FRIDAY,AUG.31,2001
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 7A
Football Predictions
KU
Kursten Phelps editor
Jay Krall sports editor
Sarah Warren asst. sports editor
Chris Wristen sports columnist
Randy Richardson sports writer
Beth Woodbridge Lawrence sophomore
SW Missouri St. vs. Kansas
23 Wisconsin vs. #7 Oregon
15 UCLA vs. #25 Alabama
24 Colorado St. vs. Colorado
N. Carolina vs. Maryland
Kansas
Oregon
UCLA
Colorado
N. Carolina
Kansas
Wisconsin
UCLA
Colorado St.
N. Carolina
Kansas
Oregon
Alabama
Colorado St.
Maryland
Today's Birthday (Aug. 31). You'll put in so many hours at work this year, you'll barely have time for anything else. But once you get your career established, you'll have it made. You'll have time for romance and other fun and games after you have your routine down pat. Keep practicing and putting in corrections.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 7.
teamwork is the key to your success now. You can be the hero or heroine later, on your own time. Be a team player at
work. You have some of the good ideas and most of the enthusiasm. Let somebody else do the research and work out the details. Light a fire under them.
HOROSCOPES
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 7.
Good thing you've rested.
You get to prove you're worth your keep. Tricks won't work — you have to produce results.
Postpone a date with your sweetie and your friends until Sunday. Between now and then, give business your full attention.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is an 8.
it's not as easy as it eventually will be, but you're learning fast. The hard part is remembering the details, but you're committing them to memory. Just keep practicing. Are you the teacher or the student? A little of both, and that's perfect for you.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 5.
Thinking about fixing up your place? Can't afford to do what you really want? Keep shopping. You'll find the perfect thing sooner than you expect.
Leo (July 23-Aug.22). Today is a 6.
You may be ready to collapse into a heap. Thank god it's Friday, right? If you've planned well, by now you have a person nearby who can take over. If that isn't make it your top pri
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 5.
take over. If that isn't the case, make it your top priority.
You have your nose to the grindstone. You're so intent on doing the job, you can't see anything else. When necessary, you can get more done in I once. Hunker
get more done in less time than any one else. Hunker down and prove it.
ent, but is that enough? No. You need friends, family, a good strategy and faith. You need to stick up for yourself and your family.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is an 8. Look
around for something that must go out in today's mail, and send it. Then, find a dear person who deserves a compliment, and
make sure they get it. Your assignment is to be the bearer of good news. You're perfect for the job.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-
Suprio (Oct. 23-
Nov. 21). You are a 7.
How will you ever
carry out all your
plans? You have
energy and tal-
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a
7. Sure, you're under pressure. What else is new? Get used to it. You're getting smarter, too. You can tell by the cal-
hang out with. You're starting to be surrounded by a bunch of geniuses. Keep studying — you'll fit right in.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 7.
Do you deserve more money for doing the same amount of work? You've put in enough unpaid overtime to justify anything you can get. The older you g valuable you gour
get. The older you get, the more valuable you become.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18). Today is a 7.
Get your friends to help with something you care about, and make it happen. Don't wait around for somebody else to do it for you. Make
plans for an outing this weekend. Visit a place that inspires your imagination.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is a 6.
It's hard to keep up with your work when you're lost in thought. Don't push yourself too hard. Get home as soon as possible so you can let your fantasies run wild in
fantasies run wild in a safe setting.
Hard-hitting game of rugby creates bond among players
Experienced team focuses on friendship, recruitment of new players for future
By Kevin Flaherty Kansan sportswriter
As a player swept toward the sideline, he was grabbed and upended into the dirt. Shoveling the ball backward without getting up, he lay at the bottom of a pileup while his team went on without him. The team continued to move the ball down the field.
The Kansas rugby club team has started practice for the season.
With 19 returning players and 12 returning starters (15 play at a time for each team), expectations are high for a team that went 15-4 against college teams last year. They also return captain Kacey Slusher, Oliver Parkinson and Jason Ahrens, key players from last season. That team captured three tournament titles and was runner-up at the Big 12 championships.
Brent Zluticky, senior rugby club president, said he had two main goals for the season.
"This year we'd really like to do well at the Ozark Tourney, which we won last year," Zluticky said. "And we'd also love to increase our numbers through recruiting. We have a lot of juniors and seniors on the team, and we need to keep building for the future."
Recruitment is also important because of the possibility of injury. In such a violent sport, injuries are common, and any particular week could be a rough one for team members.
They survive through camaraderie.
Parkinson said the rugby team was a closely knit group.
It 's just cool. We always hang out together.
"It's just cool. We always hang out together—a lot of us live together," Parkinson said. "It's like our social group and a family. We had one guy who left to play in New Zealand, and he stayed at the parents of another player's house. I live with a guy from South Africa, and we
"There has been 25 years of rugby at KU, and there are professors and local business owners who are all KU alumni. We still are active with them, and it's great to know that you're more than just a little podunk club sport." Brent Zluticky
Brent Zluticky
Senior rugby club president
spend Christmas together. It's great."
Zluticky said the players also had a strong sense of tradition.
"There has been 25 years of rugby at KU, and there are professors and local business owners who are all KU alumni," Zluticzky said. "We still are active with them, and it's great to know that you're more than just a little podunk club sport."
Zluticky got started in rugby the way many players do — looking for an alternative after ending a high school football career.
"After high school, I missed playing football, and being only 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, my options as far as continuing in football were limited." Zluticky said. "So one day I was walking through the Union for Club Fest, signed up for practice, and I've been going ever since."
The first home game is Saturday, Sept. 29 against Oklahoma State.
Students interested in rugby can contact Zluticky at 749-1402 or Parkinson at 841-6507.
Contact Flaherty at 864-4810