptive mother. Sue. His was an open adoption, and Sue had kept Becky up-to-date on his development.
The consistent relationship between McConville's adoptive mother and birthmother allowed him to understand his adoption, but growing up an adopted child wasn't always easy. In his early teen years, McConville began to recognize the differences between him and his adoptive family.
He remembers sitting inside a cozy cabin on Lake Superior, his parents absorbed in books while he was itching to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. McConville says he likes being active, enjoying activities such as fishing and hunting. He says the differences between his on-the-move lifestyle and his adoptive parents' homey hobbies made him feel isolated.
Around the age of 14, McConville's adoptive parents approached him with the idea of meeting Becky. McConville says he'd always been curious about her and wanted to see her. McConville's adoptive'mom, Sue, told Becky and they arranged
a reunion. They planned to run the 10-mile race together as a tribute to their similar participation in track and cross country. Open adoptions make it easier for adoptees to locate and reunite with their birthmothers because birthmothers and adoptive parents often stay in touch, as Becky and Sue did.
Open adoption isn't a legal term, says Marilyn Waugh, director of Adoption Concerns Triangle, an adoption- and search-support group in Topeka. "Open adoption is designed to be a child-centered arrangement based upon the premise that humans need genetic continuity to attain a healthy identity," Waugh says. Historically, the push for open adoption began in the 1970s, when the stigma of unmarried mothers began to diminish. By the 1990s, closed adoptions were a thing of the past, giving way to open adoptions that facilitate ongoing contact between the birthmother and child.
Back in the parking lot, McConville is overwhelmed in the moment of meeting Becky. "Oh, god, what do I do?" he thinks. Becky is accompanied by her husband, Jim, and three daughters, Clara, Carly and Cece. Everyone smiles and looks at each other. She asks if it's OK to give him a hug. "It was the most surreal thing I've experienced," he says. "I felt like I knew her my whole life."
He and Becky get on the bus that takes them to the start of the race. They talk for awhile but McConville, who's not a morning person, starts to doze off. "I'll just let you sleep," Becky says. As the race is about to begin they jostle with the crowd for starting positions near each other. The gunshot sounds.
In between strides, Becky tells McConville of her relationship with his father, Dan. He was shut off from the beginning, not really wanting to be involved with the adoption process. She describes her pregnancy and her decision to give him up. She says she wouldn't have been a good mom and wasn't in the right place at the time, wanting to
maintain her life as a fun-loving college student,
"You would've hated me," she says.
Waugh, of Adoption Concerns Triangle, says meetings between birthmothers and their children benefit adoptees because it allows them to see someone who looks like them, realize their similar interests and understand any lack of connection they may feel with their adoptive family. "It's like going to the movies," she says. "You always want to see the story in the beginning."
At the finish line, McConville waits for Becky, who slowed down after they ran the first nine miles together. She was prepared for this to be the one and only time they meet, but McConville wants to keep a relationship going. They talk on the phone once per month and McConville visits when he's back in Minnesota. Although he has a continuing relationship with Becky, he's still never met his birthfather, Dan.
"It was the most surreal thing I've experienced.I felt like I knew her my whole life."
— Sean McConville,
Minneapolis, Minn., senior
McConville has had Dan's number for five years, but keeps putting it off. He says Dan's closed-off demeanor may be a factor in his hesitation. Despite his reluctance, McConville says he would regret not meeting Dan after hearing about their similar mannerisms and interests from Becky. McConville hopes to meet Dan sometime after graduating from the University in December.
After a successful meeting and continued
relationship with his birthmother, McConville says he's happy with the way his life's played out. Becky is supportive and loving, but doesn't try to replace his adoptive parents. "They'll always have the first 17 years," he says. McConville says he sees Becky more like an older sister than a mother. She doesn't try to "raise" him, and allows him to be his own person.
Another student raised by adoptive parents, Leah Cullen, is just starting down the path McConville has taken. Cullen, Overland Park junior, thumbs through an old yearbook at Haskell Indian Nations University. She lands upon a volleyball team picture of the purple-clad Lady Indians and spots a familiar face. It's her birthmother, Shelley. They have the same athletic skills, the same dark hair and the same brown eyes. "This is so weird." Cullen thinks. "I'm the same age, and I'm in the same place as you were."
Born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in 1989, Cullen never thought she would be back in Lawrence. She was looking to play volleyball at the University of Arkansas, not considering attending school 30 minutes from her hometown. But now, Cullen is a KU student, and being here has made her want to find her birthparents, she says.
Like McConville, Cullen had an open adoption. She says she considers herself lucky to know as much as she does about her adoption. She knows that her birthparents both went to Haskell. Her birthmother played volleyball and ran track, and her birthfather played basketball and football. Shelley got pregnant at the age of 18 and gave Cullen up for adoption through Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas three weeks after the birth.
Cullen says she knew she was adopted as soon as she understood the definition around age 3. Her adoptive mom, Patricia, says she began using the "adoption" word immediately in a familiar and positive way to help Cullen understand. Patricia says she let Cullen take the lead and answered questions about her birthparents' looks,
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Lifetime legacy: Leah Cullen, Overland Park sophomore (but), has begun to search for her birthmother, Shelley (right, pictured with her mother), who she has some information about but has not heard from since her adoption as a baby.
QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE YOU SEARCH
What am I hoping for? Searching for a birthparent can bring closure into an adoptree's life, says Nancy Bean, director of Adoption Services and Counseling for Families. Inc Sometimes just see someone who looks like you is enough.
Who am I going to find? Records don't always contain exact locations, so it may be difficult to track down your birthparents. They may also be in financial difficulty or not together anymore. It's important to evaluate these possibilities before reuniting.
What am I expecting? Sometimes birthparents have no desire to meet their children. Being prepared for this reality beforehand will make it easier if you are disappointed with the outcome.
What might the reunion be like? Bean says adoptees need to go into the reunion with an open mind, but should understand that sometimes there isn't an immediate connection. She says that you may not know what the chemistry will be like until you meet.
What kind of relationship do I want? Not only must you be prepared for the idea that the birthparents may not want to communicate, but you should also decide how much you're willing to keep in touch. Being in each other's lives is a decision that should be agreed upon by both parties.
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Ever since first grade, Cullen says she was obsessed with the idea of meeting her birthmother. Patricia had been sending Shelley a letter once per year, and at 8 years old, Cullen asked if she could send one, too. Cullen began writing Shelley letters, hoping she was doing well and telling her about their similar looks and passion for volleyball. The letters were sent to the agency and forwarded to Shelley. Shelley didn't write back, which was hard for Cullen. Patricia explained that it might be difficult for her to respond because of the emotional difficulty of being in contact with a child she couldn't keep.
Undeterred by a lack of communication, Cullen remained hopeful. She says she had a countdown to her 18th birthday when she could begin the search. But two years later Cullen hadn't made any attempt to obtain her original birth certificate or adoption files. She says she became busy with high school club volleyball
and entering college, and didn't make time for it. "It became less important the older I got," she says.
Now a sophomore in college, Cullen wants to pursue her search. She is planning on going to the Kansas Bureau of Vital Statistics in Topeka to get her original birth certificate. On this birth certificate are the full names of her birthparents, Shelley and Todd, as well as the name given to her at birth, Ashley LaMere. Cullen thinks that seeing the birth certificate will make her adoption seem more "real."
Cullen also wants to obtain her adoption files, which are kept at Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, now located in Kansas City, Kan., and plans to get them before searching for her birthmother this summer. Catholic Charities says that it can help adopttees in two ways. First, it can provide non-identifying information, which may include medical, genetic and social history, but includes no names or locations. Second, the
agency can perform a search for a $100 fee, but does not guarantee it will be able to find the birthparents.
Nancy Bean, director of Adoption and Counseling Services for Families, Inc., in Overland Park, says that it's important for adoptees to question their fears and expectations before setting up a meeting. Sometimes people get caught up in an idealized image of who their birthfamily is. But adoptees should set boundaries and not let their fears stand in the way of a potential reunion. "The intensity is a little like falling in love," she says. Adoptees need to be prepared for the rush of emotions they may encounter.
Even though she was obsessed with getting her "picture perfect situation" when she was younger, Cullen says she gradually began to realize "it's not all about you" when searching for a birthparent. After watching an episode of MTV's "True Life: I Am Adopted," Cullen says she began to
understand that giving up a child is a painful thing for a birthparent, and that a reunion might bring back devastating memories.
Cullen says she used to be selfish in wanting to communicate and have a relationship with her birthmother, but sees that now she could be storming in on someone's life. Bean says that you don't want to bulloze through the process, but should lightly. Cullen agrees, and would prefer to initiate contact the old fashioned way by sending a letter. "I don't think I'll call her. I think she'd drop dead on the floor," she says.
The transition from a romantic ideal to what could be a hurtful reality has been a gradual one for Cullen. She says she's grateful for how she was raised, being able to attend a private Catholic high school and staying in nice hotels for her club volleyball tournaments. Cullen says she doesn't necessarily desire a relationship with her birthmother because of her strong
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relationship with her adoptive parents. She says she would leave the amount of contact up to her birthmother. Her adoptive mother, Patricia, agrees.
Patricia says she doesn't see the possibility of a reunion as a threat because she's secure in her relationship with Cullen. She supports Cullen in her search, helping her contact agencies and getting her original birth certificate. "If it's important to her it's important to me," she says. As far as the outcome of a meeting, Patricia says that she is cautiously optimistic, wanting the best for Cullen.
Although some adoptees think that meeting their birthparents is a significant part of their lives, others don't. Chris Albrecht, Olathe junior, says that for him a reunion isn't necessary. Albrecht's adoption was closed when he was 7 years old, when his adoptive parents decided it would be best to prevent the birthmother from becoming overly attached. Albrecht says that around age 10, he first asked about being adopted, but didn't realize the full scope of what it meant.
Albrecht says one major factor in his decision to abstain from meeting his birthmother comes from his fulfilling attachment with his adoptive parents. He says he wonders about the habits
and traits he may share with his birthparents — he knows his father plays the drums, which Albrecht also enjoys — but similarities aren't enough to push him to want to find his birthparents. "Anyone can father a child, but to be a dad you have to forge a connection at some point."
Bean, of Adoption and Counseling Services for Families, Inc., says that the older adoptees get, the more likely they are to seek out their birthparents, but everyone needs their own right time to do it. She says the adoptee should not be going through a life crisis and should calmly enter into the relationship. She also says it's optimal if the families have been connected since the birth of the child. Ultimately, the adoptee needs to find the right time to do it themselves, and be prepared for a life-changing outcome. JP
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My Life is Average is for occurrences in life that range from the bland to the extraordinary. Developed this summer, MLIA is, according to the site, "a place to share your everyday mediocrity."
Formatted much like FMyLife, most stories begin with "Today ..." and end in "MLIA." Though it started as a place where people put truly boring happenings such as brushing their teeth or going to school, MLIA contributors have quickly developed their stories to include the extraordinary things that happen in their seemingly average lives. Grandkids finding their grandma's rap-filled iPod, teachers having lightsaber fights in the hallway at school, major coincidental events and much more can be found on the site.
tomorrow's news // MY LIFE IS AVERAGE
"I love it, it's much less depressing than FMyLife," says Dan Morford, St. Mary's junior. "I read it all the time because my life is average."
If you think your life is average, check out mylifeisaverage.com and compare. It may make you feel better or just make you jealous, but either way it will make you laugh.
"Today, I went to the store and bought some Land O'Lakes cheese. On the label, it said 'LOL Cheese.' I laughed. MLIA."
"Today, I realized that many MLIA stories are about Harry Potter, and not about Twilight. I'm glad the average person has good taste: MLIA."
"Today, I decided to tan on the balcony, I took my top off and my neighbor came out and saw me. He's a guy. So am I. We greeted each other. MLIA."
"Today, I wore Axe body spray. I wasn't tackled by any women. MLIA."
Examples of outstanding mediocrity, taken from mylifeisaverage.com
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LAWRENCE COFFEE SHOPS OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE ART-GALLERY SCENE
// SARAH BLUVAS
Walking into an art gallery can be intimidating. The atmosphere often has an air of over-sophistication that repels many college students. The steep price tags usually don't extend a warm invitation either. But viewing art doesn't have to be off-putting. Many coffee shops in downtown Lawrence provide a relaxed, easygoing environment to view art.
Downtown coffee houses such as Milton's, La Prima Tazza and the Bourgeois Pig display local art year-round. Most shows last four to six weeks and showcase a range of media, including photography, screen printing and painting. Many coffee houses even have "art directors," such as Michael Ayers, 2008 graduate and employee at Milton's, 920 Massachusetts St. Ayers finds artists by scoping out other stores around town, but she usually doesn't have to look very hard for artists. "People know that we show art, so a lot of them just come to us," she says.
Ayers' main objective in displaying local art is to create a sense of community. By promoting
art in a space where people enjoy being and feel relaxed in, coffee shops involve everyone in the art experience. She particularly tries to show student art whenever possible, although this is sometimes difficult. "Undergraduates and recent graduates often don't have a huge body of work yet." Avers says.
Many students, though, still consider coffee shops a prime location for getting their start. For instance, Emily Johnson, a Lawrence High junior, recently closed her second photography show at La Prima Tazza, 638 Massachusetts St. "It's amazing that they would give someone like me an opportunity," Johnson says. Her latest show highlighted two photo collections — one a series of portraits and the other a series of photos of her friend's scoliosis scar.
Being able to put a solo show on her resume, though, isn't the only reason Johnson, a self-proclaimed La Prima Tazza regular, appreciates the alternative art venue. To her, displaying art in a coffee shop is much more personal.
"People know it's my art, and when I come in to get coffee, they ask me questions about it and engage with the art," she says. "It becomes a social event. You don't need to go to gallery to be artistic."
The intimate setting of coffee house art exhibitions attracts Chase Bray, Kansas City, Kan., senior, because coffee shops create a more accessible atmosphere to learn about and appreciate art. "A coffee shop is some place quick where you can go and get a drink and be surrounded by art," Bray, who is a painter himself, says. Coffee shops also introduce viewers to new artists and provide venues for them to continually show their art. "There are a lot of artists around town who I know because they show at the Pig or Henry's." Bray says. "I probably wouldn't know them otherwise."
Along with introducing new artists, coffee shops also boast innovative, edgy pieces of art. Many galleries turn away more progressive works because "abstract art" doesn't sell, Brett Allen, a
painter and 2004 graduate, says. Allen shows at coffee shops frequently because they are open-minded about art. "I'm not going to change myself from what I'm doing just to show at a gallery." Allen says. Most downtown coffee houses don't take a commission from art sales, so Allen and other artists don't sacrifice their point of view to make a profit.
For some people, displaying art in coffee shops lessens the profession, says Molly Murphy, a local artist and Bourgeois Pig employee. But art shows don't have to be so serious. "I did a show at a tattoo parlor, and it was probably one of the most fun shows I've done," Murphy says. "Alternative venues give you that chance to have fun."
So the next time you head downtown for your mid-afternoon caffeine fix, take a minute to enjoy the art around you. Who knows — you might even work up the courage to visit an art gallery next. JP
Margaret E. Blair
Photo illustration by Tanner Grubbs
Drinking it all in: Traditional art galleries can be intimidating, but several Lawrence coffee houses, such as Z's Divine Espresso, 10 E. Ninth St., pictured here showing work by Emily Parker, offer alternative (and often local) art.
Not sure how to approach art in a typical art gallery? Create your own downtown art tour by visiting these local coffee shops.
La Prima Tazza 638 Massachusetts St.
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Here's a Bunny"
- Works by Brett Allen, 2004 graduate
- Ariclic and ink transfer prints on plywood blocks
- *A collection of individually themed, small-scale paintings that poke fun at perceptions of abstract art
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The Bourgeois Pig. 6 E. Ninth St.
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- Works by Ben Dory, Lawrence resident
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- *A series of ink drawings with a psychedelic feel
- On display until November 21
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- Works by Catherine Spetcer,
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* A series of new and renewed prints inspired by the artist's 2006 trip to Rome
* On display until November 30
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Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world of relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time
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Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn., graduate student, is the host of Kansas in Heat, a talk show about sex and relationships that airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on KJHK, 90.7fm and at kjhk.org.
*THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY KANSAS IN HEAT IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP.
Q. I heard from a friend that you say on your show that pornography is bad to watch. What is so bad about it?
A. Pornography, in my mind, is both good and bad. While there is some good pornography out there that doesn't use violence and depicts great sex, most doesn't.
Any pornography depicting violence towards women should not be watched for a multitude of reasons.
Also, I don't like people watching a lot of pornography because it depicts bad sex. It gets us into bad habits. Many sexual experts agree that because of editing and direction, pornography displays a world where the sex is unrealistic, not to mention that most pornography depicts sex that is extremely fast and hard, and only focuses on a few parts of the body.
As I've said before in this column, really great sex involves total body sensuality. It involves using the whole body and slowing down. Psychologist and author Dennis Sugrue at marvels how so many men "don't understand that pornography presents a fantasy world, a Neverland that's very different from the real world people live in."
My absolute favorite quote about pornography comes from sexual expert Dr. Michael Castleman. In his book Great Sex, Castleman says, "Pornography is bad for sex. Very bad. It causes or contributes to all of men's major sex problems: hang-ups about penis size, involuntary ejaculation, erection impairment and ejaculatory difficulties. It also completely misrepresents how women become sexually aroused and experience erotic fulfillment. Pornography is like the chase scenes in action movies — exciting and fun to watch, but definitely not the way to drive."
The last thing you want to do in your sexual life is to get into bad habits. Instead of the 100-mile-per-hour sex that you see in these movies, slow down, understand your and your partner's sexuality and enjoy leisurely and playful total body sensuality.
That said, I do believe that some pornography can be a good thing. The key word there is "some." Though I don't think watching violent pornography or using pornography as a how-to tool is good, I do think watching pornography to get you and your partner in the mood can be positive. For some, it is a huge turn-on to watch
erotic videos, and for others it gives new ideas for different positions to try or different fantasies to act out.
Studies have shown that close to 100 percent of men get aroused watching pornographic material, and 80 percent of women get aroused watching this material as well. So turning to one of the premium channels late at night to watch Erotic Confessions 7 is not always a bad idea to get the two of you in the mood.
I've also heard that a new type of pornography with women directors does a great job of depicting sex that more accurately shows how women become aroused and sexually fulfilled. That might be worth looking into.
In summary, I think pornography can be good, but it depends on what kind of pornography it is and how you use it. As Dirk Diggler says in Boogie Nights, "It's not just about how to get a girl off; it's about how to get your life off."
If you have a question you'd like answered in the Kansas in Heat print edition, please e-mail it to kansasinbeat@yahoo.com.
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majors: Pre-law, English,
philosophy
year: Junior
hometown: Overland Park
interested in: Women
Main hobbies: I enjoy participating in the
geek community, be it social events or taking
a position in my fraternity. Living with a large
Ideal date: It's hard to say, I'd have to say something romantic, surprising and most likely to involve eating sushi. Above all else though, she'll let me pay without a fight.
group of guys is more or less a way of life in all honesty, so I want to make the most of it while I can in these four years. I know golfing is a cliché but I have been playing since I was a little kid, so it's relaxing. I love the outdoors, so it's a great excuse to get outside for hours at a time.
Favorite quote: "Success and nothing else." I think Snoop Dogg said this.
Favorite food: String cheese because it can divide and multiply.
Major turn off: I feel like some members of the opposite sex are here just to be social and don't have a real focus. I think of myself as a motivated individual, so if someone doesn't have a similar drive I find it hard to connect with them. I guess it comes down to who I identify with, and those who don't really have a major that acts as a means to an end for their goals confuse me.
Major turn on: Playing hard to get. It's all kind of a game, isn't it? I like it because they most likely are confident enough in themselves that they are willing to be impressed. I like that for some
reason — it's like a competition and is fun for both parties involved. Besides, women know what they are doing. They aren't dumb. I am fine with the chase if I think that girl really has a lot to offer, but just wants someone to earn their respect. Although I wonder if the feeling is mutual ... maybe I am just constantly getting played. Who knows?
Notices first in a potential partner: I notice height and hair color because that's really the first thing guys just sort of pick out. I am not someone with a perfect body type in mind or anything like that. All shapes and sizes have their own beauty. I guess the way a girl handles herself is what I really try to pick out first. If she carries herself well it expresses a sense of confidence.
Getaway: I think it is important to take time to slow your world down at times. Running is my favorite way to burn off the stress and also to get away for awhile. You feel good about yourself afterwards, and I like staying healthy so it's the best of both worlds for me.
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movie review // 'A SERIOUS MAN'
Hollywood hits, indie flicks and everything in between.
That biblical character Job had it easy compared to poor Larry Gormnick.
A Serious Man is the Coen Brothers' newest and darkest comic fable, an off-beat study in preternatural doom that would feel more like an outright tragedy if it weren't laced with some of the year's funniest performances and dialogue. And watch out for that ending.
At first glance, timid physics professor Larry Gopnick (Michael Stuhlbarg) seems to be enjoying his meager lot in life. He's on the cusp of receiving tenure and his youngest son Danny (Aaron Wolff) is about to celebrate his bar mitzah.
Then, all at once, Larry's life falls apart. A student starts blackmailing him for a passing grade. An anonymous tormentor sends accusatory letters to the university in a bid to obstruct his tenure application. His wife (Sari Lennick) abruptly leaves him for an older, wealthier professor named Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed). Soon Larry finds himself stranded in the Jolly Roger Motel with no one for company but his dim-witted brother Arthur (Richard Kind).
Desperate to know why he has become fate's whipping boy, Larry seeks the counsel of three local rabbis, each more eminent and respectable than the last. But none of these holy men have any real insight into life and its karmic ambiguities. One even dispenses Jefferson Airplane lyrics as nuggets of cosmic wisdom.
The film's casting is nearly pitch perfect. Stuhlbarg, a longtime stage actor making his big screen debut here, makes the audience feel every ounce of Larry's pain and exasperation but exaggerates just enough for us to still find it hilarious. The other actress highlight of the film is the great Fred Melamed as the honey-toned usurper Ableman.
A Serious Man may never reach the heights of previous Coen masterworks such as Barton
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music review // THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - 'THE LIFE OF THE KJHK's weekly guide to sonic consumption. WORLD TO COME' (4AD)
Sixteen albums. John Darnielle has recorded 16 full albums under the Mountain Goats name. (Plus one unreleased album!) Something gives me the feeling that the sun will implode before he runs out of material.
If you haven't listened to the older stuff, it sounds like it was recorded on a shitty boombox in a basement, mostly because, well, it was.
The tracks on The Life of the World to Come, however, are recorded with a full drum kit and decent production values, which personally I like a lot less.
Darnielle is a master lyricist, and to me it seems like the shitty boombox amplified his message, while a drum kit and electric guitar seem to dilute it. Something about the low-fi basis of his music made it raw and easily accessible. Any one of us could be that guy sitting in his basement, writing music that changes lives. The hi-fi music seems to put him on an unattainable base, where not just anyone can be that guy.
The Mountain Goats
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The good stuff is still there, you just have to search for it a little harder. Despite all the track titles being named after bible verses, the album isn't really religious, and Darnielle lets his heart shine through yet again.
// LOGAN NICKELS,
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music review // LIGHTNING BOLT — 'EARTHLY DELIGHTS' KJHK's weekly guide to sonic consumption. (LOAD RECORDS)
Lightening Bolt—damn, what a fitting name for such a shocking band. These guys are not messing around.
Consisting of just two members, Brain Bibson, who plays bass, and Gripp Gippenchale on drums, there is nothing empty about their sound. Gippenchale's fast-tempo drumming will make any headache you already have go numb, and Bibson's insanely fuzzy distorted bass will bring a smile to your face if you're feeling angry. Feedback from the bass is thrown at your face pretty much non-stop and it feels great. It may sound like your speakers are blown out, but chances are it's just all that wonderful distortion.
I can't say I've ever heard music this noisy before which A) impresses me and B) intrigues me and makes me wonder how much noisier music can get. This kind of music is not for everyone and I'm warning you right now, your face might be a little melted after listening ... that is, if you survive. Mwahaha!
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GROWING UP OVER A GLASS OF BEER
How drinking with friends helped spur my social education //PATRICK DE OLIVEIRA
I was 15 years old when I had my first glass of beer in a bar. This was in Brazil, where I grew up. I walked in with three friends — who were all about that age — and asked one of the waiters for a table.
"Can I see your IDs?" he asked.
"Uhh ... we forgot them," we awkwardly replied.
He looked down at us with a sly smile and then looked around the bar. He pointed us to a table toward the back of the room. "Just be discreet," he said.
Though the drinking age in Brazil is 18, it is not uncommon for people underage to be served at certain establishments. Most nightclubs won't show any leniency, but many bars do.
The environment at this place was of a traditional Brazilian buteco, drinking establishments that are sketchy by American standards. Plastic tables and chairs were spread throughout the room and waiters ran around with large bottles of beer and small, barely washed glasses. Butecos de copo sujo, or "dirty glass bars," are a staple in Belo Horizonte.
my hometown in Brazil. The city is located inland, and its unofficial city motto is "Se não tem mar, vamos pro bar," which translates into "If there's no ocean, let's go to the bar" (minus the nifty rhyme).
So, when I was 15 I did what any 15-year-old was supposed to do: I got initiated into the city's bar culture.
After we all sat down the waiter came up to the table and asked what beer we wanted. We ordered the cheapest one, and a few minutes later he came back with a large bottle of beer and four small glasses. He filled them to the rim and placed the bottle into a bright yellow plastic koozie. My friends and I looked at one another, and the oldest one — our beer expert — raised his glass.
The clacking of glasses filled the air before we could say cheers.
"If you don't toast before drinking, it's seven years without sex," he said.
The conversation flowed smoothly as the beer hit our mouths. At one point, as I was midsentence, I looked down and noticed that my
glass was empty. One of the guys sitting next to me grabbed the beer bottle and promptly refilled it. I smiled at him without missing a beat in the discussion.
We had spent a couple of hours in this buteco and had probably drunk four bottles when we decided to leave. We asked the waiter for the check.
"Oh no," he said. "You can't leave without a saidéra."
In Brazil you should always order one more bottle of beer, the saideira, after your supposed last one. The problem is that once you do that, you may end up drinking more than one saideira. We stayed a little longer and drank a couple more beers.
I remember leaving the bar tips and proud of my first drinking experience. I felt like I had grown up — that I had become a man. Of course, that was not the case, but that night was my first step in beginning an education, both in drinking and in a quaint form of social life.
As time went by I started going to more and
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Social saidelaire. The cultural attitude toward alcohol in Brazil, where Patrick De Olivaure(furthest right) grew up, is much different than in the U.S. Patrick had his first drink in public when he was 15, but, the "goal" of drinking in Brazil was never to get drunk but to socialize, converse and, ultimately, solidify friendships.
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more buteos with my friends. We would sit down order our first beer, toast and start chatting. The conversation could go anywhere from girls to sports to philosophy. We say in Brazil that one shouldn't discuss religion, politics or soccer. Well we did. As each beer arrived the topics would get increasingly controversial. We'd start off by talking about the newest telenovela actress on the cover of Playboy and end.up debating the morality of the death penalty.
By the time I was a senior in high school joining my friends at a bar had become a tradition We would go at least once a week, mostly on the weekends. But we also went after school, and sometimes even cut class to talk over some ice cold beer. I'd say that some of those conversations gave me a better education than I would've ever gotten inside the classroom.
The objective never was to get drunk. Not ooze in the three years after I entered that first shady bar did I throw up or black out because of drinking. The first time that actually happened was at a going-away party thrown by my Brazilian friends right before I came to Kansas. It was a night of mixed feelings — I was excited and sad to be leaving — and it was one of the very few times I have used alcohol to deal with emotions. I woke up the next morning not exactly regretting what had happened, but realizing getting drunk didn't change anything.
In Brazil, getting wasted doesn't earn you a badge of honor. You will rarely find people bragging about how they blacked out the previous night And, growing up, alcohol was never an "exotic" substance — something that could become a fetish. Binge drinking, that nihilistic urge to drink just to get drunk, never took a hold of me.
Instead, those first experiences gave me the image of alcohol as a kind of social glue. For me the ideal drinking experience is not one where I go up to the bar and order individual drinks throughout the night. What I really enjoy is grabbing a table with a group of friends, ordering a large bottle of beer and making that initial toast As we talk to and over one another, someone will notice another person's empty glass, grab the bottle at the center of the table, and fill it up for him or her — a discreet sign of camaraderie Then, when we decide it is time to leave, we realize that we still need to order that last bottle, which means extending the pleasure of conversation. By the time we've figured out how to split the check hours upon hours have gone by — time spent with the kind of idle talk that mortars the bricks that sustain long-lasting friendships. Jp
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING
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Students study in the former annex of Anschutz Library. Anschutz is currently undergoing renovation to provide more space and technology availability to students, as well as to accommodate many University services. The renovation will be finished by fall 2010.
READING THE SIGNS
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BY ABIGAIL BOLIN abolin@kansan.com
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Avalon Speirs considers Anschutz Library her second home, remembering late nights and countless hours of her college career there.
Anschutz Library is celebrating its 20th anniversary today. In 1989, Nancy and Phillip Anschutz donated $6.5 million to establish a library endowment in honor of Phillip's parents, said Rebecca Smith, the director of the communications and advancement of KU libraries. After 20 years, Anschutz is in
"Every time I would tell my parents I was at the library, they would laugh about how it was probably a bar". Speirs, Chicago senior, said, "No really, I spend all my time here."
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the midst of getting a face-lift to better fit students' needs by fall 2010.
Jennifer Church-Duran, assistant dean for user services, said Anschutz is being remodeled to expand its student commons area as well as provide more computers, citing the increasing role technology has had in replacing books. She also said the renovation would ease student traffic and consolidate some of the services the University offers.
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Jamie Padzensky, Andover senior, designed this poster for her advanced typography class. The class was inspired by the Graphic Imperative exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art.
Student art disclaims advocacy for causes
BY BETH BEAVERS bbeavers@kansan.com
"CAUTION: YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE LARGEST GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD EXPERIMENT IN HISTORY" warns an advocacy poster by Jamie Padzensky that is on display in the front hallway of the Spencer Museum of Art. Other posters advocate against pollution from coal fire plants or say
"The students have an altruistic kind of streak in them," he said. "The students have interest in doing things for social good."
Patrick Dooley, professor of graphic design, said the Graphic Imperative exhibition, which is also on display at the Spencer Museum of Art, was the point of inspiration for the project.
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that shrimp fishing doesn't just catch shrimp.
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Dr. David Johnson explains how brain tissue reacts to Alzheimer's disease. His research, which was published in October, explores visual and spacial tests that can help recognize the disease four to seven years before the official diagnosis.
Tests may help recognize disease
KU professor found some screenings can predict Alzheimer's
Every November, Brad Rolph thinks of his grandfather Ed. Rolph, Olathe senior, said Ed Rolph always lived a half-day's drive away in St. Louis, and the two would seize the Thanksgiving holiday to catch up on football
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and cards — their two favorite pastimes. Since Rolph enrolled at the University, however, he said a new distance had come between them.
Ed, once a Hearts master, now struggles to understand the card game. Last Thanksgiving, he could no longer connect the successful Ohio State Buckeye football team to his alma mater. Ed has Alzheimer's disease.
"He's gotten a lot worse," Rolph said. "He probably won't remember me the next time I see him."
When a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, damage is
often already significant and deterioration of the mind progresses quickly, said David Johnson, assistant psychology professor and Alzheimer's research specialist. This fall, however, Johnson released findings that show the illness can be detected up to seven years prior to official diagnosis. These "pre-clinical Alzheimer's" patients, he said, provide new hope for future treatment of the disease.
"We have to detect it earlier and interfere with it earlier because by the time we see frank, functional decline in an individual, there's
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so much brain disease that has occurred that it's unlikely we're going to find any medical intervention that would reverse that," Johnson said.
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BURTON, Ohio — A young Ohio pastor asked his girlfriend to marry him — even after he accidentally dropped the engagement ring overboard during their hot-air balloon ride.
She still said yes, and a one-week hunt turned up the camera case the ring had been in.
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OSLO — The world's tallest living man has unveiled the world's largest gingerbread man at an idea outlet in Norway's capital, Oslo.
Guinness Book of World Records spokeswoman Justine Bourdariat says 8-foot-1-inch tall Sultan Koesen of Turkey displayed the 1,435-pound biscuit. Baked locally in the traditional gingerbread-man shape, it beat the previous gingerbread cookie record of 1,307 pounds set in 2006 in Smithville, Texas.
2. Russian module to be added to space station
MOSCOW — A cargo ship has delivered a Russian research module to the International Space Station.
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Poisk is Russian for 'search.' The space agency, Roskosmos, said the small module will be used for scientific research and experiments once it is secured and linked to the station with communications cables. That will require a space walk, scheduled for January.
3. Sarkozy identity speech addresses burgas in France
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France.
Sarkozy says all beliefs will be respected in France but says "becoming French means adhering to a form of civilization, to values, to morals."
Sarkozy said Thursday during a speech on national identity that "France is a country where there is no place for the burqa." France has a large Muslim community but only a small minority of French Muslim women wear burqas, common in Afghanistan.
NATIONAL 4. Four bodies found in burning mobile home
PEARCY, Ark. — Authorities say they found four bodies in a burning mobile home in southwest Arkansas and another person was found dead inside a nearby house.
Nearly 15 miles away, the fire department in Hot Springs received a report of a vehicle on fire.
Authorities then discovered the deaths and the truck fire were connected.
Lt. James Martin of the Garland County Sheriff's Department said the truck that caught fire was registered to one of the people found dead inside the mobile home.
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Sharon McDonough pleaded not guilty over the weekend to misdemeanor animal cruelty charges after five dogs and a cat were found in wretched conditions in her home and were removed.
Her 21-year-old son told authorities animals had been abused at her home. A Family Court judge removed the woman's six younger children from the home this week.
6. Man accused of wearing unearned military awards
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to unauthorized wearing of the Navy's highest medal and other military awards.
Prosecutors say Steven Burton, who was never in the military, was photographed wearing a Marine Corps uniform displaying the Navy Cross along with a Purple Heart and other medals.
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BY COURTNEY BULLIS
Stull
County: Douglas County
Town: Stull
Distance from Lawrence: 10 miles
According to theshadowlands, net, Stull is said to be one of the six or seven gateways to hell. Allegedly, the devil had a child with a witch in the town. The child was soon killed and the witch was hung. Now, the devil supposedly chooses to appear every Halloween in that same cemetery. As the legend goes, the devil also appears in an uninhabited location in India at the same time.
Another legend, according to ghosthautungs.org, is that in the
Destinations: Even though the cemetery is surrounded by a chain link fence and is patrolled regularly by the county sheriff for trespassers, Stull Cemetery is the major attraction in Stull.
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1850s, a stable hand stabbed the mayor of the town to death in the cemetery's stone barn, which is now the church, and that is why the devil appears. This legend is historically inaccurate because the town has never had a mayor. On March 29, 2002, the church inside the cemetery mysteriously fell down and gave people hope that the gateway to hell had been closed, but that has not stopped the legends.
Interesting Fact: In November
1974, The University Daily Kansan printed an article that claimed the cemetery was haunted. It also brought up tales of devil worship and memory loss after visiting. After this article ran, the Stull myth began.
Interesting Myth: According to Prairieghosts.com, in 1995 Pope John Paul II supposedly made the pilot of the plane he was on fly around eastern Kansas because he did not want to fly over Stull, Kansas.
DO YOU BELIEVE STULL CEMETERY IS A GATE TO HELL?
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AMY REESE McPherson junior
"I've been to Stull once, I was freaking scared and I will never go back. My friend cried."
Amarillo, texas sophomore
"Yeah. Without a doubt. Next
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TREY SIDWELL,
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All major credit cards are accepted for phone and online orders.
The Glass Menagerie is KU's entry in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival XLII. The University Theatre is partially funded by the KU Student Senate Activity Fee; funding is also provided by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a national agency.
"No, because I got abandoned there one night for like four hours and nothing happened."
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ANDREA BACON
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I am not sure what I see. It looks like a close-up of a person's face with a neutral expression. There are no distinctive features or accessories visible.
"On Halloween, it threw a glass bottle at what's left of the church, and it didn't break. The people I was with believe that it is a gate to hell, but I do not."
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Word 'meep' banned at Massachusetts high school
DANVERS, Mass. — Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? The utterance favored by bungling lab assistant Beaker of "The Muppet Show" has been banned at Danvers High School in Massachusetts after students said it to repeatedly interrupt school.
Principal Thomas Murray said the word was part of a disruption planned using Facebook.
The Salem News reports that parents recently got an automated call about "Meep!" from Murray. He warned them that students who said or displayed the word at school could be suspended.
Murray says the warning was needed because students didn't heed his "reasonable request" to stop the meeping.
Danvers High sophomore Melanie Crane says it doesn't mean anything in particular.
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"Coffee with the Dean" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Apse Room in Spooner Hall.
The Dealing with Stress workshop will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
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The International Experience Exchange Forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
Shortly after midnight Thursday near 14th and Ohio streets, a university student reported a case of battery.
The KU School of Music Student Recital Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
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About 1 a.m. Thursday near 23rd and Iowa streets, a University student reported an auto burglary and criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $300.
About 3 p.m. Wednesday near 15th Street and Crestline Road, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $750.
About 2 a.m. Thursday near 11th and Ohio streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his vehicle, at a loss of $50.
About 2 a.m. Thursday near 31st Street and University Drive, a University student reported an attempted aggravated burglary.
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CAMPUS Event to honor life of theater accompanist
Puckett
Students and faculty will gather Monday to honor the life of Barbara J. Puckett, staff accompanist for the Depart-
Theatre. The event, called "A Celebration of Life" will feature students performing songs significant to their
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Department chair John Staniunas, who was a close friend of Puckett, will preside over the ceremony. He said Puckett will be deeply missed.
"Barbara was the heart and soul of musical theater here at KU and in Kansas City," he said. "We all feel a very deep loss in her passing."
relationship with Puckett
Puckett, a devoted Jayhawks fan who taught piano professionally for more than 30 years, died Nov. 3 in Overland Park.
The department will dedicate a Jayhawks mural in her memory.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in Swarthort Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
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PRE-CLINICAL ALZHEIMER'S
Johnson, who released his findings this fall with three of his former colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis, said his findings were part of a study that has lasted longer than 25 years and that he has worked on for a decade. He said he and his colleagues found evidence of "pre-clinical Alzheimer's" in visual tests. Patients who will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's within the next couple of years, he found, consistently have difficulty with tasks such as copying complex shapes and processing new codes.
"I hope this paper is a wake-up call," Johnson said. "There is such a thing as pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease. There are subtle changes that can happen before the more serious changes, and they're across the board."
Johnson said he made his discoveries by looking backward through the experiment at the performances of 444 volunteers on tests. There was
a subtle but significant difference in performance, he said, between those who would later develop Alzheimer's and those who wouldn't.
Johnson said he thought the most important step in continuing Alzheimer's research would be to identify and treat these patients to try to delay the onset of the full disease. Most patients have declined too much mentally by the
time they are diagnosed to be able to handle cognitive exercises that help prevent the illness. He said he thought these exercises, however, might be useful for treating people with early "pre-clinical Alzheimer's."
zheimer's."
That's what drives me to do what I do — to figure out how to delay the disease."
A GROWING PROBLEM
Dementia, the category of illness which includes Alzheimer's disease, can take on various forms, Johnson said. But he said Alzheimer's, the most common type, accounts for 80 percent of all dementia cases.
"That's what drives me to do what I do—to figure out how to delay the disease."
"We'll hopefully see something like that in the near future," Johnson said. "I hope that my research is clinically relevant.
DAVID JOHNSON Assistant professor
Memory Care residence in Lawrence, said her guests struggle with different kinds of dementia but said Alzheimer's was the most frequent.
"It is the elephant in the room as far as age-related memory disorders," Johnson said. "It is by far and away the most important to society to be able to diagnose and treat because of its prevalence in the population."
Kitty Shea, director of the Harbor House
Johnson, who has committed his
professional career to working at the forefront of research on the disease, said his first experience with the illness came when he was 10 years old.
ATHLON
His grandmother, Florence Johnson, would treat him every Tuesday to a grandmother-grandson dinner in Washington D.C., Johnson said. But in the subsequent six years, he watched his grandma develop Alzheimer's disease. She became unable to take him through the city and eventually didn't even remember where she was.
"That was a very different shrewd and sharp woman who lost everything cognitively," Johnson said of Florence, who died at age 92 when he was 16. "It's hard to see someone you care about suffer."
Johnson said he hoped more people, both who have and haven't lost love ones to the disease, would take up its research. He said part of why he believed research has come so slowly with the disease was that fewer and fewer people were
Olathe senior Brad Rolph stands with his grandfather, Ed Rolph. Ed mental capabilities have decreased because of his Alzheimer's.
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studying the field.
"In the United States the older adult population is booming and America is growing older and we have not done our homework," Johnson said. "We know very little, relatively speaking, compared to pediatrics or substance abuse."
Rolph said even though there was no cure to Alzheimer's and his grandpa, Ed, was still declining, he tried to stay positive and focus on
what he still had.
"I still cherish all the moments that I have with him," Rolph said. "It's no different. The last couple years that he had Alzheimer's hasn't affected my perspective of him. I still think he's a great guy."
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"Sometimes finding a table or a place to plug in my computer is impossible," Speirs said. "You hate to be that person standing in the middle of Anschutz, desperately searching for a place to sit, but it always felt like a little victory when you saw someone packing on their stuff."
Smith said making Anschutz a "one-stop-shop" by placing technical help, the writing center, tutoring. KU Info and places to meet with an adviser, is something that would greatly benefit students.
"It's not always obvious to us older folks what vn students
Surveys online and in front of Wescoe Hall have allowed students the opportunity to voice their opinion on what changes should be made in order to better serve their academic goals.
"It's not always obvious to us older folks what you students need."
KENT MILLER
Associate dean
Library operations
Church-Duran said the quality of a library directly correlates with graduation rates, which shows the important role libraries have in student success.
But Kent Miller, associate dean for operations and administration, said acting in the interest of students wasn't always easy.
need," Miller said. "We're trying to encourage a constant flow of input in order to meet these needs."
"We are constantly evolving, trying to meet and anticipate what will help students most," Smith said.
He said Anschutz
would be filled with the resources needed by students, including more comfortable furniture and locations designated for quiet studying.
Adding more power supplies, fixing the leaky roof and making space to accommodate individual and group study sessions are some of the other changes being made.
Church-Duran said that an outside firm will be chosen to create the prototype of Anschutz's transformation, but that students will be consulted to actually create the space, including those from the architecture and design programs.
"The goal is to have the prototype in place by next fall, but we need the input first," Miller said.
The improvements will be made through the use of state funds, alumni donations, KU Endowment and the KU Parents' Campaign, fund for libraries to upgrade facilities as well as purchase new computers and books.
The University is comprised of seven libraries: Anschutz, Watson, Gorton Music and Dance, Spahr Engineering, Murphy Art and Architecture, Spencer Research and Regents Center at the Edwards Campus.
Follow Abigail Bolin at twitter.com/abbey_rhode.
Edited by Jacob Muselmann
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The assignment was for Dooley's advanced typography class. Typography is the study of letter form and is one of the most important tools a graphic designer has, Dooley said.
Students were assigned to pick a cause and dig for a specific problem the cause advocates for. Dooley said he encouraged students to pick a topic they were interested in and supported. Each student then produced two posters, one with just type and another with type and image.
Dooley said students felt challenged to make the messages compelling and to the point in order to grab the attention of the audience.
"There needed to be an emotional appeal through design and illustration," Dooley said. "Once it gets attention, then the artist provides more information and something the viewer can act on."
The project took about five weeks to complete. Carly Hoover, Wichita senior, said the first few weeks consisted of extensive
research. The students also had to write papers about the Graphic Imperative exhibition and their own advocacy posters.
Hoover chose to do her posters for the Mangrove Action Project, which is an environmental advocacy group. She first learned about the Mangrove Action Project while studying abroad in Belize. She said a mangrove is a tree in Belize, but the forests are being destroyed to make room for tourist attractions. The mangroves of Belize are home to various species of birds, amphibians, and mammals. They also provide food to fish. By destroying the mangroves, the beaches of Belize are also being destroyed because the mangroves break up wave energy and strengthen the soil.
"I saw it first hand and thought it would work well for the project." Hoover said.
The ten posters chosen to be displayed were selected from 68 posters contributed by students in the class. Each student in the class was asked to pick their two
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favorite posters, then staff from the Spencer selected the final ones to be displayed.
Bill Woodard, director of communications for the Spencer, said staff members who helped with the selection process included senior curator Stephen Goddard, exhibition designer Richard Klocke and graphic designer Tristan Telander.
Hoover said she liked seeing how the student posters compared to the posters in the exhibit.
The student posters will be on display until Nov. 29.
Edited by Meagan Morriss
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
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GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Take time today to evaluate
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CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
You perk up after eating a healthy meal. Walking or yoga helps focus your thoughts.
Take time for yourself.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Help someone else treat
a small injury. You have a
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Today is an 8
Healing needs to occur. Take time to rest sore muscles. The work will still be there tomorrow.
Today is an 8
Optimism grows today as you sort through new information.
You have everything you need to accomplish your goal.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
Expand your thinking in an area where a perceived limitation has held you back. Make optimism your best friend.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Try not to run your legs off
today as you check off agenda
items. Leave something for
tomorrow.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
Soothe your bruised ego with comfort food. Be sure you have enough to go around, because others will want some, too.
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Today is an 8
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Today is an 8
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popular
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Geller
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Grey's
family?
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tables
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34 Blackbird
35 Send
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37 Frank
39 — carte
40 "That tastes awful!"
41 Midnight rider
45 United nations
48 Bent over, as a page corner
50 Hawk-eye's home
51 Touch
52 Showbiz job
53 Air for a pair
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10 "My gal" of song
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42 Therefore
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To the guy who asked me what the fuck I was looking at today: the sidewalk, you did.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
As a freshman, I must say that camping for basketball is awesome!
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
Every time I go running my goal is to throw up. So far I'm a failure.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
Did you really just update every single one of your photo albums?
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
I'm on my third mid-life crisis and I'm only 22.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
I feel like vacuuming in the nude. Call me Sophia Petrillo.
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Why do I continue to watch romances? All they do is make me depressed about how alone I am.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
Attending class today will be decided with a coin toss.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
I have perfected the art of procrastination.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
The nice thing about being a man is that if I die alone and childless it isn't going to be that bad. Plus, i plan on having sweet-ass toys to play with to distract myself.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
"Farmville" is for chumps. Champs play "Mouse Hunt."
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
Is it weird that I'm 100 percent straight, and would never hook up with a guy, but I find gay porn intriguing?
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Damn, Friday the 13th is today
Maybe I'll just sleep the day
away and pretend it never
happened.
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Stop spitting in the water fountains. That's nasty.
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Our football team better win tomorrow. I want a bowl game, even if it's a crappy one.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
If you have to ask if something is weird, it's weird.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
I met my future husband tonight. I'm basing this solely on his hair color and his oh-so-cute smile.
--accusation regarding his faith and its implications on Islam in America.
What's faith got to do with it?
RELIGION
On Tuesday, the sun rose over 13 makeshift monuments; a pair of boots, a rifle and a helmet for each life lost during the Nov. 5 shooting at Fort Hood.
"No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts," President Barack Obama said during the memorial service at the Texas army post. "No just and loving God looks upon them with favor. For what he has done, we know the killer will be met with justice, in this world and the next."
The quote is reminiscent of a certain patriotic theology invoked by presidents in the wake of national tragedy, a theology preached by President Bill Clinton at a Colorado high school and President George Bush in lower Manhattan. And while no direct mention of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist and accused shooter, was made during the service, Obama's words alluded to an increasingly prominent issue in the shooting's aftermath: Hasan's Muslim faith
Hasan reportedly shouted, "God is great" in Arabic moments before opening fire in a soldier evaluation center. In the aftermath of the shooting, those words sparked much speculation and
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For some, the excessive media spotlight on Hasan's faith stirred up dust of fear and prejudice that had otherwise settled since Sept. 2001. On "Fox News Sunday," Sen. Joe Lieberman (L.-Conn.) even referred to the shooting as "the most destructive terrorist act to be committed on American soil since 9/11."
During his psychiatric work on the base, Hasan counseled soldiers going to and from deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. Investigators concluded that while Hasan had grown increasingly opposed to U.S. military involvement in the Middle East and his impending deployment there, little evidence for the shooting's motivation points to any sort of terrorist plot. Instead, the evidence points to pressures of Hasan's own mental health and
religious ideology.
Arising details of Hasan's personal faith in the shootings' wake have once again heightened the profile of Islam in America, and, accordingly, Americans once again have an opportunity to respond. But casting light on the situation requires honesty regarding the role Hasan's Islamic faith played in the shootings as well as its effects for Muslims in the U.S.
Perhaps denying the role that Hasan's personal faith played in this tragedy would be as wrong as assuming such convictions for all Muslims. Adequate understanding of this situation requires an honest inspection of how one man's religious beliefs became contorted enough to justify such actions. Only then can Hasan's faith be clearly contrasted with the vast majority of Muslims who would never condone any such acts of violence.
Assuming Hasan's Islamic faith as normative would be as off base as assuming all Christians hate homosexuals because of someone like Fred Phelps. Outliers are outliers, and, in the end, Hasan's faith is just that; his own.
Hafner is a Great Bend junior in journalism.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
SURE, WE HAVE CHALLENGES EVEN WITH OBAMA AS PRESIDENT. BUT JUST THINK HOW IT WOULD BE IF BUSH WERE STILL PRESIDENT...
TWO GIRLS SITING IN A ROOM, ONE IS READY TO LEARN WHAT THE OTHER IS STUDying.
WE'D STILL BE IN IRAQ. WE'D BE DRIFTING WITHOUT DECISION IN AFGHANISTAN. CONGRESSPEOPLE WOULDN'T BE POST-PARTISAN
AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WOULD BE IN DOUBLE DIGITS!
... AND THERE FOLLOWED
AN AWKWARD PAUSE!
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
MUSIC
Jay-Z, Lil Wayne are best rappers alive
As every brand of music evolves, the hardest feat for an artist to accomplish is to stay in touch with their genre's fan base while continuing to produce innovative and celebrated material. The reason legendary artists such as the Rolling Stones, U2 and Mariah Carey have been able to remain so successful in their respective genres is because of their ability to change with that genre while retaining the elements of their music that made them so popular in the first place.
Hip-hop is no different in this respect, except that it's considerably more challenging for a hip-hop artist to remain popular for years than artists in other genres. Still generally identified with the youth of today, hip-hop is a brand of music with a remarkably short attention span. Rappers may release a gold or even platinum album one year and find themselves neglected and outcast as a novelty the next. To remain consistently respected in the rap game is an accomplishment attempted by many, fulfilled by very few.
Enter Shawn and Dwayne Carter. Better known to the public as Jay-Z and Lil Wayne respectively. These two hip-hop giants have been dominating the rap game with uncontested consistency since they first got in it.
THOUGHTS FROM A HIP-HOP HEAD
BEN COLDHAM
The effect Jay-Z has had on hip-hop in the past 15 years as a genre as well as a culture as a whole is immeasurable. Since "Reasonable Doubt," his debut album released in 1996, Jay-Z has kept the masses pleased, releasing album after album of dope rhymes over superior production.
What both these iconic artists have done in recent months is cement their collective statuses as the two indisputably best rappers in the game Jay-Z released "The Blueprint 3" in September and once again wowed the hip-hop nation, showcasing innovative production as well as timely and well-executed lyricism on the album.
Weezy F. Baby, also known as Lil Wayne, has been similarly effective in the hip-hop realm, as is evident with his armies of loyal fans and the sheer amount of quality music (for the most part) that he is able to produce.
"No Cellings," Wayne's new mixtape leaked and released online two weeks ago, is a strong-willed testament to Lil Wayne's raw talent and knack for "going
in" over just the right beats. It is really Wayne getting back to shredding beats with his relentless, "Did he really just say that?" flow. A message to the masses, the new tape from Wayne is a clear indication from the man himself that he is still here, and is certainly here to stay.
Achieving longevity in any musical career is an exceptionally difficult task; only the strong and consistent survive in the entertainment industry. Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, though, have proven to the hip-hop world they are still its rulers year after year, album after album. It is a miraculous task for these artists to consistently release quality material as they do, and, with the success of their most recent releases, it is safe to say the two have made it known that, after all these years, the esteemed title of "best rapper alive" still goes to Weezy and the Jigga-man.
Coldham is a Chicago senior in journalism.
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China's small-town life
One of my Macanese friends and I were asked the same question more than three times when we went through a 115-mile trip.
"How come a Chinese from Macau holds a Portuguese passport?" the officers asked.
"Macau is a part of China and was a Portuguese colony for hundreds of years," I told them.
I know most people have no idea where Macau is. it's a tiny island on the western side of Pearl River Delta, right next to Hong Kong. Don't worry, instead of giving a history and geography lecture here, I will give you a brief tour of my lovely hometown.
Their "uh huh" replies put me at ease because my friend was once accused of holding a fake passport and was taken to a room for further questioning.
Macau was the first and last European colony in China. Before it was handed over entirely to China in 1999, it operated under the Chinese policy of "one country, two systems" and became a special-administrative region with an independent legal system, police force and monetary system.
Because of its small size and relatively low publicity — at least compared to the adjacent cosmopolitan city Hong Kong — some people doubt my strong connection to Macau. For me, it's all about proximity on the island. It's so convenient to reach anything and anyone within minutes; people can easily live there without a car.
Don't think it's a primitive city, though. Macau is dubbed the "Oriental Las Vegas," as its economy is largely based on tourism and gambling. Macau preserves many historical properties from the Portuguese colonial period and was officially listed as a World Heritage Site in 2005.
INTERNATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
JOSIE HO
Despite the glow of neon lights and the flow of "sinful" money, Macau's cultural essence is still intact. Compared to other cities in China, Macau is still a peaceful fairyland, just like Lawrence. It's small, but everything needed is there.
I didn't realize my attachment to this place until I left for America. I miss not only the people and the food, but also the feeling of being in that cultural environment. Some of my friends told me they don't want to spend the rest of their life in Macau. If given the chance, they wish to leave because of Macau's limited space for development.
Millions of international tourists and thousands of foreign laborers contribute to Macau's diverse population. When I returned to Macau during winter break two years ago, I was stunned and happy to see people of all nationalities on the street. Macau is moving into the global limelight. Several foreign tourists told me they enjoyed the small-town atmosphere and the cultural fusion.
Come visit Macau. I'm sure you would love it there.
Ho is a Macau, China junior in journalism.
HAWK LIFE
JONATHAN SHORMAN
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? Door-opening etiquette
2. If you're holding the door and someone approaching it will reach the door by the time it were to naturally close if you left it, then hold the door open. Otherwise, go on inside.
This topic used to be closed to debate. Gentlemen should open doors for ladies. The end.
But now this topic brings confusion and fear. So to solve this, guys, open the door for everyone Yeah, that solution isn't very nuanced but it's the best I've got.
Also, here's a few guidelines to help solve a couple awkward situations that might come up:
- Shorman is a McPherson sophomore in journalism.
1. If opening the door will result in you having to hold the door open forever — such as at the entrance to a busy restaurant or theater — then I suggest entering through the door and holding it open behind you.
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HELLE BUSER
I see the door opening tango everyday. Sometimes a person holds a door open and you have to jog so he doesn't have to wait for you. Sometimes there's two people reaching a door at the same time, standing there trying to decide who should grab for the handle. But the only truly awkward outcome is the one where an inconsiderate person allows a door to slam in your face. How rude!
When entering or leaving buildings, consider holding the door. If someone is nice enough to make such a gesture, by all means, say "thank you."
What's the deal with the whole opening and holding a door scenario? Some feel a man opening a door for a woman is sexist, but I think it's simply polite and should apply to both genders.
Buser is a Columbia, Ill. senior in journalism.
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Alcohol subcommittee to submit report next week
BY MEGAN HEACOCK mheacock@kansan.com
The debate to change alcohol policy at KU is in its home stretch.
Next Wednesday, the alcohol subcommittee, charged to investigate current alcohol policy at the University and how to prevent alcohol abuse, will submit a full report to Student Rights Standing
Committee, Emily Williams, Chair of the committee, said it was important to realize that the goal of the committee was not to ban drinking alcohol altogether. Instead, the committee was to combat alcohol
abuse, such as drinking to the point of blacking out.
"We had a lot of good discussion, but at the most, we were ten students."
Since September, the sub-committee has analyzed the current policy in-depth. Recently, the committee held a vote deciding whether to change alcohol policy at all. Instead, there was a 4-4 tie.
For the sake of fairness, the committee will present arguments for both sides on Wednesday, as well as some additional recommendations from previous discussion.
A large component of the recommendations came from responses in the student survey. So far, approximately 1,400 students have filled out the survey. The survey will be available through December.
EMILY WILLIAMS Chairwoman
All of the answers from the surveys will be presented at the Student Rights Standing Committee, as well. Williams said it was important that all ideas for combating alcohol abuse should be discussed at the meeting
Representation from students has been a problem throughout the semester.
"We had a lot of good discussion, but at the most, we were ten students," she said of the past alcohol meetings.
Williams estimated fewer than
five non-senators ever attended the meetings, which made it difficult to determine the student voice. She said the survey helped to provide more feedback
Other recommendations came from discussion during the subcommittee meetings. These recommendations were discussed and given favorable or unfavorable votes by the subcommittee members. Favorable recommendations include increased advertising for alcohol resources on campus; increased funding to Counseling and Psychological Services; asking PRE 101, a college orientation class, to discuss responsible drinking and how to respond to alcohol-related emergencies; and providing university-sponsored programs that promote responsible drinking, such as wine and cheese parties or beer gardens for students 21 and older. Williams suggested this recommendation as
"Most of us will be in a situation when we're networking with a beverage in our hands."
"Most of us will be in a situation in our lives we're network-
EMILY WILLIAMS Chairwoman
a chance to teach drinking etiquette in professional settings.
ing with a beverage in our hands," she said. "I think, especially for the juniors and seniors who are fighting an uphill battle in the job force right now, maybe that's an appropriate avenue to discuss responsible drinking."
Two aspects of current alcohol policy were discussed heavily during meetings and in the survey; amnesty and parental notification. Ultimately, the committee voted to keep the current amnesty policy, citing that providing amnesty to all parties involved would encourage alcohol abuse without consequences and providing it to no one would deter underage students from calling for help.
Oneparticular recommendation regarding parental notification was strongly supported by all committee members—to let
students decide whether their parents would be notified at all for alcohol policy violations. Currently, a student's parents are contacted after the second alcohol violation.
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with parents in a different room.
While most of the committee's focus has been within the University, Marlesa Roney, Vice
"They'd say, 'Students, this is your choice. If you want your parents to be notified on certain violations, you can.'" Kaufman said. "And then to the parents, they'd say, 'Your kids are making this decision. It's their decision. They're in college and they're adults.' After that, it's the parents' decision whether they want to have a family dispute at home."
"I think that the work this
"I think that the work this group has done has provided a broad set of reccomendaations that could be used ... "
Provost for Student Success, said the recommendations were still a starting point for the whole community.
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that the work this group has done has provided a broad set of recommendations that could be used by multiple groups," Roney said.
Whether to change the current student housing policy and Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities will also be addressed at
Wednesday's meeting.
For those who haven't completed the survey or would like to offer further personal recommendations to the subcommittee, send an e-mail to rightssubcomm@ku.edu.
Follow Megan Heacock at twitter.com/meheacock.
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A motorist tries to repair his car flooded along a roadway in the Ocean View area of Norfolk as the area was pounded by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida on Thursday.
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NORFOLK, Va. — A drenching, wind-driven rain lashed much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, flooding streets, closing schools, roads and bridges and causing at least five deaths.
The torrential rains and winds gusting more than 30 mph were the work of late-season Tropical Storm Ida, which quickly weakened once it made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday but still soaked a swath of the Southeast.
Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine declared a state of emergency and officials urged people in some areas to stay home. Rain and resulting floods were predicted to continue at least through Friday, especially along the state's southeastern coast and particularly in Norfolk, a coastal city of a quarter-million people.
Officials in this city on Chesapeake Bay were watching the incoming tide closely, as
winds pushed water inland and threatened to cause more flooding late Thursday or early Friday. Heeding Kaine's advice, many residents weathered the storm at home. Many roads were inches or feet under water.
"It's miserable but no life or limb in danger," said Bob Batcher, a spokesman for Norfolk's emergency services.
Some hardy residents ventured out in the stinging rain, leaning into gusting winds as they walked. The few restaurants that were open were empty or, like Granby Street Pizza, busy with takeout.
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INTERNATIONAL Earthquake hits Chile's capital, power shuts off
SANTIAGO, Chile — A strong earthquake struck northern Chile early Friday, briefly knocking out power to a city but otherwise causing no major damages, authorities said.
The 6.5-magnitude quake's epicenter was between the cities of liqueque and Arica, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) from each, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It hit just after midnight Friday local time (0305 GMT Friday; 10:05 p.m. Thursday EST).
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The blast struck at the heart of the agency overseeing much of the anti-terror campaign in the border regions with Afghanistan.
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Making good on Senior Day
BY JAYSON JENKS jjenks@kansan.com
Somewhere in Kansas' football facility near Memorial Stadium — on a nondescript white board — there's a quote written by linebackers coach Bill Miller.
Sometimes it takes hundreds of words to summarize the ups and downs of a football season. Other times, a simple sentence seems to do the job. He wrote, "Nothing is sadder than what could have been."
Miller's quote strikes the heart of Kansas football, offering a perfect description of a rather surprising
- and admittedly disappointing
- season to this point.
The Jayhawks entered this year with hopes of winning the Big 12
North. And with a talented corps of returning senior starters that goal certainly seemed obtainable.
Instead, Kansas' players enter Senior Day against Nebraska tomorrow with a four-game losing streak clinging to their backs.
But Saturday also marks the final time Kansas' highly productive — and highly successful — senior class will suit up inside Memorial Stadium.
"We felt like this was one of our more talented teams we've had overall," senior linebacker Angus Quigley said. "It's the most speed we've had on defense. We felt like our offense was potent. That was our goal all season. That's what we felt like we were capable of doing."
"Things just don't always work out like you want them to. We've
had some rough stretches, and we're still in one."
Before the season, the general consensus was that the game against
likely decide the winner of the Big 12 North
For Nebraska, the game still carries plenty of weight in that category. For Kansas, the game is simply another crack
stopping the bleeding.
"It's tough because nobody, wants to go out their senior year losing four in a row," Quigley said. "Losing the first one was bad. But four? We don't even
"If it was a fairy tale, we would have won all four of those last games."
know what to say."
Kansas' seniors joined the team at a time when the football program was still mostly considered
DARRELL STUCKEY Senior safety
an afterthought in the conference's big picture.
The Jayhawks missed a bowl game with a 6-6 record in 2006 — what was then the first or second season for Kansas' seniors
But then the 2007 season rolled around and many of the current seniors played a significant role in lifting the program to its first BCS bowl game.
Two years later, the names of those seniors now fill the school's
record books.
"We've had so much success here," senior safety Darrell Stuckey said. "We've literally almost broken every KU record in our era. We can't sit here and think this is a fairy tale or a fantasy. If it was a fairy tale, we would have won all four of those last games."
Now, rather than zeroing in on the North title this Saturday, Kansas' attention will instead be on earning one more victory in order to become eligible for a bowl game.
It certainly has been a drastic transformation.
Kansas won its first five games, and the offense piled up big
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Freshman forward Thomas Robinson takes off for a dunk Tuesday night against Pittsburg State. Jayhawks will take on the Hofstra Pride for the first time at 7 tonight at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Kansas readies to face Hofstra, test skills and live up to top ranking
"I think those two exhibition games kind of got us a little bit more prepared for Hofstra and we're looking forward to it," junior Guard Tyrel Reed said.
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
In its first game of meaningful play, Kansas will try to improve off its 27-8 team from a year ago and prove its No.1 ranking is not a fluke.
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
The Jayhawks look to win their 37 consecutive home opener tonight when they play host to Hofstra at 7 p.m.
Kansas comes off a two-game exhibition stint where it out-scored its opponents with a 48.5 scoring margin of victory.
Hofstra went 21-11 last year, but did not play any exhibition games to prepare for this season. The Pride has never played the Jayhawks nor has it ever played against a top ranked opponent.
Kansas coach Bill Self said
Hofstra's Charles Jenkins, Colonial Athletics Association Preseason Co-Player of the Year, will give them a good test with his versatility and strength. Overall, Hofstra had a lot of turnover from last year's team, but they have experience, returning five letter winners and two starters.
"They have a ton of newcomers." Self said. "But they do return five players who played an awful lot of minutes."
the players think the pre-season was a good way to get into the
Starting the season against an experienced Hofstra team tonight and Memphis on Tuesday will help the Jayhawks quickly gauge their
SHERRON COLLINS Senior guard
Not to take anything away from the last two teams we played, but they were warm-up games for us and the real show starts Friday."
"The next couple games coming up are going to be people who test us."
flow of the season. Markieff Morris said he does not know much about his opponent yet, but the team is good enough to beat any opponent.
"I feel like if we play like we've been playing," he said. "Then I think we can do good against anybody.
"The next couple games coming up are going to be people who test us," Collins said. "We have to find out where we're at and find our identity."
talent, senior guard Sherron Collins said.
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The preseason did however expose a lot of strengths as well
Three freshmen — Xavier Henry, Thomas Robinson and Elijah Johnson — proved themselves worthy to be part of the rotation, taking the slack off of Collins and junior center Cole Aldrich.
COMMENTARY
For Collins example and points are a way to lead
BY MAX VOSBURGH
mvosburgh@kansan.com
Y VOSBURGH
Exhibition games are over and the Kansas men's basketball season finally starts
tactical season finally starts tonight. Consider all the exciting things that a fan of the team has to look forward to this year.
After being ranked pre-season No. 1 by the Associated Press and USA TODAY coaches' polls, a national championship is on the minds of a lot of people.
Senior guard Sherron Collins will have the opportunity to again lead the jayhaws, but in a different way. With the influx of freshman talent, he may still lead with points, but more than anything, he must now lead by example.
More than anything this year, I'm looking forward to watching Collins, or "the General," because watching him run a team on the court is like watching a general command his troops during battle
With the freshmen additions of guard Xavier Henry, forward Thomas Robinson and guard Elijah Johnson, Collins' scoring could decrease slightly from last year, which is good because what made the 2008 championship team so incredible was that it did not have one major scorer—no one scored something like 20 or 30 points per game. Instead, five or six players would score in double digits. Even if the game plan of the opposing team is to stop Collins there are still other players like Tyshawn Taylor, Cole Aldrich and Henry, to pick up the slack. That being said, Collins will still probably be the leading scorer most games. This is, after all, his team. That's why he is the General, On the floor, he is a leader. He is working hard every play and setting examples for the younger players. In close games, those players will be looking to get the experienced veteran the ball to score.
If Collins can manage to keep up his habit of scoring, this year could be special for him, too. He currently has 1,330 points, which is No.25 in Kansas' career history. Last year, he averaged 18.9 points. If he manages to average 15.8 points per game this year, he will finish as one of the top five career scorers. Just to put things in perspective, Collins would have to average 52.3 points per game this year to pass KU alum and current assistant coach, Danny Manning, and become the all-time leader in career points at the University.
Besides watching Collins, it will be exciting to see the role that the Kansas freshmen play on the team this year. Will forward Xavier Henry live up to the hype that surrounded him when he was recruited?
Besides the freshmen, how many of these Jayhawks will be playing in the NBA some day, and how many will have their numbers will be hung in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse? These questions directly depend on Collins' performance. This is his team. It is up to him to set an example for the freshmen this year, to continue to be the general of this team.
So as you are watching Kansas play this year just stop and take a second to appreciate what you are seeing, because it is likely Collins will have his number honored and you will be able to say you saw him play.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
John Wooden
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas' average attendance of 50,392 at home football games is on pace for the second-best mark in school history.
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: What season experienced the highest-ranked attendance average?
A: 2008 with 50,907.
— Kansas Athletics
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Flyers beat Senators for fifth-straight victory
PHILADELPHIA — Ray Emery made 22 saves in his first start against his former team, and Danny Briere scored two goals to help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Thursday night for their fifth-straight victory.
Blair Betts, James Van Riemsdyk and Darroll Powe also scored for the Flyers, Jeff Carter, Kimmo Timonen, and Chris Pronger each added two assists.
Mike Fisher scored for Ottawa. The Senators have lost two straight and four of their last six games.
Emery was with Ottawa for five seasons (three as a regular), but was cut loose after the 2007-08 season, the year after he led the Senators to the Stanley Cup finals. He played in Russia last season.
Ottawa's Pascal Leclaire also stopped 22 shots.
Betts scored his first goal to put Philadelphia ahead on a power play at 9:34 of the second period.
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MORNING BREW
Predictions ruin season's thrill
Will the layhawks win the national championship this season?
Where is LeBron going to sign in 2010? How high will Sam Bradford be drafted?
These questions don't have answers yet, but we keep asking, seemingly everyday. We know the exact time and location where the results will be revealed, yet we keep trying to solve the mystery for ourselves.
Sports are unscripted and enigmatic. The thrill is the not knowing; the satisfaction (or disappointment) is the final outcome.
BY COREY THIBODEAUX
cthibodeaux@lantan.com
The amount of exposure and energy exerted on predictions could go to better use. For our own sake and sanity, let us enjoy the games as they happen and not get caught up in the constant fortune-teller mentality. Predictions are meant to be fun, but they are getting out of hand.
Look at a league like the NFL right now. Every week, panelists are considering Super Bowl match-ups and who has the best chance to go undefeated.
First off, no one is going undefeated because no one has a team remotely like the 1972 Dolphins or the 2007 Patriots. Secondly, it would be nice to get through at least 12 games of the season before we crown paper champions. Who knows what will happen to the Saints, Vikings or Colts at that time.
Remember when the Giants were the best team? That was around week three, and now they
could miss the playoffs. Time is wasted overanalyzing a 5-0 start
And maybe the media are at fault here.
LeBron James recently told the media he is done talking about the 2010 free agency period and speculation of what team he may or not may sign with. Good for him. We still have more than 70 games to go this season. Just focus on the next game, please
Again, making predictions is fine, just not to the degree it has evolved into. Literally, right after college kids get drafted, they look at the next class and rank them. There are so many variables that I guarantee no one can ever be even remotely accurate.
THE MORNING BREW
Sporting events are unique in this situation. There aren't nearly as many people openly predicting outcomes of cinematic content, for example. I've never seen movie critics guess at the ending
of a movie before its release. The fun of watching is enjoying the ride. We should treat our sports the same way.
When we get caught up in everyday "what ifs", it's easy to miss the "what is."
Sports are unscripted master pieces. Just watch.
Follow Corey Thibodeaux at twitter.com/c_thibodeaux
Edited by Abbey Strusz
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CHICAGO — Patrick Sharp scored in the third shootout round Wednesday night, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche — the third straight game between the teams decided in a tiebreaker.
It was the first time the teams didn't need to go to extended shootouts. Chicago won in nine rounds on Oct. 10, and Colorado won in eight last Friday.
area native who played three seasons for the Blackhawks, made 37 saves in regulation and overtime and turned aside Patrick Kane's shootout attempt. But he was beaten by Jonathan Toews in the first shootout round and then couldn't stop Sharp's backhander over his glove.
Craig Anderson, a Chicago
Huet made 25 saves for the Blackhawks, who have won five consecutive home games. Chicago outshot Colorado 19-3 in the third period and overtime.
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CRAPPIE are slow between 0.5 and 1.5 pounds. Crappie are being caught over brushpiles on minnows or jigs about 1.5 to 20 feet below the surface and fish are also being taken off deep-water rocky areas.
WHITE BASS are fair between 0.5 and 1 pound. Anglers are catching fish trolling crankbaits off points and the COE swimming beach.Casting and retrieving jigs in coves and vertically fishing jigs for crappie have also produced white bass.
TROUT are good at 0.5 pounds. Lake Henry received another load of trout last week. Cleos, castmasters, roostertails, power bait and minnows under bobber have produced fish.
WIPER are fair between 2 and 4 pounds trolling crankbaits off points and the dam.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Defense slows the spread
BY JAYSON JENKS
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By the fourth quarter last Saturday in Manhattan, the curtain revealing the game's tone had been pulled back.
Kansas simply struggled to effectively run the ball. Kansas State revolved almost solely on a wide variety of run plays.
So when Kansas State's offense took to the field holding a 17-10 lead with 5:20 left in the game, there was certainly no secret as to the type of plays circulating around the offensive huddle: The Wildcats were going to run the ball.
Kansas State did just that, methodically working the clock down to zero thanks to a successful ground attack.
In last weekend's game, Kansas rushed for 60 yards on 23 carries. Kansas State, meanwhile, rushed for 266 yards on 43 carries.
Two years ago — heck, last year even — the thought of a team grinding out 43 carries seemed delusional. Not in the offensive-happy Big 12 where high-scoring shootouts and potent aerial attacks developed into the conference's norm.
"It's changing," cornerback coach Ne'Jey Jackson said. "I think people are seeing that you can't really throw it that many times because it puts the defense on the field that much more. I never saw
it coming."
Teams in the Big 12 are toning down wild offensive tactics. Last weekend the Wildcats mostly ran the ball, leaving Kansas behind 17-10. Weston White/KANSAS
Yet coach Mark Mangino said the tides started subtly changing last year. This season the once wild, big Big 12 has generally been tame.
Teams are averaging 40 fewer yards per game than last year. Defensive struggles are becoming more common.
So what does it all mean for the spread — the offense of the 2000s that rocked the college football landscape less than five years ago?
"This is just an observation," Mangino said. "I can't tell you I have any facts behind it. But more and more teams in our conference are slowly but surely fading out of the spread offense."
Other signs of slowing the spread persist in the Big 12.
Iowa State defeated Nebraska 9-7 earlier this season. Nebraska knocked off Oklahoma 10-3 last Saturday in a defensive-centered game.
Last season, Oklahoma and Texas combined for 80 points in the Red River Rivalry. This season the two schools totaled 29 points
A question, then, arises: Are defenses that much better or are offenses simply struggling more than in the past?
"In '07 and '08, our conference was just running wild," Jackson said. "This year I think the defenses have finally caught up to it."
Personnel and injury problems have plagued many teams in the conference this season.
more complicated than that.
Oklahoma, who scored just three points against Nebraska, has played much of the season without quarterback Sam Bradford and tight end Jermaine Gresham. Nebraska has simply struggled to replace former quarterback Joe Ganz.
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And then there's the idea that coaches are simply changing their philosophies.
Not too long ago the best teams in the country relied on persistent ground attacks to move the ball. Maybe, as Mangino noted, more coaches are returning to those principles.
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Kansas has struggled to take care of the ball its last four games — all losses.
The words of Hayes, the legendary former Ohio State coach, certainly still linger today.
"I think it goes back to the old adage that coaches want to run the ball, control the clock and play great defense," Mangino said. "What did Woody Hayes say? 'When you throw the ball, a lot of bad things can happen.'"
But many of those turnovers have been forced, meaning defensive players made a play to trigger the turnover.
True, personnel problems and injuries have slowed offenses. But
defenses are also more adept at stopping the spread.
"Football is an ever-changing deal," offensive coordinator Ed Warriner said. "You have to stay one step ahead. Whatever becomes the most popular thing, that's what people work to stop. Then something else will pop up. It's just a competitive business with smart people on both sides of the ball."
The best defensive teams in the conference — Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska — all share a noticeable trait: Each school has a big and persistent defensive line that often disrupts the rhythm of spread offenses.
Even Kansas has benefited from a more active pass rush compared with last season's oft-stale defensive line.
"There have been times we have broken down in the secondary," Jackson said, "but they got there to make the sack so everyone doesn't see that break down."
Yet college football never stands still. New schemes and approaches are always in the works.
The spread is slowed for now, but that opens another window that defenses must focus on.
"Now, shoot, you have to go and tackle those 230-pound running backs," Jackson said. "It just puts
your guys in a little different positions."
It's a point Mangino made sure to emphasize. He even went as far as to suggest that the wishbone and option offenses of the '70s and '80s could be surfacing again in the near future.
Seriously.
"It's like old clothes." Mangino said. "Hold on to them. They'll come back in style."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with infielder Wilson Betemit, a 28-year-old infielder who spent last season in the Chicago White Sox organization.
The Royals signed the switchhitting Betemit to a minor league contract.
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By turning to a version of the no-huddle in the second half, Baltimore and Pittsburgh have each gashed the Broncos for big plays and turned close games into runaways.
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This weekend the cross country team will travel to Springfield, Mo for the Midwest Regional Championships.
Saturday both the men's and the women's team will be competing to extend their season to nationals.
The top two teams in the men's and the women's regionals will move on in the competition. The top four runners that aren't attached to a national team will also compete in nationals.
"It's about going out there and trying to have the best race possible, everyone the winning the best race they can," said sophomore Rebeka Stowe. "At this point it's almost kind of out of our hands on whether or not we are going to make it to nationals."
The women's team had a strong showing last week at the Big 12 Competition, with some runners, like Stowe, having break-out type races.
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"I think last week was more just, for me personally, believing in the training we were doing." Stowe said.
The men's team will have more to overcome.
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Alison Knoll finishes strong at the Bob Timmons Invitational meet at Rim Rock Farm on Saturday Morning. As a team, Klik took first place.
"I think if we are fourth or better it's because we really put everything together on the right day, which is difficult to do." Assistant Coach Michael Whittlesey. "But there is no question the potential is there for this team."
If the women all run to their full potential and with confidence, they could have a chance at continuing on to nationals. The team is hoping to place in fourth or fifth place in regionals.
"With the team kind of younger, like we are. I'm not sure how
much we're ready," junior Nick Caprario said.
The men's team is determined.
The men's team is determined.
"Our expectation for the men's team is beating schools that we know we are better or at least ones know we are capable of beating on a good day," Whittlesey said.
The season is not over yet for the men's team.
"We can never count ourselves out and I think a lot can happen in cross country." Capriario said. "You never know what they're going to do on a given day. You never know how well we can do on a given day."
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Missouri expects to sign trio of basketball recruits
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The son of a former college teammate of Missouri coach Mike Anderson heads a trio of recruits expected to commit to the Tigers during the NCAA's early signing period
Phil Pressey of Dallas is a 5-foot-10 point guard and son of former NBA star Paul Pressey, who played with Anderson at Tulsa. The elder Pressey is currently an assistant with the New Orleans Hornets.
Missouri also expects to receive binding commitments from 6-foot-8 power forward
NFL
Kadeem Green of Charlotte, N.C., and 6-foot-5 guard Ricky Kreklow, a senior at Columbia Rock Bridge. Kreklow is the son of Missouri volleyball coach Wayne Kreklow.
Missouri has one additional basketball scholarship available for the 2010-11 season.
NFL Rams end practice with prayer for veterans
Coach Steve Spagnuolo
ST. LOUIS — Paying homage on Veterans Day, St. Louis Rams players and coaches kneeled in silence at the end of practice Wednesday.
Safety Oshiomoghe Atogwe led the prayer. The gesture hit home for defensive end Leonard Little, whose older brother Lamont Hughes is an engineer stationed in Iraq.
opened his post-practice remarks with an explanation, saying it was the team's way of thanking veterans past and present for service to their country. He noted it was a beautiful day, and a good day to remember.
Quarterback Marc Bulger participated recently in USO renovation at Lambert Airport, saying he did it for people he admired and appreciated.
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numbers. But Kansas dropped a surprising game at Colorado on Oct. 17 before squandering two solid defensive efforts against Big 12 South tops dogs Oklahoma and Texas Tech.
Then came
the big surprise Kansas traveled to Kansas State with the goal of flipping this season's script Saturday. Instead, the Jayhawks stumped at 17-16
loss against their in-state rivals
"But going down to your in-state rival that's right up the road—that really hurt."
The Jayhawks have been disappointed with their season and with losses to Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. But the loss to Kansas State stung deeper than the others.
ANGUS QUIGLEY Senior linebacker
Quigley's sentiment bounced around all corners at Kansas' weekly media gathering, leaving a generally accepted impression:
"It really hit us last week," Quigley said. "We lost a couple on the road and those were tough. But going down to your in-state rival that's right up the road — that really hurt. We pride ourselves on at least beating our rivals."
"Any time that you lose more than just a couple games and then you lose
to a rival you know you should have won," Stuckey said, "the gate doesn't look any shorter to get over. You start to realize you're finding more ways to lose than you are to win. And it hurts."
Yet the Jayhawks have been down this road before.
Kansas dropped four of five games toward the end of last year, falling to a 6-5 record before the season finale against No. 13 Missouri.
The Jayhawks will have to do so again in their final three games this year.
Coach Mark Mangino's teams have always prided themselves on their resiliency and their ability to remain levelheaded regardless of the situation during the season.
"We prepare our kids for those types of things so that they are emotionally prepared to deal with both adversity and success," Mangino said. "Both can be difficult. And we have faced both during our tenure here."
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Collins said it was a breath of fresh air to see their performance, but when the big games are on the line, look for
the line, look for him or Aldrich to have the ball
"It was more of a freedom thing in the first two games," he said. "Coach gave everybody the same amount of freedom. I think me and Cole will
Self said if he were to grade his freshmen on defense, he would give them a "C." He said Henry
"Although we played good against Pittsburg State, I think we have been exposed a little bit ... "
have the ball in our hands a little bit
more as these games come in?
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and Johnson have the potential to be lock down defenders and for Robinson to be a disrupter in the post.
"The exhibitions are fine and certainly should show you from different competition what some weaknesses are," he said. "Although we played good against Pittsburg State I think we have been exposed a little bit and certainly against Fort Hays we were exposed."
Another area of concern for Self's team is the guarding of the ball, he said. The preseason competition was
nowhere near the level the next
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"The competition is definitely going to be elevated a tremendous amount."
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NCAA BASKETBALL
Ohio State wins 2K Sports Classic against James Madison
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Turner followed up his triple-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds and No. 16 Ohio State recovered from a listless spell to beat James Madison 72-44 on Thursday night in the 2K Sports Classic.
David Lighty added 14 points and William Buford had 12 for the Buckeyes (2-0), who advance to meet sixth-ranked defending national champion North Carolina in the semifinals next Thursday night in Madison Square Garden.
Turner had the program's second recorded triple-double in Monday night's opener, going for 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in a 100-60 win over Alcorn State. He finished with four assists and two steals Thursday night.
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Pierre Curtis had nine points for James Madison (1-0), which was 21-15 last season.
Turner received a standing ovation from a crowd of 11,356 when he left the game with just over 5 minutes remaining.
Dallas Lauderdale, who had
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the first half. Ohio State's starting center last season played 13 minutes and had two points and four rebounds.
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Jayhawks face ranked foes push for NCAA tournament
BY ZACH GETZ
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UPCOMING GAMES
With just five games left in the season, there is a sense of urgency with the Kansas volleyball team in reaching one of its highest goals: making the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
In 2005 Kansas made the tournament with a 15-15 (7-13) record with only one victory against a ranked opponent. Kansas could post a similar record this season with a victory against Texas Tech, and one or two victories against upcoming ranked teams.
It won't be an easy task for Kansas since four of its five final matches are against ranked opponents. The first match of the final gauntlet takes place 11 a.m. Saturday at the Horeisi Family Athletic Center when Kansas faces Baylor.
No. 21 Baylor at Kansas When: 11 a.m. Nov. 14 Where: Horejsi Family Athletic Center, Lawrence
Kansas at No. 8 Iowa State
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"This is a game we really need, and we need to go out and give Baylor our all," sophomore setter Nicole Tate said.
Kansas' road ahead is going to be hard, but Kansas is going to work hard and hopefully get some good scouts on the teams, sophomore outside hitter Allison Mayfield.
"We got to pull out a couple more games somewhere." Mayfield
said. "Baylor is one we have a shot in, so we have to come out ready for practice for the rest of the week."
Baylor is coming in with a 21-6 (10) record and is currently fourth in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas is 14-11 (6-9) but is coming off a major victory Wednesday as Kansas swept Kansas State for the season.
Coach Ray Bechard said he hopes Kansas uses the victory over Kansas State for momentum for Baylor and Kansas' future matches.
In the first match of the season, Baylor swept Kansas 3-0. Kansas had 20 errors for the match, and not a single player hit over .300, but Kansas was without one of its highest offensive producers, junior outside hitter Karina Garlington.
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Kim had six birds on the first 10 holes at Guadalajara Country Club and also birded the last to
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Song-Hee Kim shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational to take a two-stroke lead over Jiyai Shin, Paula Creamer and Mariajo Uribe — and six-shot advantage over the top-ranked Ochoa.
Shin, a three-time winner this season and the money leader, has already won the rookie of the year award and leads Ochoa in the player of the year race.
top the 36-player field. Winless in three seasons on the LPGA Tour, she's trying to become the ninth South Korean to win this year.
Ochoa shot a 71, making three birdies and two bogeys on her home course.
"I have no excuses." Ochoa saut.
"I played good today. I wasn't nervous. I controlled my game,
Ai Miyazato, second on the money list, had a 71, and defending champion Angela Stanford finished with a 73.
Catriona Matthew and Eun-Hee Ji opened with 68s, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome and Brittany Lang had 69s, and Michelle Wie, Katherine Hull and M.J. Hur shot 70s.
but I couldn't get used to the green speeds. Hopefully, I won't make the same mistakes tomorrow"
Kim has 10 top-10s this season, including a fifth place.
finish two weeks ago in South Korea at the Hana Bank KOLON Championship. One of 47 South Koreans on the tour, Kim said she believes she's close to winning.
"I have had a lot of chances this year," Kim said. "I think I didn't have luck and that is why I lost the wins. If I play well this week, I think I can win."
She savored her 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.
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Team hopes for tournament trophy
Jayhawks approach first game with high hopes for season's end
BY MAX ROTHMAN
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If you took a microscope and analyzed senior guard Danielle McCray's mind, inside you would find the vibrant dreams of making the NCAA Tournament.
"This is something we've been working toward since our freshman year", McCray said.
This year's team may be the most highly anticipated in Kansas women's basketball history. And it all starts Sunday.
201th-ranked Kansas will host Oral Roberts (13-17, 6-12 last year) 2 p. Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse for the regular season opener
The Golden
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forward Janae Voelker, who nearly averaged a double-double last season with 16.5 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Georgia Jones also returns after a lightning-quick start to her college basketball career, after averaging 12.4 points
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as a freshman.
"This is something we've been working toward since our freshman year."
"It's going to get us ready for the Big 12," senior guard Sade Morris said. "The first game sets the stage for the rest of the season."
This year, something separates the past from the present — all of the pieces are there.
"The best teams I've ever had three or four or five players in double figures," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
Freshman point guard Angel Goodrich can step up as a leader in her first year as she quarterbacks the team with savvy passes. Her teammates have said she is always envisioning her next move before it happens. She possesses
DANIELLE MCCRAY Senior guard
the court vision one might expect in a more experienced player.
Sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland is the wildcard of the bunch. Will she be a consistent double mainstay or a
playmaker that waltzes into games from time to time? Sutherland has the ability to terrorize defenders with her size and speed. She has much to prove in her first year as a starter, but has all the tools to deliver as a low post machine.
Junior center Krysten Boogaard
functions as an essential cog for her size and undeniable skill. Many teams throw tall centers out there because of size only, regardless of whether these kids can actually produce. Boogaard's skill set is rare because she is 6 feet 5 inches
tail and also possesses cushion soft touch and the ability to play all over the floor in different situations.
Morris operates as the defensive specialist of the group. Yet she is also a multifaceted rarity, as she can pipe it with the best guards in the nation. Many defensive gurus can lock down a scorer but cannot produce on the other end. Morris is the second leading scorer on Kansas and is also capable of shutting down an opponent's top offensive option.
"If we can mold everybody together it's going to make our run a lot easier."
talent that edges a team from average to outstanding.
But McCray could make this year a truly special one. She is the superstar that can do it all. She grabs the tough rebound. She nails the three pointer to put the lead out of reach. She hits the buzzer-beeper before the clock ticks to zero. She is widely regarded as one of the best players in the nation after averaging 21.6 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior. McCray is the supreme
SADE MORRIS Senior guard
A deep and talented bench led by co-captain junior forward Nicollette Smith will enable the studs of the starting five to catch a breather and allow the team
still not to miss a beat. Freshman guard Monica Engelman, transfer junior guard Rhea Codio and freshman forward Annette Davis have not yet made their stamp on the team, but hold potential to steal valuable minutes.
This Sunday, all of the parts will work together in an attempt to kick off the year the way a nationally-ranked team should.
"If we can mold everybody together and get everybody on the same page, it's going to make our run a lot easier." Morris said.
If the diverse pieces can work together and sculpt a unified team, the possibilities are limitless.
"We're not going to be perfect every day, but we should be in pursuit of perfection every day," Henrickson said.
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Freshman guard Monica Engelmaw pulls up for a shot during an exhibition game against Emporia State last week. The Jayhawks will open their regular season Sunday, facing off against Oral Roberts at 2 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
KEY TO THE GAME:
DEFENSE
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles will fly into Allen Fieldhouse fresh off of a 104-57 truncing of Southeastern Oklahoma. In that game six separate players scored double figures. If the Jayhawks hope to start the season off on a winning note, they need to contain all of those scoring threats. Kansas also can not allow Oral Roberts to attempt the
same number of open threes, 24 attempts, that it allowed the Emporia State Hornets last Sunday. Against Southeastern, Oral Roberts knocked down 43 percent of their three-point attempts. Without an improved perimeter defense, that could spell trouble for the Jayhawks.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR:
ORU UNDERCLASSMEN
players going in to the game this Sunday because 11 of the Golden Eagles' 14 players are underclassmen. Although Kansas can prepare based on the knowledge of the systems Oral Roberts coach Jerry Finkbeiner has employed throughout his thirteen year tenure, it is difficult to get a feel for what the team is truly capable of this season.
Kansas does not have much tape on most of oral Roberts
KEEP AN EYE ON:
DANIELLE MCCRAY
be matched up against Oral Roberts senior Janae Voelker, a Summit League First-Team selection
Senior guard Danielle McCray
last year, for at least part of the
BASKETBALL
McCray
game Sunday. Voelker plays a role for the Golden Eagles that has many similarities to the one McCray fills for the Jayhawks. They're both roughly the same size, they play the same position and they will both be asked to lead their respective teams. Not to forget that both players can score and rebound with apparent ease. Expect McCray to start the season with a strong performance as she and her teammates look to set a
winning tone for the season.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"It's my last season;I want it bad."
—Senior guard Sade Morris on achieving her goals
N.
Morris
in her last season
- Andrew Taylor
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Preparing for Oakland this week has triggered memories for Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel that are both sad and uplifting.
Last season, when he was with New England and the Patriots were getting ready to travel for a game against the Raiders, Greg Cassel died. Matt lost his father on the Tuesday before the Sunday game.
He left the team for two days to be with his family and help make funeral arrangements. Then he had a long and emotional talk with coach Bill Belichick and his offensive coordinator, and decided to go ahead and play.
"It was a tough game," Cassel
said Thursday, "it's a tough go any time you lose your father."
Determined to honor his father with a good performance, Cassel set his emotions aside and threw a career-best four touchdown passes to lead the Patriots to victory.
"It was a great way to honor him by getting a victory up there," Cassel said. "The team rallied around me. It was a special day in my career, no doubt about that."
One thing he will never forget is the way his teammates gave their support.
"I think it was pretty special because of the whole team and how they reacted, and even after the game there was a lot that was said. There's always those memories there. They're not all good memories. It will probably be a little bit emotional."
HAWKE S BAY, New Zealand
— Anthony Kim has won the Kiwi Challenge despite making a bogey in a playoff, beating Sean O'Hair to win the $1 million check.
Kim shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday and was leading over the back nine until O'Hair made a birdie on the 18th hole for a 3-under 69 to force a playoff in the 36-hole exhibition for players under 30.
Anthony Kim wins Kiwi Challenge in playoff
PGA
O'Hair found trouble left of the 650-yard 15th hole making double bogey, allowing Kim to win by taking four shots to reach the green and two-putting for a bogey.
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Oklahoma native Sade Morris decided to play for Kansas after growing up as a Sooner basketball fan
18 Playing up to the hype
The men's basketball team was firing on all cylinders in a 103-45 victory against Pittsburg State on Tuesday
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A good time to build up Reesing
SCOTT TOLAND
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The Wave editor
After last Saturday's loss to the Kansas State Wildcats, it's clear that Todd Reesing has fallen on the toughest times of his college football career. During the Jayhawks' current four-game skid, Reesing has thrown five interceptions and fumbled the ball eight times. Things can't get much worse for Reesing right now, but they are bound to get better.
The Austin, Texas, native will play his last game at Memorial Stadium tomorrow when the Jayhawks take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Senior Day is a special occasion for Kansas football, and there is no better time for Reesing to have a big day. Kansas is out of the race for the Big 12 North, but it still has the chance to pick up a big win against Nebraska.
Before this season began, Reeing had already piled up 7,578 yards at Kansas. He had thrown for 68 touchdowns, led the Jayhawks to victories in the Orange Bowl and Insight Bowl, and helped create unprecedented excitement for Kansas football. Even if Reeing did not complete a single pass this season, he would still leave Kansas as the all-time leader in passing yards.
More than anything, Reesing has demonstrated a fire and a will to win that has been more valuable than any of his physical abilities. All of the players are extremely competitive, but no Jayhawk wants to win more than Reesing.
I have heard a lot of criticism of Reesing for his
performance during the past few weeks. Most of it has been well-deserved,but some of his critics have also been unfair.Four bad games don't make a bad quarterback and four bad games can't erase two of the most memorable seasons in Kansas football history.
Tomorrow's game provides the perfect opportunity for Reesing to snap out of his slump. The Jayhawks have not won consecutive home games against Nebraska since 1960, when they won 31-0 to pick up their second straight victory against the Cornhuskers in Lawrence. If Reesing can guide Kansas to a victory tomorrow, he would leave with a winning record against one of the best programs in college football history.
Some of the same fans who cheered so hard for Reeing when he tossed the game-winning touchdown to Kerry Meier in last year's game
against Missouri are now doing more criticizing than complimenting. Many of the fans who helped promote Reesing for the Heisman Trophy have lost confidence in Reesing's ability to lead the Jayhawks this year and doubt that he can regain his touch this season.
This Saturday also provides a great opportunity for Kansas fans to thank Todd Reesing and the other seniors for the work that they have put in for the Jayhawks. When this group of seniors started playing at Kansas, the team was struggling to average records and finishes in the Big 12 North.In just a few years,the Jayhawks have gained a lot more respect from their opponents and have established themselves as a program that must be respected.
Sure, Kansas is struggling right now. But things could be a lot worse. I am confident that Reesing will have a strong showing tomorrow during his last home game.
Now is not the time to keep knocking Reesing down. Instead, this is the ideal time to build him back up. Reesing can return to his prolific form, and I'm guessing that it will happen tomorrow.
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Senior quarterback Todd Reesing sits on the ground after a seven-yard rush that resulted in his second fumble against Kansas State. Reesing had 241 yards passing in the 17-10 loss.
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE JAYHAWKS
The Wave notes the highs and lows of several key football players so far this season
5 Todd Reesing
KANSAS JAYHAWKS QUARTERBACK
Todd Reesing
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 200 lbs.
Number: 5
1
Key Stat: 10 turnovers in past four games
Best game: Reesing passed for a season-high 442 yards and four touchdowns against Iowa State. On a day when the defense struggled, Reesing carried Kansas to a 41-36 victory.
**Season summary:** Reesing cruised through Kansas first five games, piling up big numbers and victories. But in his last four games — all Kansas losses — Reesing had it looked like the playmaking quarterback that led the Jayhawks to the Orange Bowl. He has struggled and, worse, he has turned the ball over.
Quote: "I'm at a loss for words to understand what has happened the last two weeks."
Jason Jenks
76 Brad Thorson
KANSAS JAYHAWKS  OFFENSIVE LINE
Brad Thorson
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 290 lbs.
Number: 76
Jason Koehler
Key Stat: The offensive line gave up zero sacks in its first conference game of the season against Iowa State.
**best game:** After some early season struggles, the offensive line didn't give up a sack as quarterback Todd Reeing attempted 49 passes in Kansas' 41-36 victory against Iowa State.
**Season summary:** Thorson has been an integral part of the development and regression of a young offensive line. He played left guard for the majority of the first eight games and switched to right tackle against Kansas State.
Quote: "I think our line as a whole really understands each other"
- Clark Goble
Chris
Harris
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 180 lbs.
Number: 16
Key Stat Harris doesn't have an interception this season but has broken up a team-high seven passes
Best game. Harris recorded seven tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass in Kansas' opening weekend against Northern Colorado.
**Season summary** Harris moved from nickelback to cornerback early in the season and has played well in his new position. Opposing offensive coordinators often test him, but his athleticism allows him to make some tough plays.
**Quote:** "I'm sending mass texts to everybody, (stuckey) is sending mass texts to everybody that we just have to continue to improve and just come watch film together as a unit. I feel like we've gelled together."
16 Chris Harris
KANSAS JAYHAWKS CORNERBACK
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10 Kerry Meier
KANSAS JAYHAWKS WIDE RECEIVER
Kerry Meier
Height: 6-foot:3
Weight: 220 lbs.
Number: 10
M. K. GOLDMAN
Key stat: 73 receptions,the fourth highest total in the nation
Best game: Meier hauled in a Kansas-record 16 catches, including a season-high 141 yards against Iowa State. Meier consistently managed to get open against the Cyclones.
**Season summary:** Meier has dropped a few more passes than last season, but he's still one of the best receivers in the nation. He has 73 catches, 758 yards and six touchdowns. Plus he provides Reeseing with a reliable safety valve.
**Quote:** "We're pleased with where we are at but were not by any stretch comfortable with where we are. There are still a lot of things out there and a lot of work to do."
Jayson Jenks
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SOONERS
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34 Huldon Tharp
KANSAS JAYHAWKS LINEBACKER
Huldon Tharp
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 215 lbs.
Number: 34
NORTHAMPTON
Key Stat: Tharp has 43 tackles, 23 solo, and has become a regular starter on a constantly changing defense.
Best game: The freshman linebacker picked up 10 tackles and hit the quarterback twice in Kansas' 44-16 victory against Duke.
**Season summary:** Tharp provides much-needed speed to the linebacking band and has made several key steps, including a goal-line tackle against Texas Tech. Mangino said Tharp improves every single week.
Quote: "Most of my learning happens when I make big mistakes and you get in trouble, more learning comes from that than anything else"
— Clark Goble
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25 Darrell Stuckey
KANSAS JAYHAWKS SAFETY
Bradley McDougald
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 195 lbs.
Number: 24
Key stat: 263 receiving yards
Best game: McDougal recorded just one catch for he and against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. But he also recorded an interception to become the first Kansas player to do so since Agib Talb in 2007.
NEDU
**Season summary:** Before the season started, coach Mark Mangino called McDougault the best freshman he has called. And McDougault hasn't disappointed. He has played offense, defense and returned both punts and kickoffs.
Quote: "Right now, if I could get playing time early, that it was going to be on the offensive side of the ball. That eliminated a lot of schools that were recruiting me early in the process."
— Jayson Jenks
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 205 lbs.
Number: 25
Darrell Stuckey
Best game: Stuckey returned the game's opening kickoff for 67 yards against Kansas State. He also recorded six tackles, including a touchdown-saving tackle in the first half.
ALEXANDER MCKENZIE
Season summary: Before Kansas game at Colorado on Oct. 17, Stuckey said he wasn't pleased with his play. But the senior safety has made a bigger impact as the season has progressed. With a defense that has shuffled its personnel, Stuckey has remained consistent and reliable.
Quote: "At the beginning of the season the ball wasn't thrown toward me at all. They wouldn't even come into the boundary feel like it was useless, and that's when I really got frustrated with not making plays and helping my team."
Jayson Jenks
Quote: "It is what it is. They came to play. We didn't" — after Kansas' loss to Colorado
PETER BONDY
Clark Goble
Best game: Despite dropping the game-winning pass in the end zone, Briscoe was the focal point of the Kansas's comeback effort against Colorado. He caught 11 balls for 154 yards and a touchdown.
Key Stat: Briscoe is a constant threat in the Kansas passing attack, averaging 114.6 receiving yards for the season.
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 200 lbs.
Number: 80
Season summary: Though the Kansas offense has fallen off recently, Briscoe is still putting up stellar numbers. He is a semifinalist for the Bieletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the nation's best wide receiver.
Dezmon Briscoe
80 Dezmon Briscoe
KANSAS JAYHAWKS WIDE RECEIVER
35 Toben Opurum
35
24 Bradley McDougald
KANSAS JAYHAWKS WIDE RECEIVER
Toben
Opurum
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 235 lbs.
Number: 35
PETER ABU NASSIM
**Season summary:** While Opurum hasn't busted a big run quite yet, he has a tendency to absorb contact and fall forward instead of crashing backwards. As Kansas' running game has slowed considerably, his stats have fallen off, but he remains a key part of the offensive attack.
Key Stat: Opurum has nine rushing touchdowns on the season (116 carries for 498 yards)
Quote: "You can't show that you're intimidated. I think if you deliver the blow instead of taking it, he leaves them intimidated—" after Kansas 41-56 victory against Iowa State when Opurum played key role in pass protection
Best game: Filling in for an injured Jake Sharp.
Opurum rushed 28 times for 109 yards, caught two passes for 21 yards and scored two touchdowns in Kansas' 35-28 victory against Southern Miss.
— Clark Goble
Maxwell Onyegbule
Height: 6-foot-5
Weight: 252 lbs.
Number: 90
Key Stat: Two defensive touchdowns
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**Best game:** Onyqbale recorded three tackles, a sack and returned an interception for 48 yards for a touchdown in Kansas 44-16 victory against Duke. He was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.
**Season summary:** Onygebule entered the season as a question mark on Kansas' defense, but he has been a solid contributor throughout the year. He has four squares and has consistently applied pressure on opposing backbacks.
**Quete:** "This training camp I just had the worst practice I could ever have. The coaches sat me down and my position coach sat me down and told me you have so much potential and you just have to get your mind right, focus and concentrate. His big thing was just focus. Don't think, just play."
Clark Goble
90 Maxwell Onyegbule
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Wildcats hand Kansas fourth straight loss
Jayhawks unable to overcome 10-point deficit in second half
The Kansas Jayhawks lost 17-10 to the Kansas State Wildcats last Saturday to drop to 5-4 and 1-4 in Big 12 play. Kansas took a 7-3 lead on a touchdown catch by junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe in the second quarter, but could never recover from a 17-7 deficit in the third quarter.
Senior quarterback Todd Reessing passed for 241 yards, but he fumbled the ball three times and had one interception. He completed 27 of his 41 passing attempts.
Senior Kerry Meier and Briscoe led the Jayhawks in receptions during the game. Meier caught eight passes for 92 yards and Briscoe gained 76 yards on seven receptions. Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory completed seven of 16 passes for 66 yards.
The Kansas State defense limited the Jayhawks to just 60 yards rushing while the Kansas defense surrendered 266 yards on the ground to the Wildcats. Running back Daniel Thomas ran for 185 yards on 24 attempts to lead the Kansas State attack.
The Wildcats improved to 6-4 and 4-2 in the Big 12.
Kansas will play the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
- Scott Toland
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Senior safety Darrell Stuckey breaks between two Kansas State defenders on the opening kick return Saturday afternoon in Manhattan. Stuckey returned the ball 67 yards for Kansas' longest return in a 17-10 loss.
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Senior wide receiver Kerry Meier attempts to stay in-bounds after making a catch in the second half. Meier was the Jayhawks' leading receiver, with eight catches for 92 yards.
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Kansas State quarterback Grant Gregory rushes for a eight-yard gain to give the Wildcats a first down with about two minutes remaining. The Jayhawks never got the ball back and lost 17-10.
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Kansas Jayhawks
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time/Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 9/5 | Northern Colorado | Lawrence | W, 49-3 |
| 9/12 | at UTEP | El Paso, Texas | W, 34-7 |
| 9/19 | Duke | Lawrence | W, 44-16 |
| 9/26 | Southern Miss | Lawrence | W, 35-28 |
| 10/10 | Iowa State | Lawrence | W, 41-36 |
| 10/17 | at Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | L, 34-30 |
| 10/24 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | L, 35-13 |
| 10/31 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | L, 42-21 |
| 11/7 | at Kansas State | Manhattan | L, 17-10 |
| 11/14 | Nebraska | Lawrence | 2:30 p.m. |
| 11/21 | at Texas | Austin, Texas | TBA |
| 11/28 | Missouri | Kansas City, Mo. | 2:30 p.m. |
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Date Opponent Location Time/Score
9/5 Florida Atlantic Lincoln, Neb. W, 49-3
9/12 Arkansas State Lincoln, Neb. W, 38-9
9/19 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. L, 16-15
9/26 Louisiana-Lafayette Lincoln, Neb. W, 55-0
10/8 Missouri Columbia, Mo. W, 27-12
10/17 Texas Tech Lincoln, Neb. L, 31-10
10/24 Iowa State Lincoln, Neb. L, 9-7
10/31 Baylor Waco, Texas W, 20-10
11/7 Oklahoma Lincoln, Neb. W, 10-3
11/14 Kansas Lawrence 2:30 p.m.
11/21 Kansas State Lincoln, Neb. 6:45 p.m.
11/27 Colorado Boulder, Colo. 2:30 p.m.
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8 SEASON STATISTICS
Kansas Jayhawks
2009 Individual Statistics
**Passing**
Todd Reesing 136.5 42-361 Int 8 Pct Yds 102 U7
Kale Pick 117.0 4-35 0 80.0 226 17
Kerry Meier 262.7 2-3 0 66.7 70 0
Alonso Rojas 234.4 1-3 1 100.0 16 0
Team 0.0 0-1 0 0.0 0 0
**Total** 137.1 239-371 8 64.4 2734 17
| Receiving | Catches | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kerry Meier | 73 | 758 | 10.4 | 6 | 71 |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 61 | 917 | 15.0 | 6 | 56 |
| Jonathan Wilson | 30 | 361 | 12.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Brad McDougald | 28 | 263 | 9.4 | 0 | 42 |
| Jake Sharp | 23 | 178 | 7.7 | 3 | 56 |
| Oboten Opum | 12 | 110 | 9.2 | 1 | 30 |
**Receiving. cont.**
Tim Blere 8 108 13.5 0 19
Tetavian Ingram 2 27 13.5 1 16
Toddd Reesing 1 14 14.0 0 14
Rell Lewis 1 1 -2 2.0 0 0
**Total** **239** **2734** **11.4** **17** **71**
**Rushing**
Att 116 Yds 4.3 TD 26
Toben Opurum 116 498 4.3 V 26
Jake Sharp 83 368 4.4 3 30
Kale Pick 13 162 1.2 50
Toddd Reesing 78 92 1.2 4 22
Dezmon Briscoe 1 20 2.0 12
Rell Lewis 5 17 3.4 0 8
Kerry Meier 1 6 4.0 0 6
**Rushing. cont.**
Team 8 -13 -1.6 0 0
Total 305 1150 3.8 17 55
**Interceptions**
Ryan Murphy 2 0 0.0 0 0
Brad McDougall 1 38 3.8 0 38
Darrell Stuckey 1 0 0.0 0 0
Maxwell Orgebule 1 48 4.8 0 4
Justin Thornton 1 4 4.0 0 4
Daymond Patterson 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 7 90 12.9 1 48
**Field Goals**
FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk
Jacob Bannetier 9-14 64.3 57 0
**Kick Returns**
Brad McDougald  No. 16  Yds  Avg.  TD  Long
Dezmon Briscoe 13  319  19.9  0 47
Darrell Stuckey 4  153  18.4  0 33
**Total** 33 711 21.5 0 67
**Punt Returns**
Daymond Patterson  No. 19  Yds  Avg.  TD  Long
Brad McDougald 2 1 6.9 0 1
**Total** 21 133 0.5 0 49
**Punting**
Alonso Rojas  No. 39  Yds  Avg.  Long TB 5
Jacob Branstetter 1 29 29.0 29 0
**Total** 1 4629 40.7 20 5
2009 Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Jake Sharp RB 5-10 195 Sr.
2 Jordan Webb QB 6-1 210 Fr.
3 Reece Petty WR 6-2 195 Jr.
4 Prinz Kande S 6-1 190 Jr.
John Millasp PK 5-10 150 Fr.
Todd Reeding QB 5-1 200 So.
Rell Lewis RB 5-10 201 So.
Kale Pick RB 6-2 200 Jr.
Daniel Porter QB 5-1 200 Jr.
Raimond Perdition WR 5-1 192 Sr.
Kerry Meier WR 6-1 221 So.
Al Steward TE 6-4 230 So.
Christian Matthews QB 6-2 194 Fr.
Lubbock Smith S 5-1 192 Fr.
Jacob Branstetter PK 5-10 182 Jr.
Daynard Patterson KP 5-1 175 So.
Chase Knighton QB 5-1 182 So.
Chris Harris S 6-1 189 Jr.
Jacob Morse QB
Calvin Rubles CB 6-3 203 Jr.
Calvin Rosja CP 6-3 220 Jr.
19 Isiah Barfield WR 6-0 184 So.
20 O.J. Behears CB 5-9 175 Fr.
20 Taylor Lee CB 6-1 187 Fr.
22 Angus Quigley LB 6-2 229 Sr.
23 Gabe Cunning WR
23 Ryan Murphy CB 5-10 176 So.
24 Bradley McDougall CB 6-2 195 Fr.
25 Darrell Stuckey S 6-1 205 Sr.
26 Phillip Strozier S 6-0 201 Jr.
27 Greg Brown CB 5-11 177 Fr.
28 Willie O'Quinn WR 6-0 190 Fr.
29 Ryan Nelson LB
30 Anthony Davis CB 6-0 192 So.
31 Steven Foster DT 6-2 242 So.
32 Dexter Linton S 6-0 190 Fr.
33 Tyler Patton CB 5-10 170 Fr.
34 Huldon Tharp LB 6-1 215 Fr.
35 Corrigan Powell CB 5-10 172 So.
35 Toben Opurn RB 6-2 235 Fr.
36 Deshaun Sands RB 5-9 182 Fr.
37 Brian Blackwell S 5-11 196 So.
37 Ryan Burton RB 5-10 180 Fr.
38 Josh Richardson LB 6-4 220 Fr.
38 Jeff Hickerson WR 5-10 190 Fr.
39 Vernon Brooks LB
40 Tyler Hunt FB 6-2 235 Fr.
40 Jacoby Thomas LB 6-2 212 Fr.
41 Arist Wright LB 6-0 226 Sr.
43 Ted McNulty TE 6-5 311 So.
44 Olatan Oguntodu S 6-0 220 Jr.
45 Justin Springer LB 6-4 242 Jr.
46 Justin Thornton CB 6-1 213 Sr.
46 Steve Mestan LB 6-1 230 Fr.
47 Brandon Hawk S 5-9 182 Fr.
49 Drew Dudley LB 6-2 232 Jr.
50 Jordan Fee LB 5-1 202 Fr.
50 Tyrone Sellers, Jr. BF 1-1 220 Fr.
51 Dakota Lewis LB 6-1 213 Fr.
52 Steven Johnson LB 6-2 229 So.
53 Tom Mabry OL 6-5 280 Fr.
54 Justin Carnes LS 6-3 250 Fr.
54 Kevin Young LD 6-4 242 Fr.
55 Darius Parish OL 6-4 314 So.
56 Kayl Anderson LS 6-2 250 Sr.
57 Lena Petherman LB 6-2 220 Sr.
58 Jake Schermer LB 6-2 225 Sr.
59 Sal Capra LB 6-3 295 Jr.
62 Alex Smith OL 5-11 281 Jr.
63 Ian Wolfe OL 6-5 295 Jr.
64 Randall Dent DT 6-4 278 Fr.
65 Michael Mattinovich OL 6-4 269 So.
66 Carl Wilson OL 6-4 292 Jr.
69 Trevor Marrongelli OL 6-4 285 Fr.
70 Gavin Howard OL 6-6 295 Fr.
71 John Williams OL 6-6 309 Fr.
72 Tanner Hawkinson OL 6-6 270 Fr.
73 Joe Semple OL 6-3 296 Fr.
74 Jeff Spikes OL 6-6 314 So.
75 Travis Stephens DT 6-3 262 Jr.
76 Brad Thorson OL 6-3 290 Jr.
77 Jeremiah Hatch OL 6-3 311 So.
78 Shane Smith DE 6-5 265 Fr.
79 Riley Spencer DE 6-5 290 Fr.
80 Dezmion Briscoe WR 6-3 202 Jr.
81 Johnathan Wilson WR 6-3 189 Jr.
82 Nick Plato TE 6-3 243 Fr.
83 Chris Omigie DE 6-4 200 Sr.
84 Jeff Wheeler DE 6-7 260 Sr.
85 Roderick Harris, Jr WR 6-2 200 Sr.
86 Tim Biere TE 6-4 250 So.
87 Bradley Dedeaux TE 6-4 255 Fr.
88 Erick McGriff WR 6-4 205 Fr.
88 Patrick Schilling WR 6-1 175 Fr.
89 Tertavian Ingram WR 6-0 200 Sr.
90 Maxwell Orwigevel DE 6-5 258 Sr.
91 Jake Laptad DT 6-5 258 Sr.
92 Patrick Dorsey DT 6-0 275 So.
93 Quintin Woods DT 6-5 230 Jr.
94 Caleb Blakeslee DT 6-5 298 Sr.
95 D.J. Marshall DT 6-4 230 Sr.
96 Dustin Spears DT 6-4 245 Sr.
97 Richard Johnson, Jr DT 6-2 281 So.
98 Duane Zlatkin DT 6-4 303 Jr.
99 Jamal Greene DT 6-4 304 Jr.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
2009 Individual Statistics
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Roy Heil Jr. | 139 | 806 | 5.8 | 6 | 63 |
| D. Robinson | 34 | 149 | 4.4 | 2 | 23 |
| G. Green | 22 | 131 | 6.0 | 2 | 49 |
| Rex Buhdress | 23 | 118 | 5.1 | 1 | 16 |
| Zac Lee | 53 | 60 | 1.1 | 0 | 17 |
| Niles Paul | 2 | 28 | 1.4 | 1 | 30 |
| Lester Ward | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Austin Washington | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Austin Jones | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Marcus Mendoza | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Collins Okafor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| RB Cotton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | -57 | -8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 302 | 1317 | 4.3 | 13 | 63 |
**Receiving**
Catches Yds Avg TD Long
Niles Paul 25 413 16.5 3 72
Roy Helu Jr. 19 149 7.8 0 72
Mike McNeil 17 184 10.8 3 32
Gurenski Gileyen 16 299 18.7 1 51
Menehlik Holt 15 175 11.7 1 30
Chris Brooks 13 177 13.7 1 26
Kirby Cooper 9 67 7.4 1 17
Bruin Braid 8 66 8.2 1 27
Brandon Kinnie 9 63 9.0 0 13
Marcus Mendoza 7 45 6.4 0 9
Kyler Reed 5 52 10.4 0 22
D. Robinson 3 22 7.3 0 19
Dingaroff 2 61 30.5 0 34
Tyrle Lagte 2 14 7.0 1 7
Ben Cotton 2 10 5.0 0 17
Ryan Hill 2 8 4.0 1 7
Antonio Bell 1 3 3.0 0 3
Wes Cammack 1 2 2.0 0 2
Amanda Jones 1 2 2.0 0 2
Will Henry 1 1 1.0 0 1
Total 156 1813 11.6 13 72
Passing Effic. Cmp-Att. Int Pct Pcv Yds TD Zac Lee 132.51 123-206 1 69 57 1496 11 Dcody Green 105.47 33-59 2 55.9 317 2 Total 126.49 156-265 8 58.9 1813 13
Pint Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long
Niles Paul 24 221 9.2 0 55
Rex Burkhead 4 73 18.2 0 33
Eric Martin 1 1 9.0 0 0
Mary May 1 -4 -4.0 0 1
Justin Blatchford 0 25 0.0 1 25
Total 30 324 10.8 1 55
Field Goals
Alex Henry
FGM-FGA
12-15
Pct.
80.0
Lg.
46
Blk
Interceptions
No. Yds Avg TD Long
Matt O'Hanlon 4 48 12.0 0 30
Prince Amukamara 4 23 7.7 0 22
Interceptions, cont. No. Yds Avg TD Long Dejon Gomes 2 40 20.0 0 40 Ndamukong Suh 1 0 0.0 0 0 Phillip Dillard 1 9 9.0 0 9 Larry Asante 1 74 74.0 1 74 Total 12 194 16.2 1 74
| Kick Returns | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Niles Paul | 11 | 262 | 23.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Tim Marlowe | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Graham Stoddard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Cotton | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| The Leagle | 1 | 22 | 15.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Alfonzo Dennard | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Total | 23 | 481 | 20.9 | 0 | 33 |
**Punting**
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2009 Roster
| No. Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1 Brooks, Chris | POS. | H-2 | 215 | Jr. |
| 2 Kunical, Adi | PK | G-2 | 190 | Jr. |
| 3 Bell Anil, Mazari | QB | G-2 | 180 | Fr. |
| 4 Martinez, Taylor | QB | G-1 | 185 | Jr. |
| 3 Thenarse, Rickey | S | G-0 | 205 | Sr. |
| 4 Asante, Larry | S | G-1 | 215 | Sr. |
| 5 Lidlow, Jay | WR | G-7 | 215 | Sr. |
| 6 Lidlow, Jay | SR | G-6 | 215 | Sr. |
| 7 West, Anthony | CB | G-0 | 200 | Jr. |
| 8 Cooper, Khiry | WR | G-2 | 195 | Jr. |
| 9 Gomes, Dejon | CB | G-0 | 190 | Jr. |
| 10 Gomes, Dejon | CB | G-0 | 195 | Sr. |
| 11 Cassidy, Austin | S | G-1 | 210 | Sr. |
| 12 Henry, Will | WR | G-5 | 215 | Jr. |
| 13 Ankrah, Jason | DE | G-4 | 215 | Jr. |
| 14 Koeiweeker, Joe | CB | G-4 | 210 | Jr. |
| 10 Washington, Dijon | DB | G-0 | 175 | Jr. |
| 11 Gilleyen, Curseni WR | GB | G-0 | 215 | So. |
| 12 Green, Andrew | DB | G-0 | 175 | So. |
| 13 Osborne, Courtney S | S | G-3 | 195 | Sr. |
| 3 Smith, PJ | S | G-2 | 210 | Jr. |
| 4 Blue, Anthony | CB | G-5 | 185 | So. |
| 5 Denny, Leftoon | CB | G-5 | 185 | So. |
| 13 Washington, Lavaloya | GB | G-3 | 225 | Jr. |
| 16 Richards, Wil | DB | G-5 | 195 | Jr. |
16 Watson, Adam  WR  6-0 185  Jr.
17 Green, Cody  WR  6-4 215  Sr.
18 Holm, Menelik  WR  6-4 215  Sr.
19 Amukamara, Prince CB  WR  6-4 200  Jr.
20 Burke, Steven  MB  6-4 100  Sr.
21 Burke, Joseph  LB  5-10 200  Sr.
22 Camarata, Joseph  LB  5-10 225  Sr.
23 Thorell, Lance  CB  6-1 195  So.
24 Paul, Niles  CB  6-1 195  So.
25 Reed, Kyle  TG  6-3 175  Jr.
26 Damkroger, Jon  P/PK  6-1 175  So.
27 Robinson, D.  RB  6-1 215  Jr.
28 Hagg, Eric  S  6-2 205  Jr.
28 Jones, Austin  SB  10-1 210  So.
29 Okafor, Collins  S  6-1 225  Sr.
30 Hays, Mike  CB  6-1 235  So.
31 Dean, Jase  CB  6-1 185  Sr.
32 Zimmerer, C.J.  SB  6-0 220  Sr.
33 Mendoza, Marcus  SR  6-1 190  Sr.
34 O'Hanlon, Matt  S  5-11 200  Str.
34 Meredith, Cameron DE  S  4-20 260  Str.
35 Wallace, Jeremy RB  6-1 230  Jr.
36 Holt, Matt  SR  6-1 205  Str.
37 May, Matthew  LB  6-1 215  Jr.
37 Lewis, Tyrone  LB  6-1 215  So.
37 Thomsen, Kevin FB 6-2 235 So.
38 Stoddard, Kevin LB 6-2 230 Jr.
39 Blatchford, Justin CB 6-1 195 Jr.
40 Lawrence, Blake CB 6-1 225 Fr.
41 Grove, Thomas LB 6-2 225 Fr.
42 Leigh, Thomas LE 6-2 225 Fr.
43 Clark, Tyrch WR 6-4 190 Fr.
44 Fisher, Sean LB 6-6 230 Fr.
45 Moravec, Brent S 6-0 185 Fr.
46 McHeney, Michal LB 6-3 220 Fr.
47 McHeney, Lebron LE 6-1 225 Fr.
48 W脾ley, Alonzo LB 6-1 225 Fr.
49 Martin, Eric LB 6-2 190 Fr.
5 Wells, Brett LB 6-2 190 Fr.
58 Legate, Tyler FC 5-10 225 Fr.
59 Manninger, Matt LB 6-1 220 Fr.
60 Young, Dreu TE 6-4 250 Fr.
61 Tooulin, Quentin OL 6-4 295 Fr.
51 Chapek, Brandon OL 6-5 325 Fr.
52 Tompkins, Will OL 6-5 325 Fr.
52 Dijkstra, Joel OL 6-4 220 Fr.
52 Jones, Dwight OL 6-4 245 Fr.
53 Randle, Thaddeus OL 6-4 260 Fr.
54 Koehler, Colton LB 6-1 230 Sr.
55 Steinkuhner, Baker DL 6-2 290 Fr.
55 Hron, Mitch LB 6-2 220 Fr.
55 Sirles, Jeremiah LB 6-2 230 Fr.
58 Caputo, Mike      OL   6-1 275 So.
58 Jackson, Justin    OL   6-1 275 Fr.
59 Starkebau, Colby LB    OL   6-1 280 Fr.
59 Thorian, Brian     OL   6-1 280 Fr.
63 Christensen, Andy LB    OL   6-3 305 Sr.
63 Chipman, Danny     OL   6-3 305 Sr.
63 Martin, Ben        DT   6-4 260 Jr.
63 Meyer, Derek      OL   6-5 315 Sr.
63 McDermott, Colmina OL   DE   6-5 250 Sr.
65 Smith, Mike        OL   6-6 295 Jr.
65 Smith, Mike        OL   6-6 295 Jr.
66 McDermott, Conor OL    DE   6-6 210 Sr.
67 Hickman, Jacob      OL   6-4 290 Sr.
67 Megimin, JS       LS   6-2 225 Sr.
68 Molek, Josh        DT   6-3 245 Fr.
68 Nicks, Brodrick     DT   6-3 245 Fr.
69 Nicks, Brodrick     DT   6-5 285 Sr.
70 Anderson, Kenny    DE   6-2 250 Sr.
70 Ash, Nick         DE   6-5 270 Sr.
71 Coffey, Jesse      OL   6-7 300 Fr.
71 Jones, Marcel      DT   6-3 315 Jr.
71 Jones, Ricky       DT   6-3 315 Jr.
71 Lingefenster, Luke LB    OL   6-4 275 So.
75 Qvale, Brent       OL   6-4 330 Fr.
76 Choi, Seung Hoon LB    OL   6-2 295 Fr.
77 Jones, Marcel      OL   6-3 310 Sr.
78 Kirk, Daniel        DT   6-4 290 Sr.
79 Thompson Brandon LB    OL   6-6 295 Sr.
80 Harvey, David      OL   6-4 290 Sr.
80 Hill, Ryan          TE 6-3 250 So.
81棉, Ben               TE 6-3 250 So.
81 Long, Spencer       DE 6-4 250 Fr.
82 Cammack, Wes        DE 6-4 100 Sr.
82 Partington, Joseph WR 6-2 190 So.
82 Partington, Joseph WR 6-2 190 So.
82 Hyland, KC         DE 6-2 210 Fr.
82 Klinghloehofer, Faron DT 6-2 255 Fr.
84 McClure, Michael   DT 6-2 255 Fr.
87 Dixon, Taylor      WR 5-11 190 So.
87 Martin, Jayn        WR 5-11 230 So.
88 Honey, Martin      WR 6-2 250 So.
88 Honey, Alex        PK 6-2 175 Br.
89 Moore, Terrence    DT 6-3 285 So.
89 Barry, Robert      TE 6-8 220 Fr.
89 Glassman, Dan      TE 6-8 250 Jr.
89 Glasman, Dan      TE 6-8 250 Jr.
89 Mangieri, Pa.      LS 6-4 250 Fr.
89 Kuhl, Adam         LS 6-2 270 Fr.
89 Suh, Ndamukong    DT 6-4 300 Sr.
89 Crick, Jared       DT 6-4 300 Sr.
89 Allen, Pierre      DE 6-5 265 Jr.
89 Baker, Brett      P/KP 6-5 190 Jr.
89 Maher, Brett      P/KP 6-5 170 Jr.
89 Williams, Josh     DE 6-4 245 Fr.
89 Turner, Barry      DE 6-4 265 Sr.
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10
10 AROUND THE NATION
Games to watch Keep an eye on these matchups
COBRA
FLORIDA VS.
SOUTH CAROLINA
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The Gamecocks pose the biggest threat to Florida before the SEC Championship game against Alabama, but the Gators will be ready to play. The Gators' defense leads the nation in points allowed per game, and South Carolina will have a tough time getting into the end zone.
A
ALABAMA VS.
MISSISSIPPI STATE
STATE
Running back Mark Ingram leads the Crimson Tide into a matchup with the Bulldogs. The Bull-dogs played Florida tough at home a few weeks ago, and they will try everything to pull off an upset. Alabama can't afford to lose this game if it hopes to win the National Championship.
U
UTAH VS.TCU
TGU
DIRECTOR'S CENTER
The Utes are hoping to pull off an upset and derail the Horned Frogs' perfect season. TCU is giving up just 11 points per game while Utah averages close to 30 points per contest. Something's got to give, and it probably won't be the TCU defense.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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12
STANFORD VS. USC
The Cardinal take on the Trojans after upsetting Oregon last Saturday. The Trojans will need to play better against Stanford than they played in a narrow victory against Arizona State last week. Stanford has the momentum, but the USC defense should shut down the Cardinal attack.
IOWA QUARTBACKBACK Ricky Stanzi (12) fumbles the ball in the end zone as he is sacked during the second quarter of the Hawkeys game against northwestern last Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa. Stanzi was injured on the play and didn't return to the game. Northwestern recovered the fumble for a touchdown and the Wildcats won 17-10.
OHIO STATE
2015
Big matchup will likely determine Big Ten champion
IOWA VS. OHIO STATE
The Hawkeyes head to Columbus for a matchup that will likely determine who wins the Big Ten and earns a trip to the Rose Bowl. Both teams have lost only one game in conference play, and the Buckeyes will be eager to return to the top of the standings. Iowa was undefeated before losing at home to Northwestern last week and it will be interesting to see how the Hawkeyes respond to their first loss of the season. The absence of Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi, who was injured last week, changes the whole dynamic of this game. If Terrelle Pryor can take care of the football, the Buckeyes should roll past the Hawkeyes at home.
AP TOP25
Team (First-place votes) Record Total Votes Prev. Rank
1. Florida (39) 9-0 1467 1
2. Texas (10) 9-0 1430 2
3. Alabama (11) 9-0 1422 3
4. TCU 9-0 1271 6
5. Cincinnati 9-0 1263 4
6. Boise State 9-0 1228 5
7. Georgia Tech 9-1 1127 10
8. Pittsburgh 8-1 945 14
9. LSU 7-2 904 9
10. Ohio State 8-2 898 15
11. USC 7-2 834 12
12. Miami (FL) 7-2 805 16
13. Houston 8-1 783 13
14. Oregon 7-2 752 7
15. Iowa 9-1 741 8
16. Utah 8-1 706 17
17. Oklahoma State 7-2 492 18
18. Arizona 6-2 476 21
19. Penn State 8-2 467 11
20. Virginia Tech 6-3 275 22
21. Wisconsin 7-2 274 24
22. Brigham Young 7-2 219 25
23. South Florida 6-2 167 NR
24. Clemson 6-3 149 NR
25. Stanford 6-3 107 NR
Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 19, Oklahoma
29, California 23
Others receiving votes: Oregon State 95, West Virginia 54, Auburn 54, Texas Tech 24, Navy 19, Tennessee 12, Rutgers 11, Nebraska 9, Temple 7, Kansas State 5, Notre Dame 3, Mississippi 2, Fresno State 2, Troy 1
The Wave's Top 25 Wave editor Scott Toland ranks the nation's best teams
GATOR
1. Florida - The Gators defeated Vanderbilt in workmanlike fashion to improve to 9-0.
A
C
2. Alabama - The Crimson Tide are on a collision course with Florida after a 24-15 victory against LSU.
6. Cincinnati - The Bearcats are 9-0 after a tough 47-35 victory against Connecticut at home.
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7. Georgia Tech - The
3. Texas - The Longhorns are past the tough part of their schedule, but they can't afford to slip up now.
BOISE
STATE
4. Boise State - The
Yellow Jackets are in good shape to win the ACC and qualify for a BCS bowl game
PITT
LEU
4. Boise State  The Broncos on for a 45-35 victory against Louisiana Tech to improve to 9-0.
8. Pittsburgh - The Panthers
11. LSU - The Tigers played very well against Alabama and Florida, but they couldn't pull out the victories.
TCD
INDIANapolis FC
5. TCU – The Horned Frogs just kept on rolling with a 55-12 victory against San Diego State.
should provide the toughest challenge to Cincinnati in the big East.
2-6
UH
12. Iowa - The Hawkeyes would likely still be unbeaten if their quarterback hadn't been injured last week.
9. Houston - The Cougars would still be undefeated if they hadn't lost to UTEP earlier this season.
SC
13. USC – The Trojans have new hopes for the Rose Bowl after Oregon slipped up at Stanford last Saturday.
U
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10. Oregon - The Ducks suffered a latefall after beating USC by losing at Stanford, 51-42.
14. Miami -The Hurricanes
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STATE
16. Utah  The Utes are 8-1 and are preparing for a big match at home with undefeated TCU.
14. Miami -The Hurricanes won big against Virginia to improve to 7-2 and 4-2 in the ACC.
VT
17. Oklahoma State - The
21. Virginia Tech - The Hokies won't win the ACC, but they are one of the best 6-3 teams in the nation.
17. Oklahoma State - The Cowboys recovered from their loss to Texas with a big victory at Iowa State.
OHIO STATE
C
18. Penn State - The Nittan
15. Ohio State - Terrellle Pryor and the Buckeyes went to Penn State and took care of the Nittany Lions.
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18. Penn State - The Nittany Lions lost at home to Ohio State, but they are still a quality team.
22. Clemson - The Tigers are 6-3 and 4-2 in the ACC after a 40-24 victory at Florida State.
BRIGKAM YOUNG
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19. BYU - The Cougars steamrolled Wyoming 52-0 to improve to 7-2 and 4-1 in conference play.
23. Wisconsin - The Badgers improved to 7-2 with a 31-28 victory at Indiana last Saturday.
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24. South Florida - A
T
30-19 victory against West Virginia helped the Bulls improve to 6-2.
20. Arizona - The Wildcats are 6-2 at a 48-7 thrashing of Washington State at home last week.
AU
25. Auburn - The Tigers piled up 63 points in a victory against Furman last week to improve to 7-3.
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2009 HEISMAN WATCH
The Wave editor Scott Toland projects the front-runners for this year's Heisman Trophy
1. THE LEADER Mark Ingram, Alabama RB
Quarterbacks usually have a distinct advantage in the race for the Heisman Trophy, but Ingram has been the most consistent candidate so far this season.
22
Key Stat
6. 6 yards per rushing attempt
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EXIS
2. THE CHALLENGER Colt McCoy, Texas QB
After getting off to a slow start this season, McCoy has returned to his usual form while leading the Longhorns to a 9-0 record. McCoy is coming on strong and has a favorable remaining schedule.
Key Stat
72. 9 percent of passes completed
3. THE DARK HORSE Tim Tebow, Florida QB It's tough to call Tebow a dark horse, but his statistics have not been outstanding so far. Tebow could win a lot of votes if he leads the Gators to a victory in the SEC Championship.
Key Stat 20 total touchdowns
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12 AROUND THE BIG 12
Big 12 - Week 10 Compiled by Clark Goble
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It might not decide the Big 12 South, but these two high-power offenses should provide quite the show. The winner will probably finish second in the Big 12 South and be the second team selected for a bowl game. If Texas Tech and Oklahoma State finish the season without being upset, one team will likely go to the Cotton Bowl and the
O
STATE
other will go to the Holiday Bowl. Running back Kendall Hunter returned from a sprained ankle for limited action last weekend and should play a big factor in this game. Texas Tech, as usual, will throw to lots of different receivers. If Oklahoma State can control the rushing game, they will have a huge edge.
THIS WEEK'S BIG 12 SCHEDULE
Texas (9-0, 5-0) vs. Baylor (4-5, 1-4)
Waco, Texas, 11 a.m.
Nebraska (6-3, 3-2) vs. Kansas (5-4, 1-4)
Lawrence, 2:30 p.m.
Texas A&M (5-4, 2-3) vs. Oklahoma (5-4, 3-2)
Norman, Okla. 6 p.m.
Missouri (5-4, 1-4) vs. Kansas State (6-4, 4-2)
Manhattan, 11:30 a.m.
Colorado (3-6, 2-3) vs. Iowa State (5-5, 2-4)
Ames, iowa, 1 p.m.
Texas Tech (6-3, 3-2) vs. Oklahoma State (7-2, 4-1)
Stillwater, Kia, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma State running
back Kendall Hunter
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big 12 players of the week
BAYLOR
Offensive Player of the Week Nick Florence, Baylor QB
Florence threw for 427 passing yards in Baylor's surprising 40-32 victory against Missouri. He also tossed three touchdowns and ran for another. The victory ended an 11-game Big 12 road losing streak.
His three interceptions in Nebraska's 10-3 victory against Oklahoma tied a school record. He also made 12 tackles in the game, including nine solo stops. Nebraska's five interceptions were its most in six seasons.
5
Defensive Player of the Week Matt O'Hanlon, Nebraska S
TEXAS A&M
Special Teams Player of the Week Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M RB/KR
Gray picked up 181 yards on four kick returns in Texas A&M's 35-34 loss against Colorado. In the second quarter, he scrambled 99 yards for a touchdown. He also rushed for 41 yards.
Last week's results
Colorado 35, Texas A&M 34 Kansas State 17, Kansas 10
Nebraska 10, Oklahoma 3 Texas 35, UCF 3
Baylor 40, Missouri 32
Oklahoma State 34, Iowa State 8
Quick Hitters
- The Oklahoma Sooners had 16 possessions against Nebraska last Saturday. Eleven of them ended in Nebraska territory.
- Missouri has recorded a safety in back-to-back games for the first time in school history.
- Baylor rallied to win facing a halftime deficit for the first time since Oct. 21, 2006 against Kansas.
- With eight sacks, Texas A&M recorded its most ever against a Big 12 opponent.
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MORRIS GOES FROM CRIMSON TO BLUE
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Star guard was always a Sooners fan before coming to Kansas
By Max Rothman mrothman@kansan.com
This is the kind of chemistry that most couples can't even sniff at.
Leaving doubt at the front door, Krysten Boogaard executes her primary objective and powerfully secures the rebound. She then hits her outlet, Angel Goodrich, who is already mid-sprint, baby steps before half-court. Goodrich rushes to the free throw line, corralling defenders like a commanding shepherd before flipping it to Aishah Sutherland on the lower block. Sutherland pump fakes toward the hoop and flings it to Danielle McCray at the right elbow of the three-point line. With no time to waste, McCray kicks it to the corner to a wide open Sade Morris. Years past hesitation, Morris quickly fires. The basketball gracefully soars in the air, spins on its own axis, reaches its peak trajectory and like a bird away from its nest, falls into the loop, returning home once more. Nothing but net. Another swish, another reminder: Guard Sade Morris blends like a chameleon in Lawrence. Funny how she came from the enemy.
It isn't exactly treason. That would be a bit of an exaggeration. But it isn't too far off either. You see, Sade Morris didn't always bleed crimson and blue. To be precise, a few years back that blue replaced an unwelcom-
Senior guard Sade Morris grew up in Norman, Okla., before she came to Kansas to play for the Jayhawks. Morris says that she felt at home in Lawrence and says many people were shocked that she did not go to the University of Oklahoma.
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ing cream, a color that is harmless by itself but embodies rivalry when aligned with crimson. That's right, Sade Morris was born and raised in Norman, Okla. — Sooner Country.
"Sooner born, Sooner bred," Morris says
The lanky guard with the spot-on jump shot grew up like any young Normanite hooper.
"I was a Sooner fan," she says. "I watched every sport!"
When Morris was 6 years old, she moved to a new neighborhood and started playing ball. Before long, the young Morris was looking for as much basketball as she could get.
"I went around knocking on doors" she says.
"I knocked on the door of a young girl, her name was Aubrey and her father was an AAU coach," Morris says. "He found out that I liked basketball, so I ended up joining his team."
Then one day, she knocked on the door of opportunity.
The rest is history.
"I went to every home basketball game; Morris says. "I grew up watching Laneisha Caufield, Rosalind Ross and Stacey Dales play at OU."
Meanwhile, Morris' Sooner-ship was strengthening with the program.
In 2002, the Oklahoma women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA national championship game. While the Sooners lost 82-70 to Sue Bird and her 39-0 Connecticut Huskies, the team nonetheless influenced Morris in her dreams of being a college basketball player.
"The OU women's basketball team was who I looked up to," Morris says. "They gave me the inspiration to continue to play and play in college."
Morris wanted to be just like her home town heroes.
"I just thought, I'm gonna be a Sooner one day," Morris says.
In her junior year at Norman High School, Morris led her team to a state championship. Everyone was convinced that her glory as a Sooner was up next. That's when Morris threw a curveball and went north to Kansas.
"I came here to try to make a difference here for the women's team," Morris says.
With such a surprising decision, her family and friends were understandably caught off-guard, to say the least.
"Everybody was shocked." Morris says. "They couldn't believe that I actually chose not to go to OU."
As a star athlete at Norman High School, Morris's skills were only magnified for nearby Oklahoma University. The school showed heavy interest in the promising talent.
She says the school recruited her extensively, but in the end it came down to Kansas and Oklahoma. At first, Morris simply desired a change of scenery.
"I wanted to get out and grow up on my own," Morris says. "I wanted to be around something different."
Then she found Lawrence.
She says the friendly demeanor of Lawrencians was a breath of fresh air.
"When I came here for my official visit, I just felt like I was at home." Morris said.
"I'm usually a shy person. I usually don't talk at all when I meet new people." Morris says. "But I came here and it was like, Oh hey, you doin'?" "Nice to meet you."
Then she felt the local love for basketball and the state champion was lured away from Oklahoma to Lawrence, which she says is more of a basketball town.
Now in her senior season at Kansas, Morris is a three-time letter winner and one of the top scoring options for the 20th-ranked women's basketball team. She started every game as a sophomore and junior and was named the best defender at the 2009 team reception.
After posting 17 points per game during the five-game stretch up until last year's loss in the WNIT championship game, Morris was named to the 2009 WNIT All-Tournament Team.
Morris is ready to watch the accolades keep piling and she's brought one of her biggest fans along for the ride.
"It kinda opened my eyes to Kansas because she was coming here," freshman point guard and fellow Oklahoman Angel Goodrich said.
But that wasn't the start of Morris' unofficial recruiting career.
Looking back on her days before Lawrence, senior guard/forward Danielle McCray still remembers a phone call that she had with Morris before they committed.
"Hey, if you're gonna be a Jayhawk, then I'm gonna be a Jayhawk," McCray said.
Morris and McCray were roommates back in their freshmen years. Today they are a top tier guard tandem and the two leading scorers for Kansas.
"We've been that duo here." McCrav said.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson has had the pleasure of watching the pair grow as athletes and as people.
"Those are two awfully special kids that have carried the program" Hendrickson said.
Morris grew up a true Sooner fan, idolizing the neighborhood sports legends that shuffled with the years.
But now it's Morris' turn for all the fanfare.
"Every game I got everybody's autograph," Morris says.
"It's kind of weird to take a step back, knowing that I'm at KU, and I'm signing autographs for kids" she savs.
It couldn't have been a better fit
"We thrilled that she went from one Big 12 town to another"Henrietta
2. down to another," Henrickson said.
So is she.
"I love Lawrence." Morris said. "I won't leave here."
Top right: Sade Morris stretches for a rebound during Kansas exhibition game against Emporia State. Kansas wins 85-48.
Bottom right: Morris dribbles up the court against Pittsburgh State in the jayhawks 86-56 victory. Morris finished with nine points and four assists.
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AT A GLANCE
What started as a disappointing slip-up against Colorado has suddenly developed into a goal-crushing losing streak. The Jayhawks entered the year with hopes of winning the Big 12 North. Now, to do so, they must win their remaining three games after suffering a four-game losing skid. That's certainly an uphill battle.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Freshman guard Trevor Marrongelli Based on last week's starting lineup against Kansas State, Marrongelli will
line up at right guard against Nebraska tomorrow. That means that he'll be staring Nebraska defensive tackleNdamukong Suh directly in the eyes.Suh is a handful and the Jayhawks will most likely choose
MATTHEW RICKMAN
Marrongelli
to double-team him.
Still, Marrongelli will face one of the Big 12's best defensive players.
QUESTION MARKS
Will the Jayhawks play with a hangover effect?
At some point losing wears on a team during a season. Will four consecutive conference losses demoralize the Jayhawks late in the year?
Will Kansas be able to move the ball?
It seems fair to say that the vaunted Blackshirts — the traditional name for Nebraska's stingy defenses — are back. Nebraska held Oklahoma to just three points. Kansas, meanwhile, has struggled to score.
BY THE NUMBERS
10 Turnovers by senior quarterback Todd Reesing in his last four games
30 Consecutive games in which Kerry Meier has at least two catches
51 Average rushing yards in Kansas' four losses
189 Average rushing yards in Kansas' five victories
2002 Year in which Kansas last lost five consecutive games
Kansas (5-4)
KU
OFFENSE
Kansas' offense has averaged just 12.3
points during its last three games, and many of those points were set up by the defense's turnovers. Senior quarterback Todd Reesing has shouldered much of the blame — he has 10 turnovers in his last four games — but
Douglas Nielsen
the problems aren't Reesing's alone. The run game has been completely ineffective, and the offense truly hasn't clicked on any cylinders recently.
Reesing
DEFENSE
The unit continues to fill in new players
and, somehow, they've only continued improving. Sophomore cornerback Anthony Davis played for the first time since the season opener, and Kansas continued to mix up its defensive
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packages. True, the Jayhawks struggled to stop the Wildcats' run game. But they still gave the Jayhawks a chance to win.
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The good news: Junior punter Alonso
Rojas
those misses were game-changers, especially because they easily fell within Branstetter's range.
COACHING
A. S. Khatri
At this point it's hard to tell what's going on
Rojas only had to punt twice Saturday and the kickoff return game seemed to be improved. The bad news: Junior kicker Jacob Branstetter missed two 30-yard field goals. In a close, defensive struggle
with the Jayhawks. Are they simply not as good as preseason expectations dictated or are they underperforming? Either way, four consecutive losses is extremely disappointing for a team that talked of winning the Big 12 North. Coach
PARKER
Mark Mangino's ability to rally his players will certainly be put to the test these remaining three games.
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A losing streak does little to create even a sliver of momentum. But at the very least the Jayhawks have this: Tomorrow marks the final home game for a highly productive crop of seniors. That has to count for something.
MOMENTUM
JAYHAWKS STARTING LINEUP
Offense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Todd Reesing 5 Sr.
RB Jake Sharp 1 Sr.
WR Dezmon Briscoe 80 Jr.
WR Kerry Meier 10 Sr.
WR Tertavian Ingram 89 Jr.
WR Bradley McDougald 24 Fr.
LT Tanner Hawkinson 72 Fr.
LG Sal Capra 59 Jr.
C Jeremiah Hatch 77 So.
RG Trevor Marrongelli 69 Fr.
RT Brad Thorson 76 Jr.
P Alonso Rojas 18 Jr.
Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
DE Max Onyegbule 90 Sr.
DT Caleb Blakesley 94 Sr.
DT John Williams 71 Fr.
DE Jake Laptad 91 Jr.
LB Arist Wright 41 Sr.
LB Huldon Tharp 34 Fr.
CB D.J. Beshears 20 Fr.
SS Darrell Stuckey 25 Sr.
FS Lubbock Smith 13 Fr.
NB Justin Thornton 46 Sr.
CB Chris Harris 16 Jr.
K Jacob Branstetter 14 Jr.
Big Jay will cheer if
Kansas, and Reesing, don't turn the fense has kept Kansas in games — do so again against a porous Nebraska' offensive has repeatedly put bad situations.
Baby Jay will weep
Fans head for the exits early, and to problem. First, it would most likely was losing by a rather large margin, it wouldn't be a fair send-off that helped kick-start the football seniors certainly deserve better.
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OFFENSE
Neither junior Zac Lee nor freshman Cody Green have really heard it.
really been effective at quarterback for the Huskers, and their offense is run-dominated. In last week's victory against Oklahoma, the Huskers threw for just 39 yards in the game, but rushed for 141. Junior running back Roy Helu Jr. gashed the Jayhawk defense last year and is a tough guy to take down.
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DEFENSE
The Blackshirts are officially back. They've given up a
little more than 10 points per game and held a potent Oklahoma offense to just three points last Saturday. Senior defensive tackle Ndomukong Suh is a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the field and has hit the quarterback 17 times this season. He never gives up on a play and is second on the team in tackles with 53.
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SPECIAL TEAMS
Junior Alex Henery both kicks and punts for Nebraska and will
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probably find a career in the NFL after his time at Nebraska. He is 12 for 15 on the season but hasn't missed inside 40 yards. He has unleashed a 76-punt, too.
Henery
Suh lines up along the probable flight path of field goals and has blocked three kicks this season.
COACHING
three years of creating dominating defenses at LSU. He preaches a swarming defensive approach that creates lots
JOHN C. BAKER
Bo Pelini is in his second year as head coach of Nebraska after
of turnovers. Pelini has both a Super Bowl ring and a national championship under his belt.
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MOMENTUM
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Though the Cornhuskers' offense didn't show up against Oklahoma, their stout defense held and they defended their home field against Oklahoma. They are officially back in the hunt for the Big 12 North title.A victory against Kansas would do wonders for their chances with conference leader Kansas State heading to Lincoln next weekend.
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Defense
Pos. Name Number Year
QB Cody Green 17 Fr.
RB Roy Helu, Jr 10 Jr.
WR Niles Paul 24 Jr.
WR Khiry Cooper 6 Fr.
TE Mike McNeill 44 Jr.
TE Dreu Young 49 Jr.
LT Mike Smith 65 Jr.
LG Keith Williams 68 Jr.
C Jacob Hickman 67 Sr.
RG Ricky Henry 74 Jr.
RT Marcel Jones 78 So.
P Alex Henery 90 Jr.
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos.</th><th>Name</th><th>Number</th><th>Year</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>DE</td><td>Barry Turner</td><td>99</td><td>Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>DT</td><td>Ndamukong Suh</td><td>93</td><td>Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>DT</td><td>Jared Crick</td><td>94</td><td>So.</td></tr><tr><td>DE</td><td>Pierre Allen</td><td>95</td><td>Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>LB</td><td>Phillip Dillard</td><td>52</td><td>Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>Prince Amukamara</td><td>21</td><td>Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>Alfonzo Denard</td><td>15</td><td>So.</td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>Dejon Gomes</td><td>7</td><td>Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>Matt O'Hanlon</td><td>33</td><td>Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>Eric Hagg</td><td>28</td><td>Jr.</td></tr><tr><td>S</td><td>Larry Asante</td><td>4</td><td>Sr.</td></tr><tr><td>K</td><td>Alex Henery</td><td>90</td><td>Jr.</td></tr></tbody></table>
AT A GLANCE
Nebraska doesn't exactly light up the scoreboard, but its aggressive defense led by senior Ndomukong Suh keeps it in every game. The Huskers have given up more than 20 points only once this season. They need consistent play from the quarterback position to help the offense, but this team is content to play field position and win a low-scoring game.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Sophomore defensive tackle Jared Crick
Subuh get all the headlines, but Crick is quietly having a
great season on the defensive line. He has recorded nine sacks and leads the team in teckles. This is perhaps a testament to Suh's dominating presence, but Crick has been making plays against single team blocking.
PETER LUTHERSON
Kansas' interior linemen will be tested
QUESTION MARKS
Will the Huskers be content to keep this game on the ground?
The Cornhuskers threw for 328 yards last season against the Jayhawks. That won't be the case this season. Roy Helu Jr. picked up 115 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries in last year's matchup. Pelini might change his offensive strategy and attack the Jayhawk defense on the ground.
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Who will get the most playing time at quarterback?
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Freshman Cody Green and junior Zac Lee split time last weekend, but Green was named the starter two weeks ago against Baylor. But Green threw for just four yards against Oklahoma in five attempts. Here's guessing that Palmi sticks with Green to start but has Lee very ready on the sideline
Number of blocked kicks by Nebraska this season
BY THE NUMBERS
Points Nebraska has given up in the third quarter this season
17
Number of quarterback hits allowed by Nebraska's offensive line
40
Years in a row that Nebraska has had three or more players selected in the NFL Draft
56
Number of quarterback hits by Nebraska's defense
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Jayhawks roll over Pittsburg State
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By Corey Thibodeaux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Sure, it was only an exhibition game against a Division II team. And, sure, a long and difficult schedule awaits Kansas down the road.
But even with those other factors in mind, the Jayhawks still looked every bit as good as a preseason No. 1 ranking dictates.
Kansas rolled, cruised and simply dominated Pittsburg State in a 103-45 victory Tuesday night.
Freshman forward Thomas Robinson led Kansas with 17 points, while Marcus Morris added 14 points and Sherron Collins chipped in 13.
Still, it's hard to deny that Kansas was visually impressive, regardless of the scenario surrounding the game.
As expected, the Jayhawks made quick work in this one.
In jumping out to a 55-21 halftime lead, the Jayhawks played lockdown, turnoverforcing defense. They looked quick and athletic in transition.
Exhibition games are usually nothing more than a glorified scrimmage, serving as a final tune-up before the start of the season. Putting much stock in those games is similar to buying stock in a failing company.
And they had more than a few highlight-worthy moments in the first 20 minutes.
With 15:34 left in the half, freshman guard Xavier Henry stole a pass at half court before darting the other way for a powerful one-handed dunk that had the student section jumping up and down.
Then, late in the first half, sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor left a pass for a trailing Marcus Morris, who threw down a one-handed dunk over a helpless Pittsburg State defense.
On the final play of the half, freshman guard Elijah Johnson sliced through the lane
and left a pass for senior center Cole Aldrich, who finished the play with a two-handed dunk.
It was that type of night for the Jayhawks.
The Jayhawks recorded 10 first-half steals, forced 18 turnovers and converted those turnovers into 22 points.
Kansas' offense and the abovementioned plays drew the loudest cheers of the night. But the defense was equally as productive.
I'll be there. I'm ready
Robinson also led Kansas in the first half with 10 points, while Marcus Morris and Aldrich each chipped in eight points before intermission.
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Above: Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor dishes the ball off behind his back to sophomore forward Marcus Morris during the first half for a dunk. Taylor had three assists in 17 minutes against Pittsburg State en route to a 103-45 victory.
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2009-2010 men's basketball roster
No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt.
0 Thomas Robinson Fr. F 6-9 230
1 Xavier Henry Fr. G 6-6 220
2 Connor Teahan Jr. G 6-5 215
3 Sherron Collins Sr. G 5-11 205
5 Jeff Withey Fr. C 7-0 225
10 Tyshawn Taylor So. G 6-3 185
12 Brady Morningstar Jr. G 6-3 185
13 C.J. Henry Fr. G 6-4 205
14 Tyrel Reed Jr. G 6-3 185
15 Elijah Johnson Fr. G 6-2 183
21 Markeiff Morris So F 6-9 232
22 Marcus Morris So F 6-8 225
23 Mario Little Sr. G 6-5 210
24 Travis Releford So. G 6-5 205
40 Jordan Juenemann So. G 6-4 195
41 Chase Bufof Jr. G 6-3 210
45 Cole Aldrich Jr. C 6-11 245
2009-2010 men's basketball schedule
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| 11/3 | Fort Hays State (Ex.) | Lawrence | W. 107-68 | 1/13 |
| 11/10 | Pittsburg State (Ex.) | Lawrence | W. 103-45 | 1/16 |
| 11/13 | Hofstra | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/20 |
| 11/17 | Memphis | St. Louis | 9 p.m. | 1/23 |
| 11/19 | Central Arkansas | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/25 |
| 11/25 | Oakland | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 1/30 |
| 11/27 | Tennessee Tech | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/3 |
| 12/2 | Alcorn State | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/6 |
| 12/6 | UCLA | Los Angeles | 4:30 p.m. | 2/8 |
| 12/9 | Radford | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/13 |
| 12/12 | La Salle | Kansas City, Mo. | 1 p.m. | 2/15 |
| 12/19 | Michigan | Lawrence | 11 a.m. | 2/20 |
| 12/22 | California | Lawrence | 8 p.m. | 2/22 |
| 12/29 | Belmont | Lawrence | 8 p.m. | 2/27 |
| 1/2 | Temple | Philadelphia | 4:30 p.m. | 3/3 |
| 1/6 | Cornell | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 3/6 |
| 1/10 | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | 12:30 p.m. | 3/10-|
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Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 8 p.m.
Texas Tech Lawrence 12:45 p.m.
Baylor Lawrence 8 p.m.
Iowa State Ames, Iowa 1 p.m.
Missouri Lawrence 8 p.m.
Kansas State Manhattan 6 p.m.
Colorado Boulder, Colo. 8 p.m.
Nebraska Lawrence 5 p.m.
Texas Austin, Texas 8 p.m.
Iowa State Lawrence 7 p.m.
Texas A&M College Station, Texas 8 p.m.
Colorado Lawrence 3 p.m.
Oklahoma Lawrence 8 p.m.
Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 3 p.m.
Kansas State Lawrence 7 p.m.
Missouri Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.
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The Jayhawks are laden with star power, but newcomer Xavier Henry is quickly leaving his mark.
He stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 220 pounds at 18 years old. He's one of Kansas' all-time most sought-after recruits.
Kansas coach Bill Self went through quite the ordeal this summer recruiting him, traveling to Oklahoma City to iron out commitment issues with Henry's father. All that is behind them and Henry said he is happy in to be Lawrence - as if his constant smile weren't convincing enough.
Everyone from fans, coaches, teammates and experts agrees: Freshman guard Xavier "X" Henry is worth all the hype.
"It's a great time to be here," he said. "I want to be a part of it and I want my brother to be a part of it."
When Henry first arrived at camp, Self said he was immediately impressed with how fit his new weapon was.
"There are not too many 18-year-olds like that," Self said. "There are not too many guards that powerful."
Henry has the rare ability to drive to the basket or make shots from long range. His versatility with the ball, mixed with his speed and physicality, makes Henry a mismatch for opposing
defenses. His teammates say his physical presence is his greatest asset.
"He's really, really strong," junior guard Tyrel Reed said. "I think people underestimate his strength. He can get to the basket at any time and he's also a threat from the outside, so he's going to be a great player for us."
Henry's first shots in each exhibition game were both three-pointers. In two games, he scored 24 points, but that doesn't tell the whole story. He showed his ability to race down the court, push around defenders and finish while drawing contact.
"I always like to crash the glass because that's where you get free points," he said. "It's a good thing and it will get you involved real quick."
To finish out his repertoire, Henry is keen on grabbing offensive rebounds, which is rare to find in the guard position.
He is one of five freshmen on the Naismith Preseason Watch List and is on the cover of the Nov. 16 issue of ESPN the Magazine along with teammates Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich. Henry was pleased with the cover, though he said he has not looked at the inside.
"It was nice," he said. "I 'tame out better than I thought it would."
All the signs are good for Henry, but these are a lot of accolades for someone who has not played a college game yet, Aldrich said.
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Freshman guard Xavier Henry hits his first three-pointer as a Kansas Jayhawk last Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Henry finished with 14 points in the Jayhaws' 107-68 win over Fort Hays State.
AP TOP 25
Team (First-place votes) Record Total Votes
1. Kansas (55) 0-0 1,612
2. Michigan State (5) 0-0 1,515
3. Texas (1) 0-0 1,397
4. Kentucky (3) 0-0 1,372
5. Villanova 0-0 1,347
6. North Carolina (1) 0-0 1,320
7. Purdue 0-0 1,284
8. West Virginia 0-0 1,115
9. Duke 0-0 1,064
10. Tennessee 0-0 897
11. Butler 0-0 864
12. Connecticut 0-0 844
13. California 0-0 800
14. Washington 0-0 776
15. Michigan 0-0 578
16. Ohio State 0-0 465
17. Oklahoma 0-0 410
18. Mississippi State 0-0 393
19. Louisville 0-0 335
20. Georgetown 0-0 326
21. Dayton 0-0 318
22. Georgia Tech 0-0 301
23. Illinois 0-0 282
24. Clemson 0-0 217
25. Minnesota 0-0 172
Otters receiving votes: Maryland 171, Siana 112,
Notre Dame 107, Florida State 92, Vanderbilt 90,
Syracuse B3, Oklahoma State 65, UCLA 63, Florida
53, Wake Forest 50, Xavier 42, Gonzaga 37, South
Carolina 26, Kansas State 24, Brigham Young 21,
Northern Iowa 16, Tulsa 16, Mississippi 15, Texas
A&M 10, Missouri 8, Boston College 6, Pittsburgh
4, Western Kentucky 2, Utah State 2, Virginia
Commonwealth 2, Old Dominion 1, Holy Cross 1.
The Wave's Top 25 Wave editor Scott Toland ranks the nation's best teams
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7. Kentucky - John Calipari's first year as head coach of the Wildcats is filled with high expectations.
3. Villanova - Scottie Reynolds leads a veteran group of Wildcats that will be a tough team to beat.
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12. Tennessee - Bruce Pearl hopes his team will be able to challenge Kentucky for the SEC Championship.
21. Ohio State - The Buckeyes lost a thriller to Siena in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
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16. California - The Golden Bears defeated Washington twice last year and return four of their starters.
4. Duke - Coach K will have Kyle Singler and the Blue Devils playing at their highest level this season.
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13. Michigan - Manny Harris leads a talented group of Wolverines that could make some noise.
9. Purdue - This team has a great chance of winning the Big 10 Conference Championship.
17. Louisville - Rick Pitino will lead a young group of Cardinals through the highly competitive Big East.
22. Syracuse - the orange lost several key players from a team that won 28 games last season.
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10. Butler - The Bulldogs lost no players after winning 26 games and making the NCAA Tournament.
5. Texas - The Longhorns are looking to break through against Kansas and win the Big 12 crown.
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18. Georgetown - The Hoyas lost Dajan Summers to the NBA, but they have enough talent to recover.
15. Washington - The Huskies are hoping to defend their Pac-10 regular season championship.
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23. UCLA - Ben Howland will find a way to keep his young team in the mix in the Pac-10 Conference.
19. Clemson - The Tigers always seem to find a way to challenge the best teams in the ACC.
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24. Georgia Tech - Derrick Favors leads a solid group of recruits for the Yellow Jackets.
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25. Gonzaga -- The Bulldogs lost a lot, but they will be able to find a way to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Boogaard shines against Emporia State
Junior center finishes with 17 points against the Hornets
By Max Rothman
mrothman@kansan.com
Clumped with bodies both black and gold and crimson and blue, the paint was mobbed with action Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas defeated an injury-depleted Emporia 85-48, leaving the overtime drama of the last time these teams met in the past.
After a quiet opener last week against Pittsburg State, junior center Krysten Boogaard arrived with a storm, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The lofty center exhibited with potentially dominant influence that she can play for a team in need of a multi-dimensional threat.
"Like Aishah set the tone on the offensive boards last week, I thought she did it for us this week," coach Bonnie Henrickson said.
While senior guard-forward Danielle McCray's shooting met expectations, Kansas' true dominance lived down low. Boogaard and sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds, were authoritative in the paint, setting high picks for their guards and then rolling down low
for easy layups and other high percentage shots.
"I thought it was important to go inside early and often," Henrickson said.
It was a perpetually busy scene down on the blocks, but advantages in skill and size overcame the effects of the crowded lanes. Kansas' backcourt towered over anyone Emporia threw its way. Boogaard, 6-foot-5, stood three inches taller than any Hornets player. Sutherland, 6-foot-2, was constantly matched with a forward four inches shorter. As a result, both players had their way, finishing with a double-double of points and rebounds.
Boogaard was able to reach the high goals she set for herself, which proved too much for Emporia.
"She's been working hard in practice to get that low post presence." McCray said.
Despite defensive errors here and there, all the starters were gone with seven minutes left to play. That's a comfort level that will make any coach breathe a little easier.
"That's what this time of the year is for," Henrickson said. "But this time of the year is over now. Now it's for real."
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Left: Senior guard Sade Morris battles with an Emporia State player for possession of the ball. The Jayhawks defeated the Lady Hornets 85-48 in their final exhibition game of the season.
Right: Freshman guard Monica耿尔掌 chases after a lose ball during a game against Emporia State last Sunday. The Jayhawks will open regular season play this Sunday, facing off against Oral Roberts.
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No. Name Year Pos. Ht.
00 LaChelda Jacobs Sr. G 5-10
1 Aishah Sutherland So. F 6-2
2 Kelly Kohn Sr. G 5-9
3 Rhea Codio Jr. G. 5-5
4 Danielle McCray Sr. G-F 5-11
10 Tania Jackson Fr. F 6-2
13 Monica Engelman Fr. G 5-11
14 Krysten Boogaard Jr. C 6-5
20 Sade Morris Sr. G. 5-11
21 Carolyn Davis Fr. F 6-3
22 Marisha Brown Jr. G 5-9
23 Angel Goodrich Fr. G 5-4
24 Nicollette Smith Jr. F 6-2
32 Annette Davis Fr. F 6-1
34 Porscha Weddington Sr. F 6-1
2009-2010 women's basketball schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Time |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 11/1 | Pittsburg State | Lawrence | W. 86-56 | 1/12 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence | 11 a.m. |
| 11/8 | Emporia State | Lawrence | W. 85-48 | 1/17 | Missouri | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 11/15 | Oral Roberts | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 1/20 | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | 7 p.m. |
| 11/18 | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | 7 p.m. | 1/23 | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | 2 p.m. |
| 11/22 | Michigan | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 1/27 | Colorado | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 11/26 | Xavier | Grand Bahama Island | 3 p.m. | 1/30 | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | 5 p.m. |
| 11/28 | TCU/Minnesota | Grand Bahama Island | TBA | 2/7 | Kansas State | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 12/3 | UCLA | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/10 | Nebraska | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 12/6 | Northern Colorado | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 2/13 | Texas | Lawrence | 1 p.m. |
| 12/10 | UMKC | Lawrence | 7 p.m. | 2/16 | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | 8 p.m. |
| 12/13 | Creighton | Lawrence | 2 p.m. | 2/21 | Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | 5 p.m. |
| 12/20 | UC Riverside | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 2/25 | Iowa State | Lawrence | 6 p.m. |
| 12/22 | Houston | Houston | 7 p.m. | 2/28 | Baylor | Waco, Texas | 4 p.m. |
| 12/30 | Pepperdine | Lawrence | 1 p.m. | 3/3 | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 7 p.m. |
| 1/3 | New Mexico State | Las Cruces, N.M. | 3 p.m. | 3/6 | Texas A&M | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 1/9 | Kansas State | Manhattan | 11 a.m. | 3/11-14 | Big 12 Championship | Kansas City, Mo. | |
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Nebraska's Prince Amukamara (21) intercepts a pass intended for Oklahoma's Adron Tennell in the first half of their game in Lincoln, Neb., last Saturday. The Huskers intercepted five of Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones passes in their 10-3 victory.
Defense key in 10-3 upset
By Max Olson The Daily Nebraskan
LINCOLN, Neb. — Marvin Sanders approached reporters with wide eyes and a shell-shocked look on his face seven weeks ago.
The Nebraska defensive backs coach hao a hard time explaining how a wide receiver had burnedNU's defense for 81 yards to set up a game-winning touchdown and a 16-15 Virginia Tech win.
The masterpiece that Sanders' defensive backs put together Saturday night merited such attention. Nebraska's cornerbacks and safeties gave Oklahoma fits all night long with tight, physical coverage and a ball-hawking mentality.
On Saturday, following Nebraska's second prime-time, nationally televised game of the season, things were much different.
"I saw our secondary attacking the
football instead of playing it safe," Pelini said. "That's the hurdle we we've been trying to cross, and we crossed it tonight."
Pelini prepared an aggressive scheme that put an emphasis on not letting Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones get in a rhythm, and Sanders' unit responded with a confidence that hasn't been seen from Nebraska's secondary in a long time.
A variety of blitz packages forced Jones to make quick decisions and caused plenty of errant passes — the freshman threw 32 incomplete passes on the night.
Nebraska's bend-but-don't-break defense gave up 325 total yards, but was able to shut down Oklahoma when the Sooners got into scoring position thanks to its defensive backs' abilities to blanket receivers. Pelini's increased blitzing paid off handsomely on third-down plays as well — the Sooners went 5-for-18 on the night and had to settle for field goal attempts on four
The secondary's performance was a far cry from its first year under Sanders. Last year, Nebraska's defensive backs were so busy thinking about what their assignments were on a play that they produced a mere six interceptions. The Huskers ranked 89th in the nation in pass defense and allowed 46 passes of 20 or more yards.
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On Saturday, Sanders' secondary - comprised of nearly all the same players as last season - produced seven pass breakups and four interceptions.
"We felt we were good enough athletically to be aggressive with their receivers, and our goal this week was to come out swinging on every play," Sanders said.
Safety Larry Asante, who collected eight tackles and a pass breakup against Oklahoma, attributed the physical play to a stronger knowledge of Sanders' game plan this season.
Nebraska within reach of North title
By Spencer Schubert The Daily Nebraskan
LINCOLN, Neb. — After Kansas State knocked off Kansas last Saturday in the battle of the Sunflower State, a lot of heads lowered in Cornhusker Country.
The Wildcats upended their in-state rival Kansas 17-10 to capture the Governor's Cup while Nebraska had a game looming against its rival Oklahoma. Some Husker fans expected Nebraska to get blown out for the second straight year.
When the final whistle blew, the Huskers also shocked more than just their fans, winning 10-3.
Nebraska coach Bo Pelini couldn't have been happier.
That "attitude" is what Nebraska will need to end up in the Big 12 Conference title game in Dallas at the end of the year.
"I'm just proud of this whole football team," Pelini said. "I'm proud of how they played. I'm proud of the effort and the attitude they brought to the game."
After Saturday, K-State coach Bill Snyder and his Wildcats are in position to represent the North in Dallas, but they won't do it without a fight from Nebraska.
After what was expected to be an inevitable loss to Oklahoma, Nebraska was supposed to bow out of the North race.
But the upset over the Sooners, paired with the Kansas State win, makes the North a two-team race.
As a whole, the Big 12 is in shambles. Texas is the only undefeated team left in the conference and has all but punched their ticket to the BCS title game, making the South relatively irrelevant until December.
Which brings us to the messed up world that is the North.
Somehow, Colorado finds itself third in the division ahead of Iowa State, Kansas and Missouri, even though Colorado is 3-6 on the year. The Buffaloes found a way to edge Texas A&M 35-34 Saturday, giving them a 2-3 conference record.
The Jayhawks and Tigers are out of serious contention with 1-4 conference marks, while the Cyclones sit at 2-4 in Big 12 play. This leaves Nebraska (3-2) and K-State (4-2) as the only two teams left with a ticket to Dallas on the table.
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Consistency a problem for Cyclones
By Chris Cuellar Iowa State Daily
AMES, Iowa — For a Cyclone offense that has been struggling with injuries and putting points on the scoreboard, seeing Oklahoma State get a 27-point head start on Saturday pulled the curtains down on the team's 10th game of the year.
Scoring only three offensive touchdowns in their last three games, Iowa State's scoring unit welcomed the return of two captains to the lineup — quarterback Austen Arnaud and center Reggie Stephens but the two leaders were unable to fight back from the deficit with poor Cyclone execution.
"The consistency of the group we're putting on the field, that's kind of been in turmoil, and it has never been the same group for about four weeks now," offensive line coach Bill Bleil said Monday. "Hopefully we're over that."
Bleil stepped in for coach Paul Rhoads at Monday's weekly press conference, as Rhoads was attending the funeral of ISU punter Daniel Kuehl's brother, but the position coach was a more than capable standin, as it was his unit that took most of the blame for the team's struggles.
"Me, personally, my footwork was terrible on Saturday," Stephens said. "We've just got to get back to the basics and make sure our technique is where it needs to be."
The line that was leading the nation in fewest sacks allowed two weeks ago has now given up five in its last two outings and took the nation's 20th-rated rushing attack to just 54 yards against Oklahoma State.
"We probably played the poorest game we've played to date, for whatever reasons," Bleil said. "I think Oklahoma State's D-line was very athletic and we probably played better on film than I thought we played during the game."
Arnaud's return at quarterback wasn't without flaws, running back Alexander Robinson is still rehabbing his maladies and last Saturday's nationally televised game was difficult for any Cyclone fan to watch.
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Without making excuses, Bleil said Oklahoma State was the best team Iowa State had played thus far,and likely that they will play.
lowa State's Alexander Robinson carries the ball against Oklahoma State during the first half of their game last Saturday in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones took 34-8 to the Cowboys.
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BOULDER, Colo. — Tyler Hansen overcame his second-straight eight-sack game to lead Colorado to a 35-34 win over the Texas A&M Aguies on Saturday.
Patrick Devenny's one-handed grab from 22 yards out tied it and Aric Goodman's kick sailed through to put the Buffaloes ahead by a point with 2:04 left.
After defensive back Anthony Perkins picked off Jerrod Johnson's pass at midfield, the Aggies forced a punt, but Terrence Frederick muffed it and Buffs linebacker Marcus Burton recovered with 23 seconds to ice it.
Rodney Stewart ran 20 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns and Markques Simas caught seven passes for 135 yards for Colorado (3-6, 2-3 Big 12), which got the ball back with 3:53 left trailing 34-28.
Hansen had a delay flag and then was sacked for the seventh time, bringing up a second- and 25 from his 24. He was nearly dumped again but got off a shovel pass for 9 yards, then hit Simas for 45 yards to the Aggies' 22.
On the next snap, he thrown over the middle to Devenny for the score.
The Aggies (5-4, 2-3) looked like they were about to become bowl eligible when Cyrus Gray, whose 99-yard touchdown on a kickoff return helped them take a 21-10 halftime lead, returned a kickoff 45 yards to midfield in the fourth quarter. Cornerback Jalil Brown shoved him late out of bounds, tacking on another 15 yards.
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Then, their defense and special teams came up big.
That allowed the Aggies to start their drive at the Colorado 40-yard line, but they stalled at the 3 and settled for Randy Bullock's 20-yard field goal that made it 34-28. That left 3:59 on the clock and the Buffs within a touchdown.
It was plenty for Hansen, who threw for 271 yards and ran for 45 more. His running yards would have been higher, but he lost 60 yards in sacks.
Demetrius Sumler's 7-yard TD run cut the Aggies' advantage to 31-28 with 7:14 remaining. Von Miller had two of the Aggies' eight sacks, giving him 15% , tops in the country.
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Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert is sacked by Baylor's Tracy Robertson, left, during the fourth quarter of their game last Saturday in Columbia, Mo. Baylor won the game 40-32.
Missouri stalls after big half
By Sean Leahy The Maneater
COLUMBIA, Mo. — What started as a game to remember for Missouri's offense quickly turned into one to forget for the entire team.
After scoring 27 points by halftime, Misouri managed five points the rest of the game as Baylor took charge in the second half for a 40-32 come-from-behind win in front of 65,298 people at Faurot Field.
"We're all pretty ticked off," sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert said. "That's a game we should have won. We just kind of threw it out the door."
With the loss, the Tigers fall to 1-4 in the Big 12 and 5-4 overall. It is their third straight loss at Faurot Field and first-ever defeat at the hands of Baylor since the formation of the Big 12.
As for the Bears, the win was their first in Big 12 play this season and snapped a fourgame losing streak.
With the Missouri offense stuck in neutral, the Bears clawed from a 27-16 halftime deficit to end the third quarter behind 29-26. Two fourth quarter touchdowns gave the Bears the lead for good.
The Tigers' offensive output in the first half made the second half doldrums look even more dramatic.
"Your guts are torn out," coach Gary Pinkel said. "The beauty of this business, you generally get what you deserve. And we didn't deserve to win the football game."
"Obviously what we're doing isn't working," Pinkel said. "I've taken a lot of great pride in fixing problems. And if you don't fix them, you're sitting right where we're at."
Gabbert and senior wide receiver Danario Alexander lit up the stat sheet with their
first-half performances. Gabbert threw for 322 yards, and Alexander had 11 catches for 171 yards. That number of catches was already a career best for Alexander, but the Missouri single-game record of 16 catches didn't seem far out of reach.
Along with the performance of the offense as a whole, the two saw their production curtail in the second half. Alexander still finished with a career high in receiving yards (214) and catches (13), but thought his performance took a backseat to the game's outcome.
"It was a career day, but we've got to get the win" Alexander said.
Gabbert finished with 468 yards passing and 30 completions — both career highs.
"We came out in the first half and everything was going pretty good," Alexander said. "We came out in the second half and we just didn't get it together."
Pinkel's shortfalls too much to handle
By Matt Gerstner The Maneater
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Look, Gary Pinkel.
Things just aren't working out. I'm ending this relationship. It's over.
It's not you, it's me. Wait, no. That's a lie. It is you.
You just don't have your crap together. You're not giving me any effort anymore. You're not trying. Your offense is a disaster. Your defense is inconsistent. Your quarterback is the newly discovered reciprocal of Iowa junior quarterback Ricky Stanzi (good in the first half,atrocious in the second). You just threw away a perfect opportunity to win the Big 12 North.
The rest of the North basically handed it to you. All I asked you to do was win four lousy games. It wasn't like I asked you to give me the moon. It was Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State and Kansas. Was that too much to ask for?
Where's your excuse? There isn't one. Your secondary is some of the worst I've seen, and I sat through Kansas City Chiefs' games when they had Greg Robinson as their defensive coordinator. You've got to figure something out.
But no. You can't even beat Baylor. You let that nobody freshman quarterback Nick Florence walk all over you.
Sophomore quarterback Blaine Gabbert can't seem to finish a game. You don't know when to use the run. You don't need to be Miss Cleo to know when you're going to run. It's so obvious.
You're not even trying. Your preparation is terrible. I thought we moved on from Bowling Green. It seems not.
Look Gare-Bear, you're a good guy. You get me a lot of things (players). You're a great recruiter — one of the best I've ever seen.
But your coaching is what's driving us apart. I'm past beginning to think it's just the players you have that get you where you are. But when you're faced with opposition, you just fold up. I can't have that kind of man in my life.
Maybe I'll see you in Kansas City against Kansas on Nov. 28, but I can't make any promises. Goodbye, Gary.
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Sooners barely make it on scoreboard
By Jono Greco The Oklahoma Daily
LINCOLN, Neb. — Landry Jones played like a freshman last Saturday evening.
In the Sooners' 10-3 loss, Jones looked uncomfortable in the pocket and threw ill-advised passes, resulting in five interceptions. He completed 26 of 58 passes for 245 yards with the five interceptions, and Saturday's game was the first game where he did not throw a touchdown pass.
"You can't have turnovers and expect to win the game like that," Jones said. "Ideally, when you throw 58 passes, you're going to want to complete more than I did and take care of the ball better than I did, too."
The five interceptions were among the multiple factors that limited OU to just three points, the lowest point total during the Bob Stoops Era and the first time since 1998 that the Sooners' offense did not score a touchdown in a game.
"Offensively, we moved the ball quite frequently, but then didn't produce points," head coach Bob Stoops said. "We didn't execute well enough, or they executed better than we did in the red zone."
Before the game, Jones had thrown a
total of six interceptions, and in eight total games — six starts and two backup games — he has thrown 11 interceptions. The interception total is the most for a quarterback since quarterback Paul Thompson threw 11 interceptions during the 2006 season.
Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said this kind of game can be used as a learning experience.
"I don't like something like this to happen, but I think he's the type of kid who can grow and learn and keep moving in a good way," Wilson said. "He's going to need to."
Sophomore wide receiver Ryan Broyles said despite Saturday's performance, people should not stop supporting Jones because he is a young quarterback.
"I know you guys are going to jump on Landry for doing that," Broyles said. "He's a young quarterback, and he's still learning it."
Junior Gerald McCoy, defensive tackle and team co-captain, said he would advise Jones to keep a short memory because these kinds of games happen to everyone.
"People just have off-games." McCoy said. "We lost as a team, so don't get down on yourself. Keep working hard, and put this one behind you."
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Okahama State's Keith Toston cuts away from Iowa State's Jeremy Reeves during the second half of their game last Saturday in Ames, Oktawa. Toston had 25 carries for 206 yards and three touchdowns in Oklahoma State's 34-8 victory.
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STILLWATER, Okla. — On a day when senior quarterback Zac Robinson broke coach Mike Gundy's career record for passing yards, Keith Toston's performance made Robinson's record an afterthought.
On third down and two, Toston took the handoff and burst through the right side of his offensive line and found daylight. The senior back sprinted down the field for 69 yards only to be tripped up on the two-yard line for the longest run of his career and the highlight of his 25-carry, 206-yard and three-touchdown performance.
Toston's rushing helped the Cowboys beat Iowa State 34-8 Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
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All-American running back Kendall Hunter also rejoined Toston in the backfield. Hunter rushed for 47 yards on nine carries in his most significant playing time since being injured against Houston.
"That is big," Toston said. "Any time you have two backs like me and Beau that can pound on the defense a little bit and then you can get a guy like Kendall in there, it
changes speeds and give defenses trouble."
The Cowboys rushed for a season-high 331 yards, eclipsing their previous mark of 321 against Grambling State.
The Cowboys did it against an Iowa State defense that had only allowed 99 yards rushing to their opponents on average this season.
Halfway through the second quarter, the Cowboys capped off a 98-yard drive with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Robinson to freshman Tracy Moore.
"It feels great," offensive lineman Russell Okung said. "We played a good defense and just went out there and got rolling a bit and we were able to execute a few plays and we had a 200-yard rusher and that's always good."
The play pushed Robinson ahead of his coach's all time mark for passing yards in a career with 7,997. Robinson finished the game going 19-24 for 142 yards and the touchdown to Moore to set the mark at 8,065.
"I am really happy for Zac," Gundy said. "Zac has been really good for our football program and he has led this team in the right way and anything he earns I think he deserves."
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Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas (8) is chased by Kansas defensive tackle Caleb Blakesley during the first quarter of their game last Saturday in Manhattan. The Wildcats won 17-10.
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MANHATTAN — Coming into the game with a 13-4 all-time record against the Kansas Jayhawks, Bill Snyder knew the importance of winning the Sunflower Showdown. The roar of the crowd at the end of the game told the story, with the cheers of more than 48,000 fans overpowering the marching band in celebration.
"I was really happy for our fans," Snyder said. "You could hear it in their response, that it meant an awful lot to them."
Saturday's 17-10 victory over the Jayhawks meant more than state bragging rights. Still a half game ahead in the Big 12 North division race, the Wildcats kept pace with Nebraska to stay atop the North standings.
With the win Saturday, the Wildcats ended a three-game losing streak to the Kansas Jayhawks. Their last win against the Jayhawks came during Snyder's last year before retirement. While the offense did its part, Snyder attributed the win to the effort of the defense, which forced three turnovers.
"For our defense to hang in there the way they did throughout the game, even though they gave up some yardage and field position, they eventually got the brakes put on Kansas," Snyder said. "For the University of Kansas to only score 10 points, that means that somebody played pretty well on the other side of the ball."
Offensively, K-State (6-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) was led by junior running back Daniel Thomas, who roughed up the Jayhawk defense while rushing for 185 yards and a touchdown, and averaging more than seven yards per carry in the game. Senior quarterback Grant Gregory struggled through most of the day, completing seven passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. Snyder said after the game he was most pleased with Thomas' second and third efforts when running the ball.
"Sometimes he plays like he is a linebacker, and I just appreciate his approach to the game;" Snyder said. "He is not an easy guy to get down, and that is for one reason and one reason alone. It does not have anything to do with speed or size or anything else; it is just tenacity and a desire to get that extra inch or foot."
The Jayhawks finished with only 60 rushing yards and two fumbles. Kansas senior quarterback Todd Reesing struggled through another game after being benched a week before in their game against Texas Tech. Reesing finished with 241 passing yards, but threw an interception and only one touchdown. He was also responsible for both of KU's fumbles.
"It goes without saying when you lose to a rival, it hurts more than when you lose
to someone else," Reesing said. "We enjoyed a three-year stretch. This is my first loss to K-State, and it is not what you want. It hurts and it stings."
On the opening kickoff, safety Darrell Stuckey had a 67-yard return that almost went for a touchdown. However, the Jayhawks could not keep up that pace. The Wildcat defense was able to slow down the drive and force a 30-yard field goal — kicked
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Taking over at their own 20-yard line, the Wildcats had early success running the ball with Thomas, but could not find the scoreboard. Neither team scored in the first quarter in what proved to be a defensive game.
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minutes to play and three timeouts left. A scramble by Reesing resulted in another fumble which the Wildcats recovered at the Kansas 47-yard line with 0:36 left on the clock. The drive consisted of only passes to Lamark Brown, with three receptions, 43 yards and a touchdown. The drive was capped by a 31-yard touchdown pass to Brown, giving the Wildcats a 10-7 lead going into halftime.
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Defense builds on success against Kansas
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LUBBOCK, Texas — When Jamar Wall slammed Kansas running back Jake Sharp into the turf, sending the crowd and teammates into a frenzy, defensive end Brandon Sharpe's thoughts became a reality.
"It started from the highlight film, when we see some good hits that we did during the season and stuff," said Sharpe, who had 2.5 sacks in a 42-21 win against Kansas Saturday. "I was saying in my head, 'I wanted to convert some of those to the game.' I guess some of the guys heard me thinking. That hit was nice."
And it showcased the defense's renewed confidence and swagger that disappeared in a 52-30 loss to Texas A&M two weeks ago. The Jayhawks put up their lowest amount of offensive yardage all season, quarterback Todd Reeing was sacked six times and Kansas had three turnovers.
The rejuvenated effort from defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill's group came on the heels of a nightmarish outing, in which the Red Raiders allowed more than 500 total yards to the Aggies—321 on the ground.
amassed 71 rushing yards against Tech. The only bright spot for the Jayhawks was receiver Dezmon Briscoe, who had 110 yards and a touchdown on nine catches.
Averaging only 2.2 yards per carry, Kansas
Middle linebacker Brian Duncan, who had a big hit of his own on Sharp, said the defensive unit made a conscious decision to play without disrespect — a problem against A&M.
"I think we most definitely respect these guys,"he said, "I don't think last week we came out fully respecting.The fire in our hearts wasn't there last week."
Neither was a defensive touchdown, but cornerback LaRon Moore took care of that against Kansas.
"I believe we just gave back to fundamentals," Moore said. "We gave back with fire, but we went back to the basics, worked on tackling, worked on pad level. We went out there and played with a passion. That's what we lacked last week. We wanted to win the game, but we didn't want to play hard during the game."
Tech coach Mike Leach was particularly impressed with how Reesing, who eventually got benched, was flustered all game. He said it was nice to witness his defense get back to form after being stunned by the Aggies.
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McCoy one victory away from wins record
By Michael Sherfield The Daily Texan
AUSTIN, Texas — Colt McCoy doesn't care about records. All the senior quarterback cares about is winning. So it's a good thing the next record McCoy is poised to break is about just that.
But don't expect McCoy to claim too much credit.
In his 49th career start, McCoy is one win away from tying Georgia starter David Green with 42 wins, the most for a quarterback.
"It's a team award," he said. "That's very special. That's one of the coolest things for a quarterback. I've said that since I was a freshman, I just want to win. I want to be the best I can be when I step out on the field. That's still my goal today — to go out there and win."
If things go as expected, McCoy will have a chance to break the record at home the following week against Kansas. With a perfect season, he could move it all the way to 46.
It's just the latest in a series of awards and records McCoy has received over a sparkling four-year career in which he has rewritten the Texas record books.
"That [wins record] is one of the biggest things you can have," said receiver Jordan Shipley. "I've said time and time again, Colt's the best quarterback out there. No one else can do what he does."
Two more wins and history will have to agree.
Kirkendoll catching on
It didn't take long for James Kirkendoll to resurface after being buried in the depth chart. Two weeks after being demoted from his starting position, the junior receiver had his best game since topping 100 yards against Wyoming in September.
Kirkendoll scored his first touchdown since that game while making five catches for 40 yards. His reward is a return to the starting lineup, but in a new spot. After being converted into a makeshift slot receiver as Shipley moved outside, he's returned to his more natural outside position.
Kirkendoll will replace freshman Marquise Goodwin as the starter at the Sub B position, playing alongside Shipley in the slot and Malcolm Williams on the opposite side.
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Texas running back Cody Johnson drags Central Florida defensive back Justin Boddie into the end zone for a touchdown during the Longhorns' 35-3 victory last Saturday in Austin, Texas. Texas plays the Baytor Bears at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
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By Michael Sherfield
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AUSTIN, Texas — His teammates grabbed him by the collar and forced him to the front of the pile. There, Jordan Shipley finally broke into a smile.
He stood in the end zone, surrounded by teammates but distinct from all of them, alone in Texas' record books.
The thousands of fans who had stayed until the end of the game all stood, chanting his name.
The senior wide receiver, in his sixth year at Texas, had 273 yards on 11 catches. His 88-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter broke the game open and broke the school receiving record, surpassing Tony Jones' 1987 milestone.
Shipley's career day propelled No.2 Texas to a 35-3 win over the University of Central Florida on Saturday afternoon.
After not getting a sack last week against
Oklahoma State, the Longhorns sacked quarterback Rob Calabrese six times, holding UCF to 2-of-12 on third downs.
"[Will] Muschamp challenged us up front to get sacks," said defensive tackle Lamarr Houston. "We always try to respond when he challenges us."
The Colt McCoy-to-Shipley connection finally got the Texas offense in gear after a scoreless first quarter. Shipley keyed the Longhorns' first touchdown drive with a 44-yard catch after McCoy scrambled right and found the receiver blazing across the field.
Three plays later, Texas was in the end zone and in the lead, 7-3.
Cody Johnson scored the first of two rushing touchdowns, running 20 yards nearly untouched.
On the next drive, Shipley contributed two more catches and 35 yards as Texas scored again, this time on a 13-yard Johnson run.
Despite driving downfield on the next possession, Texas didn't find the end zone
again in the half, as UCF picked McCoy to escape at halftime down only 14-3.
On his record-breaking catch, Shipley beat his man in single coverage and had no problem reeling in McCoy's perfect pass, wheeling away for an 88-yard touchdown and a new receiving record.
"It's one of those deals that you don't really think about while you're playing, and I really had no idea." Shipley said.
The only drama left from that point on would be McCoy's. The senior passed his own career high for yardage, 414, on the play and was zeroing in on the school record as well.
A final completion to John Chiles brought him to within 3 yards of Major Applewhite's record 473, but Texas went to the ground to find the end zone a fifth and final time.
Fozzy Whittaker went in from 6 yards to deny McCoy the chance at the record. The quarterback watched from the bench near Applewhite as Texas ran out the clock on its final possession.
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The Texas A&M football team failed to convert on third downs when it mattered most in a 35-34 loss at Colorado on Saturday, Aggie coach Mike Sherman said Monday.
"When you don't convert third down, which we've been pretty dang good — I think we've been over 50 percent most of the year — when we didn't convert in the third and fourth quarter the way we had been in the first half, that was a problem," he said.
A&M controlled the game for the first 30 minutes, converting on six of nine third down attempts to take a 21-10 lead by halftime. But the second half was a different story.
The Aggie defense allowed the Buffalooes to chip at their lead and the offense stalled, converting none of their five third down attempts and giving up two costly turnovers late in the fourth quarter.
"We made some crucial mistakes at crucial times." A&M junior quarterback Jerrod Johnson said. "We really didn't make that many mistakes, just when we made them was not very fortunate for us."
With a little more than two minutes
remaining, Colorado scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 22-yard pass. Almost a minute and a half later, Johnson threw his fourth interception of the season.
The Aggie defense gave A&M a chance on the Buffaloes' final drive, forcing a punt with 34 seconds remaining, but sophomore Terrence Frederick misplayed the return, bobbling the ball on the catch. Colorado recovered the ball to win its third game of the season.
"That's the biggest thing. We just didn't finish that game," senior safety Jordan Pugh said."If we can do that, it will all take care of itself."
The Aggies are still one win short of being bowl eligible with games against Oklahoma, Baylor and No. 3 Texas remaining.
The Sooners, who started the season as the No.3 team in the nation but have since fallen out of the Top 25, are historically inhospitable hosts for A&M.The Aggies have not won in Norman since 1997.
"I think it's one of the toughest in the Big 12." Pugh said."They play tough there. They protect their house.It's going to be a challenge for us but it's something I think we can do."
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Texas A&M running back Christine Michael breaks a tackle by Colorado cornerback Jalil Brown (23) and runs for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of Colorado's 35-34 victory last Saturday. Michael finished with 74 yards on 16 carries.
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Baylor quarterback Nick Florence throws a pass during the first quarter of the Bears' game against Missouri last Saturday in Columbia, Mo. Florence threw for a school-record 427 yards in Baylor's 40-32 victory.
By R.B. Fallstrom Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A record-setting day from a freshman quarterback who began the season as the third-stringer helped Baylor win at Missouri for the first time in 36 seasons.
Nick Florence passed for a school-record 427 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth, spurring a second-half comeback in a 40-32 victory on Saturday.
Baylor had lost 23 straight games when trailing at halftime since erasing an 18-point deficit at Colorado on Oct. 7, 2006, and won at Missouri for the first time in 36 years.
"Nick makes a lot of people believe in him," Baylor coach Art Briles said. "He's a rally guy. People kind of rally around him."
Kendall Wright set career highs with 10 receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns as the Bears (4-5, 1-4) ended a 13-game Big 12 road losing streak, beat Missouri for the first time in eight tries in conference play and produced their first road victory against the Tigers since Sept. 23, 1973.
Baylor, worst in the conference against the run, rallied from an 11-point halftime
deficit and held Missouri to 10 yards rushing on 25 carries in the game.
"Start fast, play strong, finish strong — that's all it comes down to," said wide receiver David Gettis, who had eight catches for 110 yards. "When we play fast tempo and keep the ball, give the defense a break, they get to make plays like they did today."
Danario Alexander had a career-high 13 receptions for 214 yards and two scores for Missouri (5-4, 1-4), which has lost three straight at home for the first time since 2004. Alexander's 84-yard reception in the second quarter, the last 65 yards after bouncing off a tackler, was the Tigers' longest play of the season.
The first two losses in the streak, to No. 2 Texas and Nebraska in pouring rain, were more understandable to Missouri than this one.
"Your guts are torn out," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. "You get what you deserve and we didn't deserve to win."
Missouri's Blaine Gabbert passed for the second-highest total in school history, going 30 for 51 for 468 yards and two touchdowns. But he was shut down along with the rest of the Missouri offense in the second half.
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Next week's games
Kansas @ Texas
Ohio State @ Michigan
Oklahoma @ Texas Tech
Oregon @ Arizona
Connecticut @ Notre Dame
Baylor @ Texas A&M
California @ Stanford
Iowa State @ Missouri
Penn State @ Michigan State
Elon @ Samford
Scott Toland, The Wave editor
Nebraska @ Kansas Kansas - Limiting their turnovers will allow Todd Reesing and the Jayhawks to snap their four-game losing streak.
Florida @ South Carolina Florida - The Gators will defeat the Gamecocks because they are too focused to slip up before playing Alabama for the SEC Championship.
Iowa @ Ohio State Ohio State - The Buckeyes will win this one because they are motivated to take control of the Big Ten and make it to the Rose Bowl.
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State Oklahoma State - The Cowboys will match the Red Raiders' offense, but their defense will be the difference in this game.
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma Oklahoma - The Sooners' defense will overwhelm Texas A&M and create opportunities for the offense.
Utah @ TCU TCU - The Horned Frogs' defense will be too much for Utah to handle on the road.
Arizona @ California California - The Golden Bears will get back on track and defeat Arizona at home.
Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh Notre Dame - Jimmy Clausen and the Fighting Irish will find enough offense to defeat the Panthers.
Michigan @ Wisconsin Wisconsin - The Badgers will defeat the Wolverines because they should be able to control the tempo of the game.
Lehigh @ Fordham Fordham - The Rams will defeat the Mountain Hawks in a pivotal matchup in the Patriot League.
KICK THE KANSAN WINNERS - These students beat Toland's picks last week. Toland went 5-5 last week and is now 55-25 overall.
Toland went 5-5 last week and is now 55-25 overall.
Patrick Frey-Frankenfield Corvallis, Ore., freshman Jake Garrett Pratt freshman Jordan Keglovits Overland Park, senior
Jayson Jenks Kansas football writer Clark Goble Big 12 football writer
Nebraska @ Kansas Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
Florida @ South Carolina Florida Florida Florida
Iowa @ Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State
Texas Tech @ Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma Texas A&M Oklahoma Oklahoma
Utah @ TCU TCU TCU TCU
Arizona @ California Arizona California Arizona
Notre Dame @ Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Michigan @ Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin
Lehigh @ Fordham Fordham Fordham Lehigh Lehigh Fordham
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Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 43-28 in Stillwater, Okla., in front a national television audience watching the game on ABC. Receiver Marcus Henry finished with 199 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown catch that put Kansas up 27-14.
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80. The Jayhawks scored 80 points in the first half of a 150-95 victory against the Kentucky Wildcats in Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 9, 1989.
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