THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
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Woman attempting solo row reaches Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 28-year-old British adventurer became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska, arriving late Monday at a small town in the Aleutian Islands after 150 days and 3,750 miles at sea.
"I have had some of the most intense and memorable months of my life out on the Pacific, it has been brilliant and brutal at the same time," Sarah Outen said in a statement. "And it has been a privilege."
Outen celebrated with a bottle of champagne in Adak, Alaska, and greeted community members and supporters, her first human contact in nearly five months, as first reported by the Anchorage Daily News.
"I have pushed myself to my absolute limits both physically and mentally to make land here in Alaska, and [my] body and mind are now exhausted," she said. She left Choshi, Japan, on April 27. It is part of her plan for a global trek by an ocean rowing shell, kayak and bike. On Monday afternoon Outen came within a half mile of the Alaska shore before winds and currents started pushing her onto the rocks. Her support team decided it was safer to tow her into Adak's small boat harbor. On the row, she battled dangerous seas, and her boat, Happy Socks, capsized five times. She also fought the psychological battle of being
alone. In the last few days, she almost hit a cargo ship after her radar failed, and battled cooling temperatures and increasing darkness. Outen also tweeted about whiteout fog and exhaustion-induced hallucinations in the final, treacherous miles to Adak, the newspaper reported.
Along the way, she also got engaged to her longtime girlfriend back home during a satellite phone call from the middle of the ocean.
But for Outen, who has a biology degree from Oxford University, seeing wildlife like albatross and whales made up for all the uncomfortable moments. According to the statement, the highlight was a shark circling her as she rowed.
She initially wanted to row from Japan to Canada, but the punishing weather caused a course change to Alaska. Next spring, she plans to return to Adak with a teammate, Justin Curgvenen, to continue the kayak trip to mainland Alaska. She will then bike across Canada and North America before attempting a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean to the United Kingdom.
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Sarah Outen celebrates after arriving into Adek, Alaska, on Monday. Outen, a 28-year-old British adventurer, became the first woman to row solo from Japan to Alaska.
Outen's first attempt at the crossing ended in 2012 when she and another ocean rower had to be rescued near Japan after their boats were badly damaged in a tropical storm. Before that, Outen became the youngest person and the first woman to row alone across the Indian Ocean in 2009, going from Australia to Mauritius
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FOOTBALL
The Penn State football team runs onto the field at Beaver Stadium before an NCAA college football game against UCC in State College, Pa. on Sept. 14. Penn State will gradually get back football scholarships taken away over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.
NCAA announces restoration of Penn State scholarships
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State will gradually get back football scholarships taken away over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. The NCAA announced Tuesday, crediting the university for making significant improvements to its athletics programs.
Five scholarships will be restored next year and 15 more will be phased in until the school reaches the limit of 85 in 2016-17, a season earlier than the school had agreed to, college sports' governing body said. The NCAA said the unanimous decision by its executive committee was based on the recommendation of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, who has been serving as Penn State's athletics integrity monitor
"This action provides an opportunity to recognize Penn State's significant momentum, while also providing additional opportunities for student-athletes," said Wake Forest University president Nathan Hatch, chair of the NCAA's Division I board of directors, which endorsed the decision.
The penalties came amid heavy criticism of university leaders' response to complaints about Sandusky, Penn State and the NCAA agreed to the penalties by entering into a consent decree more than a year ago, shortly after Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of
sexual abuse. They also require the school to pay a $60 million fine and serve a four-year ban on postseason play. The NCAA also eliminated 112 wins by the football program. Penn State president Rodney Erickson called the restoration of scholarships particularly welcome news for student-athletes who want to attend Penn State. "As we promised throughout this process, we are committed to improving all our policies, procedures and actions," Erickson said.
The NCAA said it also may reduce the postseason play ban, depending on the university's future
was positive in the face of difficul circumstances," Mitchell said.
Mitchell said he recommended the restoration of scholarships, but the specific elements were decided by the NCAA and Big Ten Conference.
Earlier this month, Mitchell issued a report on the first year of his service as monitor, crediting Penn State for notable progress that included implementation of 119 recommendations made last summer by former FBI director Louis Freeh,
"It is the mechanism most directly targeted to students, student-athletes," Mitchell said. "I felt it was an appropriate place to provide the relief."
"This action provides an opportunity to recognize Penn State's significant momentum."
a conference call. He said the decision was particularly warranted by the actions of Erickson and other university leaders "in the face of considerable opposition within the Penn State community." "Over time, their actions led to a circumstance where it became clear to me that their response
progress. Mitchell said it was premature to say which other sanctions might be changed.
"This was a positive response to positive action, and as to the future, we'll have to make judgments." Mitchell told reporters in
NATHAN HATCH Wake Forest University president
The family of former coach Joe Paterno issued a statement calling the
who directed the school's investigation into the scandal.
decision welcome news. Paterno died from lung cancer in January 2012, weeks after the arrest of Sandusky on abuse charges and two administrators on allegations of a criminal cover-up. A lawsuit by his surviving family members and others against the NCAA is pending in county court near State College.
MLB
Simmons, Braves bested Brewers in 9th inning, 3-2
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ATLANTA — Andrelton Simmons' single to the gap in right-center drove in Justin Upton with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
Upton led off the ninth by hitting the first pitch from Donovan Hand (0-5) for a single to left. Freddie Freeman hit a ball fly to deep center for the first out before Evan Gattis, who had two hits, hit a grounder that Scooter Gennett bobbed behind second base for an infall hit, leavening runners at first and second.
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Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Freddy Garcia works in the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday in Atlanta.
The official scorer originally ruled Gennett's play an error before changing the call after the game. Brian McCann popped out to third base for the second out before Simmons' first hit of the night ended the game. Craig Kimbrel (4-3), who leads the majors with 49 saves, struck out the side in the ninth. He has 96 strikeouts in 65 innings. Shortstop Jeff Bianchi hit his first homer of the season in the fifth for Milwaukee.
Brewers rookie Tyler Thornburg set a career high with eight strikeouts while giving up two runs, seven hits and one walk in seven innings. Thornburg, 24, has allowed no more than two runs in any of his seven starts.
ble plays in the second and third innings before giving up a run in the fourth. With two outs, Freeman singled and scored on a double to the base of the wall in center field by Gattis, who was thrown out trying to advance to third.
Freddy Garcia allowed two runs, six hits and one walk in six 2-3 innings for Atlanta. Garcia, 36, had seven strikeouts to set a season high in a combined 13 starts with Baltimore and the Braves. Jonathan Lucroy gave Milwaukee a 1-1 lead in the first when his single drove in Norichika Aoki, who doubled. Lucroy leads the majors with 76 RBIs as a catcher. He has driven in 82 runs overall.
Thornburg was helped by dou-
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